The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-22
o THE LOWEST BIDDER
Contract Awarded for Caring for
y Fourth Avenue North.
INTEREST TAKEN
AMotion Favoring the Highest Bidder
Lost-Appointment Of Judges n
4 Clerks Of Election-A Lot
o. Minor Business.

Great Falls, March 2l.-lt was evil
dent from the crowd in the council
chamber this evening that matters of
interest were coming up. Most OF the
spectators were interested in the letting
OF The contract for the care of the grass
plats and trees on Fourth avenue
north, as there were five bids submit
ted. All of the members were present
and the mayor presided. The nut
OF two previous meetings were read and
approved.
A communication from Paris Gibson
recommending that the time for water
ing trees on Fourth avenue north be
extended was read by the clerk. Alder
man Dunn recommended that the COM
munication be referred to the commit
tee on public improvements with power
to alter the contract for the same. 1t
was so referred. A petition was pre-
sented by the property owners on Sec
ond avenue south. 1t asked that the
avenue be boulevarded Sew
enth and Fifteenth streets. Referred to
the public improvements committee.
The ways and means committee re-
ported favorably on the application OF
II. Wesalla to run a city horse herd.
provided a site for a horse corral, APP
proved by the committee. be found. The
committee also recommended that the
following be the polling places in Vari-
Gus wards. save the First, which is yet
undetermined Second ward, Motifs
brick store on the west side: Third
ward. Minnesota house; Fourth ward,
Armory hall. The committee believed
an empty store room could be obtained
on First avenue south. and also rec
commended hat Henry Shipkey be
given the contract to erect the booths.
The report was adopted n the clerk
ordered to advertise the same. The
committee on public Improvements re-
ported favorably on the sidewalk asked
for in the Boston and Great Falls add
tion. The petition was granted and the
walk ordered built.
City Engineer Swearingen reported
the probable cost of replanking the
First avenue north bridge as ranging
from 81, 200 to s.. 400. The report was
sent back to the public Improvement
committee for recommendation. The
FIRE committee favored granting the
application of Foster & Jardine to move
a frame building. The council granted
the permit.
The clerk called the attention of the
council to the necessity of passing the
annual appropriation bill at its next
meeting. The matter was referred TO
the ways and means committee.
The public improvement committee
recommended that the bridge be plank
ed will three-inch oregon fir laid dag
onally at a cost of about $1,000. The
ItDOlt was auoBtth dhb u ~ N
ordered to advertise for bids. 1t was
decided to let contracts for material
and labor separately, bids to be opened
on April 4.
Judges and clerks of election were
appointed as follows:
First ward-Judges: Jasper Tullock,
Robert Lind, b. r.. Kelly, $. r.. Jen-
sen. Michael Curry; clerks, George Ra-
ban, Harry Hill.
Second ward-Judges: X. r.. WILDER,
s. IL. Fletcher, Peter Gamble, J.. e.
Crowley, Vess Herring; clerks. John
Albert. Elmer Green.
Third ward-Judges: John Muir, r.
w. Hanson, III. Shipkey, F. b. Catlin
+. A. Woehner: clerks, A. Il. Garfield
a. j. Emmerton.
Fourth ward-Judges: j.. n. Bridges
y. Boardman, j. II. Hall, John Carr
Theo. Tronson; clerks, w. f. Brown
Myer Harris.
Bids for the care of Fourth avenue
north were then opened and were fol
the following amounts: j. {. Johnson
s1,3S7.50; James Mcclure. $500; II
Mathespn,. 81, 554, with q promise to re
fund TO the city all money received
above actual cost; d.. w. Beecher ano
Dan Bower, 81. 29S; Charles Nelson and
n. johnson, S1,363.5O.
The committee retired and on return
ing recommended the highest bid. tina
of II. Matheson. Alderman Dunn in
auired what the committee meant b,
their action and said he was in favor a
all times of letting any contract to tn
lowest bidder.
Alderman Mcdonnell, the chairman
of the committee. defended his position
as he believed that the highest BID
would in the end prove the lowest.
Alderman Thompson endorsed Alder
man Dunn's views and stated that tn,
council could not afford to set a dan
perous precedent. Alderman Jarl hell
similar views and addressed the coun
ell on the subject. Alderman Wads
worth favored the report of the com
mittee. A motion to adopt the repor
was lost by a vote of FIVE to three. II
derman Thompson then moved. sec
onded by Alderman Dunn. that tn
q lowest bid, that of James Mcclure TO
5000. be accepted, n the contrac
awarded TO him. The motion carrie
NV a vote of I to 1. The council ad
to,,rned for one week.