The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
APPROVES
DEBT Edge INCREASE
AND issue OF BONDS
City Obligation Boost Passes
2,268 to 704; Bond Issue
2,276 to 776 /;
LARGEST VOTE IN HISTORY
Architectural Contest Planned
to Assure a Useful and
Beautiful Building


Burleigh county and Bismarck will
have a new community memorial
building.
BY vote of nearly three to one,
citizens Of Bismarck yesterday ap.
proved proposal by the American
Legion to issue $125,000 In bonds to
finance the city's share Of the struc-
ture. This will be added to $84 900
to be raised by the county and the
money used in constructing q Joint
city county memorial.
The plan. as advocated by the vet
erans organization, is to construct the
building in such manner that It will
have the widest possible usefulness
for the money expended. It will con-
tain the largest convention hall in
the state, preliminary estimates plac.
ing the maximum seating capacity at
5000
In addition to using this huge floor
for conventions. it will be available to
children and citizens of the city for
use as a gymnasium and for other
community purposes. A swimming
pool will be located in the basement
of the building to which children will
be admitted free of charge.
For Farmers Benefit
In addition it will contain public
restroom facilities. day nursery In
which farm women may place their
children. free of charge. while they
do their shopping, and a farmers
room.
Two questions we're presented to
Bismarck voters at the special elec-
ton yesterday. The first was wheth-
cr the city debt limit should be in
creased to permit issuance Of the
bonds. It carried 1858 to 764. A two
thirds majority was necessary.
The second was on the issuance Of
the bonds. Il carried 2276 to 776. A
60 per cent vote was necessary.
The campaign. which was managed
by the American Legion. brought out
the largest vote ever recorded in q
Bismarck city election. 3052 persons
going to the polls.
Lay Preliminary Plans
At meeting last night. following
the determination of the result OF the
election. the legion campaign COM
mittec met with the memorial build
ing committee of the organization and
made preliminary plans for making
the building reality.
They will submit to the city com.
missioners and the county commits
sioners the resolutions necessary to
obtain Joint action by the city and
county in constructing the building.
AS the matter now stands both the
city and county fathers have promised
to cooperate with the legion In con-
structing the memorial. It has been
impossible to take definite action un-
til now because of the uncertainty as
to whether the bond issue proposal
would be approved by the city. Had
it been rejected the city would have
had nothing with which to support
any agreement which might have
been made with the county.
The legionnaires also decided to
make careful investigation Of the Ac-
tual needs Of the various Organiza-
tions which will be expected to use
the building and will make . special
survey to determine how 1t can be
made most useful to the people living
in the rural district surrounding Bis
marck.
Will Serve Slope
This is building which should be
of vast service to the people Of the
county and the entire Missouri Slope
district" said statement issued after
the meeting. I'VE want to make sure
that the people of the county as well
as the people Of the city obtain the
fullest possible benefit. We will In
teryiew farmers and their wives, as
we'll as consult with the county COM
missioners before proposing definite
design for the structure. This Is ,
proposition which should draw the
people Of the county and the people
Of the city closer together. We want
to design the building in such man
ner that 1t will do this"
After coordinating their own ideas
with regard to the actual construc-
ton Of the building. the legion COM
mittee plans to suggest to the city
and county fathers that they conduct
an architectural contest to obtain the
best possible design for the structure.
In their campaign they used the slo-
gan. "Usefulness-uot architectural
gingerbread but they also want the
building to be Of such proportions and
design that It viii Be . credit to the
county and city. without. at the sanae
time, spending money unnecessarily.
Members Of the committee said