Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-05-05
CITY | n COMMISSION
HAD BUSY MEET
COMMISSIONERS HELD SEES
N stoN AND TOOK UP
ROUTINE MATTERS.
Sc ssAL il REPORTS RECEIVED
Baseball Players Must Keep Out
Of Business Section Of the
s># ".~,r City.

Chief OF. Police Fortune, was in
structed BY the CITY commission at its
meeting last evening, to stop all ball
playing, roller skating, bicycle riding
and small cart running Oh the side
walks of Bismarck, south Of Thayer
street. Also, that all violations of the
act be Immediately taken cognizance
of and the offenders warned off the
walks. " '. ...'
Broadway to 5e Graded.
"A resolution was introduced by
Commissioner Hinckley for, the ln4-
provement and grading Of Broadway,
near Mandan avenue and Washington
streets. The matter was passed and
the city engineer ordered to prepare
estimates preparatory to advertising
for bids.
g. Bids Exceed Estimates.
! Commissioner Patterson desired to
know why all street grading bids ex-
ceeded the estimates. The matter was
discussed for several minutes and the
city engineer was asked to look. into
the matter and report at the next
meeting. To a question of Mr.. Pat
terson, the engineer stated that he did
not believe the bids in any of the
cases exceeded the estimates 10 per
cent, and that lii" did not think they
always did exceed the estimates. He
admitted, however, that in several
cases they had.
Wants to Build Magazine.
Mr.. Loomis, for the Bismarck Hard
ware company, appeared before the
city commission and asked the com
missioners permission to construct
within the city limits as far east as
possible and in close proximity to the
500 tracks, a powder magazine. The
capacity of the structure was to be
such as to hold at least a carload of
powder.
The commissioners took the matter
under Amusement and Commissioner
Patterson, the fire chief and Mr.
Loomis will go to the location, make
an examination of the ground prior tc
the next meeting of the city board, and
then report their findings.
The general structure Of the maya
zine will be 70 gauge sheet steel, eigh'
inches of sand eight Inches Of brick
eight inch air space. then a lining o
sheet steel and on a foundation bull
of concrete three feet thick. The mag
azine is to be absolutely bullet, proof
and to comply with the regulations
of the state and Interstate laws re
lating to construction Of magazines
fer explosives.
Want. AL Hacks Licensed. =,
On, the submission, Of the quarterly
report of Chief Of Police Fortune the
question as to the right of the cit,
to compel liverymen to take out licens
es for hacks that we're only used or
special occasions and for funerals
came, up. ..., -,
Commissioner .Hinckley c%ontendet
that only hacks used for everyday
purposes should be licensed. Commits
sio:ler Patterson believed that al
should pay the tax of $40, and that ne
hacks be, allowed to run beyond The
number licensed. The matter resolved
itself into the form of an order to col
lect from all hacks OF, every day u.s.
and if more than the licensed nun
Der are in use to compel the taking
out of. another license. ,r. :.
License Money Collected,
The. report Of Chief Fortune showed
during THE three months that all
license money collected was $615.54
The report of City Weigher Wakemar
was filed with the commission ant
accented. Receipts of his office were
1850 cents.
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