Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-30

with which he played drives of the
right field wall at Ebbets Field. and
he always ranks among the leading
outf1elders in the matter OF assists.
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sPzc1A1 mz1ua OF TIE crzx
1918, 7:so O'CLOCK =. i.
Special meeting Of the city e2oupea,
o'clock p. M. Mayor wheeler presiding
Kelsey, Davidson. Lockman, Griniths.
Whitman, Hulteng, Gillette, Day, Turner,
Kleven. Pederson-13.
a Gail for Special Meeting.
To the Honorable Members Of the City
Council Of Grand Forks. N. q.
ne Gsntls nof,aed Y fSat and u s saen,s Of y y.s sss
Of the city council OF the city Of Grand
Forks, North Dakota, will be held Tues
day, May 21st, 1918. at 1880 o'clock p.
The object Of said meeting IL to sre-
ceive,, consider n act upon the report
Of tho Streets n Alleys COMMITTEES. to
x xn1m i xas m asfsn5sd f the ,t a,ss aales n e : the
and street grader, and to act upon the
recommendation Of the said COMMITTEES
for the purchase of a tractor machine
= Also to consider and act upon tho
question of changes recommended and
desired by Fire Chief Fitzgerald with
biles on the streets n avenues Of the
city.
Also to receive, consider Ind act upon
a,communication from the Grand Forks
city council to- take some action to have
proper street signs placed at the inter
sections Of all streets and avenues in
No other business will be transacted
at said special meeting to all Of; which
you will take due notice, and % are
he Dafsd n at sra ND F sossna N sola ,T psfots:
this 21st day of May, 1918.
Respectfully submitted;
Due and personnel service Of the
within and foregoing notice of the spec
ial meeting Of the city council Of GFand
day Of May, 1918.
Aldermen v; i; Kelsey and =. J.
s% alderman nals' E. war; T. Davidson. Second
Aldermen A. g; Leckman ana Thos.
Griniths. Third Ward:
Hulteng, Fourth Ward. 5N5
Aldermen John N. Gillette ana y. ":
Day, Fifth Ward. zlfE 81
Aldermen w. Bird u. Turner
Sixth Ward. III.
Aldermen Louis Klsven and A. Peder-
son Seventh Ward
Recommending Purchasing 1ausoa
Tractor.
Honorable Mayor and city Council:
Gentlemen; We, your Streets and
the matter Of purchasing a tractor ma
chine for street grading purposes, rec
g 91.en ., that 4sx. ths s city Pur T9sstor f the
the aao sum Of $4,000. complete with extrs
H Kelsey. J. L. Hultene, w. s. Whit
man and L. Eleven.
committee, stated HI selection Of tho
Lauson tractor was the result Of care
full tests and Investigation from actual
tractors during the past ten days: Alder
man Hulteng. said that he, with the
other members Of the committee, had
tors demonstrated-their choice having
simmered down to either the Lauson or
the Stinson engine; and ecause, Of the
necessity Of keeping Is neasiy wdtha .
ed the Lauson tractor.
Moved by. Alderman Day. seconded by-
Alderman Bird. that the report Of the
as read and hat the " and city
auditor be authorized to enter into a
tract with h g. F: Foundry and Mach;
&C.; for a = L 1segmn 81 ssTf !, the tho 3 een ::
mittee. On roll call h following slider
men voted aye: Smith. Kelsey. David
son; Locknan; Gsif,iths St., Wa %srn.r
K1even. pederson-is: csrisd.
Before calling for q vote on mo-
ton, Mayor Wheeler invited the repre-
s esrns present. 4a t to ex plain the merits s
their tractors to the council. P. W.
Miller, Dan DOVE II. Haverland andS
Others outlined the advantages Of the
tractors they were selling.
ob5ssss 10 1sx4tzs Axsos . 1ustMsL
The attention ef the council vas eal.
Fitzgerald. with regard g cars being
parked In the: center o South Eourth
street, which. he claimed, Is an element
Of danger to the cars as well az to fro
apparatus; he recommended that the
cars be parked against the curb on this
particular street.
by Alderman Hnlteng. tha4 the matter
referred to;ths recommiftse withpow-s
er to act Carried
oouzEassnsna
commsnioation read from the 0rAnds
Forks Association ot Credit men .re-S
signs to be ploced atsthe intersectionaOe
all. streets y avenues Of the city. cle& ~
ing that visitors to he city expesteneo4
much dthfcnlty N socaSins maay o.
alderman. kelsey stated this 9Sasc4
had been investigated hystho txseeDaS1q
az A,ass sity o ssaanssrs .ssmsssa Il ~sa,ssTss
;opiro from twelve to A1ts1A AM14ne4E
siEns, which. together with ths po.ksskes
p e.'sso them g. ens e., voS,d rs ssof s-gnssss.es
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