Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-21
F|REMEN Requested
TO Have PATIENCE
PORTED FAvoRA8LY FOR
THEIR PURCHASE.
Fire Commissioner Marquette Re.
ports that City Commission Should
Build Suitable Brick Fire Hall.

The firemen met with the city com.
mission last evening and after they
met they went away and they had
just as much with them when they
went as when they came, in fact they
had little more, for they received
another promise. After the routine
business of the evening had been
transacted Commissioner Marquett
stated that there were a number Of
firemen present who wanted to know
what the commission was going to do
about the fire hall matter. President
Williams stated that the firemen must
be patient; that the commission was
divided on the matter of what kind
of building to erect. some of them
wanting fine, big structure to cost
say $4,000. and others much small
err building: that the commission had
been wrestling with the matter for
over a year and that this was some
thing which could not be settled in a
moment; that the commission had
purchased fine fire team and wagon
for the department and fine big barn
in which to keep them and also that
Commissioner Marquett had done his
best for the department; had worked
bard fer it and the commission had
almost always acted on his recon-
mendations and he could promise the
department that just as soon as the
h. I0pt = ma n
would have a good home, after which
statement Commissioner Jackson
moved the meeting adjourn.
A. c. Hinckley had in petition
granting him permission to erect a
sheet metal covered building on his
lets north of the Grand Pacific hotel.
Commissioner Patterson moved it be
granted but Mr.. Jackson objected be-
cause it would be in direct violation
of the ordinance passed by the com.
mission last summer to prevent any
such buildings being put up in the
downtown district Mr.. Hincxley
stated that Re would be forced to give
I'D possession of the Broadway bal Il
by tic city very shortly and THOUGH:
the city ought to help him out of his
difficulty. The matter was finally re-
ferred to Marquett for investigation.
Messrs. Marquett and Jackson, who
had been investigating the city
scales proposition. reported that in
their opinion the city should purchase
scales and install them on Broadway
1870 feet east of Sixth street. No &C
fob Tho
At the meeting OF last week pro
test had been presented by the fire
department protesting against the
continued use by the city OF old frame
buildings fer the firemen; this had
been referred to Marquette and last
evening he turned in his report on the
natter, as follows:
'To the City Commission: The pc
ition and protest CT the fire depart
rent referred to me at the last meet
ng. wish to report that in my opin-
on the city commission should take
some action to provide a suitable
prick fire hall. and would further
recommend that the city take action
IN the temporary place for the de-
apparatuses. In the re-
Gently purchased barn on Broadway,
which can be used without expanding
much money and which in my opinion
will be more satisfactory than the
resent quarters. We are paying $lG
,er month for the storing of the hook
nd ladder truck and $25 for the sta
ion where the horses are kept, and
is not satisfactory to the fire de-
artment or city to have the apara-
uses at different places, and | would
ecommend that the barn be used as
quarters. and that the
,embers of the fire department have
he same privileges as this commits
ion has to meet in the same hall for
II meetings.-A. F.. Macquett.'
No action was taken on the report
nd after allowing few bills the
Getting adjourned to next Monday.
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