The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-09-20
VALLEY CITY MAYOR
ELECTED PRESIDENT
BY MUNICIPALITIES
Fred ]. Fredrickson Succeeds
Otto Bauer of Mandan In
Position

jamestown, N. D.. Sept. 20.--tR-
F., J. Fredrickson, mayor of Valley
City, was elected president Of the
North Dakota League Of Municipal
tiles Tuesday and the 1894 convention
was awarded to Minot. Mayor Fred
rickson succeeds Otto Bauer OF Man.
dan.
Other officers named are H. E.
Rutgers, Jamestown, vice president;
and A. j. Manning, Dickinson, men,
Der OF the executive committee for
three years. Other members Of the
executive committee are Jack Pat
terson, mayor of Minot, who serves
until 1894, and F. G. Olson, mayor
OF Fargo, until 1885.
Speakers Tuesday included Harold
D. Shaft, assistant attorney general:
]. N. Roherty, engineer of the state
highway commission: and A. n. Nc
Kinnon, Bismarck. technician OF the
Civilian Conservation Corps.
1.-THE Missouri river diversion Is one
Of the most feasible things that mas
been proposed In an engineering
project" McKinnon declared. Con
servation Of water is one Of the really
necessary things in North Dakota.
Garry Water Five Miles
Some OF us talked conservation a
number Of years ago and now. when
farmers who formerly had plenty of
water are carrying 1t as far as five
miles, we begin to think of desert
Gays.
Dams being built in the state by
the c. c. c. are of great value and
about $50 young men In the state are
being kept busy.
Many things were cleared UP last
winter by the legislature" Shaft said.
He discussed the bonding of cities
and said 1t now takes a two-thirds
vote instead OF so per cent to author
lie bond
Nearly $50 representatives from IS |
cities and villages in North Dakota |
attended the annual banquet OF the |
league. They went on record as fav-
oring Missouri river diversion prof. |
ect. and adopted the following resolu-
ton:
"Resolvel we 60 on record as favor
ing the Missouri river diversion prof. |
ect in its entirety and that q copy
OF this resolution be sent to the
proper authorities"
Mayor Fredrickson, the newly |
elected president, presided at the |
session. Speakers were Henry Holt,
Grand Forks. public works commit
teeman: Dean G. F. Chandler. Uni
versity Of North Dakota: Prof. j.
Boyd Of the university; Prof. Howard |
Simpson OF the university and state
geologist, and B. E. Groom OF the
Greater North Dakota association.
Thank Atkinson, Bauer
A rising vote of appreciation was
given Myron Atkinson. Bismarck, Sec
rotary of the organization, and Otto
Bauer, former president for their
work the last year.
Holt explained the position Of the
committee Of which he Is member
and Of which Joe Doyle, Fargo, Is (!
chairman, and Thomas Noodle, Will
liston. Is the other member.
We located headquarters In Devils |
Lake to push the Missouri diversion
project, which we feel Is well on the |
way Of getting through
The speaker asked for the coopera-
ton Of every city and village in help
Ing create public sentiment, as now
North and South Dakota are working
for it and Nebraska also has decided |
to come in.
All applications for funds must be
In the hands OF the committee by
Dec. Is In order to be in Washington
by Jan. /, he said. "
Holt traced the work Of the COM
mittee since 1t was appointed July
% to the present. Meetings have
been held and a trip was taken to
Kansas City when Doyle asked that
red tape be cut and speed be given
the northwest because of the short
time to work here.
IL Applications Sent
Twelve applications have been sent
70 Washington and everything is done
to hurry the work. Cities were adj
vised to have elections and then make
applications. There have been 300
applications received. Prof. Simpson
explained the proposed service bureau
which will be established at Uni
versity if given sanction of the board
of administration. This will not
compete with work OF private engi-
neers but will help communities get
started.
Groom discussed great opportunity
that cities in North Dakota have at
this time because now they have fed
eral funds to use. Dean Chandler
said that engineers would be happy
to help in any way not only as engin-
GERS at the university but as citizens
of the state.