The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-09-20
CITY WILLPC0CEED
WITH CONSTRUCTION
OF IMPOUND|NG Dams
Large Reservoir Of 15.Acre
Area and Small Lake to
Solve Flood Problem
MUST BUY LAND FOR SITE
John r. Coffin, New York, Sets
Price Of $50 an Acre;
Awards Next Friday

Price Of $50 an Acre;
Awards Next Friday
Bids for the construction of the
storm water relief system for the river
bottoms and for the paving of Front
avenue were opened by the city COM !
mission, Friday evening, and were held
over for a week, when the contracts
will be awarded at another special
meeting next Friday evening.
Cliff Lampman appeared to be low
bidder on the storm water bitches
and reservoirs which are to be
constructed and the bid of the d.
Haggart Construction company, Far
90. seemed to be low on the paving.
All of the bids will be subjected to
calculation to determine definitely
how they stand on their totals.
Must Buy Land
The storm water plans also call for
the purchase of land for q 15-acre
reservoir south of Bowen avenue and
east of Kiwanis park. On this an I'M
pounding reservoir is to be erected,
from which the excess OF surface
drainage in times Of heavy rain Will
be allowed to evaporate or to seep
through the sandy Subsoil. A lake
with q dam and spillway is to be con-
structed on the Jackman coulee site, |
north Of the memorial highway and
a short distance west Of the N. p.
underpass on that highway. The
runoff of this lake will be conveyed
to the river through the existing SAN
itary sewer crossing the lowlands.
Construction Of the reservoir calls
for the purchase Of Is acres OF land
from John r. Coffin, of New York,
formerly Of this city. He has author
lied p. F. Wilcox, Jr., his agent here,
to sell the land to the municipality
at $50 an acre, Coffin to retain the
rights to any and all minerals under
living It. The city had made q lower
offer, but Coffin refused 1t and sent
on his ultimatum of $50.
Construction of the drainage system
will involve clearing Of is ccres OF
land, throwing up 1900 cubic yards
Of earth embankment, erection O
four bridges, reinforced concrete
subway and q reinforced concrete
dam. Work must be begun not later
than September Is and be completed
not later than November !.
Two Sewering Bids
The bids received-two-were as
follows:
Cliff Lampman, accompanied by
1 5000 bond to guarantee work II
awarding contract: Clearing land $40;
excavating for reservoir, SO cents q
cubic yard: dry excavation on other
parts. 05 cents, wet excavation $40
a cubic yard; dry excavation on other
parts, IS cents, wet excavation $2.4o
a cubic yard: concrete for spillway,
$24; timber for bridges. SIS; fences,
is cents q foot, with posts in position;
interest on warrants, 6 per cent.
Rue Brothers, Inc, bond to equal
amount OF contract-about $1,000:
Clearing land, $35; e~xcavating for
dam. SO cents q cubic yard; concrete
for spillway, $24.50; dry excavation,
81: wet excavation, $3.50; timber for
bridges, $50; fences, 16 cents q linear
foot: interest on warrants, 6 per cent.
Four Paving Bids
Bids for the paving Of Front avenue
from Third to Tenth streets and n
tersection stubs on both sides were
as follows:
D. Haggart Construction company,
Fargo: Earth removal, 70 cents q
cubic yard; foundation. IL cents;
subgrade crawling. $2.25; manholes.
~: straight curbing, 80 cents: curved
curbing, 81; headers, SO cents; steel.
8 cents q pound: six-inch course OF
concrete, $2.53; Warrenite bitulithic
on three-inch concrete, with natural
lake asphalt for base and wearing
surface, 92.70: oil asphalt base and
wearing surface, $2.A6; oil base and
natural lake asphal: on wearing sur
face, $3.50; Warrenite on five-inch
cement concrete base, natural lake
asphalt, 13.22: with oil asphalt, $40.
Michael J. Kennedy, Fargo: Earth
removal, 66 cents; foundation, Q
cents: subgrade crawling, $2.75: man
holes. tS.2s: straight curbing. 81;
curved curbing, $1.0o; headers. IS
cents: steel, Z cents; concrete. $2J57;
warrants 8 per cent.
Northern Construction company,
Fargo: Earth removal. 30 cents:
foundation, 10 cents: subgrade gravel
ing, -; mauholes, $l0.50: straight
~guttering and curbing, 95' cents:
curved curbing, SLOT; headers. 50
cents; steel, 6 cents: concrete. 2.72.
Booth and Olson. Sioux City: Earth
removal, II cents: foundation. 10
cents: subgrade crawling. $2.7S;
manholes e.; straight curbing, 81
cents: curved curbing, 81: headers, 20
cents: steel, 6 cents; concrete, $2.63:
Warrenite bitulithic, three-inch base.
natural lake asphalt, 1922; oil on
base and natural lake asphalt on
wearing surface, $3.50; oil asphalt In
base and on surface, $2.68: Warrenite
on five-inch base, using natural lake
asphalt. t3.42; using oil asphalt, 1892;
warrants, 6 per cent.
Continue to Gull.
Urges Poultryman
Continue to Gull out low produc-
fng hens" Is the advice w. G. Tully,
extension poultry man Of the Agricul-
tural college, offers poultry raisers.
The average egg production may be
good, but It could be still better, he
believes. Even 10 per cent Of culls
IN . poultry flock cuts down average
d~rodlic&ion co~n8iderAblv."