Grand Forks herald., 1919-10-18

Total ................... $9,127.62
Moved by Alderman Day. seconded by
Alderman Eickhof, that the bills and
time rolls, a s presented, read, be al
lowed and ordered paid, and the city
auditor authorized to issue warrants on
same. san ''e On roll i call the tn Following alder
1 men voted aye: aye: Kelsey, Smith. Davidson. DAVIDSON
" Tsteh. Itch Griffiths Loskman. Hq,teng, ptens
S''l ~ Reports Of oaieers.
Reports Of the city auditor on the
n Of the
s4s,s1s.os on hand October l., 1918. re.
port of police magistrate showing. $3.50
collected for September report Of city
weights for September; report Of abat-
tor superintendent showing earnings Of
s3s4;5o for. September. 1919; report
of city engineer showing 1915 collect
mits; report of waterworks department
! showing $77.o5 collected for meter and
meter repairs for ess September; also re.
Water s si" pumped, a''ls9 and i44ss,ioo % gallons
filtered water pumped in August, and
S4.483.55 collected for water rents for
September. 1919.
by Alderman Eickhof. that the several
reports be- received and filed. Carried
CITY Auditors Annual Report. i. ,ss
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Of the receipts. and disbursements,
ledger balances. Improvement warrants
and bonds outstanding; also condition
Of appropriation accounts and the fin
ancial condition of the city for the fiscal
year ending August 81, 1919. Moved by
Alderman Turner. seconded by Alder
man Hulteng, that the report be re-
eeysd .nd and ed and referred to the
Auditor Reports on Cost Of Pumping
Water and lighting City Streets.
The city auditor submitted report
Power Company for the furnishing of
electrical energy to pump the city water
and light the streets as per the terms
Of certain contract entered into with
shows the total amount paid each
month and year for the electrical energy
furnished and also the amount paid ac-
chase price Of the electrical machinery
and equipment installed in the city
plant, up to September l, 1919. The
report showed net balance Of $14,-
Moved by Alderman Kelsey. seconded by
Alderman Smith, that the report be re-
ceived and filed. Carried.
n;gsst Gse1 ASSOC sss on Operation OF
The city auditor submitted report
slaughtered at the city abattoir, to-
year from September. 1914 to September,
1919. During the five-year period COW
cred, the abbatoir was operated at q
until April. 1918. the abattoir was OPP
Grated at loss Of $s09.O5. From Sep
tember l, 1918. to September L. 1919, the
the city Of ;5ss.os: During the five-year
period, the following number of an
imals Slaughtered: cattle 3,744; sheep.
7se; veal. 2774: hogs. ss7s; calves. 1.1ss:
were ,12,soss1: total disbursements,
s12,7s7.o4; net loss s337.73. Moved by
Alderman K,even, seconded by Alder
Reports on Claim Of Am. TX. Nat. Bank.
The city attorney. reported on the
claim Of the American Exchange Ma
tiona. Bank fled in august; in amount
sion fees for taking up $4,000. Water
works Bonds. maturing in June, 1919.
stating that as nothing had been heard
sixty days. It would seem that the bank
does not intend to press its claim and
recommending that the papers be filed
Ss
Eickhof, that the report be received and
1.Dorts Of standing Committees.
| TO Build YootWalk from Cottonwood
A Street 70 q. y. Depot
Report presented. read. from the Pub
lie Improvement committee. stating
that 4e.t SoIth.2n T. Kx.y
hcials an agreement had been reached
whereby a foot walk would be con-
structed across the right Of way from
the g. N. passenger depot, as petitioned
for by residents several weeks ago.
This would relieve traffic conditions and
ss s a sscess
1 by Alderman Hulteng, that the report