Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-03-05
Additional Appropriations Now Avail
able to Continue Work on
Fort Lincoln.
Bids for Putting in a Water System
Will Be Received Until the
goth Inst.
Also a Sewerage System and Later
on Some Additional Buildings
Will Be Built.

borings were also made with a view of
ascertaining if the Missouri river water
could not be found filtered through a
gravel strata on the southwest corner
these borings the engineer in charge,
with tho authority of the department on
the report submitted to Washington, is
now advertising for the sinking Of two
8-inch pipe wells as a part Of the pro
posed water system. Bids will be re-
ceived up to II a. m. March 20. 1nstruc-
tions and data for the information of
bidders can be had by addressing Sam
uel G. Brosius. constructing engineer in
charge at Bismarck.
The borings last fall indicate the fol
lowing stratas of gumbo. clay, coal,
gravel, ETC.:
First 10 feet--Gumbo.
10 to 40 feet-Clay.
40 to Al feet-Sand and clay.
Al to SIS feet-Straight quicksaud.
55 to SIS feet-Sand and gravel.
SO to 70 feet-Sand, gravel and little
coal.
10 to 10 feet-Sand and coal.
IS to rs feet-Coal with very little
sand.
rs to 80 feet-Gravel; little sand.
80 to 80 feet-Gravel, last foot very
coarse.
At this depth boring was discontinued
and water rose to within 10 feet of the
surface. Analysis of the water showed
a pure article-practically filtered Mis-
souri, river water-and with a series of
8-inch pipes sunk to, the gravel bed, 50
to IS feet, it is believed an abundant sup
DIV of water can be had. The first con
tract calls for the sinking of two of these
iron wells only. A pump house, stand
pipe and complete system will be put in
this year.
The contract for the sewerage system
will also be let soon. There is an appro-
p~riation of $4,000 available for water
works and sewerage, and a wire from
Representative Spalding states that at
5:25 yesterday Monday morning the
house passed an appropriation Of $4,000
additional for continuing the construc-
ton of the fort. Senator Hansbrough
had succeeded in getting an %appropria-
ton of $4,000 in the senate, but the OBJ
lection of Joe Cannon in the house re-
suited in a final compromise on S33,OOC
by the conferees. Doubtless Mr.. Spald-
ing had a difficult task to hold this
amount as the house was not in favor of
any appropriation whatever, and except
for the rider put on in the senate no APP
preparation whatever would have been
secured.
The Bismarck post-Fort Lincoln--is
designed to be, when completed, one OF
the largest and handsomest military
posts in the country. There will be
over sixty buildings, to accommodate a
full regiment of soldiers and the cost
will be upwards of a million dollars.
The site is an admirable n and suit
able for either an infantry or cavalry
post. Both the 500 and the Northern
Pacific will run branches or spurs to the
grounds, the latter having been staked
out last fall.
At the next session of congress an
effort will be made to get 100000 to
continue the work. The department
did not favor this appropriation at this
time for the reason that there are now
no troops to garrison the barracks and
with the unsettled conditions in the
Philippines, no troops in sight for a year
or more.