The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-07
Council Deems it Unwise to Start I'M
provement of Library Setting
Until Next Spring.
SPECIAL TAX LEVY PROPOSED
Thousand Dollars For Two Years Be-
lieved Necessary-More Lights
For Water Front.

There is to be no effort toward
perfecting a lake shore front park ir
Bemidji this year, according to the
sentiment expressed at the city
council last evening.
Vice President Joseph Bisiar, who
presided in the absence of President
Kirk, brought the subject up, call.
ing attention to the beauty of the
public library building and the poor
setting it has because of the neglect.
ed condition of the surrounding
trees and grounds and suggesting
that the city engineer proceed to
lay out the park lines.
Objection to any such proceeding
before next spring at once developed
and the council refused to vote on
the proposition of getting the park
started.
Park Improvement Fund Proposed.
Nh. Bisiar thought something
should be done toward establishing a
fund for park purposes and this was
met with favor by the other members
of the council.
"A half a mill tax would mean a
fund of about $1,000" said Alder.
man Roe, and that would give US a
start"
The concensus of opinion was
that for $4,000 the lake shore park
could.be made into a pretty recrea.
ton spot and at the same time fur
nishing a pleasing setting for the
library building. 1t was tentatively
agreed that $1,000 a year for two
years should be spent, but no definite
action was taken and the park idea
was dropped for this year.
Dicaire Tells of Darkness and Bad Bows.
Peter M. Dicaire, who appeared
before the council to urge the grad
ing of road, took occasion to in
form the council that small boys are
shooting the electric lights full of
holes with sling shots, and also that
often the arch lights do not burn
and that after ten P. M. the lights
become dim. The council refused
to become excited over the complaint,
claiming that the light company was
trying to give good service. Atten.
ton was called to the fact that the
city pays for its illumination by the
meter measure, so that when a light
is out the city doesn't pay for it.
AS for the small boys, it was sug
gested that the police be called tc
stop their vandalism, and that
through the papers, parents be
warned to dicipline their children.
To Widen Park Avenue.
The council voted to widen Park
avenue to forty feet between Twelfth
and Fourteenth streets.
The usual number of monthly
bills were pre- sented and allowed.
The street gang pay roll was
allowed, the total amount being
$212.
The light bill for the month was
S34O, and this did not include. the
cost of new lights. There are now
twenty-four arch lights in use and
81 incandescents. The lighting com.
mittee was authorized to install ad.
ditional lights along the lake fir ont.
James Miller was given $40 for
street sprinkling during the month
of August.
Bosworth to Construct Storm Sewer.
Three bids were received for the
construction of storm sewer at
Second street and Bemidji avenue,
the contract going to H. F. Bos-
worth who made what the council
believed to BIT the "lowest and
best" proposition. ........sz
Water rent collections during
the month amounted to $474.
The council granted permission
to the Modern Samaritans to use
the city hall on the night ofSept. ID.
Alderman Brown sprung a clean
up crusade when he called attent-