Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-13
Council Proceedings
saturday. July 6, 1918.

Presiding and present on roll cal. AID
ermen Saith, kelsey, yeitch, Davidson.
Gririths. whitman. Hulteng, Day, Bird.
turner P a,su Of Positions.
Petition read from, John sherfey. ASK
ing the city council Tor permfss,9n 10
the sewer in Riverside Park ADDITION
e e mack 81. addition. Moved BY .Alder-
Weitch, that the petition be referred to
the Public Improvement comrnittee'
reports Of Standing Committee:
Recommend Curling South 1ourth st.
Honorable Mayor and City Council:
Gentlemen: We, your Pupi,c lmPsovsed;
owners asking the city coun-
Gil to cause South Fourth street to be
curbed for one block south from tne preS-
ent' pavement at its intersection with
woodland avenue, beg to report. that We
have investigated the matter and recom-
mend that said curbing be laid on tne
east side of Fourth street from wg 93a
avenue and on the west side OF Fourth
street from Woodland avenue to
line on Fourt avenue: lSigned) Louis
Kleven and Thos. Grifiths.
ed by Alderman Davidson, that the re-
port of the Public Improvement COM.
mittee recommending the curbing OF
South Fourth street pc ADOPTED az I reaa;
aye: Smith. Kelsey. veitch, Davidson.
Grinfiths, Whitman, Hulteng; Day, BIRD,
Turner, Kleven-11. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Hulteng. second
ed by Alderman Davidson, h a the city
engineer be instructed to- prepare plans,
specifications and estimates of probable
street, s9st tor on 1ey1 b1ec sur soutb o fre s101 Mo nSHlad
avenue, as petitioned for; On roll call
the following aldermen voted aye: Smith.
Kelsey. vsitch. Davidson; Griflitns:
W WI K'ansn Hgiten Gar 9ey' Bro turner
State Asks City to Employ ExpeEs.
A communication was read from F: e.
Packard Of the State Tax commission.
t ices ef an Expert e1p rt's ensin se1pi q 5000 Per
day to give expert testimony at, the
hearing July 10th on the r. r: Power
Company's surcharge rates. to be held
COMMISSIONERS, claiming that the state
had no funds available for such pur-
pose.
Following discussion by the council. it
onded by Alderman Kelsey, that the city
attorney. be authorized and empowered
to ascertain from the board Of railroad
commissioners in session in jamestown
required req to pay, and il necessary, he
engage the services Of said expert at a
fee not to exceed 100000 {. On roll call
the following aldermen voted aye: Smith.
KievenN11. Carried.
Presentation Of ordinancss-e3o,Dooy0o
wat:rworas R%efrnaing Bonds;
and sale Under Art. Is Of Chap. Is 1sec.
4019 C. L. 1913 ct seq) of negotiable
bonds Of the city Of Grand Forks: North
denominations Of 100000 each. dated
May list, 1918, and bearing Interest at
8 per cent per annum, payable semi"
annually. for. the sole purpose Of fund
against the city due November LIST. 1917.
and levying an annual tax upon all tax
abl property of said city for the pur-
interest on said bonds and to create q
sinking fund to pay the principal thereof
when due. as RECOMMENDED for passage
by the ordinance committee and intro
duced by them. presented. read.
Moved by Alderman Kelsey. seconded
bv Alderman Hulteng, that this ordin-
ance do. now pass its first reading. On
a ao,s ca Smith, the } Ke!eey' va aidsrm Dsv, yStsd
Griffith, Whitman. Hulteng, Day, Bird,
Turner and Kleven-11.
Street Isebnrers Ask Wage Increase.
from aroe = few w of ths street tepart iabo g eesu for
an increase in wakes from $2.25 to $3.50
per day. Following discussion by the
council it was moved BY Alderman
that the city pay the Street iaborers
$3.50 per day during the harvest and
threshing season. -!5
a substitute motion was offered by
veitch. that the matter Of wages paid
to street laborers be left to the dis
cretion Of the street commissioner.
Reports Of special Committees.
Alderman Whitman, chairman of the
Specfal Telephone Franchise committee,
reported little progress made with the
local telephone companies in connection
TENS. the Northwestern Telenhone CONS
pany being unable to give the commit
tee = assurance Of the time they may
he able to give %unifcation Of SERVICE
tailed information from the telephone
company before recommending ac-
t ton to he council: The principal thing
In knowing was II the city council would
consent to allowing the Tr-State com
nany to sell IT'S physical property to the
MortnWestern company. He proposed
sale. so that the committees might know
IT the council was willing to give per-
mission for the sale providing the North
SElVA IOLlpdllyE dKTSSO 10 several 0fO.
positions dmanded by the COMMITTEES.
Commercial Sunerintendents r. F.
Wilder ct the Tri-State. and L.. B. Wilson
Of the Northwestern Telephone. company
nection with the attitude Of their respec-
tive companies toward complete uniica-
ton Of telephone systems In Grand
Forks, explaining the uncertainty Of Sc
A general discussion Of the telephone
situation was entered into by members
y the city council and the telephone
sultins in a more intelligent understand
ing Of conditions and developing the
fact that should the council vote ia
consent to the sale of the Tri-state com
would annul and make imperative the
franchise under which the Tri-State was
operating,
zens held various views touching the
value to the city and the necessity OF
holding. on to and safeguarding the pres
ent Trt-stats franchise. Thought the
p pGops11 vq p9o1, a,1Sw't tSss tr HsrtSv st II,
company would in Some wav aoree IA
sell the Trf-state conduits to the city
and also continue the practice OF fur
as now furnished by the Tri-state com
pany.
NE. Wilson stated he believed the
northwestern company would agree ia
continue furnishing the city with twenty
desirable Tor His Company to utilize tile the rs
condutts Of the Tri-State: It was a7uues
ton what portion Of the underground
system would be utilized: thought his
company would be willing to turn over
that portion Of the UNDERGROUND system
that theyscould not use. IN some cities,
Il ave- tearing up pavement and instai.
ing new corduits-in other places; th1
stock ,"sf1N - -
Approve Fans ara s~psciaosMona.
City ~enkineer's plans. sDectdcaaioni
curbing of South Fourth etrset ffrn tn
present pavement at the interaeattsn 81
Woodland venue. aouth to Fourth ava