Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-19
GRAND FORKS HERALD, FRIDAY. DEcEMBER ls. 1s
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS


Regular adjourned meeting Of the city
council held Monday. December is. 1919,
atss a;a o'clock p: m; Mayor Wheeler s1sr.se pre-,
kssssy ks"s .ns paGsca eS s HUI
t9sns: Day Turner. Bird. Peterson ana
1Fsssst.saea> q 1ssasssas, 70 11set oevsr
Over DsOomemt 11tRa1oo.
Petition presented. read. from the FIRST
National Bank. asking permission OF the
city council to erect q cove- over tho en-
building 70 On nj The psMeas z. sde and
cover proposed. Moved by Alderman Kel-
tSe By - ~
lie Impreyement committee and city en-
Is; !: :; 9es,ss. ss:s.,.ss street and
The city auitor reported tho publication
OF notices IN the Grand Forks Herald on
Ncysmber "a, q. ana %. and Decembek
tice that petitions hsd BEEN died Novem-
Der IL. 1s1S,~w the city council. BY
proPssrty pr owner. preyins the yacstiSn sn,s Of
Blocks 1e and II. in Budxe & Eshelman's
3rd addition and Of tho Alley in Block
IL, In Bulge & Eshelman's 3rd addition:
meeting Of the city council for the hear
ing Of the said petitions on December is.
1915, ct : o'clock p m. setting forth that
s,,n st Thieh time and place The city council
and will hear the testimony and evil
dence Of all persons interested and take
such action as may be deemed appropri-
tests had been filed with the city auditor
In regard to the subject matter thereof:
Moved by Alderman Kelsey. seconded
cty sndeor BE- hs and ed snd
that action by the city council on the
said hearing be deferred until the next
rsEnler ne: mn:sstins to be held Monday. Jan
1Sesmnsaa oeafsTsnos % Of o9'ss Atto1ns9s. a
Moved by Alderman Turner. seconded
BY Alderman Bird, that the city attorney
ef the Standard Oil Company and the
Great Northern Railway Co., to bring
ehout z satisfactory settlement Of the
tSs Ge1 tssqs Of the
the right to erect, build. construct. main
tain and operate side track over and
upon Dixie Avenue and Mccormick Street.
, Tor Presentation at the next meeting Of
the city council Carried. 10 votes to
Ansed Paving Dist No. 10 rlaas.
council with regard to tho advisabtiity
Of amending and extending the plans and
speeincations for paving in Paving Dis
tftct NO: 10. 20 as to include the laying
Street from Edith Avenue to Skidmore
Avenue; also with regard to including in
the plens the extension Of the paving Of
TO skidmore Avenue If bids were to be
received in March for this work the final
plans should be approved at the January
meeting and must show thereon ali
streets to be paved.
Following discussion by the city coun-
cil, 1t was moved by Alderman Kelsey.
seconded by Alderman Davidson. that
peers plans and specifications provisions
Tor paving North Fourth Street from
Edith to Sktdmore Avenue. and North
skidmore Avenue, be referred to the paw
Ing committee and city engineer for rec
ommenaation TO the next meeting Of the
Ely Snes eoTnssr m.,rss Garrsd 10 votes to sfEm
6dieksn Prom Paving Plsns.
The city engineer recommended that
the clause requires the seeding Of boule-
contracts in tho city be stricken from All
paving plans and specifications now un-
der considsretion b.. the city council.
Tor the reason that paving ccntractors
objected to this clause. especially IN out
of-tewn contractor. who was caused too
much trouble following the completion
Moved BY Alderman Kleven. seconded
BY Alderman Hultene. that in future the
city engineer omit and strike out from
reQuhfnE paving contractors to seed
nerms: Csxrtsd, 10 votes affirm.
Wooe1 20 HeRoce Outside Stairway,
Alderman Grtfdths reported a request
from II. n. Kato. proprietor Of a restan-
rant At 12s DeMers Avenue. for permits
sion to erect an outside stairway to the
McAfullen Building there. The lot being
30 feet wide and said building Is feet
wide, left a space Of feet for the stair
way: the stairway to be built Of wood
and covered with sheet iron.
Moved by Alderman Turner. seconded
BY Alderman HultenE, that the request
be referred to the Public Improvement
committee. the Fire committee and city
engineer with power to act. Carried, 10
votes to AFFIRM
CITY oou1cu AA3ouzns.
BY Alderman Hultens, that We do now
adjourn Carried.
W. II. Alexander. City Auditor.