The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-15
TAKE CHANCES.
The Council Decides TO Go Ahead
With the Main Street
Paving.
A Proposition for a Now Petition
of Property Owners With
drawn.
Ex-COmmission0r Lrady's Accountable
ports and Recommendations OF
City Officers.

Clty OHlccrb.
At last nights meeting of the CITY council
the committee On judiciary. to whom was
referred the matter of paving Main street,
reported that the profile being prepared by
the city engineer is not yet readv This
document" the report says, "it is necessary
to have before the initial steps in the pro-
ceeding are taken. Before the work is
it will be necessary, by regular nc
ton Of the council, to inform the city enQi-
neer of the following: First, what kind of
material the council desires for the founda-
ton or bed Of the paving; second. the
height and kinds of blocks and the size and
shape of the same. The committee beg
leave to call the attention of the council to
the fact that the petition of the property
owners, which is the basis of the paw
ing proposition. and upon which it
ia necessary to formulate future action, is
drawn in such a shape rs to increase I'M
necessarily, it seems to your committee,
the legal labors and obstacles in the way OF
q solution of the question. So apparent
is this, at the Threshold of our legal in
vestigations, that your committee are
strongly in favor. if such is possible, Of
another petition being drawn, which shall
better meet the requirements of the law.
This seems an unnecessary step at first
sight, perhaps, but we believe it will Justify
the annoyance and trouble" The report
was signed by Aldermen Connolly, Harrity
and Morris. Alderman Connolly explained
that 1t was not PROPOSED TO do away with
the old petition, but simply to secure the
signature of q majority of the property
owners to another and new one.
If this could not be done, the old pc
tition would hold good. AS the matter
stood, property owners who were opposed
to tho paving could insist on doing the
work themselves, and thus cause great
trouble.
In the course of the discussion which fol-
lowed it was stated that the street car COM
pany would not only resist payment of
their part of the expenses, but the keeping
in repair the space between the tracks and
for two feet on either side. Mayor Klein
schmidt took occasion to say that from a
conversation with one of the directors he
was led to believe that the company would
not thIow any obstacles in the way of paw
ing. In the same connection the mayor
stated that the manner in which
the water company and the gas COM
pany fitted mp their trenches would cause
the city an outlay of from $500 to $1,000 to
repair the damages from the last storm.
He suggested a few fines by the police mag
~istrate.
When the council got back to the street
| paving matter it had been decided on pri-
vate consultation to go ahead and take
chances and the report was withdrawn. the
committee asking permission to hand in a
new one. The new report was simply the
old one with the part about another petition
omitted. 1t was decided to hold a special
meeting tonight to deal with the paving
question only.
Aldermen Wilmer. Reece and Garrett
the special committee appointed to OK :
anime the accounts of ex-Street Commits
sioner John Brady, reported as follows:
1--WE lave made a careful examination of
the accounts of MI. Brady, and find that
owing to the unsystematic manner in
which his accounts were kept,
especially his pay roll and account with the
city treasurer, and the loose way in which
he was allowed to transact business with
that officer, makes it impossible for us to
find any irregularity in his accounts, ex-
cept that the amount of $141 was collected
for road tax, for which Mi. Brady, or an
employee, issued receipts, forty seven in
number, received the money, failed to ac-
count therefor i'll cash. which should nave
been done, but made returns as days labor;
that is, the cash was collected, but the stub
shows that receipt was issued for days
labor. This Mr.. Brady admits and is will
ing to refund the amount, less 20 per cent,
his commission, to the city, The report
was adopted.
The report of the inspector of milk, DIR.
w. M. Billiard, showed elghty-oue ANALYSES
made since June 1. The milk was mostly
up to the Standard Skim milk was sold
from some of the wagons and the inspector
recommends that where this is done the
cans be labelled. He also suggested that
pesmits be issued to those selling milk, to
be revoked when it is found that an i'm
mn ra DrflRIa 10 hpinu sold Thn hrfobnr
shops were found, on examination, to be
mostly in good condition. The inspector
recommends that some provision be made
by law for the seizure of food found to be
impure. Street Inspector Kluge reported
ST, 1872 expended in his department during
June. The inspector recommended thai
macadam be used in all street repairs.
The city, he stated, had plenty of rock
but the breaking by hand, as the prisoners
were doing now, was too slow. He recon-
mended that Il rock crusher be bought. One
could be had in Bate for $3.50 and one here
for 81, 900. The matter of buying a rock
crusher, new or second handed, was referred
to Il special committee consisting of Alder
men Fuller, Wiebor and Thompson. CITY
Clerk Craven's report stated that the war
rants issued during June amounted to S1G,-
1913, and the amount outstanding Sl74.-
794. SO. CITY Marshal Sims reported 2l9 ar
rests during June. 1S5 for violation of city
ordinances and thirty-four for breaking
state laws. There were l45 days labor per-
formed.
The Women's Christian Temperance
union, through Mrs. Iaa Kosencranz, Mrs.
Sara Tyler and Mrs. Walter Matheson, Of
fered to place a public drinking fountain
at the southwest corner of Main street and
Sixth avenue. The water company, it was
stated. would make no charge for the sup
ply. The gift was accepted with thanks.
A petition was referred to the committee
on streets and alleys, asking recompense
for damage sustained to property on Davis
street by the recent overflow of the tlume.
Tn committee is also to look into the mat
ter of having a wider tlume there, sufficient
to carry off the waiter.
The ways and means committee reported
in favor of allowing the city attorney an
assistant at u salary of not over S75 per
month. No action was taken.
Among the bills allowed were the follow
ing: Water company, use of hydrants for
fire and flushing purposes for June, 81, SOL;
electric lights, S92l; Wolf Sobolsky, board
of prisoners, $40.
An ordinance was passed appropriating
$1,000 to pay Joseph O'Neill for four acres
of land in Lime Kiln guloh, used rs Il garb-
age dump.
Property-owners on Hemlock street
asked that that street be graded from Har-
rison avenue to Monroe avenue, and T.. G.