The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-27
WORK TO begin ON
WIDENING memorial
HIGHWAY TO BRIDGE
II. G. Frahm informs City Com.
mission Preliminary Activity
Will Start This Week

Approval has been granted by the
Federal Bureau Of Public Roads for
widening the grading Of the Memorial
Highway to the Missouri river bridge
eight feet according to H. G. Frahm.
chief engineer Of the state highway
commission, who met with the city
commission at Its meeting Monday
night.
Frahm said he was confident funds
would be available for widening the
paving and building a ftve-foot side
walk paralleling the highway. as the
highway department had assurance
that congress would appropriate funds
within a short time for this and sim
liar projects in North Dakota. Funds
now are available for grading the
project.
Survey Of the proposed improve.
ment will begin Friday OF this week
Re said, and the project would be lei
for construction at an early date.
The project already let for the
widening OF Sixth street would b
completed as soon as the contractor.
decide to begin work, Frahm said
Funds In the amount Of $25,8l7 ar,
available for the completion of thi.
work. The project for widening MAR
avenue has not yet been approved b.
the Bureau Of Public Roads. he said.
Forsyth Back Again
r. G. Forsyth, local plumber, ap
peared before the commission ant
asked that it inquire Of the board o
examiners why his journeyman's Il
cense had not been granted. Tn
commission instructed the city audi
tor to find out why his license wa
held up.
Two assistant assessors were ap
pointed for q three-month period t,
help the city assessor In assessint
personal property. They were w. F
Jones and D. H. Hanson.
The report Of Police Magistrate Ed
ward s. Allen for the months Of Dec
ember and January were read and &C
copied and remittances Of 81 for Dec
ember and $46.20 for January wer'
accepted. The money represented
fines collected from prisoners.
An application for q beer licens'
was received from Clinton SWEET ant
F. A. Specht, who propose to operat,
q beer parlor at 2l2 Main Avenue
The application was granted, subjec
to the approval OF the state beer com
missioner.
Consider Tax Abatement
An application for tax abatemen
vas received from H. L. Bailey on lot
10 to a. McKenzie's Addition, at Grit
fin st., and Avenue A. The audito
was instructed to defer action unit
title to the property was proved.
A proposal was received from Ell,
l.. Kruger asking that the city accep
the sum Of $500 as payment for take
for the property and real estate Of
Lot /, Block 81, Northern Pacific Sec
ord addition. The assessment TO
several years past was $993.65. Tn
commission referred the matter b
the board Of county commissioner
without recommendation.
A request for abatement Of take
by the North Dakota Light and Pow
er company on lots to inclusive
block ~. original plat Of the city o
Bismarck. was referred to the cit
attorney.
A second reading OF an ordinanc
regulating the policing Of the dunn
ground and first reading Of an ordi
nance amending the present ordi
nance regulating the sale Of intoxi
cants, were had.
The report Of the city physical
and city nurse were read showing tina
796 school pupils had been examines
end $40 found defective. Three hun
dred four parents were notified 9
conditions discovered and nine pupil
were exclued from school. One hun
bred sixty-three home calls and Z
nursing calls were made.