Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-02
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SHORT TINE, IT IS ANNOUNCED;
TRISTAIE TO- QUIT THE FIELD

knowingly engaged il ii. sale 81 un-
.arahd Forks, and TIT his fnlesal OPP
erationb in this line were discovered
and frustrateds by the Inspector Of
provisions"
Tho point which Mr.. Pyes empha-
sized was that he himself had stopped
the sale OF the fish. aAGf that this ac-
ton was in no manner due to theSef-,,
forts o. the food inspector. '.s7
they were Not All Had.
From an alidaNt signed by Simon
|SpragQe had not condemned the en-,
tire lot Of fish,, but had selected q part
which seemedlto be ut for. food. OF
this quantity, Mr.. Grossmap declares.
containing 5,375 pounds OF fish OF fish
for which she received his check OF
$1o5. Vs.
During the discussion that followed
the reading Of the a1idavits II wa
brought out that Mrs. SpTasue had
deferred sending this money to the
Original owners OF the fish. at the adj
fvice OF counsel. pending further steps
Fin the matter. :" .
In q brief speech Mr.. Pyes said
tthat Mrs. Sprague did not know any
thing about nshh and that his purpose
in presenting afidavits was merely to
action.
DR.. Sanders, or the health board
called attention to the fact that in the
AFFIDAVIT nc mention occurred OF q
consisnnnent Of fish tent by Mr.. Pyes>
to Fargo, where It was condemned,
and ,thereupon ordered sent to South
Dakota
Explaining this. MI. Pyes said that
at the time this particular transaction
took place. he was in Winnipeg ad-
juSting the other matter, and that ne,
as SOON as he had been advised Of the
South Dakota shipment, had ordered
it stopped. Mir, Pyes. called atteption
to the alleged fact that he. and not
Mrs: Sprague. had put a stop to that
Eae afadavits were referred to the
board Of health for further investiga-
ton. !.
Assistant Assessors Appointed.
Upon motion. Mayor 1oinnie ap-
pointed.>E. j. Densnnore and G. G.
jackson assistant assessors to help
complete the assessment of taxable
property in the city before JuneA1.
Bids for a, street srader with scarf
fer attachments as we'll as for a trac-
tor for street improvement purposes
were opened and, read to the council.
The Austin Western Road Machinery
company. st. Paul; I'D. Adams & Co.,
Indianapolis, Ind.: Acme Road Ma
chinery company. Frankfort. \. y:
Russell Grader Mfg. Co.. Minneapo-
Ills: j. J.. Case .I'lew. Works. Racine,
Wis. and Grand Forks Foundry COM
pany, had sent bids
The hids for grader ranged from
$2aa to $500. and for a tractor from
1 Street.. G'ommiesioner Van .Alstyne
said that $500 had been %appropriat-
ed for the machinery. and he. suggest
ed that action be taken as. soon as
possible The bids were referred to
the streets and. alleys committee with
power to act in regard to the street
grader. Concerning the tractor the
committee will report to the council.
s. Canvassersr Appointed.
d. The mayor appointed the following
Ialdermen as committees to canvass
returns of the city election held yes
tterday:f
First ward-sanders and Whitman.
Second Ward4J. F.smith and Gil
1ette:: y
Third ward-ryes and veitch.
Fourth Ward-Grif1ths and Lock-
Fifth ward-Fsuerson sndakieven.
Sixth Ward-Kelsey and T! ].
Smith. ~ ~.
Seventh ward-Turner and Bird.