Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-23
CITY PAVING
PROPOSITION
SEEMS WINNER
Largest Property Owners Have
Signed Petitions; Others Ready
to Help.
$5oo,0oo PROJECT
WELL UNDER WAY
Everyone Is a Booster for Bis.
marck Betterment and Work.
for Good Streets.

A whirlwind finish this week will
1t is believed, bring to successful
close the Commercial clubs campaign
for nine-mile paving district. The
signture Of every large property-hold
er in Bismarck, with very few ex
ceptions, is already attached to the
petitions which it is hoped to present
to the city commission one week
from tomorrow, and with dozen paw.
ing enthusiasts pledged to work ener
gerically for the cause this week, it
should be an easy matter to bring in
to the fold the small percentage OF
frontage still required.
Among the more influential citizens
and larger property ty-holders who al
ready have "signed up are the fol
lowing: G. B. Little, A. w. Lucas, e.
A. Williams, r. D. Hoskins, w. E.
Lahr, w. II. Webb, Jr., Alexander Nc
Kenzie, International Harvester Co..
R. G. Battey, general agent; j. P
Jackson, "A. f. Marquette, A. P. Len
hart, G. NJ Dahl, Florence e. Young
r. C. Battey, l.. A. Larson, c. w
Nichosl, w. D.. Prater, D. r. Owens, L.
X. Thompson, George A. Welch, A. J
Arnot, j. i. Bell, G. f. Dullam, Odes
sa Williams Wattam, F. w. Murphy
c. w. Finwall, N. A. Freeburg; f. NJ
Hoskins, P. J. Meyer, R. S. Towne
John l.. Larson, f. l.. Conklin, J. a.
Graham L. A. Hughes, !. P. Baker
George w. Newton, Henry Tatley
John Homan, p. B. Webb, Frank G
Grambs, p. C. Remington, c. Bertsch
Jr., Mrs. Harvey Harris, Knowles &
Haney, E. P. Quain, G. A. Finch Lum
Der Co., Il. H. L. Vesperman, G. Il
Stackhouse, William f. Jones, e. O
Gunderson, G.. IL. Young, I. R. Atkin
son. r. p. Jones, George Gussner
George w. Little, Price Owens, D. L.
Boynton, N. 0. Ramstad, Orris w
Roberts, G. G. Wach.ar, j. J. McKen
ma, Bismarck Trust Co., P. e. Byrne
Carl Petersen, l.. A. .Schipfer, A. A
Jones, George Russ.
The above list is not complete as
it was impossible last evening to OBJ
tain a report on all of the petitions
which are now in circulation.
number of the large corporations
which have not yet signed have signi
as a petition can be presented to the
proper officers.
Where Petitions Can Be Signed.
Petitions are open for the sigma
lures of affected property-holders al
the following places: First Nationa
bank, Bismarck bank, Lahr Motor Co.
+. L. Conklin's, Orris w. Roberts, A
p. Lenhart's, City National bank, Hos
kins', French & Welch's, G. C. Wach
ter's, Commercial club, Grand Pacific
hotel.
Any member of the Commercial
club streets committee-W. E. Lahr
Carl Petersen and G. G. Wachter-
will gladly accommodate property
holders desiring to help the good
work along.
There is no longer any question as
to the success of this project, the big
gest. the most vital and the most
pregnant with promise, which Bis
marck ever has undertaken. If every
one who is interested pitches in and
helps, the work will be completed this
week, and the petitions will go to the
city commission at it's next meeting
If sufficient help is not forthcoming
the comparatively few men who have
been doing the work to date will be
compelled to work so much the hard
er.
What Commission Will Do.
The commission is committed to g
paving plan. Upon the receipt of the
petition, the commission will assume
charge OF the detail work which tC
date has been handled by the Com
mercial club committees. The paving
district will be established; prelimin
AIRY work necessary will be ordered
done, and then bids will be advertised
for, as required by law Paving is
one item of public improvement in
which the property y-owners have every
thing to say. If they wish to pave
their streets with twenty-dollar gold
pieces, there is none to say them nay
If they prefer cheaper, perhaps
more durable material, ''it is up tC
them"
Bids probably will be called for or
the following five materials, whose
approximate price per square yard is
also given: Vitrified brick, $275;
CreOSOteu DlOCkS, Sl.oo, DltullLnlC
$3.50; bituminous concrete, $500;
concrete, $1.75.
Easy to Investigate.
Bismarck property holders need moi
go outside the state to determine the
relative value of these several types
of paving. Mandan, Minot, Grand
Forks and Fargo have on exhibition
samples of these various materials
which have been in service number
years. The main street in Mandan is
paved with bitulithic. Brick and ere
osoted block have been used in bot!
Fargo and Grand Forks, as have sand.
stone, bitulithic, bituminous concrete
and plain concrete.
The Northern Pacific roadway ir
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