The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-09-14
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At special meeting Of the city
council held on Thursday evening OF
last week IL new cross walks were
ordered constructed within the city
this fall, and the contract for buile-
ing same was given to Contractor
Gust Swanson. Part of these walks
will be full strength the full width,
and will cost the city $65 each, and
the others will be full strength only
80 feet in the center where the heav-
ier loads pass over and will cost the
city $50 each. After these walks
are all constructed most Of the con-
crete walks in the city will be con-
nected. The council also passed a
resolution empowering the mayor
and street committee to employ as
many teams as possible to haul
gravel on the streets Of the city
from the w. c. Martin pit east of
town for IS cents cubic yard
The city buys the gravel from Mr..
Martin at cents per yard, and does
the spreading at its own expense.
The man who hauls gets his IS
cents per yard for shoveling hts
load on and hauling it to any part
Of the city directed. Councilman
Frank Woods was also employed
by the council to keep track of the
loads as they come in, for which he
will be paid $3.50 per day. The
Tribune editor has never had any,
thing to do with hauling gravel and
doesn't pretend to know anything
about it, but We are fully satisfied
that the price offered by the council
is so low that no gravel will be haul
ed On the city streets until some
other arrangements are made. The
action of the city council last Thurs-
day evening was simply another
move to delay the graveling OF ;ne
streets of Bowbells, and unless
something different is done soon it
will be too late in the season to get
the work done this fall, and will
have to be put off until next year.
To a man up in the tree it looks as
though the council doesn't want this
graveling done this fall. The men,
bers are not any nearer agreeing on
anything now 'Lan they ever were
before, and the work is still being
delayed, much to the disgust Of the
residents and taxpayers of the city.
Alderman Perring told The Tribune
last Friday morning that what we
said about the gravelling in our last
issue was all d pack Of lies. that the
council was doing all in it's power
to get the work done, and resented
any criticism on our part He fur
ther stated that in his opinion no
gravel would be hauled at IS cents
a yard, but that the council was
ready and willing to pay any rea-
sonable price for che work provid-
ing SOMEONE could be gotten to
take the contract and accept his pay
in special assessment warrants. He
further stated that the highest
contract price 80 far offered the
council was $1.1O, but that price
of even $1.15 would be paid by the
council to anyone who would accept
the whole contract at this price, put
up bond, and accept the special
assessment warrants as payment.
On investigation The Tribune finds
that there are several people in
Bowbells that are ready and will
ing to accept the terms offered by
Mr.. Perring and would be ready to
20 to work within three days after
they are given the contract and
complete the work before winter
sets in. Either of them can get
the work completed IL they are CIV
en- the contract now, but cannot
guarantee that the work can be fin-
ished this fall If the contract is CIV
En- them two or three weeks from
now.