The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-12
BISMARCK REQUEST
FOR new SCHOOL IS
APPR0VEDBY BOARD
Application Will Be Forwarded
to Washington Offices
Immediately
ASK ADVANCE OF $3lO,e4O
sos, 900 Would Be Loan While
Remaining $1o7.o40
Would Be Gift

Bismarcks request for a public
works advance Of $3lO940 to assist
In construction OF q proposed $3.50, 900
high school here was approved Tues
day forenoon by the state public
works board after a conference with
members Of the Capital City school
board, architects and other officials.
The request for the advance, with
the approval Of the state board, will
be sent to Washington Immediately.
Henry Holt of Grand Forks, member
Of the state board, said following
the parley.
S. J. Doyle Of Fargo. another MEM
Der, also was here but Thomas H
Noodle Of Williston, the third men,
Der. was not present.
OF the $3l0940 asked, sos, 900
would be loan and $l07,940 would
be gift from the government. The
city school district last fall in q spe-
cial election approved bond issue for
repayment Of the $2os,ooo to the
federal government.
Board Has $6s,70l
In q financial report presented to
the state board 1t was shown that
the city school board now has 800, 70l
In its special building fund which
could be used for the new structure
making the total available, II the
grant is made, 1919 GAL.
In the event Of final approval, the
school board will be In position to
call for construction bids next
March, according to H. o. saxvik,
city superintendent Of schools. Bids
cannot be called for before next
March because the architects will not
have plans and specifications pre-
pared until then. he said. Construc-
ton could start as soon after con-
tracts are let as weather permits.
The school board at present Is MAX
Ing an effort toward saving of be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000 in excavation
expenditures, Saxvik said. The pub
lie works board has been requested to
transfer the excavation part Of the
project to the civil works administra-
ton, which would give the school
board free labor for excavation work.
Appearing In behalf Of the Bis
marck proposal were Saxvik: MEM
beers Of the school board, George NJ.
Register, George F. Will. e. B. Cox.
Burt Finney and DR.. w. E. Cole: City
Auditor Myron H. Atkinson: Richard
Penwarden. clerk Of the school board:
and O. w. Roberts. head Of a city
committee appointed last spring to
investigate public works possibilities
here.
Architects Are Heard
Rough plans for three STORY
building with basement were describ-
ed to the board by r. A. and c. w.
Ritterbush. Of Ritterbush Brothers.
architectural firm here.
A delegation from Hettinger coun-
ty followed the Bismarck group be-
fore the state board. Hettinger
county is requesting funds for a
memorial building at New England,
memorial bridge at Regent, court
house at Mott and machine shed at
Mott.
In this delegation were w. r. Girls
void, county auditor: Theo d ore
Monke and E. Q. Starls, county COM
misstoners: Harvey Miller, mayor Of
New England; Joe Pechtel. New Eng
land councilman: and r. NJ. Van
Patten Of Mott, temporary county
engineer.
A delegation from Glen Ullin. ask
Ing funds for . community building,
was to be heard Tuesday afternoon.
The board expects to be In Bis
marck for part Of Wednesday at least.
Holt and Doyle expect to open q SER
les OF hearings In the federal build
ing at Minot at 10 O'Clock Thursday
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