The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-27
The FIRST STEP
TOWARD REPAVING
COUNCIL INSTRUCTED CITY EN-
GINE-H TO PREPARE PLANS
AND SPECIFICATIONS AND Es-
INNATE OF cosT--IMPoRTANT
BUSINESS TRANSACTED.

A special session called last night in
the city council chambers adopted a
resolution which is the first step to-
ward the repaving OF the greater part
Of the streets In the Fourth ward,
which is part of third paving dis
trict of the city.
There are ten different kinds of paw
ing mentioned in the plans and speci-
fcations which have been prepared and
are in the hands of the city auditor
AS soon as the necessary advertising
for bids has been done the contract will
be let and whoever the contractor is
he may be able to start the work in
the spring.
The Resolution.
The resolution adopted was as fol-
lows:
Be it resolved by the city council of
the city of Fargo that the city en-
gineer be and he is hereby directed to
prepare plans, specifications and esti-
mates Of cost for repaving and curb
ing with the following described paw
ing materials, to-wit: Creosote block,
both and Sh inches in depth: vitrified
brick, both 2Ax4x8 and 31sx4xS; sheet
asphalt, bituminous concrete, dollar
way, blome concrete, bitulithic, cement
concrete and westrumite, the following
described streets and avenues in the
city of Fargo, all in paving district
No. 8, to-wit:
First avenue south from the east line
nf ~ nSa A. A.
Thirteenth street.
Second avenue south from the west
line of Eighth street to the west line
of Thirteenth street.
Third avenue south from the west
line of Eighth street to point 255.36
feet west Of the west line of Fourteenth
street.
Fourth avenue south from the west
line of Eighth street to the west line
of Thirteenth street
Fifth avenue south from the west
line of Eighth street to the west line
Of Thirteenth street.
Ninth street south from the south
line Of Front street to the south line
Of Fifth avenue south.
Tenth street south from the south
line of Front street to the south line
of Fifth avenue south.
Eleventh street south from the south
line of alley between First avenue south
and Front street to the south line of
Fifth avenue south.
Twelfth street south from the south
line of alley between First avenue
south and Front street to the south line
of Fourth avenue south.
Thirteenth street south from the
south line of alley between First ave-
nue. south and Front street to the south
line of Fifth avenue south.
Seventh street sor'h from the south
line Of Front street 10 the north line
of First avenue south. @
Passed finally.
There were three members OF the
city council absent. Messrs. Bolene,
Hanson and Cupler. The mayor ans
nounced the special session Of the city
council for the purpose OF discussing
the paving projects and asked the
city authorities to read the resolution.
The good roads department OF the ma
tional government and the good roads
department of the University of Wis
consin have not responded to Mayor
Lovell's letters. In these letters the
mayor asked them IL they would as
sist in the work.
City Engineer Anders has received
as many as thirty inquiries as to paw
ing contracts for next year, and as
this would necessitate a great deal OF
work on the part of the city engineer.
he had arranged to have the plans and
specifications printed. The plans and
specifications for the repaving of the
Third ward have been prepared, but
were not acted upon at the meeting
held last night. The alderman from
the Third ward seemed to think the
property owners of Fourth street
south would want that street paved
from point south of the Early prop
erty through the park commission,
past st. Johns hospital and on out
to the. filtration plant.
There was some discussion over the
building code ordinance which had
been before the city council for some
| time. The matter was taken UP be-
fore the Fargo Builders and Traders
exchange, and that body has not made
report.
Something should be done regard
ing the defective wiring proposition, :"
said Mayor Lowell. He mentioned sew
eral fires as an illustration, fires that
cost more than the insurance COM
panies have received out of Fargo in
the way OF premiums in year. 1t
was the general opinion of all that
the recent big fires were caused by
defective wiring.
The boilers and engines Of the city
water works have arrived and City
Engineer Anders gave an estimate for
$4,000 for boilers in favor of the Min
neapolis Steel and Machinery co. and
| $9,171.13 for the Allis- Chalmers Co.
the former furnishing the boilers and
the latter the pumping engines. The
estimates were allowed and warrants
authorized for payments.
Council then adjourned to meet on
Tuesday evening, Jan. 2, the regu-
lar meeting night coming on Monday
evening, which is New Years day,
legal holiday.