The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-07
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HAZE OPTION
Scale Ordinance to Leave Mat.
ter Of How Coal Shall be
Weighed to Consumer.

Although the expected fight over
the city scale ordinance did no, de-
velop at the regu!a. meeting Of the
city council last evening il was prac-
tically settled ti:ac taa ordinance
which was in3-cd3ceA win be amends
cd SO as to MAKE il optional with the
buyer OF coal whe.aar u. not the coal
shall be weighed or INC c!;y scales.
Action ON the ordinance was laid oscs'
until q special mee-.n5 On January IL.
In the meantime L.n.ir.aan /. j.
smith OF the cr.aan:e cosn:aiitee,
who leaves on 81 tip 10 the twin
cities. will investig4.e the ordinances
OF other cities and tna!: working.
Following the passage of Il resolu-
ton deferrtng action, Mayor Murphy
entered the council room and spoke
at length on tho ordinance. lln urged
the necessity Of taking immediate &C.
ton because of the tact that the scale
is now earning less than q dollar Il
never been in favor of the scale but
now that 1t was in he thought tho
proposition ought tn he given a fair
trial.
Many interesting sidelights on the
ordinance were brought out in the dis
cussion which followed. One of the
chief objects sought in making the or
dinance optional rather than compul-
sorry, as at first planned, was to de-
crease the cost to the small consumer.
The cost to those who purchase in
amounts OF quarter Of a ton or less
would be very heavy. IL 60 cents or
even IS cents were added to every
load.
! Alderman Turner raised the point
shat - --k~M .o~, .-. - go
on coal delivered to the south end
because such delivery would not com
pei the dealers to drive out of their
way to go to the city scales. Others
believed that II the dealers raised the
price Of coal, as the ordinance con-
templated. that the people would go
to East Grand Forks, where. owing TO
the fact that the scale Is centrally To-
Gated and that dealers have none of
for hauling the coal to the scales.
Mayor Murphy declared that while
he was perfectly willing to accept the
: dealers weights. that he believed tina,
those who wanted the city weigh,
should be made to pay for it. Alder.
man Squires could see no reason why
the coal dealers should be singled Out
ing. He said that he would just a.
soon accept their weight as that OF
his butcher or grocer. Alderman Sol.
stad did not believe in inviting the Goa,
dealers to boost their prices while
others declared in favor Of leaving
the fixing of the charge to be made
the consumer to the agreement OF
buyer and seller.
Fire Prevention Ordinance.
The other ordinance which came w
for final passage was the one provid.
Ing for fire inspection and regulating
the starting of bon fires. The. ordi.
nance as drawn up was passed Will
one important change. Where in tn.
original ordinance the provision wa.
that no such fire be started withir
100 feet Of any building the amended
ordinance provides that no such fire
shall be started on a pavement MOI
within 25 feet Of any building withou'
the permit Of the chief Of the fire de-
partment having been obtained. Il
also provides that such fires shall b
contained in metallic receptacles. The
ORDINANCE provides for inspection Of
all buildings by the chief Of the fire
department for the purpose of de.
termining II they are in a safe con.
dition.
An ordinance aimed at the mill
dealers who purchase milk from 9th,
ers. was introduced. 1t provides thai
every dealer selling milk which he
OIV xOL pTOOuCc Sudll l6Uel the DOtIle
50 to show from whom it was pur-
lchased. The cause of this pro.
posal was that in several cases. COM
plant had been made that dealers
whose own herds had passed inspec.
ton often purchased milk from 9TH
ers whose herds had not passed in.
%spection. A special committee con.
sisting of Drs. Weston and Ruedige:
and City Attorney Wineman was APP
pointed to draft an amendment to til.
present ordinance. Some question
arose last night in regard to the ef-
feet OF the measure on confectionery
stores and others which furnish milk
and because of these questions. the
ordinance was referred back t o the
committee.
Beyond the consideration of these
ordinances. little OF Importance was
taken up. Cigarette licenses were is
sued to the North Dakota Drug com
pany and S. Sundeen. pawnbrokers'
licenses to Max Rabinovich and :.
lSolow and an auto hack license to II.
in. Wells.
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