The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-22
MUCH BUILDING
in N. DAKOTA
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT NOTED,
MANY FARM Bull DINGs IN
CONSTRUCTION, NUMBER OF
NEW SCHOOL HOUSES NOTABLE
-RA,LRoAp EXTENSIONS MADE

The city Of Minot is advertising for
bids for the construction of new
sewers, also curb and gutter work.
Mohall Is doing a good deal OF grad
ing and graveling. The work. on the
new boulevard at Minot is progress
ing rapidly.
Darlington is to build a large water
main three miles out Of the city.
Waterworks bonds for $26,O0O nave
been sold to meet the expense or the
| project. W. D. Lowell, of Minneapolis,
was awarded the contract for the eA~
tension Of the system.
Plans are at the builders exchange.
| in Fargo for a waterWorks system Iorl
Galloway, Mimi.
Hillsboro is putting in new water
mains on Seventh street. ~"
D. E. Fuller, H. A. Boo, and U. w.
Millhouse are looking into the pro-
position of an electric lighting plant
for the town of Alexander. =
The North Dakota Telephone Co. ~
planning to run a telephone line from
Plaza to Parshall, where Mr.. E. b.
Baker is ready to install a. central.
Tioga is to have an electric nght
plant. A stock company or the Iocai
business men has been formed ana
work has been started on the bulld-
ing. { ~.
near Linton. -
Bids are being advertised for~by the
county auditor for the erection of a
1870 foot span steel bridge over the
Heart river near Mandan. There VIA
also be a 35-foot span steel brldge
built over Sweet Briar creek.
At Bismarck the contract Tor the
seats for the new municipal audi
toriun has been let to the a we
Equipment Co., Of Minneapolis, .ano
the contract for ~equipping n stage
TO the Hayward Bros. d Wakeheio
Co, of Chicago. .s.
At Eagle the erection OF the new
public library is well under way. The
new building is located just east o.
the courthouse.
The present administration building
at the hospital for the insane a.
Jamestown is. to be completely recon
structed in accordance with plans ane
specifications prepared by Samue :
Crabbe, consulting engineer n archl'
tect of Fargo.
At Wahpeton, the plans for the new
: postofice will be revised and new DID
asked for, all bids recently ske TO
having been rejected.
At Valley City, the workmen ar
; busy putting in the foundation TOR tn
big Fifth avenue motion pictur,
theatre.
Plans are under way for the erection
of sixteen new school buildings In tn
= state, besides, a number already unde
construction. Alta Is to have two neF
D country schools. A new is Z
D be build near Belfield. Bids viii b
4 received soon for the construction 9
3 a school building near Danzig. j..
8 GiIseth was awarded the contract Eo
2 q. new and modern school building 4
x the town of Greene.
A new building is soon to be erecte
to take the place of the STACK schoo
H~ankinson, which was struck =
lightning recently, and burned to IN
ground. Bids have been opened 10
the construction of another schoe
house near Hankinson, also. Two ne'
school buildings are to be erected nea
Hebron. Bids are being received ro
the erection of a, school building
the town Of Hesper. Separate dds ar
asked for the construction OF g TT
proof building. New heating plant
are being installed in W scho.
houses near the town Of Lee. a
Leith, 1900 school bonds We're vote
for the erection Of a school hous'
Lorain is to have a new school build
ing.
The large school building at Mona
will soon be completed. The buildin
Is to cost about $4,000. 1t is a fin
modern structure, and In finishe
throughout in birch, with maple floor
New England has let the contract fe
two new school buildings n low
school district TO a Taft contracto
Kreauser Bros. of New Rockford, hay
the contract for the erection Of
4 school building at Bremen. The scho'
house at futile is to be moved frol
its present site, and placed on a ne
y concrete foundation.
4 AT Sykeston, work has been begti
L. on the s-uperstructure OF the &GerIla
Lutheran church building. The Cathe