The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-22
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BIG SUN HERE
ByIIesby Co. Is Planning Many
improvements
BESIDES THE new CAR LINE
THEY WILL BUILD NEW GAS RES
ERVolR AND ARE ADDING
UNIT TO THEIR ELECTRIC
PLANT-ALso MAKING extern
SloNS IN MAINS.

The Union Light, Heat & Power Co..
through its owners, Byl1esby e. Co. of
Chicago, is about to expend the sum
of $4,000 in this city in addition to
the proposed extension of the street
a line to Dilworth, which will cost
about $4,000 more.
The company has contracted, for the
erection at the gas plant in this city,
Of what Is called a gas holder, or res
ervoir n this will be 100 feet in di-
ameter and will cost in round figures,
$3.50 o.
In addition to this the company has
contracted for a new unit for the cleo
trio light plant which will cost $40, 900.
At the present time the company is
expanding $4,000 in the way of the
extension of gas mains and another
$4,000 for the purpose of enlarging the
barns for the street car system, as 1t
will be necessary to have more barn
space for the additional car that will
be necessary for the Dilworth extern
sion. which it is hoped win be built
and running by fall.
New Ordinance o. X.
M. L. Hubbard, manager of the Union
Light, Heat & Power Co., returned
yesterday afternoon from Chicago,
where he went to e the managers of
Byllesby & Co. in regard to the pro-
posed new ordinance granting to the
Fargo & Moorhead street car line an
extension of franchise, and the attor-
neys OF the company have passed fav-
orably on the same. 1t is believed that
he's ordinance will finally pass the city
council Monday night without q dis
senting voice.
while the ordinance is not just the
way we wanted it," said Manager Hib-
bard to The Forum. still the company
Is willing to concede to the wishes Of
the council of the city of Fargo and
the ordinance as offered by the or
dinance committee will be passed next
Monday night, unless something which
Is unforeseen comes up. which is not
likely.
Will Start at Once.
"Just as soon as the ordinance is
passed and signed by Mayor Sweet our
company through the manager, C. P.
Brown. will begin the work Of on
struction Of the new line from a point
in Moorhead. We have already ar
ranged for the delivery of much of the
material just as soon as the ordinance
is passed. SO that there will be no de-
lay. We could have built the line for
almost $4,000 less than now had we
been able to have proceeded last fall,
for steel and railroad material have
gone up in price. We want to make
the line a good one and nothing but
the best has been bought.
THE new gas holder that has been
ordered for the Fargo gas plant is
100 feet in diameter and is made Of
sheet steel, and this will be erected
at once"
Many North Dakotans in Chicago.
MI. Hubbard did not have much time
to look about while he was in Chi
cage, but he had the opportunity of
attending the republican convention
some. 1T vas a great sight" said he.
The streets were damned full and so
were the hotels. / had to pay So a
day for a room in a second class no.
tel. l was told while I was there that
there were fully 800 people from North
Dakota in Chicago while the onven
ton was going on. l met many of
them. but looking for a man in that
city unless you had him spotted was
like looking for a needle in the proven
bal haystack. I saw a city that
appeared to be so wild with excitement
as Chicago this week"