The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-12-09
BED|IDJI LAID
LARCEAM0UNT
OF CONCRETE
DURING YEAR
Coming of Early Cold Halted
Further Work; Completed :
Next Season
REPORT IS MADE OF
MARKED IMPROVEMENT
Burgeois Withdraws Resigna-
tion; Council Had Loaded
Him ITO the Guards"
REPORT IS MADE OF
MARKED IMPROVEMENT


:ment until spring for completion OF
the plans for laying concrete side
walks and setting of curbs under the
schedule set by the city, but during
the season. when work Of this kind
was permitted by the weather man,
Goodman & Loitved laid for the city
:9,219.O7 lineal feet Of five-foot walk,
costing so cents per foot for the
width of the walk, total Of 1851.
added to this was the engineering,
amounting to $277.53, making total
sof $5,82S.53 for, the concrete walks
built under the city's supervision,
during the past season.
In the curbing for proposed pave
ments, 1856 lineal feet were set, at
"a cost of 40 cents per foot, a total OF
:$3,954.06 for the curbs. The five per
cent additional for engineering made
the total cost $4,151.79.
Street and alley crossings cost $2,-
220.
Cold Halts Work.
When the winter weather struck
the city, work along this line was
halted, much more work having been
laid out ready for the concrete. 1t
will be finished as soon as the
weather permits next spring. -.
The foregoing figures were inclu:d-
ed in the report of the city engineer
to the council Monday night, land
showed the marked progress in con-
crete walk construction made in Be =.
midi last season in its campaign Of
municipal improvement, with paving
to be laid the coming summer.
Groom Sends Regards.
Alderman Groom was reported SER
ol1sly i'll at his home and Mayor
johnson reported the fact, stating
that the Fourth ward representative
asked him to convey his we'll wishes
to the council and that he regretted
he was unable to meet with them in
the new city building. The council
voted to have the mayor purchase a
large boquet in recognition of the
greeting sent from the sick bed of
their colleague.
Queen Esther Tree.
The proposition of holding the GUS
'tomary Christmas tree by the Queen
Esthers also came up in the council,
and it was decided that. the annual
custom should be observed again this
year. A resolution was ordered
drawn that the city would pay the
expense incurred as it has done here
tofore.
George H. Nettleton, state fire mar
shall in a communication, asked that
Fire Chief Daley be recommended for
a deputy state fire marshal, and as
he desired to appoint him to that
position. This will be done.
Miss Mae McGregor, Red Cross
county nurse, asked the council per-
mission to have a desk in the rest
room of the city building, and the
request was gladly granted.
Might Work Here
Chief Daley, of the fire depart
ment, made a report of the number
of of fires during the past cold
month, and there were only four.
Three were chimney fires and one
was of unknown origin.
It was then recalled that in other
cities, when householders neglect to
clean the SCOT from their chimneys
in the fall. and they ignite, it costs
the city taxpayers the expense of the
call Of the fire department and the
neglectful offender has to- stand the
expense. 1t was suggested that
would be a good thing for Bemidji.
A brief water report contained the
delinquent sum of $151.4O on the
part of consumers for 1919.
Resignation Recalled.
The council was greatly gratified
when it was informed that City En-
gineer Bourgeois had withdrawn his
resignation from the city's employ,
but there was proviso, that he need
ed help, which. if forthcoming, he
would remain in the capacity of city
engineer.
Mr.. Bourgeois is one of the best
constructing engineers in this part of
the state and when he was engaged,
Bemidji breathed easier, in view of
the large amount of engineering
planned by the city. But when the
burden of also being the superintend-
ent of the water works, with its de-
tail and attendant additional duties,
he was unable to take proper care Of