The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-11

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Of ten (101 years from the present
time. Under ordinance No. 299 the
company may e the bridge until
1914, with a possible right to use 1t
until 1924, in case the council does
not order the tracks removed In 1914.
In view OF the expense the company
Will necessarily incur during the next
year, we deem this extension reason
able, to save the company from hav-
ing to build its own bridge immedi-
ately.
5. AS 1t is a principle Of municipal
economy in force throughout the
country to require reasonable COM
~pensation to the city for the use of
its streets by public utility companies.
we recommend the amendment
providing that after 1924 the COM
pany shall pay to the city 1 per cent
OF its gross earnings. This date
fixed FOR payment Of compensation is
the expiration of the present ordinance
No. 299, so that no additional burden
Is imposed on the company. III the
amendment is not adopted now. it cam
not be until 1887, when the proposed
franchise will expire.
Committee Has Exercised Care.
Your committee has acted with all
possible speed I'm reporting this fran
chise back. but on account of the inn
portance OF the matter and the rad
ical changes asked by the company,
we have not completed our work an
til now. The franchise was intro
duced in the Moorhead council last
winter and was not passed by that
body until recently. In view of the
Importance of this franchise and the
apparent desire of its supporters for
its prompt passage, it should have
been introduced in the Fargo coun-
Gil at the same time. We have had
~ Ifr1as nnGiIArn4fo sale ~ian1 Ma,
l5, 1912. The ordinance passed by
the Moorhead council is practically
the same as our ordinance No. 2Ss.
We therefore recommend to the favor
able consideration of the council the
amendments to franchise ordinance
No. 299, which are hereto attached.
A copy Of the amendments was given
to the representative OF the street
railway company a few days ago, but
we have not been advised whether
they will be entirely satisfactory to
the company. We believe. however,
that If your committee is given the
requisite time the ordinance can be
agreed upon with the street railway
company embodying these amend
ments to ordinance No. 299.
Respectfully submitted BY the or
dinance committee.
Aug. Hanson,
A. w. Cupler.
A lengthy discussion followed in
which Aldermen Mcdonald, Cupler,
Frenette and Sonquist took the lead
ing part. In defense of the amend
ments offered by the ordinance COM
mittee, Mr.. Cupler submitted a list of
explanations rs to why the proposed
amendments were preferable to the old
ordinance. He said that Fargo's pro-
posed franchise gave the street rail-
way company more privileges than the
Moorhead franchise.
Mr.. Frenette said that the H. NJ.
Byllesby Co. has accepted the Moor
head franchise so he felt the Fargo
franchise should also be accepted. Mr.
Mcdonald was more of the opinion
that the old franchise should be rebuilt
with the proposed amendments sug-
gested by the ordinance committee in
~corporated in the measure. w. HI
Shure, former city attorney, was also
heard on the proposition and corrob-
GRATED Mr.. McDonald's idea.
A motion to adopt the report of the
committee and refer the ordinances
back to the committee for further
preparation was carried by a vote OF
IL to 2. A substitute motion pro-
posed by Alderman Mcdonald that the
ordinance submitted be amended by o
committee composed of the ordinance
committee, the mayor, city attorney
Il CN@A MAJ ~ ~ IA Il
Byllesby Co. Of Chicago, was lost by a
vote Of 6 to Z.
The rest Of the evening was given
over largely to the transaction OF
routine business. Plans and speciflca-
tions for the paving of Ninth street
south from Fifth to Ninth avenues
were approved and bids were author
lied to be advertised for in the Official
publication. An ordinance was intro
duced increasing the salary of the POI
lice magistrate to $1,500 a year anC
placing his bond at $1,000.
Chief OF Police Keefe reported thai
strenuous measures were being taker
to locate undesirable roomers in bust
ness blocks or the city, but that il
was difficult to do SO and that as fast
as they could be found they were be.
ing driven out.
The matter OF engaging a paving in.
spector was carried and j. Crawford
Compton of Salem, Ore, an expert a.
inspecting pavements was engaged Il
inspect the paving in the Fourth ware
at the sum of $1,000.
The question of the paving of Eighth
street south was presented and MI
Il Mcdonald moved that that street b,
paved from Eleventh avenue to Thir
teenth emf with any of the pave.
ments that have been considered in thu
previous contracts already let. Alder,
man JaEuAue SuBBSSCeu that graves ~
included as a style of paving but Mr.
Mcdonald objected and Withdrew
motion for paving on Eighth stree
south. Mr.. Jardine's motion to in
clude gravel in the list carried.
Mayor Sweet read a communicated
recommending the floating of genera
fund warrants of the city at a lowe
rate than had previously been pal,
and his suggestion, put later in tn,
form of q motion. carried nv a Vot
of II to 2. Mr.. Mcdonald was of tn,
opinion that in case the banks wer
unwilling to accept the warrants at
per cent, it would be necessary TO
Z. the council to rescind its action anl
so objected to the motion.
There is no real need of anyone be