The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11
Claim It Would Be an Infringe.
ment of Their Rights-Ac-
tion on PROPOSAL Delayed
City May Do Garbage Haul.
ing-Paving Protests Found
insufficient

Calling Of a halt on steps to have
boulevards on Fourth, Fifth and
Sixth streets, between Rosser ave-
nue. and the capitol, maintained by
the city, and the apparent reaching
Of q decision to have the city do
its own garbage hauling this sum-
mer instead Of letting it out on con-
iract, were the principal items Of
business transacted at the regular
meeting Of the city commission yes
terday.
Decision to postpone action on
the plan Of having certain bcule-
wards municipality maintained fol-
lowed the presentation Of petition
signed by approximately 30 resi-
.ents Of the three streets affected,
protesting against the proposition.
The petitioners stated that they had
always taken good care of their
boulevards and believed that the
proposal of the city doing the work
and assessing the cost against the
property benefited was an infringe
ment upon their rights.
Action on Ordinance Postponed
After indefinitely postponing ac-
tion on the ordinance given its
first reading a week ago, creating q
special assessment district for this
purpose, the commission indicated
that If there are no legal barriers
it may still undertake the care of
boulevards in the paved residential
district where the property owners
themselves do not do 30, assessing
the cost against the property.
Instructing City Auditor NJ. H.
Atkinson to advertise for bids for
an automobile truck with dump
body suitable for garbage hauling.
the commission indicated that the
l;sposal Of garbage this summer
ill be undertaken by the city it.
IF rather than being let on bids to
private contractor. Bids on the
uck will be opened April %.
After considering petitions which
lad been filed in protest to the pro-
rosed paving project In the east
part of the city, the commission de-
clared them insufficient, and will
60 ahead with the opening Of bids
on the work next Monday night.
Reconsidering it, previous action
in disallowing an application Of A.
F. Mcdonald for abatement Of per-
sonal property taxes, the commits
sion yesterday allowed the claim.
To Amend Building Code
An ordinance amending the build
ing code to provide that work COW
cred by q building permit must be
commenced within four months Of
the issuance Of the permit or it will
be Cancelled, was given its first read
ing yesterday. An ordinance was
also suggested amending the coming
laws to provide that in the future
there shall be no front yard of less
than 10 feet in width where new
houses are erected. This proposed
amendment was referred to the zon-
ing board for its recommendation.
The commission issued an Off
cial warning to local citizens that
special care must be taken when
burning leaves, grass and rubbish,
50 that no fire will result which
will cause calling Of the fire depart
uent. Firemen report that there
has been some carelessness in this
matter this spring and several calls
for the department would have been
unnecessary had the person burn
ing the rubbish used reasonable pre-
cautions.
Back to County Board
After considering the offer Of
Frank Evarts to pay $25 per lot for
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