The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-13
They Transact Promptly a Large
Amount of Delayed
Business.
SETTLEMENT WITH SEWER CONTRACTORS
Bids for Fire Department Material
Opened and Referred to the
Proper Committee.
Ordinances Requiring Sidewalks to be
Kept Clear of Snow and Relat-
ing to Signs Adopted.

A quorum did not respond at the last
regular meeting of the city council, so an
adjourned meeting was held Tuesday eve.
Mayor Dickerman presided and the fol-
lowing aldermen were present: Germ,
Mitchell, Nathan, Webster. Albrecht,
Rowan, Burghardt and Bridges, the full
complement.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved after which reports OF
the various officers were received. City
Magistrate Huy reported 81 cases in his
court during the month of November.
Eleven of the offenders were committed to
Jail, two ordered to leave town and the re-
mainder paid the fines and trimmings.
The treasurer's report was read and re-
ferred to the proper committee.
The city marshal reported the collec-
ton of $27 for road tax and fines during
the last month.
A petition from property owners on
Central venue for u sidewalk from Park
drive to the depot, on the north side of
the street, was referred tn the committee
on streets and alleys. Later the com
mittee reported adversely on the petition.
Alderman Albrecht moved that the report
be not received, but his motion was lost.
The petition went over without final &C.
ton until the next meeting.
A petition from Robt. Heffer, asking
the council to license him to carry on the
business of house drainer was referred.
Alderman Germ reported that he au-
thorized the marshal to purchase stoves
and bedding for the Jail.
Two ordinances, one requiring side
walks to be kept free of snow, and the
other relating to signs, were read the
third time and passed.
Bills were allowed as follows: G.. H
Treat, salary, SOP; David Rice, making
assessment list. 800; Howard Crosby
computing taxes, ETC., 500; Charles
Green, team hire, $500; Chas. Moore
salary, $75; Sol Yates, salary, $75
H. Ringwald, salary and postage, 1913
Bach, Cory g. Co., supplies, $500; J. B
Leslie, salary, $125; Jas. Mansfield, labor
$50; E. l.. Cronkhite, salary, $62.75
johnson, Brown u Co., fire department
supplies, $72.5O; R S. Ball, salary, 1915
G. E. Huy, salary, $50; Great Falls Elec
trio Light Co., $3.50; Goodrich Lumber
Co., $75.es; &. B. Worley, engineer de
partment, $685.; TRIBUNE Co., $15s,3s.
The report of Engineer Morley giving
estimates of work performed by contrac
tors Tuck & Huelster, on sewers, stree
grade, sidewalks and crossings was read
The total amount due these contractor!
for sewer work is $4,Ss1, SO; for stree
grading and lowering sidewalks, $4,922
for crossings, $1,029. The report was &C
cepted and warrants ordered drawn fol
the amounts. As this about conclude:
the sewer work for the season, the mayoI
took occasion to compliment Enginee,
Morley for his efficient services.
The marshal reported that the city jai
will be ready for occupancy in few days
As a jailer will then be needed,on motion
of Alderman Webster that office wa
created. Mayor Dickerman nominated
for the position Sol. Yates and he wa
confirmed by a unanimous vote.
j. S. Tod addressed the council asking
full authority for a slight projection OF
the sidewalk of the new building to b.
erected by the Great Falls Realty
company, as the plans provided for sucl
projection. The matter was referred tt
the fire committee.
Bids for furnishing apparatus for tn,
fire department., in accordance with thu
recent advertisement, were opened. There
were several tenders and they were re
ferred to the fire department committee
A petition of the TRIBUNE company TO-
a lateral sewer from Third street east be
tween First and Second n north a
far as the new TRIBUNE building, wa
referred to the committee on streets ant
alleys with power to act.
The council then adjourned.