The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-11-12
|P|CSK|N CHAMPIONS
TO Be ENTERTAINED
AS KIWAN|S GUESTS
Club Hears Review Of City De-
velopmcnt and Future BY
Auditor Atkinson

Entertainment of the High school
football champions and awards 81
suitable souvenirs TO tho members
~-as ordered by the kiwanis club at
the moor luncheon. today. A commit
tee was appointed. consisting OF ] O.
Arnson, S. w. CcrWin. o. r. Bryant,
Christian Bcrtsch. AL Brink, Ed Cox
and Or. c. II. ~Stackhouse. TO arrange
the form OF entertainment and decide
en- the souvenir probably gold football
watch charms.
The club took note Of the injury
suffered by r. B. Murphy and the
members were urged to sec that thc
long stay in the hospital While ms
shoulder and arm arc recovering be
made pleasant by occasional visits
The topic before the club was Bis.
marcH's future ten years II ana
City Auditor 81. Ii Atkinson vas as
signed the subject for a talk. He .cac
r. paper giving the results o. hiS
,rystal eaziile. He treated tic .u-
turc rs that Of 4 city growing steadily
and not menacad By a boom. n de-
cried any thought Of Bismarck beng
otherwise than 4 good small city. be-
cause OF the disastrous effects when
a municipality tres % initiate itse..
beyond limits OF solid growth.
Projects Have Gone 10 sleep
calling attention to several s.eps II
the direction OF u greater and better
city. lie reminded the diners that the
Association o. Commerce committee
10 formulate a long term tiaa.cla!
program has never iuEctloned. The
city planning commission appointed
by tic city commissioners never had
financial means 10 make the elabo.-
ate surveys the objective would re-
quirc. he sa!a,.
Another step toward CITY develop
men, was the survey o! Harlan
Bartholomew and associates. which
divided the acs.vitics o. city planning
into 4 DIVISION On major stree. plan
a system Of parAs ard recreation and
Il civic canrsg. for TIC location Of IL
turo public bu.ldin-
On account OF The three ta2-leyying
and administering boG.cs - the cits
commissioner. the board Of education,
End tho par. board-hc felt that
there should be a coordinating body IL
avoid confusion and TO lay u the H.
laancial side Of tho project 70. i'm
provcmcnta during the next ten years
so that the financing OF the improve
mcnts can be handled TO the best ad.
vantage Of the taxpayers.
Such plan has succeeded in sucl
cities as Detroit and Baltimore ane
he felt it could succeed in Bismarck
Il hope the Association OF Com
mercc," he added. or some other or
ganization will undertake the organ.
ization Of such a coordinating body IL
the near future
Bismarck Data in Figures
Mr.. Atkinson predicted a popula
ton Of II 500 to $4,000 in the eensu
of 1880 and Of 10000 in 1899. H
cited some data of growth. as tn
erection of 81 new residences in tn
three years ending June 80. l929-al
average OF 70 a year. Up-to-date thi
year. he said. permits have been is
sued for building 86 ncw residences
IL new business structures. for 80 al
tcrations and engagements and TO
II miscellaneous structures. as pri
ystc garages.
The estimated value Of the build
incs constructed in these three ear
has been 81, 300 1000. while the csti
mated value Of buildings now undo
construction Is $4,000 0
a considerable portion of the pa
per was devoted to covering the pur
chase and improvement Of the water
works and the paving OF FL. mile
Cf streets, the latter item represent
ing a total investment Of 81 .224 .OO(
The waterworks cost S660 600. TIL
bonded Indebtedness against tn
plant has been decreased from s46O,
600 to $4l9.O 600 out OF the earnings q
the system. Invested in public i'm
provcments the city has 1858. OO(
against which special indebtedness
assessments amount to 81 TAG, 600.
Guests of the club for the day wcr
paul Campbell. an attorney OF Rugby
formerly of Minot: A. l.. Fostcsor
commander of the American Legion
post. and Mr.. Beaver. the Lutheran
Church drive publicity director.