Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-06-28
Have Another Hot Discussion Over
the Confirmation of the Mayors
Nominations.
FOUR VOTES COUNT A QUORUM
Parliamentary Rules Get Another
Hard jog and Come Out Much
Disfigured.

residents OF the b. & NJ. addition asking
that the water mains be extended from
Third avenue north and Thirty-Third
street east along Thirdavenue and across
Thlrty-Sixth street to lot l, in block 2G,
CT the B. q NJ. addition. Referred.
The bids for r~eplanking the West Side
bridge were tabulated and read as fol-
lows: Anderson Il Reid, Montana fir,
Sl,730,50, Oregon fir 5l,SSO.50; Duncan
Bros, Montana iir Sl,16G, Oregon fir
sl,9SC; F. d. Joscelyn, cottonwood 5l,S2S,
Montana fir $500, Oregon fir 5l,50l; n.
Collard & Co., Montana fir $1,79l.l5,
Oregon fir sl.923 20; Wardrup & Nc
Cubbin, Montana fir Sl,Gol.So, Oregon
fir $780, 80; w. F. Gay, cottonwood
sl,S43, Montana fir 3l,3S4, Oregon fir
Sl,513; \. r. Lease, cottonwood S1,525,
Montana fir 5l,5l1, Oregon fir, 5lGS1.
The committee recommended the &C
ceptance Of \. L. Leases bid of Sl,525
for cottonwood rs bciog the lowest and
best bid, and IT was unanimously &C
copied by the council.
David Wilson asked to have a catch
basin constructed at the court house
building to avoid flooding in the base
ment Of that building. Referred.
Mr.. Nichols, agent Of the 5, &, Austin
Manufacturing Company, Chicago, adj
dressed the council N the merits OF a
road making machine he represents and
he was referred to the committee on
streets, alleys and sidewalks and the city
engineer.
The question OF the paving Of Central
The city engineer asked for instructions
as to going on with the work and called
the attention of the council to the fact
that all the material for the paving Of
one block vas not on the ground as pro-
vided by the specifications that it should
be before work was commenced. The
council took the ground that it should
not stand on technicalities as long as the
street was not unnecessarily INSTRUCTED.
They authorized the city engineer to
procure ii cement testing machine and
also authorized the committee on streets,
alleys and sidewalks in conjunction with
the city engineer to employ an inspector
on the work.
i George Stanton once more appeared
before the council! in relation to Park
, island and suggested tnat il the city
council was willing - give the owners a
general fund warrant fnr the park pur
chase warrant they o held litigation
might be avoiIcu.
I City Attorney Stephenson being ask
ed for an opinion said that he uld moi
I think the city council could legally give
a general fund warrant AMI advised thai
I tue Council 90 nothing ana ALLOW the
a question to DC tested in the courts. The
: matter was then dropped by the council
The mayor tnen placed in nomination
NJ. l.. Brldgemau for food Inspector
, The ayes auu noes were called and the
clerk announced the result as follows
\, es, Aidermun Holmes, luung Fletch,
eI and Mitchell. The other four alder
c men refused to answer to roll call. The
|, MANOR instructed the clerk 70 record h.:
vote ia favor Of the AuinlLUe a4t de
c!dred INN continued.
.Alutlman Williams asked the clerk f
read rule ~ Of the ru.e. and regulations
l]uveTuiEg the conduct Of the business Oh
the cOuuc!l winch was read HIS follows
If any tho members require IL, tAt
/ yeas anu nd!9 upon any question rildt