Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-10

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Ample dressing rooms, toilets and
rooms to be located in u
basement under the stage with three
additional dressing rooms In the
wings OF the proscenium. The boilAr
and fuel rooms to be outside OF the
main building at the northeast cor.
aer. The building to be heated by
direct and indirect radiation. The
to be ventilated by fan sys.
TEN, warranted to deliver not less
than $4,000 cubic feet OF fresh air per
The electric lighting to be
up TO date In every respect. ! guar
antee that an auditorium building. az
described above. can be erected IN
the, City of Bismarck, n. D., In &C.
corda1ce with the plans and specifca'
tions, which l propose to furnish, at
a cost not exceeding $4,000. (,
Should the lowest bid or bids ex.
coed this amount, agree to revise
the plans and specifications to make
the cost come within the above
amount. without additional charge to
the city for such revision, o. ! will
enter into a contract with the city
and furnish satisfactory bonds 10
erect the building in accordance with
the plans and specifications for a
sum not to exceed forty.nve thousand
dollars
Respectfully submitted.
"A. VAN HORN"
Health Officer Smyth, at the re-
quest of Commissioner Hinckley, ap.
peared before the board and said that
residents OF the city had been in the
habit of dumping ashes into barrels,
boxes and against board fences; that
the practice was a dangerous one; es-
pecially when it was considered that
ignite coal ashes held fire for Ions
time. Commissioner Hinckley ex-
pressed the same sentiments as the
health officer The matter was re-
terred to the proper committee.
DR.. Smyth read letter to the board
regarding the poor condition and un.
sanitary arrangement of the city hos
pital and recommended that city pa
tients be cared for at the other hos
pitfalls until such time as a better city
hospital was built.
A petition was presented asking
that better crossing be put in on
Mandan avenue, at the crossing of the
N. p. tracks, Immediately west of the
weather bureau.
City Attorney F. II. Registers re
port on the bill of the Hughes Electric
Co. for electrical work done in con
nection with the moving OF the city
barn was read and referred to the
proper committee.
In the matter Of the legality of a
claim OF the city against the county
for road taxes collected in the pas
from taxpayers of said city, but no.
yet turned over to the city treasurer
City Attorney Register gave it as hi:
opinion that under the decision OF thu
supreme court, rendered June I, 1911
| in the action OF Blue Grass township
against Morton county, the county o.
Burleigh is liable to the city of Bis
marck for road taxes collected by tn
county treasurer as follows:
lst-For such road taxes collected
by the treasurer as personal taxes
from residents Of the city.
2nd-For such road taxes collected
by the treasurer on account of rea
or personal property situated within
the city. 49,.
A report OF the city attorney stains
that a quit.claim deed had been sc
cured from j. j. Jackman was read
This was in connection with the pro
posed extension Of Rosser street west
The report was referred back 10 Com
missioner Hinckley, in order that
conference might be held with thu
city attorney regarding the matter.
The reports of DR.. F. r. Smyth
commissioner OF public health, for tn
months of September and October
were read During the month of Sep
tember there were - births: nin'
males and three females. Deaths
numbered 6 during the month. Fo
the month of October there were
births; all males. During the same
period there were 4 deaths.
The city auditor was Instructed tc
draw warrants In payment of services
rendered by the special assessment
commission.
The declination of the Northwest
esn Distillation Power Co. of the
franchise offered to them by the city
was read, accepted and filed.
With regard to amounts due fol
construction of sidewalks, City Audi
tor Thistlethwaite was directed tc
draw warrants for same.
Bids for construction of lateral
sewer on Thayer street were opened
and contract for same awarded to the
Haggart Construction Co., of Fargo
that company being the lowest bid
der.
After the allowance of numerous
bills, the board adjourned until the
next regular meeting, Monday, Dec
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