Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-08-09
ADJOURNED COUNCIL MEETING
The Tribune is Made the Official Paper
Of the City-W. II. Ridgley Gets
the Job Printing.
Duncan Bros. the Sidewalks, and +
Bergman Garbage Contractor
Water Question Again.

chair and all the aldermen except
Holmes, who is out of the city, answered
to their names.
The committee on printing reported
that the bid of The TRIBUNE for official
advertising was the lowest and recon-
mended it's acceptance Also that the
bid of W. II. Ridgley for the job printing
was the best. The report of the com
mittee was unanimously adopted
The committee on streets, alleys, and
sidewalks reported that the bid of Dun
can Bros for constructing sidewalks was
the lowest. The bid specifies the follow
| ing prices per lineal foot for sidewalks:
Five and one-third foot wide, 2s3{ cents;
8 foot wide, 3824 cents; IL foot wide, 81
cents; Is foot wide, 7G cents. The re-
port of the committee was adopted and
the contract awarded to Duncan Bros.
The report of the committee on ways
and means recommended the acceptance
of the bid of Frank Bergman for remov-
ing garbage. The following prices are
specified IN the bid. For the removal of
each dead animal weighing over 50
pounds, 5l.J0; for each dead animal
weighing less than 800 pounds, except
dogs and cats, 30 cents; cats, S cents;
dogs, 10 cents; load of manure, 60 cubic
feet, 40 cents; load of ashes, 80 cubic
feet, 40 cents; load OF ashes rom cellar,
}5 cubic feet, 70 cents; load of straw. lit
ter, waste paper, brick and mortar, refuse
or rubbish, 30 cubic feet, so cents; barrel
Of garbage or kitchen waste, 3 TO ) cubic
feet, Is cents; each cubic foot Of water
from cesspool or cellar. 3 cents; each
cubic foot Of night soil, 1913 cents. On
motion the report Of the committee was
adopted and the contract let to T.. Berg.
man.
A permit was granted to the Great
calls Iron Works to erect one-story
brick block on Third street south, op.
posite the pOstoflice.
The petition of the Rocky Mountain
Boil Telephone company to change the
location of their poles on the west side
to conform with the plat OF the Sixth
aQultlOn WAS granted.
Alderman Young reported in regard
to the stray cattle nuisance in the b. 4
M. addition and the ways and means
committee were given orders to construct
a small corral in a suitable place in the
addition and the mayor agreed to ap
point an assistant pound master in the
addition to serve without salary.
The question Of purchasing the roaC
| Il Ii,,h
tested in the presence of the council by
After discussion it was Unanimously
voted to purchase the machine at a cos
of $3.50
Alderman Young asked Attorney
Stephenson who had Just returned from
his vacation trip in the National part
and was present what progress he was
chasing the plant of the water works
company. He said he would have {
resolution ready to present to thu
council at it's next meeting notifying th'
company Of the desire of the city to pur
chase the water works. He desired t.
-. say to the council that while he did no
t ask for any legal assistance in the mat
ter he wae quite willing to act in thi
matter in conjunction with any othe
e attorneys the council might desire t.
8 have assist in the matter. Alder
, men Williams and Fitzgerald spok
on the question and urged the import
ance of doing everything in prope
: shape and having the best legal advic
to be obtained all through the wate
a proceedings, as the amount involved wa
a very large one and it was the most i'm
portant transac ion which the city ha
J ever entered into since it was organized
d The city attorney declined to express
IS preference for any particular attorne
= in the case, and after some discussio
u the mayor appointed committee cor
sisting of the city attorney and Alt
e Williams and Young to wait on Msssr
It Veasey and Pigott and find out whe
y they would charge the city to assist i
70 the matter of the purchasing the waite
y plant during the progress OF the Who'll
10 transaction, and report to the council {
it's next meeting.
r A warrant for 81, ,428 30 was passed
n payment of the contracts OF N. I. Leat
g in making repairs on the West sid
d wagon bridge. Alderman Williams calle
n the attention of the council to rule r.
ID quiring the insertion of a clause in q
city contracts which specifies that tt
y contractor shall advertise in newspap'
in for 10 days that he is about to receive h
4. final estimate before the same is pal
ID He said that in future he hoped tn
would be included in all contracts.
n The council then proceeded to Il
lg consideration of ordinances. An ORD
nance prohibiting the riding OF bicycl
at high rate of speed across bridge
or the driving of horses faster than
walk across the same was read for Il
n. first time and referred.
The license ordinance was put on
second reading and provoked long di
1g cussion. Alderman Fletcher was anxio
i'd to see the license for variety theate
to raised to figure which would clio
them up. From his remarks it appear
Oh that the councilmen had made visit
n a body to the Casino recently, merely
an investigate the reported doings there,
in course, and on that occasion one OF t.
Ia m reckless and naughty girls had the ner
no to try to tickle venerable city faith
nd under the chin. 1t was agreed tn
is such things ought to be stopped atone
%bn I;nonca of voriaty chpwa Waa :