The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-30
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MUCH BUILDING IS
UNDER WAY NOW
CONSTRUCTION WORK THROUGH
OUT STATE CONTINUES ExTEN-
SlVE - MANY CITIES MAKING
CIVIC IMPROVEMENTS, SCHOOL,
HOUSES ARE BUILT.

Building and improvements through
out the state continue extensive this
week.
Bowman is putting in a. lot Of new
cement walks.
Fargo is contemplating the paving
Of 100, 600 square yards, with alternate
bids on various materials.
Grand Forks plans the construc-
ton of four miles OF concrete paving
in the near future. though probably
not until nex year. ~
Devils Lake, Fargo. and Enderlin
are doing, or planning, extensive sewer
work. Grand Forks wants a new
centrifugal pump, with a capacity of.
5000, 900 gallons every twenty-four
hours. to be run by a steam turbine.
Work has been started on the new
lighting system in Ambrose, and 1t Isl
expected that the work will be COM.
pleted in about thirty days. The Fin
ley Light & Power Co. is planning the
addition Of a new dynamo and Fair
banks engine to their plant. The
Northwestern Telephone CO.. is max
ing improvements in the local plant at
Grafton. replacing the large amount
of wire with heavy cables. The VIII
liams Mutual Telephone CO. are call
ing for bids for material and supplies
needed for the completion of it's line
here, and the installation of the local
service station. The farmers between
Regain and Alta have organized q
company, and will build a telephone
line to connect with the central at
Regain.
The contract for the new city abat-
toir at Grand Forks has been let to
Melby g. Standahl. OF that city, at So
294. The building is to be of concrete
and brick, with tar and gravel ROOF.
A number Of schools are being built,
or to be built in the near future. The
contract has been awarded for the new
school building at Alta. Bids will be
received. Oct. 8 for the construction Of
a schoolhouse at Belfeld, near the
Quinion postofice. Bids will be re-
ceived until Oct. ID for the erection
Of a school building near Goodrich.
Blanchard will shortly begin the erec-
ton of a new school building. A.
schooIhouse will be built his fall, near
Kuhn. Bids will be received at Lang
don until Oct. 6 for a new school
house to be built in the school district
Of Hay Calvier county.
Maddox is to have a magnificent
school building to cost $4,000. 1t will
be a two story and basement building,
with pressed brick and stone founda-
ton. A new schoolhOuse is to be built,
near Manning this fall. The contract
has been let for the construction Of a.
schoolhouse near VENT. 1E
Harry Reed will soon open the Cozy
Electric theatre, at Bowman. Tom
Vallancey has installed a new full.
orchestra piano in the Bijou theatre
at Dickinson. The electric light PLAN,
for the Clark moving picture show 4
being installed by Mr.. Clark and "
assistants. "
The contract has been let for
construction Of the Presbyterian
church at Lisbon. 1t Is to be a modern
brick building, with basement.
Belfeld Is to have a new office build
ing. the contract for which has been
let by Attorney Mackoff. There was
a S25, 900 fire loss at Chaseley a short
time ago, when the H. B. Heeren gem
eral store, the Chaseley State bank,
the 3. l.. Warner hardware store, the
II. H. White meat market. and the
Jas. Lester store, burned. The Males
tic cafe. Baker house. and a residence
at Rhame were burned. At Wahpeton.
Adam Lefor will have his store build,
ing. which was recently burned, re-
built. ~
The city commission at Minot.
through a committee. recommended a.
new steel viaduct to replace the old
wooden one over the 500 and Great
Northern tracks, on Nedrud venue
west Of the depot. They also recon-
mended an underground crossing at
Hazel street. The new depot at VAL
ley City Is now in process of con-
struction. .