Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-04-15
RESCINDED
It's 'S1loN.
State Hospital Board Rescinds
Former Resolution Regarding
N. G. Right Of Way.

N. G. Right of Way.
At the meeting Of the board OF
ASYLUM trustees last week a recon"
mendation orthe old board regarding
the granting of right of way through
a portion of the state hospital prop
erty, for the Midland Continental
railroad, was rescinded. Further in
vestigation into the matter showed
that the board had not the authority
to take the preliminary steps record
ed. The resembling of the resolution
was done in a friendly manner, and
with the intention that another
method of legal procedure might be
adopted, which will permit the same
object to be attained. The strip OF
ground wanted for railroad right OF
way cuts out quite a pretty little
grove from the land formerly includ-
ed in the Fisher farm, recent ac-
quisition of the. state hospital.
The proposed line of right of way
will cross the James river northwest
of the Wells wagon road bridge.
The board Of trustees found that
the three bids received for finishing
the new fire proof ward building
were so high that unless the bids
could be reduced in amount, the
board would not be able to complete
the building within the appropria-
tion made by the legislature. The
bidders for the completion of the
building were Thomas Powers, the
contractor: who constructed the walls
and superstructure last year; the
Bowers brothers. both Of Fargo. and
Alexander Nelson of Perham, MINI.
The bid of the Bowers brothers was
beyond all consideration, as being too
high, and the board accordingly took
the two lowest bids and asked for a
reconsideration and further figures,
with certain speci fications taken ont
of the. plans. The board decided not
to use tiling in the halls, .nor metal
base boards in each room, and to re-
duce the cost in other respects. All
of the first bids were rejected, and
on opening the second bids of the two
lowest bidders, it was foud that there
was difference of but Sl7 in the to-
tai amounts OF their bids. The board
would have been pleased, it is said,
to have had Thomas Powers secure
the completion of the building, as he
had his equipment for work on
the ground, and had given the board
a good Job on the work already done;
but in fairness to the lowest bidder
the contract was awarded to Alexan-
der Nelson of Perham .: $4S.627. 20.
Both contractors changed their bids
materially after the board had dc.
cided to get along without certain
features of the new ward building
designed by the architect, A. NJ.
Beebe of Fargo, and this permitted
the board to 70 ahead with the work
Of finishing the building.
The legislature appropriated for
the erection of new buildings and
other improvements at the state
hospital and for the equipment Of
such buildings, the sum of sl26. 05O
apportioned in the following items:
Finishing fireproof ward building
se2, ,750.
Hospital for tuberculosis and con.
tagious diseases, SIS, 600.
Local telephone system, 81, GOO.
Extension to kitchen building,
$500. 4. I.
Extension to bakery, 81, 500.
Ice house and fuel shed, s., ,00o.
Sewage disposal tank. $1,000.
Rewiring for electric power cur
rent, sl,5OO.
Two new boilers, 90, 600.
Sanitary repairs, 81, 500.
improvements to grounds and
building sidewalks, $1,000.
Purchasing additional land, M,800..
TO furnish and equip new ward
building and hospital for ::tuberulosis
and contagious diseases, Is, 900.
Bread mixing machine and motor,
$500.
STRAYED OR STOLEN.
From Anton Fried's farm three
miles east Of SpiIitwood lake, on
March 30, 1909, one span Of dark bay
mares, both white faced weight about
1850 pounds. One has white hind
feet, one has one white hind foot and
one :is shod 10 front. Horses were
last. seen about S miles west Of Spir-