The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-09
'BEAIDJI soon TO
HAVE WHITE Way
Council Decides to ask Aid from Bust
ness Men and Two Blocks Of Light
ing System Assured this Summer
$25, 740 WARRANTS RETIRED
Iowa Firm Given Contract for Build
ing Of Outlet Bridge Motor Truck
Specifications Changed.

0p0CAACdGAOuS OAd1l66Uss
That Bemidji will have modern
white way before next fall is almost
a certainty. At Monday evenings
meeting of the council, action was
taken whereby the merchants on
Third street, between Minnesota and
Bemidji avenues will be asked to as
sist in financing the establishment
of the system, and just as soon as
the money is assured bids for the
posts will be advertised for.
c. D. Wilkinson, manager of the
Minneapolis office of the Western
Electric company, who is in Be
midi as the guest Of Charles War
field, was in attendance at the meet
ing and explained to the council
members the most successful ways in
which to provide for the placing of
the white way, its cost and the pro-
per. weight of standard to select. Mr..
Wilkinson, who has been connected
with the placing of white ways in
many of the most important cities
in the northwest, told Of the advan-
tages to be derived from this mod
ern way of illumination, by beauti-
flying the city and increasing bust
ness. He spoke at the Business
mems meeting this afternoon -.
Recommends Light Post.
Mr.. Wilkinson recommended that
the six hundred pound-post be used
in Bemidji, four to de used for each
side of block The estimated cost,
ready for lighting, is $100. per post.
Five bids were placed for the
building of the steel bridge at the
outlet, the Iowa Bridge and Iron
company being successful, contract.
ing to erect the structure for $3.50,
just 500 below the bid of the Illi-
nois Steel Bridge company, which
was $3,975. Two Bemidji contract
ing firms, Goodman & Loitved, and
Price & Son also made bids for the
work '....
Many Warrants. Retired.
Quarterly reports Of George Stein,
city clerk, and George Rhea, city
treasurer, were read and ordered
placed on file. The reports show
that during the past three months
$26,22394 has been received by the
city, $4,000 coming from the coun-
ty treasurer, and that warrants to
the amount of $25,749.51 have been
retired.
Would Extend Nymore Paving.
Thomas Swinson, city engineer,
reported to the council that to OK
tend the Nymore pavement 1,400 feet
as recommended by the street COM
mittee would cost approximately 3d.
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midi, Village of Nymore, Crookston
Lumber company and the Box fac
tory would be assessed their proper
ton of the cost. There is some
! question as to whether NymOre can
legally finance its share, but at the
next meeting of the council there
City Attorney Russell and the street
committee will he present and the
proposition reviewed. AS the road
. now stands, following the grading,
cutting down the hill at the railroad
crossing, it is almost impossible to
travel .s<-s-. - -.
Meet With Assessor.
| Acting Alderman at Large Moberg
lappointed Alderman Lair of the First
ward, Alderman Bailey of the Sec
ond ward, Alderman Bisiar of the
Third ward and Alderman Miller OF
the fourth ward to act as the board
of equalization, and meet with the
city assessor June ~. iss.gg " e.
! Notes of the Meeting.
Gene Berman, one of the Fourth
of July committee, requested that the
j. committee have the street privileges
, ion the day of the celebration. Thu
request was granted.
). The proposition of the Mississippi
, avenue property owners who have
suits against the city for damages tt
, their property because of street grad
ing, was accepted and placed on file
"A report of the municipal cour
showed that $133.90 had been col
lected for fines since March 81, to las
3 Saturday was accepted.
The fire committee, together will
8 Herbert Doran, chief of the fire de
partment, reported that they hat
changed the specifications for the fir.
q truck, and requested that new bid
. be advertised for, to. be opened in foul
weeks. The request was granted.
1t was ordered to pay Price & SoI
1900 of the $2,75O contract for TIT
q building of the piers for the Quite
4 bridge. The remainder to be pait
on the completion Of the bridge ant
approval of the city engineer.
s. "A w Koicor Of tho Star E1acfri,