Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-15
Under the Established Grades Money Will Not Be Thrown
AWAY Hereafter, and Eventually II Will Be a
Pleasure to Ride on the CITY Streets
Sidewalks Laid and Water and Sewer Mains Will Be
Placed at Proper Level and Trees Planted
viii Not Have to Be Disturbed

1T las been the history of nearly
every American city that the early
residents failed to lay out the city on
comprehensive lines. The presentand
not the future has been considered. 4
Personal and not community interest
has governed. Thus the absence Of
parks and vacant squares, the lack Of
uniformity in streets and additions,
the absence Of proper grades and lack
of permanent civic improvements
The handsomest cities are those laid
out on broad lines and controlled in
the inception by centralized idea.
BY single Individual or corporation
The selfishness Of the individual and:
lack OF civic pride is responsible for.
much that is bad In city government
much that is incongruous and un-
slightly and much OF the debt with
little to show for it-
II IN the very inception q city is
#comprehensive1y laid out and its
growth anti ipated, even IL never real
lied, So that the installation Of public
utilities such as waterWorks and
sewer systems. telegraph lines, central
heating plants, etc, can be made on
permanent grades street grades
are established so that in street work
and paving, sidewalk building and tree
planting every dollar expended will
be saved will go towards perfecting
L and completing syrne trical whole,
( instead OF a temp rary max lift, the
4 taxpayers in the long run will be the
{ great gamers and the debt Of the com.
munity will be kept at the minimum.
Bismarck is no exception to the rule
of cities. Our people have bought
and are continually buying, their ex
perienee Much Of the money we have
spent on public improvements has
been thrown away The permanent
gades of the streets OF Bismarck
should have been made years ago ans
every building and every public i'm
proYement made to conform there
with But 1T is Of no use to brood
n over the errors OF the past. 1t is no
3 now too late to rectify the most d
them. A light beginning has beef
& made. The permanent grades hav,
been established These grades con
u template the cutting down Of street
in the high places and the use Of TIL
dirt thus secured III the filling OF TIL,
low places. This means a city d
easy and correct street grades, SO tina
y hereafter the sidewalks, the p1antin
of trees, paving and extension &
water and sewer mains may be perms
nent and unchanged .ss
sFrue, this process these improve
nlents will necessitate the lowerin
Of some water and sewer mains a
the expense of the city, but the benz
q fits to be derived more than Justify th
action. III some instances residenc
property will have to be terraeed q
protected BY retaining walls, but thi
has its advantages for 1T is a fact thu
these conditions add greatly to til
value Of the property affeeted and /
the beauty Of the city as a who'll
The opportunity for artistic landscaI
treatment of terraced or wall-pr
tected residence sites Is boundles
and Ii every Instance in Bismarc
this property will have q value abos
the surrounding sites Tar above Il
additional cost ali first Incurred. TI
street work now being prosecuted
Bismarck Is the frst intelligent emo
since the grading Of Sixth stree
which was made BY Alex McKenz
and r. Bs Mellon against the prote
Of many citizens at that time, vii
the exception Of the grading Of Min
street os last year,
Some people do not realize how Il
portant 1t Is to have permanent grad
ana rovements conforming tier
With at tue present time It viii hi
NIT the laying Of Sidewalks and Il
planting of trees on proper and III
rnanent fines 4 q put on the day,