The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-08
SAYS SPEEDING
IN RIVERVIEW |
IS DANGEROUS J | i'
Alfred Zuger in Letter to City
Commission Asks Action
Be Taken BY Police
CITY TO MAKE PLANS
Will Put on Extra Police
Bids for New Main Sewer
Are Received by Body

The city commission in meeting
last night received a communication
from Alfred Zuger in which he COM
planned of speeding of automobiles
on the slopes of hills in the west
part of the city, especially in the
day time when many children are out
on the streets.
Mr.. Zugcr in his letter said ;:
"As a resident in Riverview Add
tion, in behalf of many citizens as
we'll as myself, 1 desire to call, your
attention to the very serious situa-
tion with respect to automobile
speeding on the slopes of Broadway
Thayer and Rosser streets west. Near
ly every day and night drivers of
cars are disregarding not only the
state laws and ordinances Of the city
but every decent regard for the safe
ty of children and others who may
be upon the streets. They. pass
through Custer Park and by the
swimming pool at rates of speed that
endanger the lives of everybody US
ing the streets.
Something must be done to put a,
stop to this excessive speed and dis
regard for the rights of others by
automobiles of this class, otherwise
it will end in disaster to some per-
son and very likely to somebody's
child. l have personally seen cars
fly by at 80 to 40 miles per hour in
and going down these slopes
when small children were upon them,
and it is only great good fortune that
none of them have been killed or
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To Put On Men.
Members of the city commission
agreed with the sentiments expressed
by Mr.. Zuger. Police Commissioner
said that police had already
made many arrests for speeding. Fl.
also said that a campaign had been
put on to prevent autoists from run
ming without lights. The police force,
he said, is inadequate to devote them
selves wholly to catching spceders.
After discussion of the funds
available it was decided that efforts
would be made to add one or two men
whose time would be devoted chiefly
to stopping speeders. It is the plan
to use either motorcycles, or to use
stop watches on the various "speed
lanes"
Sewer Bids Received.
The commission received bids for
main trunk line sani-
tary sewer, commencing at the in
tersection of Third street and From;
street and extending west on the GEN.
ter line of Front street, and Front
street projecting west to the intersec-
tion Of the present sanitary sewer
south of the Northern Pacific railroad
track in the western part of the city.
Bids were submitted by Frank G.
Grambs of Bismarck, w. E. Kennedy
and Haggart Construction company.
The former was held to be low bid.
lcr on all but manholes. The con-
;ract probably will be awarded today
or tomorrow. The bid was for 36-
nch single strength vitrified sewer
pipe in place, $685.; 30-inch double
strength vitrified sewer pipe in place,
;6.46 per linear foot; manholes COM
olete in place, $72.50.
All the bidders agreed to take
per cent warrants at par. Previous
contracts have provided warrants
bearing Z per cent interest.
A petition, was received for the paw
ng of the alley running east an"
vest between Broadway and Main
streets and First and Second streets.
Sidewalk Petitions.
Sidewalk paving petitions were re"
,eived as follows:
North side of Rosser street between
Anderson to Briffin street.
North side of Thayer street be-
.ween Anderson and Griffin.
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