The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-11-15
MOVING DAY.
With OFFICES
REIURNLNG1|'O
CITY BUILDING D !
Civic Association Will Move
Next Week; All Quarters
Are Attractive:
TRANSFORMATIONS /
CAUSE ABATEMENT
:::+1I's
Handsome Interior Is Prettily
Decorated; Rest Room
Is Provided For :
TRANSFORMATIONS /
CAUSE ABATEMENT
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of next week the city will again be
lat home" in it's splendid remodeled
city building and a general polishing
of shoes, clean collars and slick
combed hair, while general absence
of whiskerinos will be noticed, Tor
the migration is on in full force from
an enforced absence in most any kind
of quarters during the remarkable
transformation by Contractor George
-Kreatz on the dilapitaded old struc-
ture, on plans drawn by the artech-
tural firm of Roberts & Funk, First
National bank building.
The fire department slid into It's
new quarters last night, and has yet
to "straighten up" its III household"
effects. Chief of Police Bailey has
also moved from the catholic fire de-
partment headquarters, caused by
the presence of building material and
piles Of rubbish. =.
City Clerk Stein is getting ready to,
move from the Warfield building on
Third street and so is City Engineer
Bourgeois; who IS also superfntend-'
ent Of the water system of the city.
Association Is Stirring.
Secretary H. Mayne Stanton of the
Bemidji Civic and Commerce associa-
ton is getting ready to move the
equipment from the presen quarters
in the Nangle block into the hand
some and spacious quarters in the
new city building, and will be in
early next week.
The rest room for the families of
70 uyi11 On1l1nv tho
north front room, moving from its
present quarters, opposite the city
hall, and it will be modern and at
tractive in detail, an ideal rest room.
The city council will hereafter
have it's meetings in the city hall and
Municipal Judge Gibbons will once
more hold court in his chambers in
stead of in his office in the Tropp-
man block.
Instead of further delay in the
practice of the juvenile band, the
band room Of the adult band and the
juvenile organization will take pos
session of their special quarters at
the rear of the second floor where
the bandmaster will have a small Of
flee for the music and records.
MAIN Entrance.
AS one enters the main entrance of
the new building, he will encounter
to the left the Office of the city! clerk.
Across the hall there win be the
rest room, with another room lifted
with hot and cold water and lava
tory.
A public lavatory is directly back
of this, is also finely equipped.
Back of the city clerks office is
the office of the city engineer and on
back of this is the waterworks office.
Then comes the police offices.
ACROSS from the police department
dormitory, spacious and we.. equip
ped with necessary facilities.
The fire department quarters are
greatly improved and are as they
should be. The large space devoted
to the apparatus and trucks is gen.
erous and when the debris from the
work of the structure is removed the
department will have splendid
home.
Going Up Stairs.
The former upstairs stairway has
DoSIL lOCdLcu luFLucI UdCh Ill Tie Hall
and it is a most worthy improve
men, in broadness and comfortable
tread.
In the front of the building on the
second floor will be the spacious
quarters of the Bemidji association,
great Improvement over the pres
ent quarters for its pupose extending
along on Fourth street. The kitchen,
well equipped with water. gas cook
ing range and other equipment
necessary is also feature.
The next room is the council
chamber and a marked improvement
,over the old one. The office of the
municipal court then follows, and
the band room is next.
Lavatories are also on the second
floor.
The basement contains the heating
<olant and specially constructed fuel
room.
Interior Attractive.
The interior of the building is at
tractively decorated, wainscoted with
mahogany color and trimmings, the