Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-08-09
CITY FATHERS DELIBERATE
Some Talk About Funding the War
rants Of the City-Paul VOell
Confirmed.
A Bicycle Ordinance Wanted-Bid.
for City Printing-Sidewalks
and Garbage Removal.

session Monday Mayor Webster pre-
siding, and Aldermen Fletcher, Mitchell,
Dunn, Fitzgerald, Young, Mcdonald
and Williams being present when the
roll was called.
Paris Gibson addressed the council on
the necessity of constructing at once
retaining wall in the river along the
front of Riverside park in order to hold
the material deposited along the bank.
At this season of the year the river is
low and the wall can be constructed
cheaply with the rock in the river bed.
lie also recommended the employment
of a man to superintend the dumping of
garbage. The matter was referred to
the committee on ways and means, and
the city engineer was requested to furn-
ish an estimate at the next meeting,
showing the cost of the wall.
A communication was read from Labor
Commissioner James of Helena call
ing the attention of the council to the
provisions made by the last Legislature
for a free state employment bureau and
asking the council to cooperate with the
bureau and supplement its provisions by
ordinance.
The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company asked permission to change it's
poles on the West side 20 as to conform
to the streets and alleys as plated in the
Sixth addition, which plat had been
made and filed since their poles were
erected. Referred.
A petition was read asking that an
ordinance be passed prohibiting bicycle
riders from riding over bridges at a high
rate of speed on the ground that they
frightened horses Referred to the or
dinance committee.
The city marshal reported that he had
appointed Paul Noell as police officer in
place of Joe Martin and the mayor, di-
recting the yeas and nays to be called on
his confirmation, he was confirmed, Aid.
Fletcher alone voting no.
The Great Falls Iron works asked for
a permit to build one-story brick ocH
on Third street. between Central avenue
and First avenue south. Referred
w. S. Frary. city treasurer, was
granted two weeks leave of absence.
A resolution was presented extending
the time in which Contractor Nogel was
to finish the Central avenue paving con-
tract from August |, 1895, to October |,
1898. Considerable discussion on the
resolution followed. Alderman Williams
offered an amendment fixing the date at
September lst. Alderman Fitzgerald
moved to lay the resolution on the table
stating that it was unnecessary to take
any action. The council, he said
had no intention of taking any
action against the contractor for the
unavoidable delay, but he thought il
best to leave the contract just as it was
On vote to lay the resolution on the
table it was defeated.
The amendment of Alderman Will.
Jams, extending the time till Sept. l, was
carried, Alderman Fitzgerald alone vot
ing no on the final question.
The city treasurer reported S22,310 or
hand, exclusive of money in the sus
pended Merchants National bank.
The city weighmaster reported receipts
for July amounting to S25 55.
The city marshal reported 10 arrests
and $50 dog tax collected.
The city poundmaster reported forty
five dogs killed, eight head of stock m
pounded aud one horse sold tor $3.50
which, the report adds, in expressive
language, "leaves me in the hole.
The garbage inspector filed bis report
of work done,
The chief of the fire department fiet
his quarterly report showing the expense
of the department to be 81 ,6S7 A Sever
alarms were received during the quarter
Alderman Williams said that as
special election WAS soon to be held or
the water question, he thought ii Woui(
be wise 10 submit to the people at tht
same time a'proposltion 10 fund the out
standing general fund Indebtedness o
the city as saving of several thousanC
dollars year interest could be made il
this way. Mayor Webster said that thu
idea was good one and commended it t
the attention of the council,
Bids were opened for removing gar
bage, Frank Bergman, Frank j. Ogilvie
Alexander Andrews, and Fl. Wilson
being the bidders. The bidders on jol
printing were w. L. Rldgley and the ln
dustrial Printing company, and on otfi
cial advertising TnE TRIBUNE and DAN.
Leader. n T. Lease and Duncan Bros
submitted bids for constructing sidewalk
AS there were IA great many items IL
these bids they were all referred to com
mttees for tabulation and report.
Mr. Brown of the B. and NJ. addit OF
complained of the cattle running a
large during the night in that section o
the city and the mayor referred the mat
ter to Aid Young to devise some methot
of abating the nuisance.
Complaint was also made of the hors
herd, which, it was stated. was driver
rapidly through thickly settled portion
OF the city, to tho danger of small chill
dren in the streets. 1t WAS stated tina
one child had already been hurt in thi
way. The ways and means committe
will see about changing the location O
the horse corral.