Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-23

D. Y. McGregor 50
J; Horning Observation-Disclosures. Sc
III. johnson So
Philip Purpur Observation-Disclosures. So
49," H II. o:Keefe. M. B.. Inspector.
Moved by Alderman Eickhof. second;
reports be received n filed. Carried
Allow Engineer Crouch $4,000
Crouch. for $4,000 for services. rend-
q s%peciaeations. selection Of machinery
en- pumps. installed in the city pump
ing station: Moved by Alderman kel..
the bill be referred to the 'Waterworks
committee. Carried. No.,
Alderman Turnsr; chairman sn Of the ree
p %atef From his s0 Committee pr reeem@ending
that the bill b. allowed, and moved,
seconded by Alderman Smith, that the
city auditor be authorized to issue a
following aldermen voted aye: Smith
Es,a : ysiteh; D Hditsns. sE6oeeppard,,
Day, Bird. Turner, Kleven and 'Peder-
sonia. Carried.
Minnesota to Pass Bridge Laws
Report was ready from City Attorney
tor whitman and himself appearing Pc be-
Minnesota legislature and also before
torney generals Office in St. Paul; on
the. action taken at the conferences
there will, tb be fG,ops err a1a p ~ the the com com
struction of interstate bridges. Moved
by Alderman Day, seconded by Alderman
a Hulteng; that the report be received ana
me- =. =. rowsr Co. IA. H.az4ns. case.
Report read from City Attorney
Bangs informing the ounci with re,
gard to the action taken by the 9oarn
25th, in Bismarck, on .ne petition o.
charged by the r. r. Power Co, for gas,
electricity and ste steam to cons 81 thc an IN
torney generals office had been cailea
since the hearing to the fact that 1T
seemed probable that there was an ex-
cessive Investment in Grand Forks by
depreciation were greater than Wouio
be necessary with a plant better adapt
ed to our need. thus increasing the rates.
The III Fargo re!pnroduction valve las is {1,3ss'-
1918 the Fargo plant did a business OF
3532-s5o,oo. The Grand Forks plant re.
present Value ;l.oc!. $500 and did a
business in 1917 Of $267.s3s.S1. I have
not the figures for the 1918 business. but
assume It was not materially dlherent
the Grand Forks plant with an invest
ment approximately Is per cent less
than Fargo, did a business of only SO
per cent of the Fargo business; IT would
appear that the Grand Forks consumers
were being taxed for exhorbitant capit-
alization: that the interest and deprecia-
ton charges were excessive. Many au-
thorities were submitted to the attorney
general upon these points.
Moved by Alderman Kelsey, seconded
be received and filed; Carried;
Honorable Mayor and City Council,
Gentlemen: We. the paying commit
tee, to which was referred the petitions
Fifth. and Sixth streets. and on cross.
avenues, Cheyenne. Lakota, lone and
Hill, p%etitioning the city council to
cause pavement to be laid thereon. here.
property frontage signed up for the inn
provement and recommend that the pray
err of the petitioners be granted. lSign-
6 Sd, W y: H. T. H R'Sa; J. r r; Tu G4irith N: w.
Moved by Alderman Kelsey, seconded
by Alderman Day. that the report of the
paving committee, recommending the
paving, of North Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
Dakota. lone. and Hill, be adopted as
read. On roll call the following alder
men voted aye: Smith, Kelsey, Veitch,
Kieven and Pederson-i4. Carried.
Order Plans and Specifications.
Moved by Alderman Kelsey, seconded
by Alderman Day. that the city engineer
be instructed to prepare plans and speci-
fcations and estimates Of cost for lay
ing cement concrete pavement on North
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth streets and
Cheyenne, Dakota. lone and Hill avenues
as pe%titioned for. On roll call the fol-
lowing aldermen voted aye: Smith, KEEL
sey, Veitch, Davidson, Lockman, Grit
Bird: Turner. Kleven and Pederson-14.
Carried.
Disallow Richard Fox Claim
Honorable Mayor and City Council:
tee ee to S9em w Ms' rs ysa5 s'f the s fGmmi it
Richard Fox for alleged damages re-
sulting from a fall on the sidewalk on
Franklin avenue, beg to report that we
had'a conference with Mr.. Fox; we have
also interviewed others with respect to
the accident and we do not believe there
is any legal liability on the part of the
the claim and recommend that it be re-
iected. (Sighed) E. J. Davidson, Andrew
Veitch and l.. Kleven.
ed M 6y Ai lSs Alder R'ra, H ipat e. second Ieonl,
of the Claim committee be received and
filed and adopted. Carried, IA votes
Communications.
Honorable Mayor and City Council:
Gentlemen: At a regular monthly
business meeting Of the Grand Forks
Builders n Traders Exchange. April
3, 1919. the members Of the exchange
went OF record as favoring the municipal
ownership of the electric lighting plant.
~(Signed). L. w. Myers. Business Man
ager. Moved by Alderman Turner, sec
onded by Alderman Veitch, that the
communication he received and filed ANA
referred to the public improvement com
mittee. Carried.
Aviation Landing xisld Inquiry.
Communication Read from Service