The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-15

council Thursday night. The tota,
amount appropriated was $4,000, an
increase of $4,000 over that Of las,
year. This increase was due to the
appropriation Of $4,000 for the
equipment of the city. With the ex.
ception of that increase, the appro.
p%riations for the various departments
remain almost the same as last wear
The appropriations to the various
funds were as follows:
Engineering department .,.,s 5000
Follce department ........... 1,0SC
Guy a 10000
Leeal department ........... 1900
Audltor n treasurer 10000. 5000
e}Feet department 100000. 1875
Light department .....,. 12.70O
ere department. ............ 1890
Health department .......,.. 6.S40
Mayor and council .......,.. 1000
Public library .............. $3.50
Assessor and building inspec-
tor ..:........ 100000. 1900
Waterworks department 5000. 1850
6r1oge tund ............. 1890
z tund ............. $500
interest 100000. ............ 1895
Guys portion OF paving ...... 5000
toea4 ............ .......$143, 900
anticipated revenue ......... $4,000
AeVy .......... ..........$ $4,000
The estimated revenue as comput-
cd by City Auditor Evanson is as fol-
lows:
Licenses 100000. ..,...,,.,$ $500
EoAACe INES 300
State insurance premium Tone
half) ........... .......... 1900
Miscellaneous receipts ....... 400
iTr-state Telephone company
franchise tax .............. 400
interest on city deposits 10000. 500
Water rents $4,000
Road and bridge levy for
county 100000. ............ 1880
iotal .......... $63 900
An appropriation Of $500 was
made to meet the overdraft on the
sewer fund for the sewers in the First.
Second and Third sewer districts,
However, this amount will not be
made unless money is left over from
the general fund and hence 1t Is not
included in the levy. This overdraft
10 due to the payment for the main
tenance OF the sewers in these three
districts, which were constructed by
the city at large a number Of years
since. The outstanding warrants for
the construction have been paid but
the overdraft remains.
MORE
Other Business.
Very little other business was trans
acted at the meeting. The contract
o the sidewalk around the new city
hall was awarded to the Grand Forks
Concrete company. Their bid was
S8S4.54 while that of the Northern
Construction company was $725.11 and
that Of Dinnie Bros. was 500.
The petition for an arc light at the
corner Of Cheyenne avenue and Nc
Eormack street was referred to the
light committee.
The streets and alleys committee
recommended the construction of a
loot sidewalk on the north and south
Ride Of Fifth avenue from Cherry
direct to Chestnut street.
On motion Of Chairman Thomas of
she waterworks committee, the Y. w,
9. A. was allowed 10000 gallons of
Reter each month without charge.
The city auditor read a communica-
Non from Attorney Scott Rex repre-
)enting the Robertson Lumber com
}any. notifying the city that he would
BRING an action against the city to
lontest the proposed tax against their
property in connection with the De-
kerR avenue sewer.
The special committee appointed to
lsttle the difference between the city,
t street car company and the paving
contractors reported that q satisfac-
Tory agreement had been reached and
that all Of the contractors excepting
the Kettle River Quarries company
had signed the agreement. The city
attorney said that he had received no
further word from the Kettle River
company.
The council adjourned to meet
again on September 20, when the con-
tract for paving the alleys In three Of
lhe down town blocks Of the city will
be' considered.
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