The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-12-25
CAN'T COME To TERMS
PAillpSburs Has a Real Live Water
Fight on Her Hands.
BUT NO REAL COMPANY
Helena People are Likely to Get
Away With the Plumb as
Usual-The Local Company
Is Very Modest


Special 10 the Standard.
PmLIPsBURG, Dec. 94.-The PhilIpsburg
town council is still in pecks Of trouble
over the water question. There are two
companies asking for a franchise, the
old Phllipsburg Water company and
new one represented by C.. II. Martin OF
Helena. Mr. Martin made proposition
10 the town offering very cheap rates TO
consumers, but requiring the town TO
take not less than Is fire hydrants at sl0O
per year each for 20 years.
The Philipsburg water company then
made very liberal offer and agreed 10
agree TO almost anything the council
would suggest. The two propositions
were referred TO a committee that for
some reason ignored or overlooked the
one presented by Mr.. Martien. Anyway,
the water question has been hanging fire
for the past two or three months aud has
during that time been a general topic OF
conversation on the street, as well as at
the regular weekly argument of the board.
At the regular meeting Of the council
one week ago an ordinance was drawn up
and submitted 30 some of the officers OF
the old company who verbally agreed TO
nearly all of its provisions. few unim-
portant changes were To be made, how
ever, and a committee was appointed to
attend to the matter and everything was
supposed 10 be almost settled. Martien
and his new tangled notions had been
knocked out and the average old time
Philipsburger was happy.
But the councils trouble seem 10 have
just commenced. The committee during
the week visited NJ. Kaiser. the vice presi-
dent Of the Philipsburg Water Co.. and
were informed by that gentleman that in
his opinion Shoel was about the proper
place for the town council and that the
water company already had a franchise
! from the county that was good enough
for this company 90 do business on.
The committee were very angry and at
! last nights council meeting a mo-
ton 10 put the petition for a
franchise presented at a previous meet
| ing under the table in an inviting posi-
ton for the janitor 10 start the fire with
was unanimously carried by rising vote,
aud unless they change their minds, the
present board will consider no further
propositions from them.
There are many who are Of the opinion
that the Martien company was ready 10
make many concessions IL the council
had shown the least disposition TO treat
with them and il is now currently re-
ported they are preparing to put in a
water plant as soon as spring opens. And
IL they can't get what they want they will
take what they can get and go ahead
anyway.
Mayor Mcdonald and Dan Crowley ire
turned from Helena to-day.
Great preparations are being made for
the ball on the 3lst at Granite in the new
Miners union hall. The music alone
will be worth the price OF the ticket.
Work is progressing rapidly on the new
Catholic church at Granite.
J. X. Pardee came home to-day from a
business trip TO the capital.
Two horses were killed by the train be-
tween Philipsburg and Rumsey yesterday.
Mrs. W. j. Mathews of Anaconda and
Robert McDonel Of Missoula, are here to
eat Christmas dinner with relations.