Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-16

with clsyss1e; o obtain the best results
there must be added clay sufficient to.
M az t the yos4s e e. .,nts san .s,. !. he Sos,i Ers Ssl
terminsd tint Il requires from nifty to
should be Thoroughly done. preferably
ture applied Six inches thick tol a prop
erly rounded surface with requisite
drainage. especially IL q heavy roller
be s,,- used viii give an M. q, re- wssri Ing
sired.
This 10 practically the construction of.
the streets OF u n~eighboring city Of
Larimore, which are good but not suffi-i
The city owns oWns in a. a pit BIT Thirty iaG ysn miles east
Of here, sufficient q N and gravel to
load many. trains. 1t is q waste Of time
md material to place sand or gravel on
occurring = road worth while. : Water,
percolatesS through the gravel. liquifies
the dirt n the gravel goes down prac-
A good illustration Of this is Afforded
in front of the Nash farm in East Grand
Forks. Some three years 3 this stretch
Of road was treated in his manne and
An examination Of country roads where
a wearinE surface has been secured will
Invariably show that in excavating. for
ffae . 1'e ne 70 f s%1a1ei tns a s1ay hs S;nd been
Northern Pacific railway, contributed
several carloads Of gravel which was
Alderman Valley to have a portion mix
ed with clay. The mixing was not
thoroughly done and the street has re.
stands up today under all weather con-
ditions. A portion of the street be,
tween the Northern Pacific railway n
and Ia fart 00fn0 IN n{nCN4 would
therefore suggest that steps be taken
to store such clay as may be easily OBJ
Problem OF Sliding 8anks
The city is put to, considerable ex-
pense by the moving banks Of our river.
an annua reimbursement with a period
ical building Of new abutments. Our
Bigs of 81 our AIT 4tsa mo2e% glsnt IS frs ssSennty
ed for in the stratified conformation
of the deep layers Of our sub-soil. the
want of ,cohesiveness in the bond of
union between the layers n a want ant
banks and the water in the stream.
Government records show that the
mean water level at this point Is seven
feet below what it ayas thirty five years
ago. Scientific Investigation has demon
SITdJoO InaL the CneaQGSL counter pres.
sure obtainable is water. This can only
be obtained by the construction of. a
lam. AS an undertaking for this city
alone to accomplish the cost would be
The W. railways maintaining bridges
here are confronted with the same prob
lem. Our. city engineer has taken this
matter up tentatively with-the managers
selves. as interested. although at present
handicapped by, the element of govern
meRt control. If the railways could be
cost and the two adjacent cities divide
the remaining one-third. it might per-
haps be brough within reach. This has
been heretofore regarded as a navigable
stream, but I think the government Of
ficials are convinced that If navigation
is ever restored here, it must be by
means of dams and locks and we should
probably meet with no other restriction
of a bulk-head asa provision for a tut
ure lock if required. :.
II such a dam were constructed, it
the intake pipes Of both cities. Unless
the flow Of water in the river becomes
very much. more reduced, such a dam
should yield power Of considerable com
feature might PERHAPS. induce private
capital to" install a dam. There are,
think, sufficient possibilities in these
suggestions to warran, investigation. =.
60n1c1pA 118nta08 ana 30S1S$a00 x4AnSA
In 1898 the city installed under the
assurance of economical management
and a saving. to the city, a municipal
lighting plant at a cost of $3o.0oo;Oo
more than half sof this amount being
spent for machinery with which. to gen:
crate Electricity. h sorisinal promet;
some yeNIs upon the punspins
station asraTEspart-of Yae operating *:
penses OF the lighting plant In spite
of sue help. sissswas operated at a con
tinualF loss. In 1908 an offer was made
by the local>puwer company to furnish
the current at a much lower rate tina!
down upon the theory that it was neces'
sary to compete with the local compan!
and bonds to the extent Of $25 10000
were issued to bolster it up. Some two
years ago, it being found that the PLAN
had again run down and would require
lars to rejuvenate it. the council very
properly entered into a contract with the
local. company to furnish its current a
a demonstrably low price n at tn.
same time made provision for like pow
er for its pumping station. This wa:
a business proposition and was settled
in a sound business-like manner. ant
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