Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-03-14

tion by water was necessity. Heap
proved of the system proposed and at
the proper time aud under conditions
favorable 10 the city would urge Its
acceptance. He was satisfied that Q
fire In the business center would b.
disa-troIS to the business interests #
the town. He referred to the fire Of
last June, which, II it had not been
checked where it was, would tavs
burned him out, and as he could not
probably have secured q suitable loca-
ton he would have been induced 10
go to some other town with bis busi-
hes-. He was perfectly willing to as
sumo and pay his share Of the extra
expense for fire protection. He
thought the man with 100000 worth
f taxable property could pay his share
of the Increased taxation rs well 90
the man who had only $1,000. As Q
member of the city council he was not
In favor of forcing this on the people
If they did not want 1t, but If q major
ity OF the taxpayer- wanted ii he
should feel IL his duty TO vote for it,
even though sone were opposed to IL.
The putting In of the works will give
employment to large number of
laocring men for seve al months,
which Is quite an len TO everybody,
as all the money psio out in this way
will drift back into he channels Of
trade. In addition, the plant itself
will, to The extent OF lis taxable value,
bear Its portion of the increased bur-
den.
Mr.. Gale did not wish to talk, but to
listen. He thought 1t test TO go slow.
Aid. Truscott thought we were go
ing very slow. and that II we slowed
down much more he would come to q
dead quit. He appreciated men who,
being opposed TO thu waterworks, had
the sand to get up and present their
objections, but did lot like to nave
people refuse TO present their objec-
tions ana when the meeting was over
stand on the street corners and speef
at what the council night do. He
cited .he matter of lighting the streets
by electric light. At the time the
council decided to incur this expense
they were roupdly obused by these
croakers. who thought IL was robbery
to spend the public money IN this
way, hut be ventured to say that
there was not single taxpayer now
who would c0nseDt to having the
street lights shut out. IL would be-
the SANE with the waterworks II they
were adopted. In q years time every.
body would approve of them and bs
glad they were In operation.
Numerous others present were
called upon but declined, and as there
seemed to be preponde In favor
OF the question, Aid. Bach offered .
resolution. accepting the proposition
aud providing for q committee 70
meet with the water company End
perfect the details. This was subee-
queutly withdrawn aud . motion
made by Aid. Moran providing that .
committee of three be app0iuted TO
confer with the water company and
the city attorney, and tn draw up Q
contract embodying aIl the details aud
conditions desired and agreed upon
by both parties, which contract r. to
he submitted to the council for sccep-
tance or rejection on Thursday even-
ing next, to which dat. the council
adjourned. The cunmit'-e uam-d
was Aldermen Bach, Moran and
Truscot'.
The following routins work Was
then transactod:
Petition for sidewalk an Ninth
street re- erred b. committee on streets
and alleys for correction.