The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-01
Total e,035, 964.71
Three Pavements Laid.

Three Pavements Laid.
Much work in the various lines Of
Improvement was done the past year.
Three types Of pavement were laid
during the year. About 35.45l
square yards of the total was Blome;
2,222 square yards Of plain concrete
was laid in some of the downtown al
yards was asphalt concrete, and was
laid on North Third street.
h extension Of the intake Of the
waterworks plant, some 2,340 feet up
the river. and above all possible local
sources OF contamination, was one of
the special features of the years
work. 1t was fairly. reasonable to
suppose that a large amount of the
trouble experienced in the puriica-
ton Of the city water supply has
been due to a contamination from the
sources near the old intake. The
brewery waste wash water from the
East Grand Forks filter, seepage from
the numerous accumulations Of refuse
and filth at the sawmill goes on at all
times n with several private sewers
It could not help but have effect dur
ing the low stage Of the water in the
Red river. says the engineer.
Theer has been considerable activ-
ity in sidewalk construction during
SbAS SSobS iilOSSlS utIuCI pIlNdln COIl.
tract. The city can pride itself upon
the universal good cement sidewalk
Nearly all sections of the city are we'll
supplied.
The city hall. constructed under
the direction of the city hall building
committee, has added a monument to
the progress Of Grand Forks. The
building is modern in all respects es-
pecially the fireproof construction,
amplifed by the commodious vaults.
furnished with steel files and fixtures.
the highly valuable records of the
city against fire and decay.
h much needed REPEATING of
Lindsey's addition to the city was ac.
complished by the city engineering
department and new stakes were set
to mark all lot corners at a nominal
cost OF a trifie over fifty cents a lot.
This work will in the future obviate
all uncertainties Of the location Of the
lots and a considerable expense to
the property owners for survey and
dispute over the lines.
The work on the records Of the en-
cheering Office have been continued
since the first of the year but without
any additional Office help. Nearly all
the records have been put in a first
class and permanent condition. Over
$2,oOO has been spent on compiling,
correcting ana putting these records
In proper shape in the past two years.
The mass of scattered data and frag-
mentary records has been rearranged,
so that 1t is o accessible for ready
reference and checked as to accur.
acy.
The Total Improvements.
City Engineer Lykken embodies in
his report. which will be read to the
city council this evening. some very
interesting figures. In the sewerage
system, there are 13,257 lineal feet
of brick sewers. 3.0S7 feet Of concrete
pipe. and 95,129 feet of vitrifed pipe.
This totals 111,473 lineal feet of sew
erage in use. The Waterman system
includes 1910 feet Of pipe.
The paving In the city is one Of the
things Of which the residents Of
Grand Forks ms be proud. There
are seven different kinds Of paving.
which total 23s.777.15 square yards,
as follows: Creosote block. 94,l5S
square yards: granitoid (Blome), S.
2o7 square Yards; tar cemen (Don-
neilitel: $3.50: asphalt concrete
.bitulithic). 1s,s07; asphalt concrete
(open specifications). S.1S7; cement
concrete. 2,222; sandstone block on
sand. 2.164. The paving cost an av-
erage Of $3.11 per square yard.
The city engineer notes in his re-
port the ownership of the two steel
span bridges over the Red river. the
DeMers avenue. bridge having been
improved in the past year by being
paved with %creosOte block