Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-06-04
FIVE DISTRICTS
FOR PAVING To
Be LAID OUT
Paving Committee Will Have De,
finite Scheme for Conn
mission.
GOOD PROGRESS
IS BEING MADE
Details Can Be Arranged Early
So Some Work Can Be Done
Very Soon.

Five paving districts will be Great
ed by the city commission it present
plans do not miscarry. The special
paving committee of, which r. G. Bat
tey is chairman, has tentative plan
to place before the city commission
at it's meeting tomorrow evening.
The first district will take in the
business district and probably bet
ter material will be used here than is
necessary elsewhere because of the
heavy traffic on the downtown streets.
In the second district will be all
other territory included in paving pc
titions now before the city commits
sion and to be paved at this time.
Other districts are: third, east side Of
the city; fourth. west side. and fifth,
south of the tracks.
In Two Districts Only.
Paving, however, is only contem-
plated in the first and second districts
but the districts will be created so
that i: the property owners ask for
the improvement the preliminary
steps OF creating a district will not
be necessary. r.
The impression that any streets
are 10 be widened is erroneous. All
paving will be laid with view to
meet the Iuture development or Bis
marck In the business section 1t is
proposed 10 have a street as feet
wide and all sidewalks of uniform
width. On the residence streets. how
ever, it is thought that 80 feet is suffl.
cient for the street width and the rest
can be used for sidewalks and park
ing. This will reduce the cost OF paw
ing in residence districts materially.
To- Determine Limits. q ~ - :
1T is q problem now, however. to- de-
termine just what limits should be as-
signed to the business district. Ten
tatiyely the committee ia considering
making the following the business
districts::
No. /: On Main street from Man.
dan avenue to Seventh street; Broad
way from Second to Seventh; on
Thayer from Third to Sixth, and on
intersecting streets to square the
above area. ~
Steps may be taken next Monday to
compel every property owner'to make
sewer and water connections SO as to
prevent tearing up the pavement. II
property owners fail to comply, the
work may be done by the city and the
expense charged to the property. All
roof drains in the business section
will have to be connected with the
storm instead of sanitary sewers as
at present
Sewer Extensions.
Some extensions of the storm sew
ers will have to be made 70 furnish
storm drainage system for the first
paving district This is for the en-
gineering department to work out.
City Engineer Atkinson is at work
on the details and will submit a ten.
tatiye plan soon. While the paving
committee has confidence in Mr.. At
kinson. it has been deemed advisable
to secure the services of an expert
paving engineer. City Engineer At
kinson will have charge of the work
and the special engineer will act in
an advisory capacity. In view OF the
Importance of the project. the paving
committee feels that special expert
assistance should be employed.
As soon as definite plan is before
the commission, conference will be
held with the advisory paving com.
mittee selected by the Commercial
club. It is hoped that details will be
handed down within the next few
weeks so that bids can he asked on
the various materials.