Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-28
Eussaay, APE, ~, 1917.

Suesaey April ~, 1917.
held Tuesday. April IL. 1917, at 8 o'clock
ent on roll call Aldermen 7. j. Smith,
Kelsey Hulteng. Pyes. Grinths. Whit
solstad and P~ederson-l2.
Council Minutes Approved.
Minutes Of the meeting held April 2.
1917. were on motion Of Alderman Gil
sepsev :s'G as pr.a ~ I Ai e:rr,:s. II Hnl vess:
1aesnse Applications.
c.n rns f 1tS liz applications Tor II
paid. presented. read:
7. =. Hubbard, employment ascy. $4,000
c. a. Brolin. auto hack. ......... 1900
Moved BY Alderman Huiteng. second
censes be granted upon the nlins of the
bonds with the city auditor. Car
Allow $4,000 for Public Library.
for $4,000 be drawn on the IL
Aldermsn Kelsey. seconded BY. Alder
man Hulteng. that the city auditor he
library appropriation account in favor
the city treasurer for $4,000; On roll
ftns. Whit, Ms.s Sanders sa!'e Gillette TIES Smith, NTH,
Valley. solstad and Pederson-12. Car
Vacant Lot Cultivation,
ricuiture Instructor. addressed. the coun-
ell urging the planting Of ali available
ground for vegetables and particularly
Tor staple vegetables such as potatoes.
should compel residents to use ali avail
able ground for crop. and assured the
council he was ready to give his SER
vice. In the work. Following discussion.
mayor appoint a committee from the
new council to encourage the raising Of
staple v%eFs table,. as =, '1S sees
Report Of City Attorney. Bangs in re:
council Of action Of Jury in district
SSsrf nn Manss t e: amount asa;i ts1 81 d%es,n e ysTs
damages in sum Of s225.oo for owners
of lots 1 to 10 inclusive In said block.
and recommending that warrants for the
to the city attorney SO that the nnai
Moved by Alderman Valley. seconded
by Alderman Hulteng. that h report
ed to draw warrants Tor the sums slip
ulated in favor OF persons designated
In said report; warrants to.be drawn on
said alley condemnation fund. On roll
Grif1ths. whitman, Sanders, Gillette.
Smith s. 7 Valley, solstad and Peterson
''' Il s;es. 81 g. :. 81 !. az: tz,i Sx9'F'
Report Of City Attorney Bangs in re:
City Va. Olive Melby, ct al. advising
city council that in making settlement
had been able to SAY only $1,000. That
Judgment was entered for the various
amounts due to the property owners and
final order Of: condemnation had been
entered; that the matter was now ready
to be certified to the special assessment
commission; that expenses incurred and
e Ps'a Pei. q him sS , eisy 'e %erf . ts''' should
Moved by Alderman Gillette. seconded
adopted ana the city auditor instructed
Bangs ars9 for ,s Sa5'e On roll II cali aSyG Ii. f 70 !, MT
Kelsey. Huitenx. Pyes. arintSSs, Whit.
z Sanders. Gillette. Smith, Valley
Alderman Reed reported present.
Annual 1spoEt Of omesr..
presented. read. On motion the report
Light. ana IL" Ws Ss,:e ste esam'''ee'
Annual report Of Chief Engineer H
Juneau; On the OPERATION and expendi
't p1essr,ad shs Icy. ely water and light station
On motion the report was referred /,
the light committee.
Superintsndsnt Of watsrworks.
of waterwo ,S', requirement al nns op thu pump punp
age and receipts Of the waterworks. pre-
scented. read. On motion the report wa
referred to he M:aterworks committee.
Honorable Mayor and city Council:
Gentlemen:-we, your committee ap
pointed February 9Th. 1917. in the mat
ter of the Red River bridges and tn,
Grand Forks in the rebuilding thereof
beg leave to report as follows:
As will appear from u report pre-
scented at your regular meeting Of Marcel
matter Of the cooperation Of tn the CO.. nt,
OF Grand Forks In the rebuilding O.
said bridges with the county commits
sioners It their meeting. on Februar,
14th, 1917; the commissioner seemed
favorably impressed and appointed
committee consisting Of Commissioner.
|Poupore; Udenby and Smith TO- accom-
pany this committee to present the mat
The Polk county Commissioners me
on February 9th. 1917. and on that da,
your committee accompanied by Mayor
P Rse = s .ns smith G ! aIpasrss s.f pesp ssi,
board at c~rookston. MINI. ana submit
TED the matter to them. The Polk count!
board Is now considering the matter bu
savt to the so asts COMMITTEES of 1sts ssB e t., It d has ne
nation therein.
Upon our report as above. your com
mittee vas continued with Instruction
as 1T deemed necessary and convenien
to comply with your original instruc
tions in this matter.
Your committee. has. had considerably
al Of the United States and With tn
legal departments of the various state
sordertns on the Mississippi. Ohio
tory provisions had been made for tn
construction Of Interstate bridge.
Likewise we c~orresponded with tn,
municipal authositiss Of various elite
from them much information as. to hoy
such Interstate bridges are built an,
We find. from the Information thu
obtained. that such bridges have beef
generally constructed in one Of thre
difrerent ways:
/; II earl: q "a ssys :; : city : o; 10: ssn : mu he
constructed the bridge alone.
counties on the opposite sides Of tn
8. Toll bridges built by private CAPT
tai.
Many Of the bridges have been con
structed by, some one city or count!
structed man. years ago
In early days the bridges were few
and not many highways were open t,
traffic. "A city or county. which foun,
itself cut OFF from the outside BY
large 3riyer..of necessity. was ;compelle,
to spend large sums az money to erec
and maintain UGH bridges. which wer
OF equal value to others who did nc
contribute thereto. go +
The manifest injustice OF this .ha!
prompted the legislatures Of man,
states to enact laws authorizing citieI
and counties to coIoperate with munic1