Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-20

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
City Of Grand Forks, North Dakota
special xIsstsng oS ~ osty 0ouaoal.
Monday, Dsoe1ssr ~. 1917,

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Grt6tths. Lockrnen, Sanders Whitmen,
Smith. Gillette. Bird and K~leven--ls.
To the Honorable Members OF the City
Council! Of the City OF Grand Forks,
Gentlemen: You and each Of you are
q es' the city nS'' ee1ne sa. 81 the ep city Of Grand
Forks. North Dakota. will be held at
the council chamber in the city hall, in
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The object Of said meeting and the
business to be transacted Is as follows:
y. To receive. consider and act upon
the United States Government through
It's fuel officers relative to the cutting
down Of street lighting service two or
more nlsht per week n to consider ana
contracts with tire Red River Power Co.,
for such lighting.
To receive. consider and act upon
s soHm asRest . .%pnetnt %sy to Be e 1nass BY the the
matter Of telephShe franchises and con-
"' !: 70: put upon it. second reading
and 1ss,,,s final passage pas 8 sesct; 1rqi mar maI H.; sss:
Of signs. requiring q license fee and per-
NIT therefore. and inspection thereof,
and amending Ordinance No. .37e..
any e on rssety S1"e o. message aMa a'' which
may be made and submitted by the may
or touching the matter of the raise in
rates for electricity n gas by the Red
This meeting is called by order Of the
mayor and no other business will be
transacted at said meeting. to all Of
which you will take due notice, n you
are hereby notiied to attend said meet
Dated at Grand Forks. North, Dakota,
December 18th, 1917.
Respectfully. submitted.
es pas sna personal service city Sf 4 tSe a'th.
in and %foreeoins notice Of the special
meeting Of h cNy council Of Grand
ted at Grand Forks. North Dakota. this
18TH q sm ct pe e 3 K is,s; Aldermen
=, I. Yves. ANDREW vsitch. Aldermen
Thos: arifiths, A. q. Lockman. AID
errnen Third Ward.
Nor 81 ra ssSdsr %, y: s. whitman Alder
John, M. Gillette. J.. F. Smith. Alder
v. II. Bird. Alderman Sixth Ward:
Andrew Pederson. L. Kleven, Alder
fwo Iirhtisss nlsnts Ordered.
Communication read from r. B. Crit
nth. chairman fuel administration dis
Baker, fuel administrator for North Da-
kota, accompanied by letters from Mr..
GARFIELD. federal fuel administrator, re-
questing that the city shut OF all street
mental post, n only on Sunday and
Thursday night, but for every night dur
ing the period Of The war:
Moved by Alderman Gillette. seconded
by Alderman Kelsey. that the city com
ply with the request Of h fuel admin.
~istrator for the turning of Of the, lights
on Sunday and Thursday nights until
such time as the local manager Of the
! Power Company may receive definite in
structions with regard to the company'a
willingness to cooperate with the city
In the matter, yand that the matter be
the city council. Carried. IL votes
special rslsphous Committee Reports.
Honorable Mayor and City Councils:
pointed to investigate and report con.
corning telephone conditions, beg leave
20 report. a. folloWS: =
ferred upon us at h October 18th, 1917
meeting Of he council. you committee
attempted at various times to ave q
conference and consultation with the
Northwestern and Tri-State companies
for the purpose Of obtaining physical
connection of their exchanges in this
city for both local n toll business
amicably, by agreement Of parties, and
without litigation and. that We have been
unsuccessful in obtaining the attend
ance Of the Northwestern Telephone
Exchange Co.. or it's representatives at
such a conference.
h committee mas set different dates
for the conference but each time the
Northwestern Representatives could not
attend rave that there was an agree
conference on "wednesday, November
2sth, but later We we're advised by them
that they could not possibly attend: the
committee again set the conference for
N~orthwestern Representatives were VI
able to attend and 1t IL now asked by
them that further consideration .be de.
ferred until January Bird, which the
2. Your committee feels that there
has already been considerable delay In
this matter and that such a conference
can be as readily had after a petition, IL
before hence. acting under the authority
OF the council granted ct its meeting
October 18th, 1t is the purpose of tht
committee to make demands for the in.
with and without further delay.
3. Your committee yet hopes that w
may be able to obtain physical connec'
ton of tine two exchanses without liti:
companies: we do not entertain any
doubt but that we can reach such ar
agreement with the Tri-state company
ana WI wafl s.t it is sn unfortunate that We Have
with the Northwestern we yet nav no,
abandoned idea that uch a con
Terence may be had n that " q result
thereof the two exchanges gill conssn,
". s. WHITMAN. Chairman.
Aov9d BY Alderman Sanders. seconded
Of the Special Telephone Franchise
eosnmittee be adopted as read. Carried
- 3ef.yes osysot. 70 49, 1aeFssss.
Gentlemen: Since our last regular
meeting b Red River Power company
has added. 10% emergency ~sur-charEe to
al rat and electric light and power bills
This is q matter Of utmost Importance
% It reaches into almost every home ant
I believe all reasonable men will asree
with me that. this increase should moi
be tolerated unless warranted by the
facts and that the burden Of proof rests
upon the Power company to justify the
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IA this connection I think you .oueh,
70 create tonight = coinmittse vested
with full n complete power to In,
vestigAte, the fnveStigAtion to be q
broad al thorough % the committes
may deem expedfent AID the council
might suggaet 70 this committees that tn
following subjects be made the object
/ nH nnANAAIA npAmkH~AkSA ssfs5E4fS HtNllleaSIa
A. whether the addition Of u
chGrGe or an increase In: rates has beck