Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-03

Monday, April a, 1919.
Adjourned regular meeting Of the city
council held Monday. April Fl, 1919,
Mayor Wheeler presiding and present or
yeiteh.. Grifiths, Lockman, Hulteng,
Peterson and Kleven-13.
=. Prs%sentation Of Petitions.
Paving Chestnut, Walnut, Cottonwood,
Cherry and No. Eighth Streets
residing on Chestnut. Walnut and Cot.
tonwood streets asking the city our
CT! to order cement concrete pavement
laid on said streets from Fourth to
Tenth avenues and that the cross ave-
nues be also paved.
Petition also read from property own
e efs f coannii 20 on cache Cherry yhe street ttr aski1 e
be paved with cement concrete pave
ment from Fourth avenue to Tenth ave-
nue..
ers residing on North Eighth street. ask
ing city council to cause cement con-
crete pavement to be laid thereon. from
Cheyenne to lone avenues; said pave
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh streets.
Moved by Alderman Peterson. sec
9nded by Alderman Kelsey h the peti;
this meeting. Carried. 10 votes affirm.
Reports Of Officers:
Health ontcer's Annual Report
be Annual af,;c report of Dr. eI H; o'K ks
conditions in the city the past year. to.
gether. with reports on the municipal
abattoir and garbage %incinerator depart
complished by the school nurse. present
ed. read. Moved by Alderman Hulteng,
seconded by Alderman Kelsey, that the
report be received and filed. Carried.
In 70 Pool Table Licenses.
A report was read from acting city
attorney Robbins with regard to the
power of the city to collect pool hall Ii.
ssnsss net not, Paid Sn before the operation %ath .. Ct
taking license power away from the
city. The opinion was that the city can
not now recover the license fee. Moved
by Alderman Sheppard; seconded by
City Council has Power to order IN
Public improvements.
In re: Cedar Avenue Sewer.
City Attorney Robbins on the question
Of whether the city council had author
fty, to order the putting in of a sewer
property to be assessed for the improve
ment petitioned therefor. ruling that
the city council had such power. He
ton 1908 c. L.. 1913. and that by a
two-thirds vote the council had power
to order in any Improvement owe the
owners to be assessed. Sec. 1904 G. L.
1918. provides that after the plans,
Specifications and estimates have been
approved the city council shall declare
be done by resolution which shall be
published twice in the official news
paper of the city.
Moved by Alderman Kleven, second
cd nv Alderman hickman fbof tho or;r-
ion be received and filed and that the
city engineer be and hereby is instruct
ed to prepare the proper plans, speci-
fications and estimates of cost for the
construction Of a lateral sewer in Cedar
street. from 4th avenue to eth avenue
as petitioned for April eth. On roll
call the following aldermen voted aye:
pard. Turner. Bird, Peterson and
kleven-12. Carried.
The city engineer SUBMITTED an esti-
skidmore avenue. from the &. 4. rail-
Di,db west to to the sity li .31o oa as fol fo11ows;
Of s-ineh sewer pipe, $4,000. The plan
being TO construct a ditch along the
street railway tracks and drain all
water west. Moved by Alderman Kleven.
the estimate be received and filed and
referred to the Streets and Alleys com
mittee to confer with the Board of
County Commissioners with a view to
arriving at united action that will re-
suit in some permanent Improvement to
Skidmore, avenue. Carried, 10 votes af-
firm.
To Improve Road to Packing Plant.
Secretary G: W; Graves of the packing
plant addressed the city council on the
impossible condition the past winter
of the road to the Packing Co. plant.
He pleaded for the cooperation and as
H{r k.> ~S, g.
ment of the main dirt roads leading
north from the pavement-the traffic
to the packing plant requiring a hard
Moved by Alderman Kelsey. seconded
by. Alderman Veitch. that the request be
referred to the Streets and Alleys com
mittee to confer with the Board OF
County commissioners to the end thai
firm. \
Purchase Team for Street WORK
HG Gsnsieme Mayer We sna y oaty s sf4eefa and
Alleys committee. to whom was re-
ferred the bids filed April 18th for teams
for street work. request more time be
mend that the city purchase ne team
Of horses and harness for general city
work the year. around. {sighed) ". II
Kelsey, J. L. Hulteng, J. Eickhof. J. c,
Moved by Alderman veitch, seconded
by Alderman Peterson, that the report
of the Streets and Alleys committee. b.
adopted and approved. On roll cali the
following aldermen voted aye: Kelsey
Davidson, Veitch, Grifiths, Lockman
Hulteng. Eickhof, Day, Sheppard, Tur.
ner. Bird. Peterson and Kleven-13
ss,.ss comn..... A.pes.. On ..t..es.
Gentlemen: We, your Paving com.
i ttnHaG from nPonAPfv ,nwrnAp0 rnp Ar,SVs
Chestnut. walnut. Cottonwood and
Cherry streets, from Fourth avenue IL
Tenth avenue. and cross avenues Fifth
Sixth, Seventh. Eighth. Ninth and Tenth
after having duly considered said peti
lions, beg to report and recommend thai
1.-the prayer OF heapetitioners be grantee
Al1d that the city engineer be instructet
to- prepare plans. specifications and Sestt
mates Of cost for the same. fSigned)
VII. Bird J. D. Turner. N. W. Day
M. z. HuIten4 and Th0s. Grffithss
ChAirman Bird stated the paving com,
mjttee 4 not. checked up the frontage
sired fors paytns the asoye streets. Z.
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sSsAsked 3 m opinion. Acfing CITY AL
4 tOrney Hobbtns ruled that 10 pekftioni
were requfred ~ statute: That sthA cffy
councll had p0Aer "a OrAera payinr Iii
gyeE 4 psotest Of every propeff,
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