The Dickinson press., 1909-08-21

An important communication read
Wednesday night by Secretary w. r.
Everett at the Commercial Club meeting
was the following from Div. Supt. B.
0. johnson:
Al Mandan. August 18th. 1909.
Mr.. Geo. Frye.
Mayor. Dickinson.
Dear Sir -
During your absence a committee
from your city council handed me pc
tition from the citizens of Dickinson
asking for the opening of Cross street
at that point. explained this matter
in detail to our General Superintendent
MIR. Goodell, and the proposition was
discussed in detail with the President
and General Manager on their recent
trip west They are very much of the
opinion that inasmuch as the time has
come when it is necessary to open this
street to furnish better means of COM
municatiOn between the North and
South sides, that when this is done. a
subway should be constructed under our
main line and car repair shops on Cross
street, bringing same up to ground
level about 200 1T. south of our ice house
and continuing on the surface of the
ground to Broadway. The General
Superintendent is having the engineer
ing department prepare plans of this
subway, especially as regards Willard
street, and he assures me that as soon
as these plans are ready he will meet
me and we will 60 to Dickinson and 60
over the matter with you and the city
council.
Yours truly,
B. 0. JOHNSON,
Superintendent.
The letter explains itself, showing
that the Northern Pacific realizes the
necessity of opening Third Ave. W.
at an early date
Another letter of Importance to the
citizens of Dickinson and which re-
ceived favorable action from the club
was the following from Congressman L.
B. Hanna:
Commercial Club. Dickinson, N. D.,
Gentlemen =
Some time since had letter from
Father Rabsteinek saying, that owing
to the N. P. yards being right in the
city of Dickinson. it made it dangerous
sometimes almost to 60 after the mail
have been investigating the matter
and find that while your city has not
enough of a population to give it city
delivery by carriers Go. 600 population
reauired) yet you could get it for the
reason that receipts of the postofice are
sufficient 10 warrant you getting it
under the rule that allows carrier sys-
TEN for city whose postoffice receipts
are in excess, gross. of $40. 600.
Now in order to have this carrier
system established it is necessary that
your club pass resolution asking that
it be done or else petition signed by
repr esentative people of the city and
addressed to the Post Master General.
To get the carrier system it is neces-
sary that the citizens number their
houses, that the streets be named and
signs be put up on them, so the people
can become familiar with their names
and that there be side walks.
Yours truly.
L. B. HANNA.
After the communications had been
disposed of, President Stickney called
for the report of the good roads
committee. Dr.. Perkins reported the
work accomplished by the committee at
upper Green river in securing subscrip-
tions of money and team work, etc. From
his report it was easy to see that more
work was needed, not only north but
south and in all directions.
The furtherance of this work means a
great deal and our people should take
hold of it and aid in every way possible.
Several members spoke of the boggy