The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-15
BUILD A CITY HALL
The Majority OfLiVingStOn'S Taxpayers
Are in Favor of the Proposition
NO CHEAP AFFAIR WANTED
Talk OF Bondlng-H. }. Hopes VIII
admitted to Probate-Jack AL
bertson's Experiences in a
Huge SnoWslide.
NO CHEAP AFFAIR WANTED
speclal Correspondence Of the standard.

Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
Livingston, Feb. 13.-Much interest
has developed in this city in the ques-
ton Of the erection of a city hall, since
the initiatory agitation of the question
by the city council at its last session.
The Standard correspondent has taken
pains to interview several of the promi-
nent taxpayers and business men of
Livingston, and from the information
thus gathered feels fully warranted in
the conclusion that the general public
demands that the city shall go ahead
and purchase n suitable site and erect
thereon good. substantial city hall,
ore which in architecture and design
will he an ornament and credit to the
city and which will be adequate for
all the city's requirements for years 70
come. The proposition to bond the city
in the sum OF $4,000 for this purpose
would quite certainly carry by a good
majority if submitted to the qualified
voters.
Among the gentlemen interview upon
this question were j. \. Savage, T.. II.
TalcOtt, Mentor Wetzstein. George H.
Wright, w. II. Poorman, Frank Bclcy
and \. w. Miles. All Of these gentle
men were in favor of the city purchas-
ing a site and erecting city han
which should comprise apartments for
the fire department and offices for the
city officials, besides jail quarters FOR
the confinement Of city prisoners that
Is, all of them were I'm favor of this
in preference to pu ting up a temporary
make-shift on the railroad right-of-
way, and with two or three exceptions
they were practically agreed that a
city hall was an urgent and an imme-
dia te necessity.
Those who thought that a building
n
rig bt-Cf-way would meet the pres
Cnt requirements were c. S. Henerlin
Herman Orschel and George Young.
Probably there are others of the same
opinion. but the reporter die nD- come
across them. And none of these gentle
men would make any strenuous obiec-
tions TO the purchase OF a suitable site
but at present they do not conccdr
the necessity Of city hall costing
more than $1,000. Mr. Young. however.
while doubling the advisability Of
bonding the city. is not a strong on
ponent Of the proposition. There is this
u he said i'm favor Of q crcdtable
building, a site may be purchased at IL
lower figure now than at any time 10
come. and wages and material being
cheap next summer viii be a very op-
perfume time 10 build
The last viii ana testament Of Hugo
J. Hoppe was admitted 70 probate yes
teliay. The executors named are
walter ". Hoppe, r. u. Talcott and A
J. Campbell. under a bond Of $1,000. 4
special hoquest of 81 900 is made to
Margaret \. Williams, a stepdaughter
Aside from this the estate is divided
equally among all the children Walter
NJ" Hugo T., George L., Leander b.
and Albert Y. Hoppe and Mar
garet \. Williams. The executors
are authorized to SCI the personal
property at any time. while the real
estate is to be held until a reasonable
price can be obtained for II.
T. +. Fowler. who came in from the
Boulder camp yesterday. reports a mar
row escape Of Jack Albertson from be-
ing buried under a snowslide few
days ago AlbeTtSon was employed on
the Plymouth property I'm the Natural
Bridge district and at the time of the
slide was getting out timber i'm tho
mountains. Warned by the noise OF
the avalanche as IL came laundering
down upon him. Albcrtsnn had tim. -
spring 10 shelter behind a very large
tree, which withstood the mighty mass
or snow and ice which swept with ag-
clorating speed down the mountain
slope, uprootiug trees on either side II
this monarch of the forest which ehaI-
tered Albertson and picking up LuEa
powders as though they were IN r..
shells. While Albcrtson escapcd With
out serious injury he says no desire for
notoriety would ever induce him - try
to stop another slide.