The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-07
CHANGE IN APPON7WE OFFICERS:
CHANGE IN CHARTER IS RECOMMENDED
all of which recommendations have

Oeeu carried out.
DeMers avenue has been paved with
a good. substantial paving which from
all appearances will last for a gen.
GRAFTON to come, and this has been
done at a very reasonable figure. A
city scale has been installed at the
city hall, the proceeds Of which in
the past fifteen months have more
paid the price Of the improve
ment, including all expenses incident
al thereto. An ornamental lighting
system extending along DeMers ave-
nue. from its intersection with Water
street to its intersection with Fifth
street has been established by the
Water. Light, Power and Building
Commission of the city. and by mu-
tual agreement with the city of Grand
Forks. North Dakota, this lighting
system a been extended across the
DeMers avenue bridge to the city of
Grand Forks, North Dakota. This
lighting system, together with the
paving already mentioned. makes IN
avenue all that could be desired Of the
best street in any city. and adds won
derfully to its appearance. Consid-
cradle work has already been done
IN improvement of the city park.
This work is still in its infancy and
the next tWo years should show q vast
improvement.
On Sound Financial Basis.
Much has been done in the past
two years in the way Of needful legis-
latton and improvements and best OF
all the city has. been placed upon q
sound financial basis, has paid its bills
promptly and has paid all warrants
for local improvements as they be-
came due, interest on bonds and
judgments against the city, SO that
the credit OF the city is now equal to
If no better than that Of any city of
its size in the state.
Among the improvements. the
most valuable assets to the city are
the paving of DeMers avenue, the re-
building of the Washington avenue
bridge across the Red Lake river, the
construction of a trunk sewer on
Dovry avenue and Division avenue
and a lateral on South Second
street, a Waterman extension in the
First ward, grading and curbing
North Third and Fourth streets. as
well as several other improvements of
minor Importance.
In addition t o this, the Water,
Light, Power and Building Commits
sion has done good work In the ex-
tension and changes made in the
lighting system, most noticeable of
which are the ornamental lighting
system, the erection of a new solid
used as a sub-station. This is
equipped with a new switch board Of
the most modern type which assures
to the city and its inhabitants for
some time to come the very best of
sesvice in light, heat and power.
The waterworks department has al
so been doing good work in the past
two years. furnishing the people Of
the city with the purest Of water for
drinking purposes and domestic use.
The City Charter.
The city charter under which we
are at the present time operating. be-
1895, appears to have outltved its USE
fulness and even some of the useful
provisions in this charter have since
been amended by acts of the legisla-
ture and such acts have been upheld
by the courts Of the state, which
means a change in our form of city
government without consent and
without ven the matter having been
brought properly before US I would
a Home Rule Charter pursuant to
Chapter 236 of the Laws Of 1908.
suitable to all the people OF this city
and which could not be changed by
acts of the legislature.
Would Re-District City.
I would recommend that the city
be re-districted into wards. making
an equable and more suitable division
Of the city than we have at the pres
ent time. The Fourth ward at pres
ent contains more than half the legal
voters Of the city and l would rec
ommend that 1t be divided.
] also wish to call your attention
to the law passed by the legislature of
1913 which requires cities to spend
ten per cent OF all liquor license
money received by them on the con-
struction and improvement OF roads
outside OF but leading into said city.
/ would recommend that this money
be spent only where It would bring
the best results to this city. by CO.
operation u township. county or state
of8cials in the way Of 2 good roads
movement. rs 49,
Paving Again RecMmended.
The matter OF having Soma o. Our
streets paved should be taken upEat
once, being very careful that all
iateral sewers ana Waterman con-
siSctf0fiS are first- made, pGvink In
suchsspsrts Of the city Assma3sEitx