The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-04
CITY ENGINEER SUBMITS
SOME RECOMMENDATIONS
Tells Council of improvements Made During Past Year
Furnishes Interesting Statistics and Discusses Paw.
ing and Possible Future improvements.

The most important feature OF
last nights meeting of the city
council was the report of M. D.
Stoner, city engineer, who gave
some very valuable information as to
the public improvements made by
the city during the past year, and
who also made recommendations as
to future improvements that should
be made, and some that might
possibly be made, including statistics
as to paving.
The report was accepted and
filed; and is herewith given in full:
AS this is the last meeting in the
year, 1909, I therefore desire to
submit my annual report as follows:
During the year 1909 the city
has spent on street grading, sewers
and roads the total sum of
S1,94357 out of the permanent i'm.
provement fund and received in said
fund the total sum of $7,3S2.49;
total amount of the tax levy for said
fund was S7,S3O.12. AS there was a
deficit of $5,397.14, including the
$500 borrowed from the sinking
fund in 1908, there is remaining in
said improvement fund the sum of
SAILS.
Total amount in delinquent
taxes S447.63.
The total sum spent from the
revolving fund was S1,79S.46, which
was used for sewer construction
only; balance in fund, 81, 1867.
Total length of sewer construc-
ton was 1870 feet, being 1880 feet
on America avenue and $40 feet on
Beltrami avenue. This gives the
city a sanitary sewer system of
1905 feet, or 229 miles in length,
at a total cost of $16,183.12.
Total length of cement sidewalks
built by private parties during the
season was 975 feet, at an estimated
cost of SIPS. The total length of
cement sidewalks now CONSTRUCTED in
the city is 1862 feet, or six miles.
Total water works improvement
was as follows: 10 inch artesian we'll,
s2692; pumping machinery and pip
ing, $6244; new building, $1112.60.
Distributing system as follows:
127 feet of 12-inch pipe, 1888 feet of
1O-inch pipe, 5006 feet of 8-inch
pipe, 1905 feet of 6-inch pipe, and
1868 feet of 4-inch pipe, making a
total of 1884 feet of pipe laid,
30 6-iuch fire hydrants and 8 finch
hydrants, 7 10-inch valves, S
8-inch valves, IS 6-inch valves and
10 4-inch valves, making a total OF
As new valves; 2912O lbs of specials
were used. Total amount of con.
tract was $3158O.O8.
New tower and tank, $6,558.83,
(including extra allowed for enlarged
foundations); cost of moving old
pump, $115.00.
Cost of 1900 feet of fire hose
and fire department supplies $780,
O5; cost of new hose wagon, S164.89;
cost of city engineers plans and
specifications and supervision, 1899;
cost of inspecting work, $478.5O;
total cost of engineering and inspec.
ton on waterworks improvements,
$1467.5O; total cost of water works
improvement, S51, 1885,. Percent.
age of total cost paid for engineering
and superintendent 2.84 per cent
percentage charged for similar work
by consulting engineers, to 10 pei
cent.
The new improvements to the
city water works gives the city a
system having a direct pressure Of
from IS to los lbs. in case of fire
and tank pressure of 50 to 70 lbs.
depending on the location, for ordi
nary use.
THE total length of entire
system is now 35425 feet, or 6.71
miles with 81 controlling valves
and 80 hydrants in service. The
total number of taps is 1872, anc
the total average water consumption
per "a hours is 145,O0O gallons
and the total amount of supply i!
$4,000 gallons.
In looking up the matter O
delinquent taxes caused by loca
assessments I find that Beltram
county has never paid the city it