The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19
y Diary Of
gutte 5 Paving

first paving was done here,
u the redemption Of Nlin street
from the mud is shown in the follow
ing diary:
March 29-Democratic city conven-
ton declares for better str ,ats.
May 3-Mayor Harrington in an in
augural address says tho.5u shfares
should be improved, especially in bust
ness centers.
May SIN an interview in standard
Mayor Harrington declares i'm favor of
paving this year and STAGING a: once.
May 13-Paving committee and City
Engineer Blackford start for Sal- Lake
to examine pavements If that city.
May 11-Paving conm";tee and City
Engineer Blackford return from salt
Lake and decide 10 recommend 10 coun-
ell that Park and Broadway 'iun ~ N
tana to Arizona, Main from Qudc.z to
Galena and Wyoming and Academy
from Broadway to Park be paved this
year. Fir blocks and asphalt are rec
commended.
May 1e-City council adopts report d
paving committee.
June 5-Council passes resolution Cr-
dering paving of Main, Park. Broad
way, Granite, Academy and Wyoming
streets and sets June II as date fer
hearing objections from property owE-
ers.
June f-OppOS1IlOn TO paving begins
active canvass.
June 11-Army of DIRECTORS prot est to
council against paving. Protest referred
to paving committee.
June 16-Objectors to paving inn
provement declared sufficient to defeat
the Improvement, but petition received
for paving Main street from Copper to
Galena street with granite blocks and
June % set as date for hearing ob1ec-
tionS.
June 23-No objections received by
council to paving Main street.
June 25-Council unanimously and
officially orders Main street paved and
bids called for to be in July IA.
July 14-Bids for paving received.
That supposed to be OF f. Kinds & Co.
is lowest, but is not signed. although
certified check is signed by I. r. Kinds.
Bids referred to paving committee.
July 19-Paving committee decides
bid of F. Kinds & Co. is not legal
July 21-Council votes to reject all
bids for paving and advertise again.
July 2S-New bids received and paw
ing contract let to +. Kinds * Co. at
1915 per square yard. j. Il. Wharton,
manager of street railroad company,
serves notice that company would not
be able to pave between its tracks as
required because it could not obtain
material necessary for rebuilding the
line.
Aug. 6-Main street property owners
notified to have all water and sewer
connections made within three days.
Aug. 10-Work of putting in catch
basins on Main street begins. William
Harkins has the contract.
Aug. 17-Work of putting in curbing
on Main street begins. J. +. Sandberg
and John Riebl have the contract
Aug. 25--Date for starting paving.
but 1t doesn't start owing to failure to
arrive
Aug. 26-Excavation for the paving
begins.
Aug. 3O-Paving begins in laying of
concrete.
Sept. street railroad company not
flied to begin work of paving between
it's tracks on Main street within seven
days.
Sept. 2-Wharton announces that if
compelled to pave this fall cable line TO
Walkerville must he discontinued.
Sept. ROW over paving inspector.
who was removed by City Engineer
Blackford. Mayor Harrington rein
states inspector and Blackford hands in
resignation as city engineer.
Sept. Slime expires for street rail
way company to start paving, but it
doesn't start.
Sept. 9-Wharton submits three prop
ositions TO city council in regard to
street railroad line.
Sept. 15-Council refuses to accept
Blackford's resignation. Cable line
matter deferred for three days.
Sept. 1S-Wharton's plan to take up
cable line. discontinue operations for
winter and put in plankng instead of
paving until spring accepted by coun-
Gil.
Sept. 19-Cable line torn up.
Sept. 21-James A. Murray secures in
junction to stop street railroad COM
pany from planking its track instead
of paving.
Sept. 3O-Wharton asks for franchise
for electric line on Main, Quartz, Wyo-
ming, Park and Broadway. agreeing to
abandon cable line. Referred to judic-
larry committee.
Oct. 2-Council votes to give Wharton
franchise for electric line on all the
streets asked except Park
Oct. 6-Wharton refuses to accept the
franchise. One substituting Park street
for Broadway introduced, but fails of
passage.
Oct. main street business men pro-
test against removal of street railroad
from Main street.
Oct. 13-Wharton asks for franchise
by way of Wyoming, Broadway. Main
and Quartz, and thence to Walkeryille
Oct. 15-Council grants Wharton fran
chise asked for and Wharton gives
council wine supper.
Oct. 16-Street railroad company be-
track.
Oct. 1S--Wharton announces rails viii
he here by oct. a for new Main street
line.
Oct. 25-Rails delayed. Wharton says
will be here Oct. %.
Oct 29-Rails don't come.
Nov. Wharton still has hopes rails
will come.
Nov 81. Kinds & Co. having failed
to complete paving on NOV /. are
granted two weeks further time TO COM
plete contract. +. Kinds d Co. set up
oysters.
Nov 1.-THE rails arrive.
Nov 27-PaVing contract OF f. Kinds
& CO. finished. Street railroad paving
not yet done.
Dee. If. Kinds & Co receive final
warrants in payment Of paving
Dec. PAYERS Of street railroad track
run out of stone and work stopped
Dee. IF. Kinds d Co. say they lost
s.. GOO on the paving contract
Dec. Iu--PdVing of street car tracks