Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-09-03
mo MORE WOODEN WALKS
Council Last Night Passes Ordinance
Providing For Ali Stone Walks
In the City. j
All New Walks To Be Constructed
of Stone or Cement In Ali
Parts Of City.
Two New Fire Hydrants Ordered
Other Important Business Trans
acted by Council. .

acted by Council.
There will be no more wooden side
walks constructed in the capital city.
The council last night so amended the
sidewalk ordinance as to provide that
all new sidewalks built in the city shall
be of stone. Alderman Smyth offered
the amendment to the ordinance MAX
ing this provision. 1t provides that
hereafter all sidewalks constructed
within the city limits shall be of
stone, cement or other fireproof ma
terial. There was some question as
to whether this provision would make
the construction Of sidewalks burden
some to property holders in the resi-
dence districts. But it was repre-
scented by the aldermen that a six foot
stone sidewalk in the residence dis
trict could be as cheaply constructed
as the present style of wooden walks.
AS amended and passed last night
the sidewalk ordinance, under which it
is hoped to bring a new order of things
in the sidewalk line, makes the follow
ing provisions:
Stone, cement or other ~ireproof
walks in all parts of the city.
Twelve foot walks on Main street,
from First street to Seventh street.
East of Seventh street, six foot walks
may be built.
Nine foot walks on Third, Fourth,
Fifth and Sixth streets, between Main
and Broadway, and on Broadway be-
tween Third and Sixth streets.
Curbing of stone or cement, five
inches thick and twelve inches wide
on Main street, Broadway between
Third and Sixth and on Third, Fourth
Fifth and Sixth between Main and
Broadway.
All sidewalks in the city hereafter
built to be ourbed. Six foot walks tc
have a twelve foot curb line, the walk
to be next the lot line and the inter.
Val between the walk and the curb line
to be filled with cinders, earth Of othel
suitable material and to be levelet
with the walk.
All telephone or telegraph poles here
after to be within the curb line, and tx
he placed under the direction of tn,
city engineer.
The council to have power, upon tn
recommendation of the city engineer
to condemn any damaged Or unsaf
walk, take it up, and if necessary t.
order a new walk built by the propertS
owner.
The ordinance was. discussed an,
amended section by section and passe,
by a vote of the five aldermen present
slattery, Smyth, Reade, Bartron an!
Lovin.
In the same connection, two othe
matters came before the council las
night. One was the matter of tn
plan for the walks about the Northwes
hotel and the depot. The plans wer
presented for the consideration of tn,
council by Foreman c. F. Abbot, VIII
is in charge of the construction work
They provide for walks about tn
Northwest hotel and the east side O
the depot on Fifth street of six foo
Of cement. with four feet of sod outsid
and four feet inside the walk
making a six foot walk with gras
on each side. The council viii
permit the work to be done &C
cording to the plans, except that Of
Main street the walk will be twelv
feet in width. 1t is likely the com
pany will change its plan sc as to max
the Fifth street side nine feet to b
uniform with the walk north of MAR
A petition was made setting fort
the fact that the railroad compan
purposed to build it's walk from tn
depot to the west side of Fourth stree
with no walk to the east side of tn
street, claiming this to be a discrim
iioeioA oSaAAsIa IAe cast sue VI III
street and. asking the council to cor
slider the matter. The petition wa
signed by Charles Kupitz, E. Fl. Wilso
and Henry Tatley, east side propert
holders.
The matter was referred to a specis
committee of three consisting of Al
dermen Reade, Smyth and Bartro1
Alderman Srnyth said he understoo
that the property at the lower end c
Fourth street was the private propert