The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-03-24
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troduced became laws. Determined at
tempts in this direction were made by
members Of both bodies. However, it
was very noticeable that the feeling
throughout both bodies was much more
favorable to good roads legislation than
at the previous session, and if the
god work of the press of the state
along these lines is continued for the
next two years, it is felt that we shall
sec mere good roads laws enacted at the
next session.
1t is 20 be sincerely hoped that
many Of the counties will take advan-
tage Of the county superintendent act,
and il tire commercial and farmers or
carnations will take up the matter
with the county commissioners it is
believed that the several county boards
will readily see that it is greatly to the
advantage of the farmers of the state
| to have e better constructed and main
tanned system of highways, and that
the appointment of competent county
| superintendent will very materially as
sist in this direction.
Farmer is One Benefited.
The farmer is the one who will be
benefited by good roads, but it has be-
come so common for the farmer to drive
his loads of grain to market over poor
roads tina: the subject of better roads
does not receive the thought and at
tention from him that the subject de-
mands.
Carefully gathered statistics show
that the cost to haul grain and mer-
chandisc over our common country
roads is so cents per ton per mile; the
same statistics show that. the cost to
haul this grain and merchandise over
good roads is less than 10 cents per
mile. Thc average haul for the farmer
in this state is about eight miles. In
hauling the product Of one section to
market eight miles over our country
roads, it is costing the Farmer $461 per
year more than it should if the roads
were properly constructed and main
tanned under skilled experts.
An act which will go long way to.
wards identifying our city streets is
embodied i'll senate bill e65 by Senator
Kennedy of Fargo. This bill amends
sections 2772, 2T75, PITT and 27se Of
the revised codes of 1905, relating t.
the creation of improvement districts
and purposes for which special assess
!. ments may be levied in this state. TIL
amendments to these sections provide
:, that any city shall have power to Great
!. districts for the purpose of grading
! graveling, curbing, planting trees, con
strueting grass plats, sowing grass seed
constructing cutters, and maintaining
the same. The merits of these amend
ments are thta it viii give the city ccan
ellis authority to create improvement
districts for any one or all Of the pur
poses mentioned, in addition to district
for sewer, paving and water mains, an
assess the abutting property for the i'm
pro emnts made. It also provides tina
the city may maintain the parkway
constructed and care for the trees an
| grass planted thereon. In this name
we overcome the difficulty always e.
countered in attempting to improve
Il street by parking and curbing, by til
| reas0n Of the refusal of the owners q
nonresident property TO improve an
care for the parking between his lc
and the curbing, there generally bein
at laast one or two lots along a cit
block which grows to weeds and has
p be cut l.y the street commissioner {
b the city.
Under these amendments trees ca
be planted along the entire street j
an Improvement district, which in i
self .lone adds very materially to I'll
attractivcncss of our cities.
Thi sbill should have the hearty CT
dorse1nent Of the civic leagues through
I out the state, as it undoubtedly wi
nhen its merits become known