The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-20

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The preliminary steps were taken
last night by the commercial club
which insures for Fargo an auditorium
and armory building which will cost
beteween $4,000 and $4,000.
There was good attendance at the
meeting. 1t was called to order by
w. w. Smith, vice president in the
absence of President Weiser. A nice
lunch was served in the dining room
at $3.50 prior to the meeting. Mr..
Smith stated the object of the meeting
to be the hearing Of the report OF the
committee on auditorium, and this
was made by Sen. James Kennedy, who
had caused to be prepared elaborate
plans for the auditorium.
According to Mr.. Kennedy, it is pro-
posed to erect this building on the
lots Of Co. b OF the national guard of
North Dakota, facing on Broadway,
south of Front street. This lot is 100
by lao feet, and the structure will be
Of cement with heavy structural iron.
viii 0eat $500.
The seating capacity will be $500,
and the stage will occupy forty feet,
while the auditorium proper will be
100 feet square. The entrances will be
on level with Front street. One en-
trance will have slope leading into
the finished basement, and here will
be located the armory for the mill
tary company. This, it Is expected will
be leased to the company which is al
lowed $500 for rental
The auditorium will be entered from
Broadway on the same level as Front
street. There will be no steps lead
ing into the building. There will be a
balcony. and there will be only three
posts In the entire auditorium, but
these will be so arranged so as not
TO obstruct the view.
The building will have a handsome
front of ornamental artificial stone and
will contain many windows Each
member Of the commercial club closely
inspected the plans and they were pro-
nounced to be well nigh perfect. Mr.
Kennedy said that the architect who
had prepared them desired that his
name be not made public.
viii Sell Stock.
In speaking OF the proposed building
Mr.. Kennedy said, that it was hoped
that the citizens would take stock in
the building and that list of the best
known and most prosperous citizens
had been made out by the committee
and a sum had been set opposite to
their names which represented the
amount of stock those citizens would be
expected to take and he believed that
the committee would have no trouble
whatever in raising the sum of $4O,-
600 in very short time.
10 said that NYp HwN,r
had offered to put up the building and
loan the money to do it on at 6 per
cent, but he believed that the people
of Fargo were patriotic enough to
raise the money themselves and he
was applauded for the utterance. He
said the committee believed that the
building could be rented and that quite
a revenue could be raised therefrom.
Mr.. Anheier was called upon and he
said he believed that from $4,000 20
$40 900 could be raised for the purpose
in no time and he was in favor of con-
tinuing the committee to see about
raising the money.
j. B. Folsom said he had talked 10
many citizens in regard to the amount |
they had been assessed for the audi /
forum and that he had not found one
who was not willing to stand by the
assessment. He believed that there viii
be no trouble at all in getting the build
ing.
w. J. Price said he believed tina.
the city would throw off the taxes and
that the amount of the state and coun-
ty taxes on such building would not |
be very large. Remarks were made by
several of the members after which
by vote the committee was con-
tinued to see about the ways and means
of raising the money, and to see what /
the city would do In regard to the
taxes, etc.