The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-07
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT
win Approve the Bonds of the
Sewer Contractors.
TALK ABOUT CITY AFFAIRS
Tho Sewer System Is Now Well Under
Way Chief Mentrum viii Have
New Locks to the Fire Alarm
Boxes-Sidewalk Building.

in adjourned session. The principal
business Of the meeting will be the ap-
prevail OF the bonds of contractors
who have recently been awarded con-
tracts for the construction of sewer
in certain Improvement districts and
for the main sewer on Fourth street.
There are also a number Of bills to be
allowed which were referred to the
finance committee at the last meeting.
Colonel O'Leary stated at the last
meeting that he would be ready by to-
night to submit the design of the
memorial which the city will present
to Mrs. Hearst on the occasion of her
visit to this city in a few weeks. The
recommendation of the mayor with
reference to the firemen's salaries.
which was referred to the judiciary
committee, is also looked for tonight.
There may be some other business bob
up at to-night's meeting. but just what
IL will be is not known.
When the council adjourns tonight
1t will likely be until the regular meet
ing night. which is the first Monday in
June. For the past two months there
have been council meetings at least
once a week n sometimes twice a
week. This was principally because
the sewer propositions were being
pushed through. Now, however. that
the sewer plans are about completed.
and the city ready to settle down to
it's usual quiet and orderly ways, coun-
ell meetings will hardly be so thick.
There may. however, be another meet
ing this month to perfect the arrange
ments for the Hearst Free library ded-
icatfon unless that matter is settled
tonight.
The sewer system, which is now
fairly under way, will, when complet-
ed. make Anaconda one of the best
drained cities in the world. The alder
men who have been pushing the sewer
schemes through nave devoted much
study to the subject, and they believe
that no better system of drainage
could possibly be had than the one
that has been adopted.
The plan is to run all lateral sewers
through the alleys, to which the prop
erty owners may connect from the rear.
These laterals will connect with the
ain The cost of the lateral sewers
is borne by the property abutting on
the alleys trough which they run,
while the cost of the mains is borne by
the city. The lateral sewers are called
Improvement districts, and during the
past three months District -. 2, run
ming through the alley between Front
StISct dnd SoIiifitItldl dNt1lut, mas
been completed: Districts Nos. 3 and
4. running through two of the alleys
west of Main street. have been con
tracted for and work has begun
there, or will begin in a short time.
District No. s includes the alley be-
tween Commercial avenue and Park
avenue, east of Main. and No. 6 the
alley between Park avenue and Third
east of Main. The contracts TO con-
Cfrrrnt tho saxvaro in tho tu~o Iiatr;ot.
last named n also for the construc-
ton of the Fourth street main sewer
from the western limits of the city to
the outlet on the east side was let to
]. A. Hasley at the last meeting of
the old city council and his bond will
be submitted at to-night's meeting.
AS soon as the Main and Fourth
provement districts will be established
through the alleys south of ourth
street to connect with the main. and
h city's drainage system will then be
complete. There a been some op-
position by property owners on Park
avenue who are already connected
with the sewer running down hat
street, to being compelled to pay for
another in the alley. 1t has been the
contention of those in favor of alley
building that the laying OF sewers i'm
the streets is a nuisance of the worst
kind, for the reason that the streets
are dug up half the time and conse-
quently impossible.
Chief of the Fire Department Men,
trum will ask the council to provide
new locks for the fire alarm boxes. He
states that since he has established the
system of keeping the keys in glass
cases he has tried to collect the ola
keys. but has been nah to find more
h one-third of them. He also
says that many of the locks are broken
and that pieces of old keys which
have been twisted off have lodged i'm
the locks. The Gamewell Fire Alarm
Telegraph company, which firm put in
h system. charge 50 for new locks
and keys, but will remit half of this
upon the return of the old locks. The
council will no doubt furnish the new
locks.
The sidewalk building, which has
been progressing rapidly for the past
month. is being pushed forward to
completion as rapidly as possible. IL
Is expected that sidewalks on all the
streets which are at all thickly settled
will be laid before the rainy season
sets in. City Engineer Macdonald has
been busy establishing the grades for
the new walks. and Street Commfs-
sioner O'Neill is following him up
with the carpenters. Property owners
are given 30 days notice to Law their
sidewalks. and IL not done in that
charges the cost UP to the abutting
property.
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