The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-07
ORDINANCE PASSED
WITHOUT ANY
OPPOSITION
Two Big Concerns Will Now
Locate Warehouses in
This City.

. the ordinance granting the Great
Northern railroad the right to install
Aspur track in the alley between Kit
tsdkp n DeMers avenues. Grand
Forks will experience Il new CONNER
cial activity, caused by the establish
nent of two distributing houses and
the erection of two new buildings.
Stone, Ordean & Wells. the Duluth
wholesale grocery house. will locate
a branch in Grand Forks, leasing the
two-story building on Fourth street
now occupied by Leslie Stinson.
Leslie Stinson will erect a IS by
40 building on Fifth street to be
used in his machinery and coal bust
ness.
The Armour Packing company will
erect a modern cold storage plant on
Fourth street on the property adjoin-
ing the Grand Forks Fruit company.
The Stone-Ordean-Wells company
will locate here some time within the
near future as arrangements are be-
ing made for the installation Of
4 stock here. The new Stinson build
ing on Fifth street will nave a 'front.'
age of seventy-five feet and will be
two stories in height in front and one
story in the rear.
The new Armour building. which is
to cost in the neighborhood of $50
900, promises torbe a structure that
II DC a oRICluIN ! lo lIlG
business houses Of the city. Accord
ing to the local manager, the build
ing will be put up in a substantial
n and will be thoroughly mod
ern in every particular.
Was Little Opposition.
The ordinance was passed without
any opposition from members of the
council, the only ones against the in
s~tallation of the spur track and the
addition of two big business houses
10 the city, being H.. N. Wells and A.
Lockman. A.. Filiatrault and NJ.
Friedman, property owner in the
block, spoke and asked for informa-
ton regarding such provisions as
might be taken to safeguard their
premises.
r. A. Horr. manager of the Stone
Ordean e. Wells company vas in the
city and spoke briefly on the mat
ter of the spur track. saying that he
believed the adoption of the ordi-
nance would be to the best interest
of the city.
Had Paving Suggestion.
DIR. II. NJ. Wheeler suggested that
experiments be made in improving
the unpaved streets of h city by the
application of a surfacing of clay
and gravel. This was discussed at
some length and was finally referred
to the streets and alleys committee.
The county road commission asked
that this method or some other he
Third street and University venue.
Police Uniform Scrap.
Thomas Griff1ths, newly elected to
tho city council. was initiated into
the mysteries last evening. when the
contract for making the uniforms of
the police department was awarded
to A. r. Lindauist, and was then re-
ronriJnrn1 yvhnN n lfG01pCoinn nsoc0
as to whether Alderman Griffiths was
really doing the work and the bid Of
Lindquist was that of the new men,
her Of the aldermanic board made
through Il second party.
~ Other Business.
RECOMMENDED that the ordinance
cAknmittee be instructed to prepare an
ordinance establishing a city scales.
thu report being adopted. Alderman
Salisbury thought the idea was
foolish"
AS bulky an ordinance as has been
introduced for some time was the
proposed new building law. 1t regu-
lated the method of building in the
subject.
A resolution providing for the ex-
tension Of he city limits. embracing
the same territory included in such
legislation passed last year, was intro
duced and passed its first reading.
Herald Official Paper.
The Grand Forks Herald was made
the official paper for the city during
the coming year, the Times-aerald
Publishing company being the only
bidder
To the Grand Forks Concrete COM
pany, the contract for cement walks
at 12h cents was awarded. and for
cement street crossings at II cents.
Petition for al arc light at the cor
ner Of Fourth street and Dakota ave.
nue. was referred to the light COM
mittee.
Mrs. M. J. Irwin and Mrs. E. M.
Pierce made application for appoint
ment as police matron. Their appli-
! cations were filed.
Sheds for storm windows are to be
erected at he city hall.
The Blome Paving company has
notified the city that it will take care
of defects which have developed in it's
paving.
E.. S. Kneeland and John Stevens
have been appointed police officers,