The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-04
COMMUNITY
BUILDING IS
THE OBJECT
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ment arranged to house the various
community organizations Of the city,
a community rest room, q comfort
station, two rooms for the use Of
company A, Bismarck's national guard
unit, two small assembly rooms for
meetings Of the American Legion,
Legion Auxiliary, Veterans of For
eign Wars, and other organizations,
and kitchen where meals could be
prepared. The large hall above would
be available to the guard company
for drilling purposes.
The committee had at first plan.
ned on q much larger building, DR..
Arnson said, but after inspecting the
state training school gymnasium at
Mandan, which is not quite as large
as the building proposed for Bis
marck, It was decided that one 14O by
~ would meet the requirements of
the city for from Is to 50 years.
Other Funds Being Raised
It has been determined that such
building as has been planned can
be erected complete for $4,000 with
the possible exception Of few of the
basement details and the furnishings
and equipment. Various community
organizations in the city, however,
have already started funds to be used
towards the community building pro-
ject and it is believed that these
amounts will be sufficient to COM
plete the basement and purchase the
equipment.
A. A. Van Horn, called upon to ex-
plain more in detail the proposal, said
the main floor Of the building would
be seven feet above grade and would
have a l6-foot ceiling. In the front
there would be two cloak rooms and
ticket office, with folding doors
so that the space could be opened
into the main auditorium il neces-
sary. Above these cloak rooms
balcony would be constructed to pro.
vide seats for spectators at basket
ball games and other athletic pro-
grams. 1t is not planned to construct
q balcony around the sides of the
building at the present time but
trusses would be used of sufficient
strength to take care of balcony in.
stallation later. The main floor would
be 70 by ll3 in the clear. It would
have approximately 5000 feet Of floor
space, which could be increased to
5000 by opening up the cloak rooms
and ticket office.
The basement would be the same
size and would have l2-foot cell
ing. The tentative arrangement call
Ell for allotting 1000 feet of floor
space to company A, 1000 feet for
rest room. comfort station. showers.
and meeting places for the Boy
Scouts, the city band, the Legion,
Auxiliary. Community Council and
other organizations, and 1000 feet Of
space for banquet hall and kitchen.
This section would be subdivided
with folding doors so that smaller
rooms could be formed for small
gatherings. The hallway down the
center of the basemen floor could be
used by the national guardsmen as .
rifle range.
A. c. Favors Building
H. r. Goddard. secretary Of the As.
ISOLATION of Commerce, and speaking
in behalf Of that body, said the assoc
citation was not disposed to load any
debt onto the city that was not nec-
essary, but that it has been forcibly
demonstrated Of late that it is an alb
solute necessity for Bismarck to
erect community building OF suffi-
cient size to care for the many large
meetings held here and to provide
quarters for the national guard and
other organizations, if the city is to
maintain its proper place in this Sec
ton Of the state.
Il was pointed out that with $50.
coo. bond issue and allowing $4,000 Q
year for maintenance Of such build
ing, the average annual tax rate for
the project over q period Of 20 years
would be only $l.25 per 81, 900 Of as
sessed Valuation. In other words tax
payers in the city would be called
upon - pay m average Of only about
SIPS per year additional taxes per
81, 900 Of assessed valuation to pro.
vide the city with the much needed
community building.
Would Be Ready November Is
The special election will be held
during the same hours on Tuesday,
June l, as regular city election and
voting places will be established. in
the 10 precincts Of the city in the
same manner ~ at regular election.
It is probable that the voting booths
will be at the same locations as on
previous elections.
The architect estimated that it
would require about six weeks time
after the speciel election to prepare
plans and specifications and secure
bids on the building and that con-
structiOn would require from three to
four months. He assured the COM
mittee and the city commission that
with the special election set for June
/, the building could be completed
and ready for use not later than No
yemher Is.