Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-26

address being made by Henry Hale,
who with T. A. Haslam represented the
Commercial club in presenting a propo.
sition similar to the one proposed and
accepted by the county commissioners
which would tend to establish good
roads leading to Devils Lake, the lea
being to add $3.50 to the like appro-
priation of the commissioners for the
purchase of traction engine ard
drags, and to hire men to keep the
roads in repair and improve them
within the next sixty days. The propo-
sition was turned down by acting May
or Wineman after a tie vote.
The differences between the Gram
Construction company and the city
council building committee with refer.
ence to the final payment for the con.
struction of the fire hall, amounting to
over $4,000, was settled for time by
allowing the Gram bill with the excep.
ton of the coal bill and firing expenses.
It being impossible to determine the
delay in the construction of the build.
ing necessitating the purchase Of SO
much coal. At first the matter appear.
ed as though it would be laid over, Al.
derman Miller objecting, being under
the impression that the bill had been
held up from another meeting of the
council. The bill had just been present.
ed however, and the city council did
the fair thing by allowing it in part
until the coal matter was settled. In
this connection the communication of
Architect Shannon with the statement
that the building had been completed
according to plans and specifications
was accepted and his bill of 5000 fol-
services was allowed.
The cinder walk proposition brought
up in a communication Of the Stotlar
Investment company for the erection OF
path from the Great Northern depot
along railroad avenue to the under.
ground crossing on the north side of
the track in order to make the Chau.
tauqua railway depot stationed at
Hill avenue more accessible was refer.
red to the street committee with pow
er to act. It is possible that the Great
Northern will furnish the cinders for
this walk, putting only the construction
work on the shoulders Of the city.
The Light Question
The light question was the topic of
the evening, introduced by communi-
cation from the Devils Lake Improve
ment company in which the way of
Wisconsin was shown through its COM
missioners; this followed with a rate
which the company thought was justi-
fable, the maximum charge being 14c
to the users of electricity. For over
thirty K. w. the charge would be 13c,
diminishing to 12c for so K. W. and lie
for the use of 100 K. w. When the
1000 mark was reached the charge was
&c. The sign rate was fixed at Sc &C.
cording to the communication and the
motor rate at 7c, no motor to be given
"juice' for less that $1.o0 per month.
The street lighting proposition with 60
watt light, moonlight schedule, was
placed at $1s per month, while the
white way rate, with go watt single
light burning all night and four 80 can
die power lights until II O'Clock with
the installation of 100 lamps was to
have a rate of &c. The communication
was laid on the table.
The ordering of the second reading
of the meter inspection ordinance caus-
ed change, the words "with power to
read" in conjunction with other pow
ers given the inspector being inserted
by amendment which was adopted, the
ordinance passing its second reading.
The following amendment was made
in the light ordinance, number 1876,
section one, lowering a trile the propo-
sition as it originally stood:
For 5000 candle power all night SER
vice, $500 per year, installed; 1900
candle power moonlight schedule, in
stalled, $4S00 per year; 80 candle pow
er all night service, $500; moonlight
5000; white way at Sc per kilowatt.
For the use of the inhabitants of
the city, under IS K. W., lie; Is K. w.
to so K. w., 10c; so K. W. to 200 K.
W., Sc; 200 to 500 K. w. &c; mare than
500 K. W., &c.
For power, up % 200 4. W., 7c; from