The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-18
4 Kick COMING
|IT is NEARLY COMPLETED
The Committee 10 Opposed to Its
Construction Ths Petition Wa
Referred 10 the Mayor With
Power 10 Act.

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derman Rowan at last evenings meet
ing of the street n alley committee.
None Of the aldermen present seemed
to know. or IL they did know, they
would not tell.
II think the citizens and tax payers
have a great kick coming" said Alder
man Kelly. Look at the condition of
East Park street. Look at the holes
in Gold n Platinum streets. The idea
of building this track is preposterous."
II don't know anything about it," said
Chairman Pascoe. A / know is the
talk abou, town"
Well. shall we disallow this petit
tion?' asked Alderman Cannon
What is the use of disallowing II
now?" said Rowan 1T will be all COM
pleted tomorrow. But there Is a kick
coming, all right"
1t will be remembered that several
weeks ago about 500 bicyclists petit
toned the city council for the construc-
ton Of a bicycle path from South Butte
along Front street and County road to
the Nat. The petition was referred to
the street and alley committee. which
met and talked the matter over, but
took no action. Before the committee
met again the street commissioner sup
possibly under instructions from the
mayor. began work on h path. n has
been working on II ever since. Last
Tuesday evening a part of the commit
tee met. and Ii was decided to recon-
mend that the petition be granted. But
when the council met on Wednesday
evening, Chairman Pascoe went around
to the members OF the committee for
their signatures to the report. but the
majority of the committee refused to
sign it, and declared they would kick
against the bicycle business In the coun-
ell. Chairman Pascoe was anxious to
avoid a kick, and so quietly pocketed
the report of the street and alley COM
mittee. and 1t did not come up at all.
Meanwhile the bicycle path was pro-
crossing day by day, and the finishing
touches will be put on 1t to-day. The
street and alley committee met again
last evening to kind of s~traighten out
their differences, but the aldermen
who were kicking could not find any
body pre- gent to kick against, and there
is not much fun in kicking If nobody
will kick back. One of the aldermen
wanted to know il Mr.. Pascoe was 60
ing to pay for the bicycle path, but Mr..
Pascoe looked childiike and bland, and
seemed surprised to hear that a path
was being constructed at all. Alder
man Cannon disclaimed all knowledge
OF the path, except that Street Commits
sfoner Branigan had , asked him for
some sand of his lots to put on the
path, and he told him he could have 1t.
Somebody wanted to know IL h may
or was going to pay for it. but no one
was present to throw light on the point.
Somebody moved that the petition be
disallowed, but that was withdrawn.
as IL did not seem consistent after the
track had been built.
II move that the petition be referred
to the mayor said Alderman Kelly.
But 1 want it understood that I kick"
$50 do l." said Rowan. Il second the
motion"
with power to act?' inquired Chair
man Pascoe, in his innocent way.
He has acted growled Rowan. but
suppose we might as well let Ii go at
that. 1t is all DONE"
So the bicycle path was referred to
the mayor, with power to act. 1t Is
understood hat the mayor put a COL
lector at work to collect road tax from
all the people whose names were on the
bicycle petition. He thought 1t no more
than fair that the road tax paid by BIZ
cyclists should be used for their benefit.
and so he started in with the work.
CAPTAIN Branigan thinks the entire cost
of the track will not be $3.50.
The committee last evening ordered
permanent sidewalks in front OF the
Bee Hive, the Kemper block n on
West Granite street from Conneirs store
to Lynch's. The b., A. & p. was
asked to build a retaining wall where
it's tracks cross West Woolman street.
The committee decided to look over the
territory interested regarding the petit
ton for grading Farrell street from
Gaylord to Warren avenue, and Warren
svenue from Farrell to Second streets.
Petitions from j. w. Morris Of SIS and
D.. Tailfair Of $2.SS for. rebate OF side
walk tax were disallowed. Grade was
ordered established on Covert street
from Broadway to the city i'm
its. and sidewalks built.