The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-03
NORTH: DAKOTA
HAS $500,000
B B. NFuGD
No Tax Levy Would BE Required
to Erect New Historical
Museum Here.
WOULD FURNISH RELIEF
Supreme Court, Law and State
Libraries Could Find
e. Quarters There.

| North Dakota already has on hand
fund of which more than $500, OOC
neither the principal nor interest OF
which can be used for any other pur.
pose than Erecting public buildings at
the capital Of said state, for legisla.
tive, executive and judicial purposes, -
advises Rep Anthony Walton Of Ward
county. chairman of the house, apprO-
priatiOnS committee OF the last assem-
bly,, and member Of the present bud
get board. Mr.. Walton offers this i'll
formation in connection with the an
nouncement that the budget board will
urge the 18th assembly to appropriate
at least 100000 Of this building fund
for the erection of Il fireproof. four
story building. Immediately adjoining
the present capitol on the north, to h..
used as state historical museum and
for other purposes.
The enabling act bestowed upon
North Dakota 80 sections from unap.
propriated lands to be set aside to pro-
vide funds for capitol building This
endowment is found in section IL of
the enabling act. In section u {. fur
Their grant of 10000 acres is made for
the same purpose. Under the terms
Of the enabling act neither the prin,
,ciral derived from thc sale of these
lands nor the%@intercst and income
thereon, can be used for any purpose
hut the erection of buildings at the
capital.
State Auditor Kositzky and Rep.
Walton believe that by using prison.
made brick. transported direct to the
site over the states own street rail
way line. an investment Of 100000
will give North Dakota q building
which under ordinary circumstances
would cost $13OOOO. Mr.. KoSitzky il
Of the opinion that such a building
will Immediately relieve congestion ut
the state house. promote present eff
cheney and provide adequate quarters
for, - years to come. .., r.
The supreme court. which is now
crowded, into, narrow confines. and
which has no court room in; which
behring's can be held. would 10 rivcn
one entire floor Of tlie new building
f66r the justices Offices. law library
court: room and Steho@raphcrs. nnar;
tors, Another entire floor. would w
devoted to the state, historical museum.
historical library ana to an Iitnry mn
scum in which will be, housed n com.
nlcte record Of every North Dakota
hoy who entered the service during the
recent war. with memorial tablets for
those who fell,
In another floor .conld he ncconno.
dated the, public library commission.
whose big collection OF, volumes now
Stops over into the corridors and halls
Of the hascncnt floor ~ the cnpitol
building. and space could also be pro
vidcd for mi industrial and agricnl-
tnral exposition in which all Of the
mineral. agricultural and lnanufac
TIRED, products of the state could he
displayed. In addition there would he
room for number Of state depart
mcnts which now are crowded into in.
sufficient and inconvenicnt quarters.
and in the basement Of the new build
ing there would he constructed strong.
firenroOf vaults which would furnish
safe storage for all of the states vnlu-
able records.
IT is believed that all Of tho pioneer,
old settlers and natriotic associations
Of the state will join with Curator NJ.
r. Gilmore. the State Historical So
ciety and other organizations in urging
the legislature to take early favorable
action upon this appropriation which
would provide the state with an insti-