The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-14
he REGISTERS PROTEST
Administrator Leyson Says the
Sidewalk Is Good Enough.
OBJECTS TO A NEW ONE
He Tells the Street and Alley Commit
tee He VIII Get Out an Injunction
Restraining Street Commits
sioner Branigan.

]. III. Leyson, administrator Of the
Davis estate. appeared before the street
and alley committee at its meeting last
evening with q kick. II seemed that
the city council at Its last meeting or
dered a new sidewalk laid on the north
side of East Park street, from Arizona
street to Thornton avenue. This prop
erty Ia part of the Davis state There
is about $50 feet OF sidewalk here, and
a new walk would cost about sl25.
This property" said Mr.. Leyson, to the
committee. " Is going TO be sold soon
and permanent buildings will be erect
ed. Then permanent sidewalks will be
laid. 1t is unnecessary to put q new
walk down now. n l don't think the
estate should be put to that expense"
1T Ii pretty late TO make q kick
now" said Street Commissioner Bran
igan. THE lumber Is on the ground,
and the contractors will begin work on
h sidewalk in the morning."
This walk Is a comparatively good
walk" said Mr.. Leyson. There Is a
broken plank in the sidewalk Of East
Quartz street which has been there for
two weeks. There are broken planks
in the sidewalk on West Quartz, too.
Why don't you attend to those ~things?"
New walks have been ordered in all
those places" said Chairman Pascoe.
But this walk of the Davis estate
is a good walk" pursued Mr.. Leyson.
Part of IL was laid last year"
1T has been patched up and patched
up for a year and a half" said Com
missioner Branigan. Some Of II Is
good, and what is good will not be dis
turbed. The part in front of Bray's
store Is good enough. probably. as II
is"
1T seems TO me that the Davis es-
tate is rich enough to pay for a new
walk" said Alderman Ljubibratich.
II don't like to come In with these
late kicks" said Mr.. Leyson, and IL
would not be necessary IL you would
only have your city clerk notify prop
erty owners when changes or improve
ments are to be made. / object to not
being notified. You decide on changes
without consulting the wishes of the
property owners at all. We know
nothing of what o propose TO do un-
til work is ready to begin. Then we
are forced to pay for what we don't
approve, and what is not necessary"
We'll, it's too late now" said Brani-
gan. The lumber is there and the
contractors are ready to start work"
IN ave to see IL / can't checkmate
you" said Mr.. Leyson.
'The matter is entirely in the hands
of the street commissioner" said
Chairman Pascoe. He has his orders
from the council, and no one but the
council can change the orders. We can
do nothing"
Then l will have to enjoin you in the
morning" said Mr.. Leyson.
Go ahead" said Mr.. Branigan. 81
am merely acting as an official obeying
his nrdaFG If the nnunCil I'll delay
starting in the morning long enough to
give you a chance to get out your in
junction"
Thank you. I'll have my lawyers
get out the apers at once, and you may
expect to be served with the papers in
the morning. That sidewalk is too good
to be disturbed"
Several other matters OF greater or
less Importance were disposed of by the
street and alley committee last even
ing. The protest of ]. W. Marshall ct
al. against changing the grade on Cow
ert street was referred to the city en-
gineer. The petition for a sidewalk on
Aluminium street. from Dakota to Mon
tana. n for grading 1t. was granted.
The petition for a sidewalk on the
southwest corner of Gold and Montana
streets. and 100 feet west on Gold street
from this corner. was granted.
A petition OF James II. Lynch for a
rebate of s2.45 sidewalk tax was dis
allowed.
A petition that the sidewalk on Ohio
avenue from Mercury to Platinum
streets be laid on the same line as he
sidewalk on Ohio avenue from Park to
Mercury streets. was discussed, but ac-
ton was postponed until further infor-
nation is obtained.
1t Is understood that a building pro-
trudes into the street so far as to pre-
vent the sidewalk being laid on the
same lines.
In regard to the petition of Manager
Wharton that he be not required TO
construct the branch of the street rail-
road on Iowa avenue connecting C
and Front streets, owing to the fact
thai the Montana Union depot is now
practically abandoned, IL was decided
to extend the time for the construction
of this branch to August Is. n mean
while ascertain the sentiments OF the
people of that vicinity on the matter.
The petition Of James III. King that
he be allowed TO build himself his per-
manent sidewalk in front OF the Little
Joe block was granted. the petition
being accompanied by a release from
+. Kinds q Co, the sidewalk contract
ors. A similar petition from Frank
stephens for the corner OF Park and
Montana streets was not granted. there
being no release from +. Kinds d Co.
It il understood h q this years con-
tractors do the work so cents per yard
cheaper than Kinds & Co, who had
the contract In 1897. and these side
walks were ordered laid last year, and
were to be laid by Kinds & Co.
The petition Of Mrs. o. H. Hopkins
for a rebate OF sidewalk tax on % feet.
which was overcharged in her total OF
SIS feet, was allowed
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