The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-16
THE WALK WAS NEEDED
Mayor Harrington Explains the
Administrators Position.
1T Is IN BAD CONDITION
The Street Has Been Repaired and All
That IL Needed Now Is a New
Sidewalk-Only One OBJ
lection Made.

Speaking Of the injunction procured
by Administrator ]. II. Leyson of the
Davis estate. restraining the city from
proceeding with the building of a side
walk in front of the property Of the es-
tate on East Park street until the mat
ter can be heard in the court. and of
the criticisms that have been heard rel
alive to the matter. Mayor Harrington
threw some light on the position of the
administrator yesterday.
There IL no disposition TO impose the
expense of building the walk on the
estate simply because IL can afford IL,
as some people would like TO make 1t
appear said the mayor.
''Such talk is foolishness. The walk
was ordered built because IT was need
ed. The walk was built four years
ago, and is in bad condition. A new
one was ordered last year by the
Gil, but Mr.. Leyson succeeded In get
ting the council to let Ii go over. IL
was intended last spring to macadamize
East Park street, but the property own
ers objected n asked to let II go
over till next year. when they would
agree to a permanent Improvement.
They asked, however. to have the street
improved and put In better condition
than II has been for some years. which
was VIGOROUSLY bad, and 1t was de-
cided to adopt this plan. Accordingly
we have gone ahead and covered the
street with broken rock, covered n
over with dirt and rolled ii hard. and
all thai is needed now to put the street
in a condition acceptab BILE to the prop
erty owners IL to put in side and
raise them to the proper grade.
Nj Leyson is the only one who has
raised an objection, and the walk In
- A.. nax.fo estate nFnnorfv lie
in worse condition than any OF them.
We are laying a new walk in front oil
the Bowen property on the opposite
side of the street. The old walk there
was aid the same time as the one III
question. and Is in good condition, yet
there is no objection. We are raising
the grade on both sides OF the stree
and putting in new walks. n IL tbs
walk in front of the Davis roper u
not renewed II will be six inches lower
than the rest OF the walks and Will bt
both unsightly and unsafe. III the IN
junction is made permanent some OF
the boards at least of the old Walk VII
have to be taken up and new ones puI
down. and then II will not be safe TO
the imports are not strong enough
and II the walk is not made safe W.
are liable any time to get another -,
600 verdict against the city. II Is on
intention TO raise the walk to grad
and All in under. as We are doing al
along that part of the street, ana !
seems to me a highly necessary ant
proper Improvement"
| Mayor Harrington and city Attorne
Dewolfe attempted to see Mr.. Leyso.,
Yesterday to try and adjust the dificui
= Nv hut he was out of the city. Mayo
Harrington hopes to reach an amicaol
5 settlement with Mr.. Leyson w'thou
having to go into the courts. shoul
he be unable to do so. the improve
= ment OF the street will be delayed un
I III after the hearing on the ~in)unctlo
e which is set for the 23d.