The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-24
Mayor Kleinschmldt Appoints That
Number of Aldermen as d
Special Committee
They Will Have Charge Of Paw
ing Question Subject to
the Council.
Tho Co,nmitteo to Make q Report Next
Tuesday Evening ON the Contract
and Specifications.

The aldermen who will act hB q speclhl
committee to supervise the paving Of Main
street are Fuller. Thompson, Lissner,
Steele, Reece, Harrity and Gamer, making
a representation from each ward. At first
a committee of three was suggested, but the
council adopted an amendment offered
by Harrity making it seven. This com
mittee 10 instructed to take nc notion in
any matter pertaining to the paving ques-
tion unless it is done by a majority Of the
committee. Alderman Connolly made a
motion to this effect, which was unani-
mously adopted by tho council. The com-
mittee will hold a meeting tomorrow at
two p. m. at tho city engineers office to
consider the Specifications and contract
drawn up by the city engineer. The COM
mittee are expected to make a report to the
council next Tuesday evening.
In the form of contract submitted to the
council last night, to be made between the
city and the contractor to do the paving
there was a clause binding tho contractor
to employ nons but citizens of the United
States on the work. Another stipulation
was that he should pay his employees not
less than $3.50 per dav and for toams and
drivers not less than SIS per day. These
proposed stipulations raised quite a breeze
causing the discussion to drift far from
the subject before the city fathers. Alder
man Connolly thought the validity of the
contract would be questioned if any such
conditions we're imposed. After some more
discussion the two paragraphs we're stricken
out. All disputes arising between the con-
tractor and the city are to be left to
the arbitration of the city engineer. he
contract calls for the completion of the
work by December l. 1892, M for every
days delay after that time a penalty of $50
is 10 be imposed. THOMPSON wanted the
date for advertising for bids fixed at Au-
gust 10, but this was withdrawn and the
matter referred to the committee of seven.
Tho alderman from the seventh also de-
sired to have the amount of the contrac-
tors bond fixed at $780, 600. This was also
refe, red to the same committee. A motion
by Steele that the specifications be changed
80 that the rock should be furnished by the
city was defeated.
There are q \ number of blanks in the pro-
posed contract and specifications which
will be filled by the committee of seven and
submitted to the city council next Tuesday
evening.
A steam rock crusher has been ordered
for the use of the city and some of the al
dermen were in favor of using it in cOnneC-
ton with the paving work. 1t was explained
that the cruGher had been ordered for the
purpose of breaking stone for use on Other
streets. 1t was then decided that the con-
tractor should furnish his own rock.
The question of putting a layer of one.
inch plank beneath the WOO blocks to b.
usad in the pavement, was brought q,
again by lissner, and defeated by q vote O.
eleven to one. One objection made to thu
plnnks is that they would render it Difficult
to get at sewer, gas and water pipe connec
tions beneath tho street on account of the
necessity of cutting through the planking.
Mayor Kleinschmidt stated that the
electric railway company desired to pm
four-inch blocks between the rails on thu
sizes, and to fill in between the ties wit
macadam. This proposition will also go tx
the committee of seven.
Ihe proposition of Wallace O. T%hornburgl
to sell a lot on tho corner of Breckenridge
and Raleigh street for $1,360, was accepted
md an ordinance ordered drawn for tina
purpose. A hose house will be erected OF
the ground mt a cost not to exceed S3, 600.
The bill of Contractor Boucher for build.
ing storm sewers at the corner of Main ant
Broadway and on Edwards street was al
lowed for $779.60. There was a difference
between the contractor and the CITY en-
gineer of $40. but tho council ordered al
ordinance drSwn for the amount claimed.
Alderman Connolly called attention to
sidewalk on South Rodney above an EN-
bRnkment where some person was injured
a few days ago by rolling dc wn the bank il
the darkness. Thu street commissions wa
ordered to furnish the necessary protection
for the safety of pedestrians.
The proposition to license bill poster
was not taken up last night although tn
mayor thought it was the right time to d