Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-11-28
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS

Special meeting Of the city council
held Friday. November q; 1919. Ct Z
o.c!ock p: M. e Wheeler piesidans
sey. Smith. Davidson. Veitch, Griffiths.
Hulteng. Eickhof, Sheppard, Turner.
Peterson and Kleven-l1.
a Gall Tor . special Meeting.
To. the Honorable Members OF the City
Council Of the City Of Grand Forks
hereby notined that . special meeting
Ct the city council Of the city Of Gr a.
day. the 21st day Of November, A. d.
The object Of said meeting Is to have
tske q ap.. consade y and ND act s'ty upon pSa' the "a. "a.
visibility Of purchasing q Holt Cater
pillar Tractor for general work requir-
ed BY the the street tn ea. dsPsrtm as9 n,on !.
report from the Fire and Pubic I'M
cial building permit to Dakota construc-
With s.inch walls, in the rear 81 the
Rsn9 Shoe company store on South
Third street -..
at such special meeting, to ali Of which
you will take due notice and you are
Dated at Grand Forks, North Dakota,
BY ss's order der ofS H Ha SoSsi"GMf q. n { whe aier
Respectfully submitted.
. Sue Due and personal service c 81 tie a'0 With:
in and foresoing notice Of the special
meeting. Of the city council OF Grand
ted a: Grand FORKS. North patsets. this
2lst day Of November. A. D.. 1913.
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Eourth-J. L. .Hulteng. J. Eickhof.
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Seventh-A. Peterson and, L.. Kleven
Il Tractor POI Btrsst work. Y
Alleys committee, spoke of the success
Holt Caterpillar Tractor in clearing the
city streets of snow. whichi permitted
delivery automobiles to reach all parts
a. sse f tsiay' FEET ree de sspcs snd v was the tsFe oniS
machine. demonstrated to date that
would clear the snow from the streets
sufficient to permit. trafIc..Its purchase
city council to decide.
II; T. Smith. selling agent. said the
treetor was designed for the u. s.. army
%unususiiy revere work-wss guaranteed
same as other tractors, and any part be
coming detective within six months
would be replaced without cost Of the
Of breakage Of parts. The tractor cost
ss,s5o;oo I. :. -; factery: the freight be:
Geo: +. psis. !. Dunlop. R. R Ash
teng and J. p. Turner were among those
addressing h city Council in approval
OF the satisfactory work done by the
tractor in clearing most of the streets
automobiles to reach every part 81 the
city Nowadays nearly every business
concern operated automobiles for deliv-
|ery:pprpoaes. and it was almost manda.
|open and in sue shape that such autos
could run on them every day in the
year Even the hre truck would be I'M
able to reach a fre unless. the streets
these and many other eason the speak,
CTS favored the purchase Of the tractor.
II o.. A. Webster opposed the purchase
Of the. tractor: Did not believe any
paEchsse:' ~ the City Of this Machine,
We are. not showed In. It was simply
buZinet another PIECE Of expensive ma.
chfnery that could be got along without
very s1iesly: Roads always All in with
impossible to keep them otherwise.
Moved by Alderman Turner. seconded
BY Alderm.n HuatsnE; that It Is the
Be- purchased 81 the city, providing pc
tttions recommending its purchase are
circulated and signed. ". by the taxpay-
efs Of the city in suffici1nt numbers "a
81, TafTe ut, . 1T io II; thu e s1S,s sSsnei, yot e
aye: Kelsey. Smith, Davidson Vettch,
Prifhths,f~ Hultcng. Eickhof, ShkHord,
Turner, Peterson and Kleven-:1l. Car
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