The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-12
CITY COUNCIL HAD
BUSY SEASON
LAST NIGHT
Blome Paving Accepted Aft
er the Matter Had Been
Thoroughly Discussed.
WOMAN
o L MATRON
Salaries Of Some Officials
Raised-Passed the
Tax Levy.
WOMAN
Q l. MATRON
What the Council Did.


/" What the Council Did.
H. Fixed salaries for city. oficials. =
8 Appointed Mrs. Pearl r. Biough =
= of Minneapolis police matron. .
Accepted blonne paving in Riv- .
. erside park, and on Chestnut, "
ls Walnut and Cottonwood streets. >
Awarded contract for construc- =
. ment to Dinnie Bros. =
In fixing the salaries Of the various
city officials for the ensuing year.
accepting the blome paving laid in
Riverside park and on Chestnut. Wal
nut n Cottonwood streets and allow
ing the final estimate, awarding the
contract for the construction Of q
building for the street department,
appointing q police matron. and at
tending to q number of other routine
matters. the city fathers had a de-
cidedly busy time of 1t at their adj
Journed session last night.
When the question Of allowing the
final estimate for the paving came
up. a number Of the aldermen ex-
pressed dissatisfaction over the con-
dttion OF the pavement and particular
ly that In Riverside park.
Alderman Salisbury. who did not
sign the committees recommendation
tention to large cracks in the pave
ment and said the paving company
ought to remedy them. G. G. Jack
son. a representative Of the blome
company. was present, and declared
that 1t was advisable to leave the
cracks when they were small, because
II they were patched two cracks would
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Aldermen Salisbury and Sannes
voted against accepting the pavement
and making the final estimate.
Police Matron Named.
The appointment Of Mrs. Pearl r.
Blough OF Minneapolis as police ma.
tron was n Of the important things
taken up last night. Mrs. Blough was
appointed deputy to Mrs. c. r. Woods
Of this city, 1t being necessary to make
the appointment in that manner, as
the former Is not q resident OF the
city:
When the matter was first submit
ted, the council failed to confirm
Mayor Murphy's appointment. Fol-
lowing Alderman Valleys successful
motion to reconsider, Aldermen
Smith and Sanders each discussed, the
question. urging the aldermen. To
confirm the appointment in view Of
S&NSA .10NCASASS WSAOAn. ..
Blough was assured that such. step
would be- taken.
Salary Question UP.
When the question Of passing the
ordinance fixing the salaries of city
city officials for the year came UP,
there was some little interesting dis
cussion, but the ordinance was finally
tee Of the whole the night before. In
several instances there, were increases
in the salary ~
Following is a list showing the SAL
aries that will be paid the different
officials during, the e
Assistant clerk ............ 900
Chief Of police ............. 1900
Captain Of Police. .......... 1900
Patrolmen C) ............. $40
Desk sergeant $40
Assessor. ...... ............. 1900
City attorney ................ 1900
Health officer ............. 400
Engineer ..:... ............. 1000
street commissioner ......... 1900
Assistant chief .......: Zoo
Engineer fire Dept. ........: 500
Assistant engineer ........... $50
Fire Dept. drivers. ..!...... $50
GEEK. water work: ~ s.
Engineer. wAterworks ........ 1900
Assistant engineer ........... 1880
City electrician ............ 1900
Assistant electrician .......... 72O
Dairy inspector .............. 1000
Inspector Of provisions ....... TO
MIX inspector 500
City treasurer 1870
Police magistrate ............ 600
Police matron $40
rliter inspector ............. 500
Levy Is Confirmed.
The city levy for the coming year
agreed upon the evening previous.
Dinnte Bros. were awarded the o
tract for the construction OF the
street department building on the hay
market site on South Third street
Their bid was $2.2S4. They are to
have the building completed by No
vember 1. The building is to be used
for housing implements and storing
tools and all apparatus used by the
street department.
The council also discussed the ques.
tion Of setting scales. but that matter
was left to the purchasing COMMITTEES
with power to act.
cattle inspector. nineteen out of. q
total Of 612 dairy cow were con
demned for tuberculosis. The report
also showed that dairies have been
rated at an average Of sixty per cent
during the year.
Miller's Bill Laid Over.
A bill. submitted by City Assessor
Sim Miller. for 800 for the installa-
ton OF q card system In his ONCE
was laid over for further considera-
ton. It was tabled on the recommen.
dalton Of the auditing committee that
1t be not paid.
The report of the Grand Forks
Military band showed that 6,S65.4S
had been collected during the year.
A communication. covering the re-
port on the inspection of several city
boilers. was received and referred to
the public improvement committee,
the city engineer and the waterworks
engineer.
Herman Luck was granted the priv
ilege Of building a sheet-iron covered
building on South Fourth street.
. . .
BLEW SAFE .
Wednesday night robbers broke .
. into the post0flcc At Lengthy, =
= MIMI, and dynalnited the sAfe .
" and secured 800 dollars worth =
" of stamps. ono winchester rife, .
: two 80 callbrc rcvOlvcrs. four i"
= hickory raxOrs and several minor .
= articles. Tho robbery waa not =
. discovered until the place WA op. .
. encA this morning and no clues .
= wcrc left by the safc.blowers. =
Few details could he secured here .
. today, becalAe the telephone .
. wffcs arc NOT In very good order. .