The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-21
OPEN-LOTPARKINC
TEMPTING DEAFOR
CURB CONGESTION
Some Law Points Will Be Re.
ferred to Attorney; Auto
Regulation Next Week
LAMP POST WRECK PUZZLES
Express Company Objects to
Paying Damage as Low
Wire Led to Crash

Regulation Of traffic conditions
was passed UP again by the city COM
mission. Monday evening. after a long
discussion of the difficulties present.
ed by the Bismarck situation.
: 1t is regarded as impossible for the
existing public garages to shelter all
the ars now parked on the business
streets at night, if the city abolishes
night street parking. Loading and
unloading of business cars during the
day presents another problem which
the commission does not see its way
clear to solve.
The QUESTIONABLE revealed senti-
,ment of the business and professional
men almost equally divided on re-
Stricting day parking by a time limit.
In addition, those favoring a time
limit differed as to what it should be.
the suggestions running from a half
hour TO two hours in the majority of
replies. with some scattering proposals
for a longer period.
The commission has been giving
thought to parking on open lots as
n way out OF the dilemma, but just
how to induce owners to allow that
has not been solved. It is realized
that compensation would be expected
for that and that the tax levy might
ven be affected.
So. after a lot of talk. the traffic
solution was put off until next Mon
day evening. Meanwhile some points
Of authority to act may be referred
to G. l.. Young, city attorney, for IN
l~lghtenment.
Truck Bids Received
Truck chassis bids were received
from several distributors. An Inter-
national bid of $9O6.5O, after allow
ance for the old chassis, was received.
The Capital Chevrolet company made
a net bid Of $610: F. A. Copelin, a net
Ford bid Of SCOT; the Fleck Motor
Sales company a net bid OF SITS. The
city will retain the old body and this
is to be mounted on the new chassis.
The bids were passed over until next
Monday evening and, meanwhile, the
commission will decide on which Of
fer to accept.
Curfew to Ring
A plea for application of curfeW
regulations was made by Mrs. Elmer
Brown and Mrs. o. G. Taylor. They
asked that children be compelled to
attend the early evening shows and
be kept off the downtown streets aft
er 10 o'clock. It was decided to ring q
curfew bell at 10 o'clock.
Frank Ernisse was before the COM
mission to protest attempt to collect
off the American Railroad Express
company the cost of replacing the
lamp post at the southeast corner of
Main and Fifth, broken off several
days ago by an express van. The
wreck was due to a low hanging wire
catching the top of the van as it
passed out from the Northern Pacific
depot, it was asserted, and the express
company held that the city thus
caused the accident and damage. It
was decided to have Mr.. Ernisse, B.
K. Skeels. the van driver and an m
ploy Of SkeelS who was working on
the intersection wires, present next
Monday evening and then pass on the
matter Of responsibility.
Sidewalks and Water
j. p. Jackson appeared with a petit
ton for water main extension on
Eighth street from Avenue F to the
boulevard, having n side of the
street signed up for the improvement
and a part Of the other. The COM
mittee ordered plans and specifica-
tions from the city engineer.
An application by F. H. Register