Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-04-19
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Miss Belle Brown is Unanimously
Confirmed as Librarian for the
Ensuing Year.
a Petition to Grade Central Avenue
W. st Rejected Thesis a.
Foster Check.

The city council met Monday in reg
ular session, every alderman except Aid
erman Ted Hanson, who is absent irou
the city on his honeymoon trip being
present and Mayor Ge sthorpe presiding
After the re- e.ding of the minutes
Mayor Gelsthorpe stated that the library
board had unanimously requested him
to present to them the name of Miss
Belle Brown as Librarian in place of Mrs.
Brown. formerly Miss Lulie Wetman,
whose term had expired. The roll being
called on confirmation of the appoint
ment all the aldermen voted yes. Ine
new librarian is sister in law Of the
| former librarian and has been acting AS
| her substitute Tor some time past anu i:
thus we'll qualified for the work
A petition was read by the clerk and
signed by the townsite company, Il. S.
Ford, f. Crutcher, II. f.. Collins PARIS
Gibson, the American Brewing and
Mating com pauy, Matt Dunn anu tho
Montana Brewing company asking that
Central avenue west be graded from the
river to its conj junction with the Great
Northern railway track at the cost Of the
city. 1t was referred to the committee
on streets, alleys and sidewalks, VINO ro-
ported favorahly, provided the petition
ers were wiling the cost should be aS.
sessed 10 abutting property in the usual
way. After some discussion it was re-
ferred back TO the committee to consult
with the signers and sea whether they
were willing the improvement should be
Y .,fy yl,I
that they report at the next meeting.
A petition was presented asking for a
street Iignr to be located at Park drive
and First avenue south, near the New
brunswick hotel. Referred to the com
mitsee on streets, alleys and sidewalks.
The council then took up the plumb
ing ordinance and read it for the second
time and put it on its tinal passage. 1t
passed without objection.
The matter of col ecting city poll tax
from the employees of the sneter who
reside within the city limits was dis.
cussed and referred to the city attorney
to report at the next meeting.
lhe matter Of collecting the shortage
of the late collector of city poll taxes
was also brought up by Alderman Viii
hams and the city attorney requested 10
report on 1t at the next meeting
The city attorney was authorized to
pay the necessary expense o! an eXAmi
nation of the county treasurer's books TO
ascertain how much insurance tax had
been collected by the county since the
beginning and bring suit agaiu2t tie
county for the recovery OF the whole
amount. The city attorney presented a
contract drawn in the terms of an oral
agreement made by him with previous
council by which he was to re-
ceive 30 psr cent. of the amount of auy
judgment which he might recover from
Thesis e. Foster of Spokane, who pur-
chased the last series Of city bonds aud
atterward refused to take them, at the
same time stopping payment on $4,000
certified check which they had put up
as security for the good faith of their
bid. The suit is now pending in the
United States court at Spokane for re-
covery OF the $1,000. Several of the
aldermen did not know about the mat
ter and action on the contract was de-
ferred till next meeting.