The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-19
AIRPORT IS DUBBED
|bRITTIN FIELD FOR
ANYWAYS EXECUTIVE.
Flying Field Here Named In
Honor Of Colonel l. n.
Brittin, st. Paul
Improvement WORK BEGUN
Ordinance Prohibiting Dumping
Of Animal carcasses Pass
cd BY Board

. lSlS01aTCkS MUNICIPAL airport uNS
been named Brittin Field in honor OF
Colonel L. H. Brittin Of st. Paul. exc.
cutive vice president Of Northwest
Always, Inc.
A resolution adopted by the Bis
marck city commission Monday eve
ring stated that Colonel Brittin. by
reason of his vision and foresight dis
cerned the need Of, and advantages to
this section for scheduled air trans
portation embodying the transport OF
air mail. passengers and express"
by unexcelled courage and un.
swerying conviction" the resolution
continued, and through unceasing
effort and untiring zeal, Colonel Brit
tin not only preserved to the North
west. but succeeded in expanding and
extending the service to and through
this locality. and he has consistently
evidenced his interest In North Da.
kota and this Capital City OF Bis
marck."
In addition to his post with North
west Always, Colonel Brittin is pres
ident of the National Association Of
State Aviation Officials, chairman Of
the Minnesota aeronautical commits.
sion, Minnesota airport adviser for
the U. S. department Of commerce
and chairman Of the board Of Aero
nautical Radio.
Airport Grant Approved
A federal grant Of $4.058.74 for i'm
provement Of Brittin Field has been
approved by J. A. solien Of James
town, state adviser on airportS for the
department of commerce, and the
work was launched Monday, City Au-
ditor Myron H. Atkinson told men,
bers Of the commission Monday eve
ming.
The improvement work will include
grading and leveling Of the entire
field. grading and gravel-surfacing OF
runways. construction and installa-
ton of day boundary cone markers
and painting Of all power-line poles
and fences.
The North Dakota Power and Light
company will remove and place In un-
e;e:ground conduits approximately 400
feet of power line along the west end
of the east-west runway. This will
eliminate the overhead power-line
which makes takeoffs and landing
hazardous.
+, OF the total federal grant. 34.l4t
will be spent for labor. with maxi
mum employment Of ~ men allowed
II is contemplated the work can be
completed In Is days.
Fourteen men and four teams began
grading and leveling operations Mon
day. Atkinson said.
!, An ordinance prohibiting the de.
posting Of carcasses Of dead animals
in the city dump grounds was giver
its second reading and passed Mon
day evening It prohibits persons
or firms engaged In the business Of
buying. selling or handling animals
dead or alive, from keeping, deposit
! ing, dumping or burying carcasses o.
dead animals within the corporate
city limits. The penalty for violation
is a fine Of 500 or 80 days In Jail
or both.
Garbage Is Defined
An amendment to the genera
ordinance, passed also, describes thu
word garbage" to mean AL manner
OF refuse and offal, including botl
animal and vegetable matter. but no
including bodies Of carcasses Of deaf
animals"
The ordinance was introduced. TIL
auditor said. because parties or firm
have been depositing carcasses Of rab
bits and cholera infected hogs in tn
city dumping grounds, menacing pub
lie health.
Two matters were deferred. On
was q request by ]. A. Kohler that
street light be placed near the Kohle
Oil company at Main avenue ant
Twelfth st. to discourage marauder
from damaging his property. tn
other was q request by Roy Lawrence
representing the Guaranty Holdin'
company, for abatement on taxes Of
two lots at the corner Of Avenue
end Seventh st.
! A police report for November Va
reviewed.