The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-08-02
BOARD OF HEALTH FORMED.
The City Council Passes the Amend
ment to the Health
Ordinance.
DR.. LADD CHOSEN HFALTH OFFICER.
The City Council Decided that the
Sidewalks Shall be
Graded.
The City Clerk Will Advertise for
New Bids for the City.
Printing.

The city council met in special session
Tuesday, in the council chamber, with
Mayor Dickerman in the char. Presen'
Webster, Rowen, Burghardt, Fletcher and
Bridges.
On account of the sickness OF Clerk
Leslie, j.. W. Stanton acted as clerk
After approving the minutes of the, pre-.
vious meeting the council proceeded to
other business.
A petition for a building 1G by 20 and
IL feet high, to be used as a grocery
store, was read from w. H. Babcock and
s. D. Smith. 1t was referred to the com
mittee on fire department.
Alderman Webster offered an amend
ment to the ordinance creating the Board
of Health. This amendment provided
that the health officer be elected on the
first Tuesday in April, to serve one year
and to have general supervision of the
health of the city; also to incur all nee
essary expense IN carrying out the rules
of the board.
On motion the rules were suspended
and the amendment was unanimously
passed. The health officer was also al
lowed to make rules governing the health
department.
Alderman Burghardt of the committee
on streets, alleys and sidewalks reported
unfavorably on a petition from the tax
payers for the extension of water mains
on Fifth avenue south, from Ninth street
1900 feet east.
On motion of Alderman Rowen, Sec
onded by Alderman Webster, the report
was adopted.
The same committee also reported I'M
favorably on a petition asking for a lat
eral sewer from Third street to the Cas-
cade laundry. This report was the cause
of some discussion, some of the aldermen
believing that the laundry should have
the convenience as the waste from it was
a nuisance to the north side. Finally on
melton of Alderman Rowen, seconded by
Alderman Webster the petition was re-
fused.
A petition from a majority of the prop
erty owners on Central avenue was read
asking that the sidewalks should be
made to conform with the street grade
and that the emu should be graded,
The councilmen we're unanimous In favor
of this petition but the question of pay.
ment for grading the avenue was raised,
Alderman Bridges thought the city should
pay for the grading and the property
holders should change the sidewalks and
pay for the CURLING. The petition was
finally allowed and the city clerk ordered
to advertise for bids for the work,
Alderman Rowen from the committee
on printing suggested that the city ad-
vertise again for bids for the city print
ing and it wal SO ordered.
Alderman Rowen suggested that the
ordinance relating to signs wa a hard
on business men and Alderman
Webster was asked to prepare an amend.
ment to the ordinance.
The council then adjourned and was
called together as the Board of Health.
A. b. Dickerman was elected chairman
and @. M. Webster secretary pro TEN.
Secretary Webster offered a series of
for the government of the BODY
which had been compiled from the rules
governing the hoard Of Decora, Iowa.
One provision Of the rules is that the |
in each ward shall patrol the
streets of that ward once every two
weeks and report the condition of the
same. Other rules provide for the duties |
Of the health officer and the general su-
pervision of the health of the city. DR..
A. G. Ladd was elected health Off Ger and
was instructed to enter Immediately on
The duties of the office. Adjourned.