The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-05-10
CONFERENCE ON
PAVEMENT HERE
WILL BE HELD
Representatives Of Companies
Promise to Make Repairs
If at Fault
CITY TO INVESTIGATE
Other Matters Brought Before
City Commission at Meet.
ing Last Night

Representatives Of two paving COM
panies which did the paving work in
paving district No. (the downtown
district) will hold q conference in Bis.
marck this month for the purpose Of
arranging to take care of any neces.
sary work on the payment, according
to information conveyed to the city
commission in a letter from,Warren
Brothers. sub.contractors.
The letter was submitted at the
commission meeting last night by City
Attorney OfIare. The letter said that
after conference on the work, ar
rangem ents will be made for prompt
attention, where any trouble is due
to inferior workmanship or material
on our part"
Mr.. O'Hare also addressed letter
to the commission in which he sug'
gested immediate steps be taken by
the commission for an investigation
Of the paving in this district, which
has been said by commissioner nI,m-
hers to be defective in many respects.
Complaint on Building 4
The first matter brought before the
commission was q, letter from Her,
man Lasken, who is constructing Z
building at Fifth and Main streets.
He complained that there was, q con-
sidera Bile amount Of Oh lumber, build.
ing material and rubbish and q frame
building which had been moved upon
lot Is in that block, and which he
thought ought to be moved. S. $.
Clifford was present and also asked
@bout it. He also asked the city
commissioners if they had made any
, investigation of the fire which de-
stfoyed frame buildings at Fifth and
;Main. Commissioner Henzler, it was
decided, will take up the matter OF
investigation of the fire with the fire
marshal and states attorney and also
would look into Lasken's complaint
and order the material and building
removed II in violation OF city ordi
nances. s
S. S. Clifford also complained Of
cows being allowed to Craze in the
eastern part Of the city, saying he
could not rent lot for gardening
because of this and he didn't want to
fence the property. The commission
ers discussed the matter of amending
the present ordinance tQ extend from
Ninth street to Sixteenth street, the
limit in which cows must be led
through the streets to, and from pas
ture. s-
Letter on Theaters
A letter was received from h. r.
jaeger, fire chief, on his inspection OF
the Auditorium and motion picture
houses. Some complaints we're made
which, the commission was informed,
would be remedied by all the theater
owners.
The matter Of enforcing an ordinance
recurring connection of houses to sew
ers was discussed, and the city audi
tor was instructed to notify all own
ers of property within the paving dis
l.,ct to connect houses to sewers
within the paving district.
On motion OF Commissioner Thomp'
son, after the railroad commissions
6rdeD extending the period OF sur
charge Of the Bismarck Gas company
was read, the commission decided to
ask the railroad commission for a
test of the quality Of gas furnished:
Members of the commission also
discussed the matter Of regulation OF
dance halls. Just how far the city
can 60 in the matter Of regulation
and licensing. since the state license
department licenses dance halls and
has authority to regulate them, is q
matter of debate. Complaints had
been made to members Of the commis'
sion of the conduct at some dance
halls,