Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-08
FREE DELIVERY
FOR WEST SIDE
COUNCIL VOTES TO ADVERTISE
FOR BONDS OF Sss,Ooo FOR
CITY LIGHT PLANT.

Within comparatively short time,
residents of the West Side will have
free mail delivery.
At the December meeting OF the |
city council. Monday night, Alder |
man Halgren urged the council To |
take immediate action in the mat !
ter of free delivery in that section OF
the city and to take the matter up
with the postal authorities. 1t was +
voted to have the street and alley
committee take the work in hand and
to see that the residents have their
houses numbered and that proper
name boards are put up on the streets
at once
The question OF bonds of $50, 900
for the erection OF a municipal light
plant was brought up by Alderman
Miller MIR. Miller made a motion 10
have the bonds hoated and bids for
the bonds advertised for. the opening
of the bids TO take place at the regu-
lar meeting OF the council next
month Alderman Callihan seconded
this motion After considering the
! matter for a time the council voted
| unanimously in favor of advertising
for the bond bids.
! The laying aside OF q draft OF q pro
posed ordinance granting the S1o1lar
chise to operate an electric line OF
the streets of Devils Lake occasion
ed no little surprise, as It was gen
orally believed that the council wouli
jump at the proposition with ope1
Iarms- The draft Of the ordnanc'
granting q franchise was not read a
the council meeting, however, bu
was read to some members of tn
: icenncil by Charles -Stoslar after tn
meeting had adjourned
The matter Of granting a ffty-yea
franchise for the operation OF stree
car lines in the city of Devils Lax
apparently did not strike the counci
as a do it now" proposition, and tn
city fathers indicated By their actio
in the matter that they wanted MOT
time to think it over"
air. Stotlar has, since the meeting
of the council, made the statemen
that he is perfectly satisfied with tn
action taken in regard to his pre-
poser ordinance Monday night
The report of Police Magistrsi,
Juergens was read and approved a
this meeting
A number of bills were allowed:
The third estimate from the Gran
Construction company for the cost o
| constructing the new fire han in tn
sum OF s2,405.75 was received and tn
sum of s1,S5e00 paid.
!, The bond of the Devils Lake Plumb
ing and heating company, for install
ing the heating, plumbing and wirin'
. in the new fire hall was approved.
The plumbers bond of Jas Stensol
was received and approved
was on motion duly approved.
Communication from the Minnesc
ia Loan & Trust company, under dat
of November Sth, 1911, reading q
follows was received:
City Clerk, Devils Lake, N. D.
Dear Strive return you herewith
] legal papers in regard to the $500
funding bonds of your city, purchase
by US subject to the attorneys lega
s ity.
+ We have been able to obtain an al
= proving opinion on this issue
: Kindly return to us our cerhfie
l. check at your earliest conVenienc
t and oblige.
Yours very truly,
II W. A BURST.
Il Secretar.
II The communication was on mot1Ol
II duly seconded and carried, reFerre
to the city attorney.
ri A proposition to establish Gil
D. coal, wood and ice business was u
p favorably reported, and ON motion d
initsiv rasfDoned.