The evening times., 1911-08-08
many MATTERS WERE TAKEN Up
At MEETING Of CITY COUNCIL
Paving Matter Discussed at Length-Many Bills Allowed
Will Prepare New Ordinance Governing Threshing
Machines-city Limit Extension Wednesday

Paving between the rails and how
the repairs We're to be paid for,
threshing machine damage to city
paving, furniture and fixtures for the
new city hall, paving of the alley be-
tween Third and Fourth streets from
University avenue to Kittson avenue,
and changes in the ordinance govern
ing the regulation of the city street
cars, were discussed in lengthy
meeting Of the city council Monday
night. The city extension proposition
was brought up but was laid over un-
til Wednesday night.
Much routine business was trans
acted by the city fathers and many
interesting subjects We're taken up
for consideration. The first matter
on the evenings program was the pc
titions from approximately 200 prop
erty owners in favor of the city limit
extension. Alderman Ellestad, chair
man Of the ways and means commit
tee, reported that there were a num-
Der of other petitions in circulation
which were not available for presen-
tation to the council and said that the
committee would favor waiting until
these were in as the council could
then see what the sentiment was in
regard to taking the proposed terri
tory into the city limits. Alderman
Sannes stated that number had ap-
preached him and wanted to sign the
Alderman Sorlie believed that ninety
per cent OF the property owners of
the city would sign the petition were
it presented to them. After a short
discussion the matter was laid over
until Wednesday night.
Petitions Presented.
A petition was received from prop-
erty owners on Fifth avenue asking
that they be not compelled to put in
the cement sidewalks ordered until
next year. The strip included the
property along that thoroughfare from
Cherry to Chestnut streets. The mat
ter was referred to the streets and
alleys committee.
A petition was also read to the
council from the property owners in
Lindsay's addition asking that that
part be re-surveyed. the petitioners
claiming that the hub stakes were in
many places gone and that the pres
ent plating was inaccurate. This
matter was referred to the ways and
means committee, who reported later
in the evening in favor of granting
the petition. According to the city
engineer the plat is in very poor
shape at the present time. 1t will
cost about $500 to re-survey this and
the work will be started soon and
completed this fall.
Applications from various kinds of
licenses were received from twelve
different concerns. These We're grant
ed and the bonds were later ap-
proved.
Times Bill Allowed.
The bill of $95.55 of the Times Pub
fishing company for setting up the
assessment for the DeA1ers avenue
sewer was finally allowed after some
discussion. the vote standing eight to
four. This bill was for the work in
getting the assessment into type, al
though it was not printed owing to
the fact that the official paper of the
city was changed.
Bills Against the City.
Bills and estimates against the city
were many and amounted to consider
able owing to the completion of NUM-
cipal work which has been done this
summer. The bills of the various de-
partments of the city amounted to
$6,773.S6.
The estimate of the Northern Con-
struction company for work done on
the new city hail. amounting to 5000
was received and allowed.
The Dinnie Bros estimate for the
cement sidewalk laid on the east side
of the city filtration plant amounting
to $305.13 was also allowed.
The North Dakota State Fair asso-
citation presented bill of S266.25 for
policing the fair grounds and for ex-
ira policemen, communication re-
garding this being presented asking
that the city stand this feature of the
fair expense. The matter was referred
to the ways and means committee.
Officers Reports.
The report of che city treasurer
showed the following:
Balance on hand July 1....S25,338.a0
Receipts NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 25, ,053.52
Disbursed by orders. ..... .$26, ,S07. 20
Balance .............. .$23, ,5S5. 20
The report Of the superintendent OF
the waterworks showed that II 100000
gallons of water had been pumped in
the month OF Jlly.
The building inspector reported 81
collected for water permits and IS
for building permits.
Police Magistrate Church's report
showed SOC collected In fines the pas,
month.
! City Engineer Lykken made re.
port on the repair fund. He stated
that forty-four holes had been opened