Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-01-18
WILL GIVE A BOND
Citizens of jamestown Assure
the 500 of Free Right OF
Way.
Bond Signed by Many Property
Holders as a Cuaran-
tee.
500 Surveyors Have Complet-
ed Surver From this City
to COgSWell.

to COgSWeII.
A nunb Der OF citizens gathered in the
council rooms Monday evening IN re.
sponse to call made by Cheirnsn'Steel
of committee appointed to look up the
matter OF right Of way and terminals for
the 500. Mr., Steel called the meeting
to order and stated the object OF the
same. He stated that from the point
where the 500 would enter from Barues
comfy into Stutsman, to this city, was
about 1917 miles. On investigation tie
committee had discovered that the road
runs IN the first SIX miles through land
nearly all Of which is owned by eastern
parties. One section, however, ie owned
by William Farley of Spiritwood. high
of Way Agent Hurd wiil be here, Mr..
Steel stated, Jan. 25, acd will then con-
slider any pscpositlor which may be
made by the citizens Of jamestown snd
Stuteman county. The OBJECT OF last
NIGHTS meeting, however, was TO have
bond prepared in the sum Of SlO0 and
signed by at least Etty persons by the
terms OF which the sigpers would be
bound to provide free right OF way Tor
the 500 ra,lway fox the l3 l:2 mifes to
this CITY and the necessary terminal
grounds. The boad's terms are such
that the eigners are bound only IN case
the road means bxslness and bullGs it's
line to the city and thAt no other
road Gao be the beneficiary OF suck aid.
1t is thought usat the right Of way
etc. will not cost anything like ;S5,OOO
but the committee are convinced that
tho guarantee wsil be sufficient 80 con.
vince the 500 people of the 1ntentlone
of jamestown. Speaking OF the .proba-
ble cost. Mr.. Steel stated that tie right
Of ay wonld take 1e acres OF land
Figuring Ii 2 miles the tots! number
of acres required would be l52 acres
which would not cost more than Sl,6W-
Twepty-four acres for terminals at $lOe,
a high estimate, would be S2,40o making
q total Investment OF 81 600.
Most OF the land woald 'be donated
out right, he believed by farmers who
cav the great sdvsntage that would
come to them from the road.
The road must be completed by Sept
*, 1901 or the bonds given ~iE be VOID.
Twenty-three citizens signed the bond
last evening and many more today. 1t
is thought that the bond will be salts
factory to the 500 people.
The committee has had great success
IN getting s,gnere TO the bood ptedRin9
the 500 right OF way aud depot grounds
here. Over fifty names have been Sc
cured, which, at the maximum contribu
ton OF 500, will provide the land neces-
cary. A number of farmers attending
the meeting of the county fire Insurance
company signed the bond and others
have expressed a wil!inRn ess to help get
the right Of way. The leading mer.
chants and property owners have signed
the bond.
.city Friday nlRht,at work on the pro6les
and records OF the preliminary survey
which has been made from Cogswell to
near jamestown. Mr.. Peterson, ID
charge of the crew of eight men, ssys
they have been working about month
on tie route and the preliminary lines
show an easy grade and an almost
straight line northwest from Cogswell TO
town l39 81 in Barnes county from
which the line defects towards the |
James river. Mr.. Peterson says there |
will be but little heavy work. Getting |
in and out Of Bear Greek valley in La
Moure county will require some extra
grading. The big coulie crossing about
seven miles southeast Of jamestown will |
be the heaviest work. The grade there |
will require some trestle work and is
about 4 per cent grade. The line, as
runs moth OF the James river
which will not he necessary to bridge at
ell. The line runs along the river valley
near the farms OF J. Il. Sears and tho
Pearson place and cuts close to the main
wagon road leading down the valley.
The surveyors we're about fonr miles
from the city today. The survey runs
through or near the Farley farm in
8tutsman county.
Mr.. Peterson says there ie no objection
offered at any point BY farmers and land
owners to the roads construction, but
that all realize the benefit it would be TO
that part OF the country. just where
the line would enter jamestown city
limits hss not been decided on. North
of Cog swell, for about eight milee, is