The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-04-25
CITY WATER Rates
LOWERED; TO SAVE,
consumers $4,000
Lawn Rate Of IS Cents Per
Hundred Over Winter Aver.
age Effective Now
AWARD SIDEWALK CONTRACT
Ralph Forsythe Scores Plumb
ing Board and inspectors
Before Commission
AWARD SIDEWALK CONTRACT

Reduced water rates, which Will
save consumers approximately $l4.-
600 this year, were ordered by Bis
marck's city commissioners In their
regular weekly business meeting Nom
day evening.
Income under the new rate scale
will be sufficient to operate the city
water department and provide for
bond interest and retirement. Myron
H. Atkinson, manager, told the COM
mission.
The new lawn-sprinkling rate.
which Is effective at once, is Is cents
for each hundred cubic feet per month
in excess of the average winter con-
sumption Of the customer.
The former lawn rate provided that
water used for such purpose should
be computed only after 800 cubic feet
had been added to the winter aver
age. and the rate was II cents per
hundred cubic feet.
New general water rates, which will
become effective July I, are as fol-
lows: first 400 cubic feet. IS cents
per hundred; next 1890 cubic feet, 28
cents; next $4,000 cubic feet, II cents;
and all over 81, 800 cubic feet, II cents.
Present rates are: first 400 cubic
feet. 37h cents per hundred: next
100 cubic feet, 30 cents: next $4,000
cubic feet, 22,a cents: all over $500
cubic feet, Is cents.
Sidewalk Contract Awarded
A contract for laying and repairing
sidewalks, curb and driye-ways for
the city this year was awarded to
Reinhold Delzer after q review Of bids
submitted.
Based on the estimated amount Of
work to be done this year. Delzer's bid
totaled 1855. compared to $o44 for
william ]. Noggle and 81 COS for Rue
Brothers, Inc.
Delzer's detailed bid was as follows:
excavation, 80 cents per cubic yard;
filling. 80 cents per cubic yard: con-
crete sidewalks, Is cents per square
foot; cross walks. "a cents per square
foot: driyeways, 10 cents per square
foot: paving repairs, 10 cents per
square foot: relaying block walks. Z
cents per square foot; straight curb
and cutters, 65 cents per linear foot:
circular curb and cutters. 80 cents per
linear foot; old curb removed, 10 cents
per square foot.
For an hour the commissioners
heard Ralph Forsythe, who was given
q failing mark In his last examina-
ton, appeal for q city plumbers
license. Action on the appeal was de-
ferred.
Scores Plumbing Board
Forsythe scored members Of the
plumbing board Of examiners and
Robert A. Ritterbush and Clarence w.
Ritterbush. plumbing inspectors who
marked his examination paper, and
engaged In heated argument with the
Ritterbush brothers, City Attorney G..
L. Young, CITY Engineer T. r. Atkin-
son and Fred ]. Hessinger. member
Of the board Of examiners.
T. r. Atkinson and George Doorley.
who also was present, are other men,
bers Of the examining board.
Forsythe charged his paper was de-
liberately marked down and that
others who have taken the examina-
ton were given m advantage BY the
markers.
He told the commissioners he plann-
ed to continue violation Of the plumb
ing ordinance by practicing plumbing
without . license and said IT you
throw me in jail, you will have to
take care Of my family, and there are
eight months to feed"