The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-29

THE WORK WILL GO ON.
Some Discussion in the Council
z Over the Bridge at HOWE
Street.
The Contract Given Out for Re-
moving Garbage From the
City.
BIDS for tho Sewer to Relieve tho Trou-
BILE Complained of Mt h Soap
Works.

The Howle atresa bridge was the mair
subject of contention at last nights meet
lrg. OF the city council. The work was be-
gun last year for the purpose Of connecting
the Third ward and the First ward ovel
Reeder's ouloh. BY q resolution offered by
Alderman Walker some weeks ago. the
street commissions was directed to stor
the work, which at that time, consisted in
making a twenty-foot ont through the hill
on tho Third ward side. The matter was
brought up again last night on a resolution
by Alderman Lissner, directing the street
commissions to resume work there. Al
derman Walker opposed the work. He said
it had already cost muoh more than The
original estimate. Alderman Lissner said
the bridge and the cut at HOWE street
would open up a largo portion OF valuable
territory in the First ward. There were
lots Of people who wanted work and he was
willing to stand his share OF the taxes.
Alderman Harrity favored going on with
the work, but thought some limit should be
named on the expense. Mayor Curtin also
thought there should be some limit on the
cost.
During the discussion Alderman Weber,
replying to a remark of Alderman Lissner.
said: IF I was a candidate / might be
willing to make friends and favor such a
proposition"
II am a candidate. and asure candidate"
replied the alderman from the First. The
gentleman would have liked to have been
. candidate, but couldn't get there"
Alderman Fuller said the bridge was USE
less as it Stood. If the cut was made
through She hill the revenue from taxes in
the section opened up would more than pay
for it in three or four years. He favored
going ahead with tho work.
$50 would / if l was q candidate" said
Alderman Howell.
Finally the resolution of Alderman
Walker was reconside-ed by the following
vote: Yeas 6-Lissner, Post, Fuller. Col
Reeoe, Walker and Weber. The street
commissions was then ordered to 90
ahead with the work.
There were sixteen bidders for the gar
baee contract. John Able was successful
at his bid Of s., 80. and the contract
was ordered given him at that figure. The
other bidders were: John Kalanek SIS, 500.
Peter Weier IS. 995. John Kelly $5.9 99, +.
X. Pence and +. H.. Griffith 81 5000, John
Blank $4,000. George Gosthardt s6,075,
John Stout $6,115, Frederick Schaefer
80, 100, Aoaml btothefs To.ooo. jacob Aole
5000, J. H. Boucher So $50. Mrs. Patrick
Sweeney 5 {, 1884,. John Gallaear $1,000.
August Vetter $3.50. James B. Halford
&9,8 4
Proposals were also opened for the var
ious kinds of work On the proposed sewer
that is intended to relieve the Sixth ward
people of the trouble complained of on ac-
count Of the soap factory. some of the
bids were for the digging, theirs for pipe
laying and others for furnishing material,
constructing manholes, etc. They were re-
fered to the sewerage committee and the
city engineer to figure out which would be
the lowest bid or set of bidders.
An ordinance was passed amending tho
present law in regard to driving cows
through the streets, by increasing the size
of the herds from thirteen to twenty-six.
The nomination of George A. Zwanzig to
be inspector of weights and measures was
confirmed.