Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-04-20
CIR COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
3 SPECIAL. MEETING CITY COUNCIL.
City of Grand Forks, North Dakota
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City of Grand Forks. North Dakota.
April &, 1914.
z Gil was called by personal notification
to each member, thereof. and at s
% sla With q MI Mayor % srnsS pTesidinr s and and
present at roll call, Aldermen sqnires,
3 Smith. sorlie, sanncs Grimths. Reed.
Eilshof. Sanders, Turner; Valley, ELI,
to order to discuss conditions at the
municipal slaughter house.
Mr.. Morrison of the Dayton. Reatrr
and Hoist Co. Dayton. Ohio, was pres
ent and addressed the city council on
slaughter house equipment. and neccS-
stiles, he having visited the slaughler
that with The addition Of ,lrier which
could BE- attached to the present rcn-
dering tank at an expense ot not over
$50 the city would have as good and
sanitary an outfit as was possible To
get, aud recommended that such an ar
range,nent be made. y spirited discus
sion participated IN by members of the
j ritr council members of the Women's
Civic league and citizens III general
took place.
Alderman Valley asked permission
to he excused Grained.
.Ndorlnan Turner asked permission
to b" eScused. Granted.
I'll, foslowins resolution introduced
Resolved, rnat the statement that
the plant is unt, for use is false.
That The statement that there are
8i3tlits nilSt1kCS III INC construction OIL
the building is false.
Tha' he statement That the 'cndcr-
ing tank was only used once because
OF VIII udorS is false.
That- thc statement that the render
Ing tadli is uufit for ise is false.
Thai the statement that tie sewer
was rlu2ged by reason of the condition
in the slaughter house or fault on the
part ot any one connected with the city
is false.
That the statement that all the con-
crete work in the building is inferior
Thai Tho statement that tie plant is
crudc!N and cluril;iN arranged is false.
That the statement that the plant Is
offensive to the uostrilS for blocks
around and "A breeding place for pesti-
I''ncc l. false.
Further that ventilators and screens
have been ordered several weeks past.
That metal doors and metal stair
N.ays arc unnecessary and too cXpcn-
sive.
cleaning castings and utilizing other
nN-products Viii hc taken care of as
fast as provisions can be made for
Santn.
THAT white washing of walls and
ceilings is impracticahlc.
That the floors are uneven and poor
u drained anN that it is intended to
renolN same rs soon as warm wca her
""ts in. hut that in no way II the con-
ditipn Of the npnrs such that they eau
noi bc kept clean. aud sanitary.
tory both as to material and ConStruC-
:inn, that it Is conveniently arranged
that tho faults where they do exist are
miuor details. that the absence of ma
chiuery and appliances for grinding
bono, cleaning castings and making
fertilizer is no fault OF the plant, the
designer, or the city council. as these
can. and Will be supplied as occasion
demands.
Moved hy Alderman Sorle seconded
by Alderman Reed that We adopt these
resolutions and make them part of
the CITY council records. On roll call
the following vote was recorded: NOt-
Ing ave: Alderman Suuires, Smith. Sor-
lie. Sannes. Cirilliths. Reed. IIillhof FL
lestad. Solstad, .. Voting may. Alder
man Sanders, I. The mayor declared
tho motion carried and resolution
adopted. Moved by Alderman suuires.
seconded by Alderman Griffiths that
the special abattoir committee he au-
thoriHef to Mt once advertise for bids
for a drier. and such other necessities
as deemed necessary. bids TO hd opened
at the next meeting of the council Car
ried.
Moved by Alderman Sannes. second
ed by Alderman Griffiths that We do
now ADJOURN. Carried.
Chas. !. Evanson.
City Auditor