The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-26
SEVEN BLOCKS TO BE
PAVED On. BEL TRAM
Thirty-two Foot Street, with Twenty
four Foot Boulevard on Each
Side Decides Council.
IRVINE AVENUE TO BE IMPROVED
Petition of Residents Heeded-White
Way Posts and Auto Truck Propo-
sitions Postponed Two Weeks.
IRVINE AVENUE TO BE IMPROVED

paved streets will be provided for Be
midi during the summer, should the
street committee of the council act
favorably on the plan as outlined
at the meeting held last evening.
w. B. Stewart, county superintend-
ent of schools, whose efforts have
much to do with the fact that Be-
midjf has been designated as the
proper place for the locating of
sixth normal school, informed the
councilmen that one of the agree
ments made at the time the normal
school proposition was discussed was
that the street leading to it would
be paved.
Means a Fight.
Mr.. Stewart said that trouble was
to be met in securing an appropria-
ton for the new educational institu-
ton and that nothing should he neg
lected which might aid the city in
obtaining at least a quarter of mil
lion dollars to be used for the schools
establishment. He complimented the
aldermen on their progressiveness
and as being public spirited enough
to take advantage of the situation.
The aldermen readily showed that
they are in favor of paving, and are
ready to meet any requirements pos
sible. The street committee was in
structed to Investigate the cost of
paving from Seventh to Fourteenth
streets and gather other necessary in
formation.
Boulevard Beltrami.
A petition signed by large ma
jority of the Beltrami avenue proper
ty owners was read, requesting that
the street be narrowed to 80 feet,
and boulevards of "a feet to be placed
on each side, bordering the property
line. The same request was made
by the Irvine avenue residents. Both
were accepted and City Attorney
Russell instructed to draw up reso-
luton to establish the changes. This
means that should the Beltrami paw
ing be done, it will be 80 feet wide.
Minnesota avenue has sibeen so
graded.
Only One Auto Bid.
While bids for an automobile fire
truck had been advertised for more
than a month, only one was pre-
sented at the meeting last evening,
this being from the Seagrave COM
pany. Robert Browning appeared
for the company and explained the
workings and advantages of the ma
chine, but while the council appeared
to favor the purchase of the car,
costing 1878, with all the extra at
tachments as required by the adver-
tisement for bids, the matter was
laid on the table until the next
meeting, when it is believed that a
SelecLlOu Will De maQe.
About the White Way.
The selection of the proper kind
of white way" posts was not made
at the meeting, bids being received
from only two companies, the Central
Electric company, and the Minnea-
polls Steel & Machine company. This
matter was also laid on the table for
two weeks. in order that further bid
ding might be made.
Harry Reynolds, of the Reynolds
& Winter real estate and insurance
company, brought up the matter Of
liability insurance for the protection
of the city in case of injury to work
men employed by it. The matter
was left with the finance committee.
Carl Koerno< of Kelliher will paint
and repair the city water tank, his
contract calling for 1925.