The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-24

OF a to apDraise it's worth
ana ne would abide by whatever pric0
the committee fixed.
Rowland jumped up and said Nal
lory's argument was simply made {,
get another opportunity to hid HI
bid waslthe lowest and III considered
himself entitled to the order.
knowlton said the matter had
reached a point that suited him. III thu
ladders were both brought 10 Butt.
and tried, the city would not be 5uy.
ing a pig in a poke.
Mayor Harrington inquired Of Row
land II he was willing to bring a lad
der Ia Butte n enter a connection
WIN the Seagrave ladder. lie replied
ms firm did not have TO DO that io
sell goods. and in any event il ois
adder was not satisfactory the CITY
was not compelled to accent IL.
Melcher said he had been informed
the ladder favored by the committee
was about 500 pounds heavier than the
SeagraVe. Chief Flannery had in
formed him ii would take al least tbrsa
or Tour men more to han lie it than
the Seagrave. II this was the cas-
ne favored the more expensive ladder.
tie moved that the matter De referred
back 10 the committee AM that both
agents be requested TO present dr,w-
lngs OF their ladder before the commit
tee to enable the members 10 dac,fa
on the relative merits Of the two lal.
derS. ~
chief Flannery took the floor and de-
Tieu thdt ne was prejudiced gains the
f~-NtInsulsher company's ladder. He
was IN receipt Of a letter from the COM
pany stating il could not get up a lad
der according to the specifications ne
had submitted at the weight specified
winch was the weight of the Seagraye
Rowland replied. saying the letter re-
erred 10 an aerial truck and not an
extension ladder AEs-.
discussion the Melcher motion carried
ana the balance of the report was
adopted. ~
A motion by Macarthur that when the
council adjourn 1t be to meet next
wednesday night carried.
The sprinkling committee reported
nat from Information furnished by the
'hEineer. in the opinion Of the commit
&C. the special tax for sprinkling
mould be fixed at IL cents per linear
DOT in district No. l and 3 cents i'm dis
rlct NO. :. Attached Ia the report was
statement from the city engineer.
obtaining the information that the
prinkling this year will have cost at
ne n Of the year $40, 269. and that
lstrict No. l has received AZ per cent
! the b and water and district No
% per cent. The committee report was
The following resolutions were read
ne third time and passed: Council
'solutlon No. 1913. providing for the
lylhS OF on Hamilton street Il,
front or the Hale and SchatZlein
roperties: council resolution No. 1914.
for building sidewalks in :
'ont of the Lewisohn block on Granite :
nd Hamilton streets and in front of f.
her Hamilton street property. and ,
'uncil resolution No. 1875. providing for "
sewer on Park alley from Oklahoma =
venue To Gaylord street, and on Gay !
rd from Park street alley to Park. ;
en- days notice is given to property !,
vners i'm solution 1893 and 1874 and =
l95 Oct. 5 is set as the date to hear v
'Jections. Council resolution 1876, pro- :
ding for the levying of the annual a
nkling tax was taken up and the =
instructed to publish five days a
,tiCe. D
On motion Of Knowlton both sides Of '
on street from Dakota to Main was a
GUIDED in the list Of sidewalks ordered ~
lIt. MelCher secured the passage of u
motion directing the clerk To adver- ~
'e for a sewer on Second street from a.,
lanttc to Gaylord. The clerk was in u
'ucted to advertise for bids for fur a.
the city with coal. wood and -
for the ensuing year, the bids W
be in by the first meeting in Octo-
motion carried. for the
'ation of a special committee to con-
WIN the Il. A. X i. ~,
alive TO building a tunnel under ~,
tracks of the road in Maryland =,
enue. Knowlton. Macarthur and -
We're appointed. Bowman had -,
street COMMISSIONS instructed to 80
that persons erecting buildings o.,
ice ratings in front of their excava- -.
ms Tor the protection of pedestrians. "
lcher's motion carried directing that
White proceed with his plans
the new fire house and have them
dy by next "Wednesday night. .
Iritt brought up the matter of the ra'
vert street grade and after consid- 3.
bic discussion. the city engineer and
and alley committee were di- 7
ted 10 report "A resolution fixing n the
de for the street. The matter OF
petition of the Transfers union SM
ing for increased pay for teamsters =
pioyed by the city was settled bv
council voting unanimously in IA
or knowlton's motion To fix the
OF a team, man and wagon. AT Ho
per day. The schedule to go into
ct October /. r,
los Tor street grading were opened ere;
awarded as follows: Kemper ay- his
e from Chicago to the south side al I
abbott avenue. Winters, Parsons s. con-
mer, 70 cents for ~Xcayatin and ras.
, rembankment. VIM. Harkins. 90 in .
S for excavation and Gu cents FOR 90,
ankment. Galena from Oklahoma r.
warren avenue. Winters. Parsons g. -.
mer. "a and - cents: Harkins AZ "
Ia y. s. Ledford. IS and s cents
contract in the first instance was
10 Harkins. and in the latter 10
ford. "