Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-16
EAUIION IN r
UGHT "A PLAN
IS G. BY MAYOR

promised us collectively and .severally
to furnish the money from the school
fund but our written application was re-
placed them at Ave per cent.
We have an. issue of $50. 100000. ma
turing in 1895 that will require refund d
bridge bonds maturing in 1925 viii be
cared for by the yearly bridge fun paid
us by the county. if our example is
followed and it is preserved for this
AS you are aware this money has
been seized upon by all proceeding ad-
Illustrations and converted TO the gen
an economical administration. As a
result Of this policy and the systematic
Selling Of all accrued sinking funds for
the same purnRse the city has alre 3Siy
debt.
1 thank you for the unanimity with
which you supported. me IN the setting
aside this fund to its lawful purpose last las.
selves upon having done so, for had we
not been able to show the legislature
that we were at last acting IN GOOD
faith, it would have been taken from
US in spite of the efforts of our able
legislators, ]. f. T. O'Connor and ". S.
Whitman. We inherited from former
d%ebtedness consisting Of interest and
unpaid Improvement warrants, a portion
of which was long overdue and by nom
payment the city's credit was becoming
impaired. This has nearly all been met
not by bond issue but by direct levy, and
7 sincerely trust that the small remain
der will be cleaned UP next year, as 1t Is
my ambition to turn the city over to my
and without a dollar of such indebted
ness.
Approved Salaries. 81
The slight raise given to salaries met
x-;<l. ro,y o~t;r1 orrroxo1 or1. uyoC nor.
haps too long delayed. indeed the law
of supply and demand compelled the
raise in. order to secure and hold men
competent for the positions.
The excellent tax bill drawn by our
city attorney, introduced and passed by
the efforts of ex-Councilman Whitman,
will, if enforced, be of vast benefit TO
enable US to determine with greater
accuracy the exact revenue we shall
derive from a given levy: Thus. our
bends o1; soon to be be practically = caGsidsra all OF hume tine
her Of payments having been made up.
on the older ones. it would seem that
the peak of the load" so to speak. has
quired for the yearly interest upon them
must gradually decrease.
City improvements.
in view of Via has already been
accomplished in this line, in the way
of public buildings, paving, sewer and
water extensions and considering also
the amount of our present bonded IN
debtedness, I do not apprehend that the
| city as a whole will at least, not imrne-
diately, enter upon any extensive inn
However, it is fast becoming recog-
nized as ar economic truth that there
must be a more equitable division be.
tween capital and labor in their, joint
titled to a better living than he has
heretofore received. He must be en-
abled to own his home, clothe and edu-
fa5e !tIs c hnd fru and BY t be p naSle 9 fe
acquire a competence for his declining
years.
OF course, there will always be some
happily they are the exception and not
the rule and the effect OF prohibition
will be TO lessen their number. The
is the requirement Of a home. To the
owner of an unencumbered lot DESTROYS
Of constructing a house Of moderate
cost, I know OF no more helpful agency y
should be better understood and far
more use made Of it.
Urge improvements
When a mansttecomes the owner of
4 his home. it. is the result Of our obser-
vatiltn that he becomes stimulates by a
desife to improve it internally and ex-
ternally. Internally by the installation
of modern conveniences. Externally by
improving it's appearance and surround
ings. The condition Of his street inter
able to lave every street in the entire
city paved but unfortunately the cost
is prohibitiw. 1t therefore, becomes
our duty to be as helpful as we can
in securing the best substitute.
The Topography of our city is such.
it being nearly fiat that ordinary dirt
drainage bitches, .excavated along the
BERN. are wholly inadequate. The first
! ctnr toward SprIJTinp q naTnQnanf YnQH-
way must be the provision of adequate
drainage.
our ordinance permitting BY Petintiso a,
~tricts' provides for q desired amount
Of work along these lines. I regard the
first logical step in the way of street
bined curb and gutter. I have taken this
matter up with the city engineer anc
we fully agree that the lowest point ir
such cutters should be in the center
of blocks and of course the discharge
located there.
We have a very convincing ILLUSTRATION
of the futility Of the reverse form OF
construction upon University. avenue
are at the ends Of the blocks and at {
| higher level h the center. by the con
struction advised the road surface a
the intersections can be brought w
nearly level with the curb. making lest
: of a jolt for pedestrians and perambu
lators, but Of more Importance, 1t vii
= permit OF an extension TO SuCn O1SLr1CIs
: of the excellent ' snow cleaning plal
: adopted by our street commissioner TIL
deep bitches and narrow insecure crosl
walks now in use interdicting their be
ing at present treated in this manner
Wide Streets Unnecessary
We are favored in tina the city wa
: laid out with wide and roomy streets
but this does not imply that wide road
: ways are necessary or even desirable
: in my judgment a twenty foot drive
!: way is ample for the traffic needs o
any residence street. This insures
good wide BERN and adds to the appar
Ient depth of the lot. If such curbs an
cutters are, installed they can be If de
sired. followed later by paving, thu
dividing the cost into two stages. Unit
paving is desired this narrow roadwa
can be well rounded up to carry or tn
water
The fact remains. however, that GU
black top soil lends itself but poorl
toward making a wearing surface 70
q road purposes. 1t absorbes water lk
a sponge, adisintergrates with the leas
agitation, forms a batter and easil
ruts. In drying it soon forms har
Jumps and conduces' to the formation {
a rough unsatisfactory surface. W.T.
our tractor and surfacer we have bee
able much to improve It, hut the result
are as yet far from ideal 1t seems I
me that the cheapest satisfactory SUI
face We can expect to secure must b
from an admixtYYre Of sand or srav'