Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-06-07
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The Park Commissioners Want Park
Drive Graded-The City Will
Have Another Lawsuit.
Central Avenue Paving Once More
on Deck-Oticers Falk and
Martin Want Pay.

l. The city council met Monday il
10 regular session, the mayor presiding an,
n a full board being present. A petition
was presented asking that Third ant
Ninth avenues south be opened to thu
9 river bank, and Park drive from the Parl
hotel to the water company's punI
house. Referred.
e A petition to put up an ice watel
J.. barrel in front of the Progress restauran,
on First avenue south was also referred
8 The city marshal requested that he be
t furnished a safe to keep papers and valu
y ables in. Referred.
Paris Gibson and 4. w. King appeared
3 on behalf of the park commission and
asked the council to take measures to
) complete the grading of Park drive
around Cascade park. Mr.. Gibson also
said that if a committee of the council
would wait on the townsite company he
thought they might perhaps be- induced
to open up Il street or boulevard from
the B.&M. Commercial company's trestle
along the river bank to the Fifteenth
street bridge, and on the wsst side of the
river from the Fifteenth street bridge to
the West side wagon bridge, thus max.
ing a beautiful drive. He advised that a
committee be appointed to look into the
matter. The streets, alleys and side
walks committee and the city engineer
were instructed to look up the sugges-
tons of Mr.. Gibson and report at the
next meeting.
The committee having charge of the
matter of a new city dump were given
further time to report.
The city marshal, city weigher, police
magistrate and pounumaster mauu IT,
ports.
j.. j. Gallagher's bond as plumber was
accepted and a permit issued.
An ordinance was passed creating a
bridge fund. Jere Leslie appeared be-
fore the council and asked that the
council agree with the former owners of
Park island on an agreed statement of
facts in order that a decision of the
court might be expeditiously obtained
regarding the purchase Of that property
by the city for a park. The former
owners find themselves in the POSSESSION
Ut warrants in payment for the property
which they regard as worthless and they
either want their property back or good
warrants that will sometime be- paid.
The city council declined to take any
action and Mr.. Leslie notified them that
SUIT Woul be colnmeLced to recover the
property or money.
The following resolution was offered
ny Alderman FLETCHER and unanimously
passed:
"Whereas, The pay roll of the city of
Great Falls has become so large that it
Is Impossible for the city clerk to make
and have signed all the warrants i'm
medIhtely upon the allowance of bills,
and it is found advisable 10 allow the city
clerk one day after the bills are allowed
by the council in which tD prepare and
have all warrants signed; therefore, be it
"hcsolved, That the tirst Wednesday
after The first MOnday Of zach month bp
as 'ln pay day of the city of
Great Falls, and that all warrants or
dered drawn by the city cOurcil shall he
paid upon that day or at any time there
4.,tr Dis designated hy TIC Ci,y eek i.
case the owner Of the warrant shal! not
apply fur it upon said pay day. but 10 no
shall any person he entitled to re-
:elve his warrant previous TO SAID pay
Alderman Williams Offered the FOL-
owing resolution which was unaui-
nnu-ly passed;
'Ec 1t resolved by The city council of
treat Falls City that ON ana after TIE
passage Of this resolution no uliner
shah be authorized TO Issue orders for
ahor or the purchase uf any material or
supplies on account Of the city for work
iIready passed upon by the CITY council
before the same has been approved Of
ana el9ned 10y the chairman Of The com
Of Tie department to which SAID
ahor, material " supplies are charge
able. such orders to be attached to the
oils when same are rendered to the city
clerk. and the city clerk is hereby ordered
20 furnish h chairman of each com
with the necessary order bOoks.'
The auditing committee reported a lot
IF bills, which were passed and ordered
paid.
The bill OF Messrs. Shores and Veazey
or legal services was recommended by
he committee for $3.50 $50 dieallowed),
on motion of Aid. Young it wac laid
after a sharp discussion in which
Aid. %Fitzgerai and Young we're the
main participants. Those voting against
the bill were Young, Mitchell,
Holmes. and Dunn.
Bills for services from Officer Falk and
)ficrr Martin, each for ten days time
IS police officers, We're presented by the
auditing committee without recommend
lation and NJ action was taken on
The same fate overlook the bill
If Mr.. brewster as poundmastcr.
The city engineer asked for instruc-
ions in writing when the council wished
lin to go ahead with the paving of Cen
raj avenue. A long resolution regard
the assessments to cover the cost of
his Improvement was read and passed
~ the council.
The license charged for a merrv-uo-
was reduced from $40 day to $50
month.
Mayor Webster then made the same
appointments as before for the offices of
'ity detective, iailer and food inspector.
md they met the same fate, being re
ected by a vote of 8 to 3, except that in
he case Of city detective, Alderman
fletcher voted no, making the vote 6
. 2. He afterwards explained that he
'otcd this way by mistake. The coun-
then adjourned till Monday next.