The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-29

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After an experience coverings period OF
about ono year, finding IL impracticable 70
CURED purposes, tho city abandoned tho
proposition OF maintaining its own ceme-
terv and entered into an agreement with
tho Helena Land and Improvement com
pany whereby the said company bound it
self to sell TO the city within ninety day.
for the sum Of $1,000. This proposition
has not a. yet been accepted by the city.
The Helena Land company Is bound by
ordinance to lay OF by survey forty acres to
30 improved and maintained by ssid com;
pnny for burial purposes, all lots in said
to S3O, according to size and location OF
lots; those prices not to be advanced 1t
any time in the future.
In the report Of the committee on audit
ing and accounting occurs this: ''The sys-
tenn of permitting officers of the city, at
their pleasure, to buy materials q
supplies on the credit Of the city. is liable
TO load to extravaganza and other abuses.
IL would seem that some authority ought to
be designated, through whom all purchases
should be made. either an officer OF q COM
mittee OF the council. The of1cer in charge
OF the department for which the material
or supplies are needed should make his
reouisition in writing, and II they are found
to be necessary then the Purchase should
he made at the lowest price that can be So
cured"
According to the report Of the committee
on wster the city is now paying $4,000 2
under its contract with tho company, whore
additional mains are ordered, additional
hydrants must be- erected and paid for.
Before extensions are ordered, the COM
mittee says, there should be an examina-
ton Of the vicinity TO determine whether
the additional hydrants are necessary for
protection against fire, or whether there
are not hydrants already erected near
enough for that purpose.
The sewerage committee complain of the
great amount of waste water from laundries
emptied into the tlume near Main street,
which collects in pools near the Montana
Central depot and creates a nuisance. It IL
suggested that the laundries either be SOM
PEELED to connect with the public sewers or
That steps be taken to make a continuous
channel 80 that water will not collect and
s%tagnate. The construction of Il masonry
channel is recommended instead of the old
iume on Davis street.
The expenses of the fire department are
placed at $14, 1922 by the committee hav-
ing charge of that branch of the city gov
eminent. The committee recommends that
the IRE marshal DO reduced to $50 per
month, as there Is not work enough to war
rant the CITY paying 1925 a month at preg-
ent. Another recommendation is that some
changes be made in the fire alarm boxes, as
as some parts of the city are not protected
as they should be with the number of boxes
o in use.
A saving OF $500 a year is suggested in
the report of the committee on police.
This is to be done by doubling up some of
the present beats and retaining but one Of
ficer on the upper Main street beat during
the day. Ihe marshal is requested to take
prompt action in all cases where there is
duty on the part of any officer. and that
any vacancy may be filled at once by the
and city marshal.
The committee on street grades recon-
mended that the work of establishing
grades and drawing profiles be pushed
forward as rapidly as the other labors of the
city engineer will permit; and that in this
work preference should be given to the
parts of the city, including its additions,
where there are the most buildings, and
where the property owners may be properly
required to build Sidewalks.
The committee ON printing recommend
that all orders for printing for the different
departments of the city government be
made through them; also that all ordi-
and legal advertisements be printed |
IN one morning and one evening paper. |
unless otherwise ordered by the council, at |
the legal rates allowed by the state.
IL 10 suggested in the report of the COM
mittee on building permits that the inspc-
inspector instead of by the city engineer.
The streets and alleys committee report
the streets in very satisfactory coodi-