Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-08
COMMERCIAL
CLUB HOLDS A
GOOD MEETING
MUCH OF INTEREST TO CITY DIS.
CONSOLIDATION AND
EQUALIZATION
BISMARCK HAS THIRD LOWEST
TAX RATE-ASsIsT IN BUILD
ING ARMoRY

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The meeting of the Commercial club
last evening was we'll attended and
very interesting, wide field of sub
jects being covered. A communica.
ton from Sec. McFadden accepted the
invitation to hold the annual meeting
of the Bankers associat IN at Bis
marck some time during the summer
and looked forward to pleasant SOC
ial occasion.
A letter from Commissioner Pow
derby relative to proper distribution
of labor throughout the country was
read and asking that a shortage of
labor in any line be reported on blanks
supplied for that purpose.
Agent w. J. Payne reported that the
Northern Pacific railroad had acceded
to the request of the club to have
the switch engine work here during
the afternoon instead of the morning
and in future the engine will leave
here at 4:30 each day. A vote of
thanks was rendered Supt. Burke and
Agent Payne for their courtesy.
Letters from our congressional dele
cation all pledged support for a pub
lie building at Bismarck to cost $780,
900, two bills having been introduced
for that purpose.
The delegation also acknowledged
petition of the club asking their op-
position to the parcels post bill and
the general expression seemed to be
that no such measure would be adopt
ed.
A communication from Capt. Muir
ply of Company A asked the co-opera-
ton of the club in securing the re-
quired $4,000 towards the proposed
new armory. He stated a site had
been selected at the corner of Sec
ond street and Broadway and there
was a good prospect of meeting the
requirements whereby the state aid of
$4,000 will be secured. A committee
was appointed to act in conjunction.
with like committee from Company
A to enable them to begin the con-
struction early in the spring.
N The secretary reported progress in
the matter of a ferry at the big bend
and hoped to accomplish something
definite before the opening of naviga-
ton. He stated that since the river
had frozen farmers on the other side
already awaited themselves of the ad-
vantages of trading in Bismarck.
The president and secretary were
appointed a committee to take steps
to make Bismarck convention city.
While only few can be secured this
year, it is hoped to make the invita-
ton strong enough to attract many
more.
At the coming meeting of the Farm
ers' Institutes the club will provide
entertainments for all those attend
ing, at social and smoker.
Mayor Smith addressed the meeting
on Civic Federation and called atten-
ton to our inadequate system of as
sessment and equalization, citing
many instances. He urged that our
citizens interest themselves not only
in obtaining fair assessment, but in
a just equalization The club pledged
it's support and suggested that a re-
porter be detailed to attend the meet
ings of the board of equalization and
publish the report. The members
generally entered into the discussion
and offered some valuable advice. R.
D. Hoskins presented the following
table of the rate of assessment show
ing the Fargo pays but 46 mills on
the dollar, while Grafton pays II. Bis
marck having the distinction of be-
ing the third lowest in the list:
Taxes Paid
Fargo, 46.