The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-24
TOWARDS MORE PAVING
The City Council Took Another
Step Last Night.
THE REPORT WAS ADOPTED
PARK Street Real Estate Owners Present
Opposition in a Petition-Granite,
Broadway and East Park Streets
Among Those on the List

The city council took another step last
nlght towards more paving. The recon-
mendation of the paving committee was
adopted with two amendments. The
hrst opposition of this year was also
heard in the shape of the following pc
| tition:
We. the undersigned. owners of real
estate fronting on Park street in this
city, respectfully request your honor
able body to take no action in the mat
| ter or paving Park street at this day.
! as We think time enough should be given
| 10 determine If that portion of Main
street already paved and the material
used prove to be satisfactory.
We make this request firmly believ-
ing that the persons who are assessed to
pay for the improvements should be
consulted in all such matters, and if
given time to determine what kind Of
material should be used think that d
majority Will ask for the improvement
instead or being forced to protest as
heretofore"
the petition is signed by David
Maule. Thomas F. Stephens, l.. w. Sho-
dair, J. W. Kemper, j. d. Thomas. r.
NJ Renshaw. J. L. Morris Frank
stephens ID. w. Tilton, J. F. Beck, NJ
p. Meyer, Mrs. ID. Meehan and A. Fl.
Barret. 1t was received and filed.
The report of the paving committee
was as follows: I'VE, your paving COM
mittee, met to consider matters referred
to it at the last meeting of the council.
and beg to report and recommend as fol-
lows:
That the streets or parts of the
streets and alleys hereafter named be
paved with granite blocks upon a foun-
dation of six inches of hydraulic cement
concrete; that a granite curb six inches
In thickness be placed on the streets
no yteapr s-
catch basins and storm drains be con-
structed; that the city attorney, with in
formation furnished him by the city en-
g1neer, prepare resolutions declaring the
councifs intention to pave with material
as above stated the following streets
and alleys:
.'First-Granite street from the east
side of the West Wyoming alley to the
west side of Hamilton street.
Second-Broadway from the west side
or wyoming street to the west side of
Academy street, also Hamilton street
Third-Park street from the west
side of Arizona street to the east side of
Montana street, and Academy street
from Park street to Broadway.
"Fourth-Wyoming alley from TsrK
street to Broadway.
"Fifth-Main alley from Park street |
to Broadway"
As opposition to paving on PARK street |
had appeared. Alderman Heilig moved |
that the recommendation for having |
Park street be stricken out
Alderman Bowman opposed striking |
out all of Park street The names |
signed to that petition he said, are |,
all West Park street people There is |
not name from East Park l believe |
hat so per cent. of the East Park street
people want to pave clear TO GAYLORD
street Pat Tallant is the only man I
xnow of in East Park street who will
light paving. and he is not here
Hell be here" said Alderman Baus-
nan. He Is sure to start just as soon
Is he hears of this movement AMI he'll
De here before next Wednesday night
He'll have the Helena property owners
'ver again to fight it, too, as he did be-
ore
It was finally decided to leave out
Vest Park street in the above resolution.
which was amended TO read as follows:
'Third-East Park street from the cast
ide of Arizona street TO the east side
Main street.
Another change was made in the fifth
ection, which was amended to read.
"F'ifth-Main street alley from Gran
C street to Park street"
As amended the report was adopted
The mayor vetoed the franchise grant
by the council to the Worlds Messen-
er company, appending as his reason
ne following opinion from the city at
orney:
i have examined, as far as I was
Die, the status of the litigation be-
Ween II. l.. Haupt and the District
Messenger company, and find that the
enporary injunction originally issued
n the case of Haupt has been dissolved
y the court, and from this an appeal
as been taken to the supreme court OF
ne state. The issues raise the question
who is the owner of the franchise
ranted by the city to Morgan & Emise,
9th Haupt and the Messenger com
any claiming to be the owner / don't
&c how either of the parties can make
complete surrender of the franchise !
nth the court first determines who
WINS II, and inasmuch as the franchise
itely passed by the council to the
torid Messenger company was granted
n the express condition that the 2
IorSan q Emise franchise was to be i
| don't see that any one is q
ow in position to make the assign /
tent or surrender"
On motion of Alderman Heilig. Mr.. /
laupt was permitted to address the o
ouncil in regard TO the franchise. He
aid that the injunctions have all been
ismissed and settled and that there is
Q suit pending in regard to the fran C
lise. t,
City Attorney De Wolfe said that C