Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-10-09
WATER WORKS FIGHT REVIVED
Inc city Council Last Night Di-alioyys
Part Of the Uydrant
Rental Bill.
II Has Determined to Make Il Test
OF the City's Liability in
the Courts.

The city council held a n1cetiDy last
Monday at which every member of the
council was present, but Mayor Webster
was absent and, in consequence, Presi-
dent Fitzgerald presided.
a sensation was sprung when the aud
lting committees report was read.
Among the bills rendered was one for
hydrant rental for six months. endinp
October 81, and amounting to 3.CJ5. L.
U. Phelps. OF the water COMPANY, was
present and explained that he had pre.
sented it thus early in order that some
arrangement might be made to OBJ
tain money on the warrant, there being
practically nothing in the water fund at
present, which fund will be il that con-
ditlon TIL the taxes come il. The audit
ing committed 5 reponse to Mr. Pnelps'
remarks was the reading Of the report
and resolution which appear below:
REPORT AHD RESOLUTION.
GREAT FALLS, Oct. ), 1890.
To the City Council of Great Fai!s
We, your auditing committee, HAVING
under cons!oeratlon the claim Of thg
Great Falls Water Works for
Elk months hydrant rental for q term
endlng Nov l next, find the fUl,oaiyg 10
be the facts:
The assessed valuation OF oily prCDgr.
ty, taken the current year, is .5,44l. lU3.
The limit TT indebtedness as allowed
under the present law is 3 per cent Of
that hmounr, or SiGj,233 Go According
to your books, the out randilg indeuted-
ness OF the clry amounts to, approxi-
mately, S2OO,UUU, i sum in excess uf the.
limit set by law. Accordingly the coun-
Gil Will be- ltnlteG in its auLuai eXpendi-
tures to the amount OF cash Oil hard,
plus the amount TO be derived from an
nual receipts FROM taxes ard It.eLeeg.
Applying this principle 10 tua claim! on
hand, we fiuI cash il the treasury avail
able for hydrant rental amounting to
5o4O92; assessment for water fund DuY-
poses, not yet collected, buC approXi-
mately correct and probable, Fl1 .0s2 20;
total to be expended duriDg the wear
ending May l, 1851, for water purposes,
81 ,G23.12
We, your committee, actirg upon this
information, and believing the couuci!
has no right to cXpend money which it
does not possess Or has not any reasonable
expectation OF possessing, do recommend
that the above named sum be divided
into two equal parts, the first Lalf TO be
pald upon the present bill and th9 re-
nu!notT tu rrt 70 oe palu upon the inst OF May
io't ~ S"H"l'iohs 81 payment are
l9 cliI''oI'eN' III d ies~lutloh hercWltA pre-
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