The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-17

Amended Gas Ordinance De-
ferred as Special Business
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Viii Be Brought Up for Action
on Morning Of July 28
Amended Ordinance Caused
Considerable Discussion

The introduction Of the amended gas
| ordinance and the transaction of a
| great deal of other business was what
came before the hoard of city COM
missioners this morning and a. great
deal of business was disposed Of
The much talked of gas ordinance
was taken up as a special order Of bus
mess and Commissioner Blakemore of
fered an amended ordinance which
read as follows:
An ordinance to regulate the storage
OF gas within the city of Fargo, or
within one mile of the city corpora ton
limits 'S is. ~
Be II ordained by the board of acfty
comnissio ionerss of, the city OF Fargo:
Section /. That hereafter it shall be
unlawful for any person; firm or cor
poration to keeper store on their or
It's premises. or on premises occupied
by them or it, in storage tanks or con-
tanners. within the corporation limits.
or within one mile of the corporation
limits of the city~of Fargo, at any one
tlme, an aggregate of more than one
hundred thousand (100,000) cubic feet
or any gas of an explosive inf1amma-
bic or combustible nature, at q. dis
tance nearer than three hundred and
nfty (350) feet from the premises Of
any other person, firm or corporation
other than the right of way of an op-
Grating railroad.
Section 2. Any person violating any
OF the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of nisde-
meanor and upon conviction thereon
shall be punished by fine of one hum
dred dollars and by imprisonment for
three months in the city Jail for each
oTense; and each day Of such yiola-
tlon shall be considered a separate Of
tense. 72,S &
Section 8. All ordinances and parts
OF ordinances heretofore adopted
Wnich may In any manner conflict
with the provisions of this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take
erect and be In force ten days from
and after It's final passage and publ
The amended ordinance was made D
speclal order of business for July 2S,
ana It Is expected that there will be
great deal of discussion over the
question. The water question was up
Tor consideration. It was decided that
no time should be lost In making con-.
tracts for the purchase of water n1e,-
ters so that the same may be in
stalled at the earliest possible mo-
ment. After attending to some routine
business the commissioners adjourn
ed.
!
Application OF petitioners in regard
70 paWnshops was taken up, request
ING that the two classes, pawn shops
and second hand stores be divided,
one to pay license of SIS and the
oIhers$15 per year, and was referred to-
commissioner of Police j. j.. Jordan.
number Of estimates for sewers
and water mains now in progress Of
construction were allowed.
the application Of the North Amer
lean Telegraph and Postal Co. was
brought up and discussed Further
action will be taken at a later date
Ihe question of creating district
Within which all telegraph and telet-
phone lines be laid underground was
discussed, 1T being the concensus of
OF opinion that some action looking
to this end be taken.
Water Rates.
There have been some disputes in.
the city commission in regard to the
water rates. 1t was decided by Com
missioner Blakemore4 that those who
did not pay their rents right on the
day they are due would be charged
the raised rates. Some OF the pa
irons sent In their checks and they
arrived a day or two behind. He de-
cided that these should be charged at
the full rate and a great discussion
followed. The matter has not yet
been settled, but several Of the mem
sbers are in favor OF allowing the dis
count when the checks showed that
they were mailed on the right date.
The matter will be settled in the near
future. N