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 $3,o,s4o
sos, 900 Would Be Loan While.
Remaining $1o7,o4o
Would Be Gift

Bismarck's request for q public
works advance Of $1,000 to assist
In construction Of a 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 menu
Der, also was here but Thomas H.
Noodle Of Williston, the third menu
Der, was not present.
OF the $3l0,940 asked, sos, 900
would be q loan and $l07, $40 would
be gift from the government. The
city school district last fall In q spe-
cial election approved q bond issue for
repayment of the 1908 900 to the
federal government.
Board Has $6s,701
In q financial report presented to
the state board 1t was shown that
the city school board now has $66, 70l
In its special building fund which
could be used for the new structure,
making the total available, II the
grant is made. $379. Sal.
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 5000 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 schoo
board free labor for excavation work
Appearing in behalf Of the Bis
marck proposal were Saxvik: mem
bers Of the school board. George M
Register, George F.. Will. e. B. Cox
Burt Fnney and DR.. w. E. Cole: City
Auditor Myron H. Atkinson: Richard
Penwarden. clerk of the school board
and O. w. Roberts. head Of cit,
committee appointed last spring K
investigate public works possibilitie!
here.
! Architects Are Heard
Rough plans for three -stor,
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. Hettingel
county is requesting funds for
memorial building at New England
memorial bridge at Regent, court
house at Mott and machine shed q
. Mott.
In this delegation were w. F. Girls
|. void. county auditor: Theo d or
Monke and E. O. Starks, county com
missioners: Harvey Miller, mayor 0
New England; Joe Pechtel. New Eng
land councilman: and r. NJ. VA
: Patten Of Mott, temporary count
. engineer.
A delegation from Glen Ullin. ask
ing funds for 9 community building
was to be heard Tuesday afternoon.
The board expects to be In Bis
!. marck for part Of Wednesday at leas
!. Holt and Doyle expect to open SCI
: les Of hearings in the federal build
!. ing at Minot at 10 o'clock Thursda
!. morning.