Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1911-09-15

lOWhnUn Will u
Made one OF MOST
BEAUTIFUL CITIES NN.D.
The progressive spirit OF the great
Northwest is being more plainly exem-
nlified in the city of Bismarck TINS
season than in any other CITY "es1
of the Mississippi river.
In spite of the adverse crop condi-
tons during the past two seasons tne
work of improving and beautilylne
the CITY has gone forward without
interruption. The fact that Bismarck
is better located for the natural d1s.
tributing point CT the trans Missouri
country than any other North Dakota
city and that the Typographical lea.
tnres of the city are such that one OF
the most beautiful cities of the west
can be built has created feeling OF o.
optimism and a "get-to-gether spirlt
that has re, eived marked attention
throughout the entire state. The most
conservative business men are not
onlv investing their money in modern
hotels. business blocks and resi-
dences. but are working hand in glove
with the Commercial Club and CITY
Commissioners to forward the move
ment for more and better pubic
buildings and streets.
good illustration of the get-to-
eether spirit has recently been shown
nv active interest taken in the move
ment for the construction of an up
to-date street lighting system for the
business district
The contract for the obstruction
of this system las just Deen awarded
to Grambs and Peet of this city and
will be pushed to completion as rapid
" as possible. The plans and spe-
cifications for this system, prepared
by the city engineer, provide for the
erection of one hundred and twenty
ornamental poles, four on either SIDE
of each block, with cluster OF f1ve
lights will consist of one 1OO-watt
Mazda lamp covered by sixteen
inch alabaster globe on top OF which
will be surrounded, by four 60-watt
Mazda lamps covered with twelve
inch alabaster globes. All the mater
ial and workmanship will be first-class
in every particular. The sidewalks
throughout the buiness section are be-
ing widenad to sixteen feet, which
gives ample room for the light poles
which will be set just inside the curb
line and with generous width OF walk
it is acknowledged by experts that the
city will not only Lave model great
white way, but will receive an adver-
Using from this improvement alone
which will in short time bring
enough more business to the city to
more than repay the original outlay
for it's construction.
The citizens have come to realize
that there is nothing which will boost
a city like the construction of sub
stantial and lasting improvements
and there is no investment which
will yield better returns than money
wisely invested in Improving and
identifying the city streets.
Already much talk is heard among
the business men concerning the paw
ing question and it is a foregone con-
clusion that within the next two years
there will be many blocks of paving
laid.
In the residence district the work
of improvement has been started By
the creation OF Improvement Districts
for the purpose Of parking, curbing
and planting trees, and the work on
some of these districts will be started
this fall, and as soon as it is shown
to the residents what a, wonderful
change can be made in the looks Of
a street by the parking and mainten.
ance of the parking by the city, it
will not be but few years before
miles of this parking will have been
done. This parking work is done
under the authority granted the city
councils by amendments made to the
paving laws at the last session of the
legislature, which privides Il at the
cost Of the work may be assessed
against the property benefited and
the time for payment may be extend
ed over a period of ten years or less.
Under the ten year plan of payment
the cost of curbing and parking will
be only ten cents per front foot per
annum.
That Bismarck is becoming pleas.
ant and healthy place to reside is
shown by the fact there is not a
vacant house in. the city, and the real
estate men all have many looking to
rent on their waiting lists.
When the time arrives for the open
ing of the North Dakota Industrial
Exposition on September 26th, the
city will be in gala attire and Visitors
will be shown at close range what can
be done in developing a city when the
citizens "get-to-gether" for that pur
pose.
LEARN IDENTITY OF MAN
WHO DIED ON N. P. TRAIN
JAMESTOWN, n. D., Sept. ga
telegram received from Otto Johnson