The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-05-18
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
ADJOURNED MEETING HELD ON
LAST THURSDAY NIGHT.
Much Business of a General Character
Transacted Judges and Clerks of
Election Appointed - Grades ON
Sansome Street Established and
Contract Let Other News.

The board of aldermen held an ad-
journed meeting last Thursday evening.
Vce-President Weinstein presided,
Aldermen Kaiser, Williams, Wilson and
Bryan being present. -
A communication was read from E.
Sage, withdrawing the figures on his bid
for putting in gutter on Broadway.
Aid. Bryan moved, seconded by Aid.
Wilson, that the motion by which it was
decided that stone gutter be con-
structed on that street be reconsidered
in consequence of petition coming IN
from the property holders desiring a
wooden one and also from the fact Of
the withdrawal Of Mr.. Sage's bid Car
ried.
Aid. Bryan moved that the clerk be
instructed to advertise for bids for
plank gutter on the south side of Broad
way, between Sansome and Montgomery
streets, seconded by Alderman Williams.
All bids to be in by the following Thurs
day. Carried.
A request was read from Newt. Vaughn
to construct a brick addition to the
building on the corner of Broadway and
Sansome street. Alderman Wilson
moved that the request be granted, sec
onded by Alderman Williams and
carried.
5.A petition was read from the board Of
school trustees praying that $50 feet of.
ttddssearney street, west from Montgomery
tstreet, be condemned for school pur-
poses. Referred to the street and alley
committee.
A request was made by Chairman
Plzer, of the school board, that the COM
mittee report back that evening, which
it was decided to do.
Alderman Wilson stated that the
school trustees had tried to buy ground
south of Phillpsburg but that they
could not buy any ground for less than
$4,000 per acre and they had concluded
to build a new school house on the
present site.
The following bids were then read for
grading Sansome and Granite streets:
Eli Sage, 20 cents per cubic yard of
ground removed.
Dan Mulcihy, Is cents. ...
George Metcalf, "a cents.
George Tucker, 18 cents.
Alderman Bryan moved, seconded by
Alderman Williams, that the contract be
the lowest, and that he be required to
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out the contract. Carried.
committee to procure polling places and
make all necessary arrangements for the
coming election: Aldermen Williams,
Wilson and Kaiser.
A recess was then taken for fifteen
minutes to give the committees time to
make their reports, and for the purpose
of selecting judges and clerks of election.
Upon the board being called to order
the street and alley committee reported
favorably on the petition of the school
board for the condemning part of Kear-
ney street, which was on motion accepted
by the board.
The report of the same committee es-
tablishing a temporary and permanent
grade on Sansome street was also ac-
cepted.
The following judges and clerks we're
appointed for the coming election
First ward Judges, Nicholas Connolly,
James Hansen, Conrad Wlpf; clerks,
G. B. Stevens, julius Hansen.
Second ward-Judges, G. W. Young,
David Simmons, W. T. Allison; clerks,
H. w. Rodgers, w. E. Moore.
Third ward-Judges, George Tucker,
BENZ. Pizer, E. r. Thompson; clerks,
Thomas Walker. E. A. Cralle.
Alderman Kaiser thought the town
ought to pay for the entire cost of the
hose house. He did not think that the
town should be taxed for half the cost
and the business men pay the remainder
by subscription.
Alderman Pryan thought extra ex-
pense would be incurred through chang
ing matters, and besides the hose would
be here in short time and there had to
be some place to house it.
Alderman Weinstein was of the opin-
ion that 1t was proper for the town to
pay for half and the business men the
other half, as a number had already sub
scribed. He did not think it was right
for it ali to be assessed up to the prop
erty holders as there we're a great many
small property owners who were prob,
ably unable to pay it; and, besides, fol-
whose benefit was the fire apparatus any
way if not for the business mon prin.
cipally? He believed that the matter as
1t stood was Just right.
Alderman Wilson called attention tc
the ordinance relating to signs across
the sidewalk.
The board then adjourned until the
| next regular meeting