The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 7, 1919, Page 6

ie Ciena THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1919. Gali SReueen ee ae ee 6 ee a ee the sald Icense was granted to the/scems quite adequate and reasonable Red Trait Ferry Co, bv the bqard of|in price. county commissioners of Morton coun-} And Whereas: The Bismarck con ty and an account of the expenses in-| mercial club would very, much ii Carred ‘by the sald company in con-| steps taken at this time, which migh' struction of the ferry and approaches ;haye a tendency to disturb the amica- and the sald fetry company having ple relations existing between the busi- been giving the public excellent serv-| ness interests of the citles of Mandan ice, it appears ‘tous that it would be! and Bismarck. fajr for the. city of Bismarck to| pperofore be it resolyed: That the ant a license to another ferry to) qiroctors of the Bismarck Commercial rate in competition to the Red Trail ciyh, duly assembled this sixth day of y Co.” August, 1919, do respectfully request BISMARCK COMMERCIAL CLUB. | that the city commission defer tuking Whereas; It has come to the notice}any action at this time which would of the Bismarck Commercial club that} ;esuit in granting another franchise the city commission has been request-! yor a ferry on the Red Trail, a8 we ny, Dy two others, sion petition was Tlenke, president; M. $8. BISMARCK DAIL Commercial ‘élub ‘petition was si In an opinion prepared by F. TH. Reg. dir . A. Ripley, W. A. Lauter- AGAIN Is BONE the legal it to grant li el by H. L. the sald Red Trail Ferry Co. from op- ed ‘ sf 7 erating.” by W. HU. Stutsman, president ; H. i Y CITY HAS LEGAL RIGHT. Grdw seretary, and the following ane ister, in the absence of the city attor: Taylor, 'f. A, Cummins and y, it wa ated that the city The Mandan elty comunis- }more than one company for the opera- Lang, Thomas ‘ | tiou of ferries within two miles of each other. It was stated in the opinion . that the last state legislature had rpac- commissioners, ‘The Mor- petition was signed by ©. P. , chairman, for the board, and attested’ by Lee Nichols, county auditor, & The city commissioners of Bismarck Wil probably take up this matter a ? j tically repealed a former statut hich i | prohibited the licensing of a fer com- Troublesome Question Bobs UP ee eine te within’ that distance Once More Before the When the reading of the petitions was completed by ©. I. Burton, city Commissioner Harry 'Thomp-|week from Monday, at which time it City Commission audit vould” be inimical , i bi i lieve s ed to grant a franchise for the opera-j| believe such action would | son sti I make a motion that w believed all of the commissioners toi bE a ferry across the Missouri | to the best interests of Bismarck. ee ill be present. WHAT PETITIONS SAY. Extracts from the petitions are as . follows : * Mandan and Bismarck Commer- Mandan Commercial Club—The com . * | ‘ faa raul issuance |My “at the solicitation of the Bis- s Ask P; know | cr vent the issuance | P4y cial Clubs Ask Protection [rth Es . AA Lae ee us forgive w ' k and plendae Commercial clubs for Red Trail Co. j travelers the best ferry service possi-|#nd at sreat expense had built a spe- ble and 1 think for the benefit of the ae tnolwhet aise Lhd cee public we can ae two: to es wholly inadequate and unsafe : PROMISES MADE. assumed the risk and business an sioner Larsen — “Certain encountered such great diffi- ‘ re been given the Red in the way ‘of landings and the Bismarck and Morton county mani-|7 ‘y Co, Which I think deserve construction of causeway . . . as to fested Itself lust night at the adjourned | Cusideration by this board. I move |;sactically prohibit any adequate earn- Rete ne oe that action on granting this license be | ings.” meeting of the city commissioners, The deferred until the other commission-| “It would not have invested so large commissioners yoted to postpone ae-| ers return,” a sum of money in the enterprise... tion until the return of Mayor A, W. Comms iouer ees wonld ad he maderdignel fest {Bae justice ‘ 5 issioner Bertscl 5 much her wait until the other com-|rnd fair play require that this com- Lucas and Commlestones Bertsch, who missioners return before considering | pany be protected against indiscrimin- are out of town. ‘the granting of this license, I- second }ate competition and that ‘ft be encour- Protesting petitions were presented | the motion to defer thls action. Welaged to continue and maintain the class by the comm ners of Morton coun-!«o not want to antagonize Mandag |of service which it has rendered in the : cena] if it can he avolded “|rast which has been entirely satlst 04 ors Ma ‘a it can he avoided.” vast which has n entirely 4c- ty, the comm Duets of 4 andan and Upon roll call the motion was cur-|tory ‘to the traveling public,” the commercial clubs of Bismarck and ried, “It has been necessary to construct Mandan. The language in all four re- SIGNATURES ON PETITIONS, corduroy ‘roads ‘and causeways across quests Was forcible, one portion of the] The petition from the Bismarck Com-| quicksand — bars has _ been Morton county commissioners stating | riercial club was signed by P. R. {forced to construct’ five landings dur: frarties tlie care dterestel fa te r sident, and the following ing the present season and fo extend fenton Packet Co. have been doing ors: W. EB. Lahr, E. B. Kleinja causeway more than one-half way everything in thelr power to prevent]and H. J. Duemelund,’ The Mandan |across: the Missouri river, and. if licenses are issued indiscriminately the burden of maintaining the approach to For keeping the White Sox up in the race Joe Jackson, outfield | the ferry landing over the quicksand i ing, i h credit as anyone. Without bars would not be placed upon anyone star and slugging king, is due as muc i in particular, which would undoubted: | his hitting Cicotte and Williams could not win the great number ly have the effect of making it impos-| of games they do. sible to reach such landing ‘safely.” | grant the Benton Packet Co. a license COMPETITION PROTESTED) to operate a ferry from the cl kk river on the Red ‘Trail, And Whereas: The Bismarck Com: iercial club and the former city com: missioners were. instrumental in the establishment of the present ferry, And Whereas: The service now ren- dered by the present ferry system Grow Wheatin Western Canada ;. One Crop Often Pays for_the Land { Preferred “Motorhouse.” In England during the early days of motor vehicles, there was a decided preference for the name “motorhouse" rather than “garage.” }marck, M of the statements in these petitions are incorrect, The ferry this summer has not been sat- tory and T can prove it. I do not Considerable and united opposition against granting the Benton Packet Co, license to operate a 'y between culties ‘ coffers the preatest advantages to home seekers, Petem Gate semuteds yout can buy on easy payment terms, Large p Fertile Land at $15 to $30 per Acre— and simi hich through many years from He eta at when ses Hie {andreds of ur haa ace record where, je crop has pi minion and af very pos: Grain Growing and Stock Raising. hWestern Canaclaoifers lan | atsuch low figures, the high f grain, cattle, sucep and hogs will remain, Loans for the purchase. of stock may be had churches: ‘splendid ate low ‘taxation ( iculars location of lands fo: sale, mat seduced tohvay taich eens apply (oop ot ‘Ouava, Can., of The Pipeless You Want to “Paid its license fifteen years in ad- vance + + and we believe it is only just and fair that said company pany appears to be for the purpose of hindering and obstructing the opera- the purpose of preventing the public from riding on said ferry; that on account of the conditions under which | W. E. Blok, Clifford Block, Grand Forks, 8. 7 Cancdian Government Agent. be permitted to continue under safd|t!ons.of the Red Trail ferry and for contract without disturbance, especial- ly. in view of the fact that during all cf said time it has furnished entirely satisfactory service and has been run- ning without accidents of any kind to, passenger or vehicle.” FOR FIFTEEN YEARS. Morton County Commissioners---“Be _ Know About Read These 10 Star Points of Round Oak Pipeless Supremacy The best pipeless furnace on the market 1 Built absolutely fire proof, (See catalogue.) not granted for the reason that in the 2 Improved gas- and dust-tight bolt. Year 1917 upon a petition f citizens of * Aatapnts reales Bismarck and Mandan, a ferry license granted by the board of cunty % 3 Burns all fuels successfully—eco- ssioners to operate a nomically, ferry for a term of 35 years. Said company constructed a large ferry boat costing several thousand dollars has spent a large sum of money keeping the approaches ‘in xcod condition each year . . . and has been giving first Class ferry service to the traveling public.” “That parties who are interested in the Benton Packet Co. have been do- ing everything in their power to pre- vent the said Red Trail Ferry Co. from perating; that a short time after the Red Trail ferry started to operate the said ferry,-a company in which these same parties are interested’ pur- chased the land on the west side of the river where the said ferry landed fer the purpose of attempting to pre- ~ |vent.the traveling public from reach: ing the ferry on the west side:of the river; that a public road has been laid out over the said tract of land ‘by the hoard of county commissioners of Mor- ton county, North Dakota, and an ‘ap- real has been taken by the owner of the said land from the order of the board of county commissioners laying cut said highway; that the company Who are the owners of the said Tand ond started an action against the ccunty of Morton to quiet title to the said tract of land; that all of the said actions on the part of the said com- i, | ; ’ Ay | When the Whistle Blows —here’s the real man’s drink—Exelso! 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