The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-05-15
TAXPAYERS Will
VOTE ON QUESTION
BOND ISSUE TO
PAY FOR BRIDGE
Resolution Ordered Drawn to Be
Presented at Next Meeting Of
City Council.
STREETS IN NEW WARD ARE
RECHRISTENED BY THE CITY
Louis Robideau is Named Superin-
tendent of Streets; Caustic Re-
marks Over Delayed Reports.


asked by the city council whether it
is their desire to issue bonds and
clear up the bridge controversy, and
at the next meeting of the council
City Attorney Brown will present a
resolution to be acted upon with a
view of calling special election.
It is the intention, if the voters
are so inclined, to issue bonds and
pay for the bridge and not have the
question of payment continually
looming like a spector in the finan-
cial affairs of the city. No provision
was ever made for the payment OF
the bridge when it was contracted
for and the taxpayers of the city are
suuarely up against the proposition
of paying for the bridge. That's
certainty.
Two payments have been made by
the city on partial estimates with
money taken out of the wroung fund
The payments in question have been
taken from the permanent improve
ment fund when they should have
been made from the general fund
And the money so taken from the
wrong fund has to be returned tC
that fund in some manner.
Streets keCnr1SCeneQ.
The new Fifth ward evidenced its
patriotism when the list of new
names was presented for streets OF
the latest addition to Bemidji. Here,
tofore the streets have been desig,
mated by letters and direction in To-
eating addresses has been by using
the school house as a starting point
Many of the newly named avenues
will hereafter bear the names OF ma
tionally prominent statesmen and SOL
diers. The changes are as follows:
First street-First Street South.
Second street - Second Street
South.
Third street-Third Street South
Fourth street - Fourth Street
South.
Fifth street-Fifth Street South.
Sixth street-Sixth Street South.
Seventh street - Seventh Street
South.
In Henderson's Third addition:
Second street - Second Street
North.
Third street-Third Street North.
Fourth street - Fourth Street
North
Fifth street-Fifth Street North.
Changes in avenues:
A avenue-Washingt Ave.
B avenue-Woods.
C avenue-Lincoln.
D avenue-Funston.
E avenue-Grant.
F avenue-PerShing.
G avenue-McKinley.
H avenue-Scott.
I avenue-Wilson.
J avenue-Miles.
Names of all other streets re-
tanned.
The committee in charge of nam
ing the streets consists of Aldermen
Joanis, chairman; Backus and Mo-
berg.
And in connection with the Fifth
ward the city health department is
to locate a dump ground for that
part of the city.
Want Road Improved.
A. E. Rako addressed the council
relative to the improvement of the
road south of the city. He repre-
sented the Bemidji Township Farm
ers' club and was accompanied by
E.. X. Anderson and Mr.. Gray. The
road is what is known as the brick
ward road and Mr.. Rako asserted
that previous efforts to have the road
improved had proved futile. He
stated an attempt was to be made to
secure a rural mail route south of
the city and that an inspector would
be here ere long, and unless the road
was in proper condition and passable
fears would be felt for favorable
report on the establishment of the
wished for route. The matter was
referred to the street committee to
cooperate in putting the stretch in
the condition it should be.
The two ordinances prepared un-
der the direction of the Patriotic
League, relative to distributing hand
bills. and public speaking, were
withdrawn at the request of the spon-
sors of the measures. They had
reached the time for passage and
were killed. the Nord law covering
fully the intent and purport of the
local measures.
Dee Population Less.
In the bills allowed was one Of
$15 presented by the dog catcher for