The evening times., 1911-08-10

ward annexing approximately 75i
acres to the city was taken by the
city council on Wednesday night
when by vote Of thirteen to one, the
city limit extension resolution pass
ed. In this resolution the council
declares its intention of making the
( extension.
Although the resolution has been
passed, the territory included will
not be taken into the city without a
fight from the larger property owners
The next step on the program will
be the publication OF the resolution
according to law and then the ordi-
nance must be prepared and passed
Protests may be filed from now until
the final passage of the extension Or
dinance.
After disposing OF few minor MAJ
/ ters the city limit extension was
brought up Alderman Ellestad
chairman OF the ways and means CON-
mittee reported favorably on the
adoption Of the resolution enlarging
the territory OF the city After some
discussion the adoption OF the re-
PSAS =" eSo Ie1A IC'i
Alderman sorlie then moved the
adoption Of ths resolution. Alder
man Ryan addressed the council and
stated that he did not think it would
be right or fair to take in the fair
grounds or the plant Of the brick
company. He stated that bringing in
the fair grounds would decrease the
earnings Of the street car company
by fifty per cent. This argument was
pres ented several times during the
evening. The street car company
charges ten cent fare to the fair
grounds and MIR. Ryan thought il the
property was taken into the city it
would decrease the fare to five cents.
Alderman Sorlie, in regard to this,
stated that special ordinance might
be made to allow the company 10
charge the ten cents. Alderman
Ryan's nlotion TO strike out the fair
grounds and the brick yards from
the extension resolution was lost by
a four to ten vote, Aldermen Ryan,
Wadsley, Redick and Turner voting
in the affirmative.
Ways and Means Report
The report of the ways and means
committee was as follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and Mem
bers OF the City Council OF the City
of Grand Forks, North Dakota.
"Gentlemen: We, your committee
on ways and means, to whom the reg
oiution extending the limits OF the
city was referred, beg leave to re-
port that after due consideration of
the matter, we have come to the con-
clusion that the best interests of the
city would be served by extending
the limits Of the city; for the practi-
cal city government of today is one
which aims and strives, not only to
respond to the demands Of the pub
lies immediate needs, but it leads in
planning foundation for the future.
Under the provisions of the law
it is required that the resolution be
published in the official newspaper of
the city three times, once in each
week for three successive weeks,
which notice is intended to give the
public an opportunity to protest
against such extension II they so de-
sire. After such public notice, it may
be found expedient and necessary to
make certain alterations and correc-
ticns in the boundaries Of the pro-
posed extension and il deemed advis-
able, such alterations can be made
when the resolution is taken up for
final action.
We, therefore, recommend that the
resolution be passed.
20. T. Ellestad.
IT. ]. Smith,
I'M. H. Redick."
TrOdble Then Started
Following remark at the press
table, Mayor Murphy told the coun-
Gil and the large audience that the
newspaper boys were there looking
for trouble. He had hardly finished
speaking when James Dinnie arose
to speak against the extension. Mr.
Dinnie reiterated his statement Of for
Ener meetings and wanted to know
what benefits would be derived, who
1t was going to dc good for and what
1t was going to save. He stated that
ne was paying great deal of taxes
in Grand Forks and that If it would
cut his taxes in half, why he was in
favor Of the extension. He did not
think it proper or fair to take any Of
the property In at the present time
and that while he vas willing to see
a greater and better Grand Forks, he
could not figure out just where the
benefits were derived. Mr.. Dinnic did
not think that the brick company's
plant should be taken in as it would
cut down their ability to compete with
others. His statement to the council
was closed with q few remarks on
the question OF monopolies with HIM
self, Alderman Sorlie and Mayor
Murphy participating.
COnfscate tho Land
w. II. Kelsey spoke at length on
the extension matter. He stated that
the annexation would not mean any
special benefit to the city, that 1t
would not reduce the taxes to any ap-
preciable extent and that he would be
hard hit because of the large amount
Of property he owns in the outlying
district. He did not believe that there
was any bigger booster in the city
than himself but that the matter
should be laid over for few years.
The proposed asction Of tho council
would practically mean confiscation
OF large amount Of his porperty,
he said.
Mr.. Kelsey said that he had brought
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