The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-15

Office and it has been twenty days
since a case Of typhoid has been re.
ported" Dr. F. B. Strauss, Bismarck
health officer, last evening advised the
city commission. 49,.
1.-THE truly excellent conditions Of
the public health Is indeed crafty
Ing" said DR.. Strauss. 1T merely
bears out the prophecy made here
few weeks ago, that with prOpe,
cooperation, Bismarck can be made
one of the most wholesome cities in
the country. >s.-,
90" Camp Frazier is Well ~
DR.. Strauss visited Camp Frazier
| yesterday and was advised by the
surgeon in charge that the health OF
the troops stationed there is excep.
tionally good. The boys received
their first injection Of typhoid prophy'
laxis yesterday. Two more inn0cula-
tions will be given to comply with
the requirements Of the war depart
ment. The war department has. de-
tailed q sanitary engineer to- Bismarck
to make q report on conditions at
Camp Frazier avesl Z
Must Clean Up" '''i1%ss1
The city health officer last even
ing was assigned q special police Of
ficer to enforce his cleanup orders.
He reported that while the annual
cleanup campaign had accomplished
world of good, Bismarck had few
slackers who had failed to join In
the movement and who had fatty re-
fused to clean up their premises when
ordered to do so. This, said DR..
Strauss, applied particularly to peo-
pie keeping cattle and horses within
the city limits. The litter which has
accumulated about their stables soon
will become breeding place for the
deadly flies, and the health officer
insisted, that. imme late action be Ia
ken against these iPG0ple whose SLOW
enliness results An 4h9 greceipt of an
average Or tWehtye complaints daily
at the health lotiuS IFf'Rt' the end Of
4S hours these premises are not as
neat and clean as a new pin, the
owners will be arrested and prose-
cuted under the city ordinances.
Cows Gnd Chickens.
Bismarck cows and chickens won
their fight for a place in the sun last
evening, when after reading petit
ton presented by William Laist and
n others, Mayor Lucas moved that
consideration of the ordinance cree
ating q restricted district be indefin-
itely postponed. lA..H q.
- NORTH Sid Drainage
! ! Upon City Efgf1eef oAtkinson's rep
resentatiohs y That y I4{ifd street north
OF Avenue D'is6 rafadt building up
and must have aas4 Gate drainage,
Commissioner Best was instructed to
confer with him relative to the ad-
visibility Of installing a 36-inch storm
sewer which would take care Of the
water In the coulee at the north end
of the street, carrying the overflow
south on Third to Rosser, thence to
Mandan and then south to Broadway.
Resolutions introduced by Commits
sioner Kirk, calling for the c0nstruc-
ton of sidewalks abutting lots and
6, block 6, and lots and 2, block
Z, were adopted. The walks are to
be built not later than June !.
TO Condemn River Road
The city attorney was instructed to
at once begin condemnation proceed
ings for the opening Of a street to
the river, and Mayor Lucas!fNas au-
thorized to put up bond for the icity
in order that the contractors may pro-
coed with their work. The Jackman
property over which the proposed road
will run already has been dedicated
to the city, and only two other prop
erty-oWners are concerned.
10 Lay Out Alleys
City Engineer Atkinson reported
that with one or two exceptions
blocks in the north part of the city
are without alleys. He suggested that
steps be taken now while paving 10 In
progress to dedicate alleys, in order
that additional expense involved in
opening them In the future may be
obviated. Impressed with the neces-
sity for alleys, the commission in
the engineer to prepare plats
for . complete system.
The engineer on recommendation of
Commissioners Bertsch and Best, was
to prepare specifications
for . sewer on Avenue A between
Hannafn and Raymond streets, petit
toned for by L. H. Carufel and 9TH
ers.
At the suggestion Of Commissioner
Kirk, City Engineer Atkinson agreed
to confer withthe Ford Paving Co.
relative to the individuality Of oh
street intersections, as
menace to public safety in the event
Of call for the fire department.
To License Taxi Men
A revised city license ordinance in
troduced for first reading by Commits
sioner Bertsch requires each taximan
to be properly tagged at an expense
Of dollar the annum, A conference
committee was named to dissect the
ordinance and to report such amend
ments as it may deem WISE.
Trees Wanted for Custer-A. E.
Preston, caretaker of Custer park, ad-
vises that tree planting is now under
way at that popular play place and
that thirty more trees can be used to
good advantage. MI. Preston says
that if some public spirited citizens
will donate the trees he will see that
thew are called for and properly |