The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18
The City Fathers Come Out
Force at the Special
Meeting.
Two Building Permits Granted
ton on the Gas Ordinanc.
Deferred.
The Votes Canvassed--Certifcot
dered to be Granted to IN,
Officers Elected.

A special meeting of the city con-
was held last night, Mayor Dickcr
presiding. There were present A.,
men Germ, Fletcher, Webster, Eoy
Bridges and Nathan. After l~istenjr |
the minutes of the previous NEE
which were approved, the board /,
cccdcd with the usual routine bus,
The clerk read a petition asking +.
the lateral sewer be extended on s
street to block BIG. Referred.
>. w. Beachley asked for a permit
erect a two-story stone and brick I'm
ing 20X8O on the west half of lof
block 80. y"
G., Wilson also wanted permissior
build a one-story brick building 2:JyF
the east half of lot ID, block 36G. b
permits were granted.
Webster from the committee an
dlnances reported that action on fine
ordinance had been deferred till anot
meeting in order to give the commir
more time to fully examine the maj,
The mayor then announced that MS,
main thing that had brought then
gethcr was to consider the bond On.
ton which he understood has nassod
asked the pleasure of the board ON ,
matter. Mr.. Leslie said the vote sbo
be olf1clally canvassed to make cy,r
thlng legal and to that end the may
appointed Germ and Fletcher 70 .
with the clerk in making the cany..
Meantime the council took a recess
When the committee had conyass
the votes the result was announced,
follows, by majorities: Hotchkiss. f,
Clark, -; Morehous, ::}22: Leslie, II
alderman First ward, Tracy. %: Secm
ward, Carrier, %; Third ward, Gam
~; Fourth ward, Burghardt, long ten
70; Beachley. short term, g.: bonds. r
34l. The report of the con
was accepted and it was order.
certificates he granted to the ycntlcm,
selected.
Mr.. Gibson of the Park commissi.
spoke before the council on the plu
lllat Il been prepared by the city eng
n'cr to change the contour of the c.
Irhl avenue park, and present.
it. 4, rough draught of the san
ne plans propose some chang
winch VIII tend to considerably heauti0
ne Central Avenue park. 1t is propos.
@ build IA circular plot in the middle ,
-cntral avenue about where the STR,
'allway terminates and run the drIy
side. In the center of this plot
magnificent fountain will be buiIt H.
anne to be donated by "A number of nn
DE who have pledged themselves alrraI
o contribute sufficient funds. The =,
'ort Of the park committee was acccp,c
MT they were authorized to commcnc
changes anticipated.
The question of attending to the bon
then came up and the mayor wa
Instructed to appoint himself with NJ,
. ebster to act in conjunction with I'll
attorney in regard to advertising f.
ids and attend to other details.
The clerk was instructed to present
etitlon to the county commissioners il
to the annexation of certain ont
iylng districts to the city.
An ordinance was read granting 7 !
'yas a franchise to establish a distric
'iegraph and messenger system and wa,
TERED to the committee on ordinance
II further action.
Another ordinance granting Geo Budg,
to lay pipes. maaufactur,
as, etc, was also read and referred.
1T was ordered that a sidewalk be builr
, Second street in front of the LeadeI
lice.
AS Doyle had been unable to furnish
Ie required bond for the garbage con.
act II was denied him and the clerk
as ordered to re-advertise for bids.
fire alarm ordinance was taken III
ii after some discussion the ordinance
rs passed with only one dessentinp
te' That OF Mr.. Nathan. This will give
a complete fire alarm system of eight
xes.
After some talking about impounding
'ay cattle. the board adjourned.