The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-11
DIRT WILL Be FLYING
Construction on the Street Car
Lines Soon to Be Started.
THE CONTRACTS ARE LET
The Northern Suburb Will Have Street
Car Connection With the City by
the Middle of May-Ground viii
Be Broken Tomorrow.

Dirt will be flying in few days now
on the new street railway line to Walk
ervile, and If all goes well the north
ern suburb will have street car con-
nection with the city by the middle of
May. The first step toward beginning
construction was taken yesterday
when Manager Wharton of the street
railroad company let the contract for
grading the line and building the tres
ties. The contract for doing the grad
ing was let to Winters, Parsons &
Boomer and the contract for erecting
the trestles to Perham Bros. By the
terms of the contract grading must be
completed on the first day of May, I'M
der penalty of the contractors forfeit
ing $50 day for every day over that
time
Contractor Parsons Immediately upon
being awarded the contract left on the
afternoon Short Line train for the Big
Hole. where his firm has about COM
pleted its contract on the Montana
Power company's dam, to bring in his
grading outfit. If the weather permits
ground will be broken tomorrow or
next day and the grading will be
pushed as fast as possible. With dry,
open weather work will be begun at
Quartz and at once viii be pushed
straight to Walkerville. But If the
weather should continue bad and the
ground at this be wet the work will
be started on the hill and come toward
town. Mr.. Wharton said yesterday
that he would follow right up 10 the
grading with the rails and that he ex-
pected to have the cars running in a
very few days after the first of May
and not later than the 18th at the out
side.
Manager Wharton let the contracts
yesterday Immediately upon securing
the last OF the right of way, the thing
he had been waiting for. The route as
now located is as follows: From the
ccrner of Quartz and Wyoming sire ITS
up Wyoming one block to Copper, east
on Copper to the Dublin gulch road,
then northeasterly up Dublin gulch.
traversing the Virginius and part of
the Canuck claims. From about the
center of the Canuck claim the line
turns northerly and then westerly into
the Stewart claim. Then IL runs north
erly, with two or three turns. passing
on the west side of the Stewart hoist.
IL then turns west along the north line
of the Stewart claim and the south line
of the Nipper and the Clear Grit to the
city limits After leaving the city linn
It's the road will continue west, crossing
the b., A. & p. tracks on an iron
bridge. 1t will cross Buffalo gulch and
run west in direct line beyond Mon
tana street to the west slope, and there
Will turn north to West Centervile.
At Pacific street in West Centerville
the line divides. The Centerville ears
will run east on Pacific street, make
detour through Mullin street and make
its terminus at Mullins hotel. The
VAUDEVILLE line viii continue north
from Pacific street to the top of the
hill and then go east by way of the
Lexington mill and the Lexington road
to Broughton's store, where the ter
minus will be.
Mayor Harrington has not yet signed
the resolution passed by the city coun-
ell at the last meeting approving the
proposed route so far as it lies in the
city limits, and ii is rumored that it is
his intention TO veto il, but that is not
troubling Mr.. Wharton in the least. as
he is going right ahead with his plans
as though no such thing as an inter
position of veto We're possible, so
serenely confident is he that he has a
large enough majority in the council to
pass the resolution of approval over
the mayors veto.
Mayor Harrington has several objec-
tons to the proposed route, but his
principal one Is based upon desire to
have the road go further up Dublin
gulch before turning north, for the
benefit of the miners who have to climb
the hill every day. Manager Wharton
claims to have measured the distance
from the proposed point of turning to
the street Mayor Harrington indicated
in his speech in the committee of the
whole during the last council meeting
as the point at which he thought the
turn ought to be made, and claims it
is only $50 feet further up the hill than
the route now goes. and that to com
ply with the mayors views would ne
cessitate crossing the Odin and Nipper
claims. which would involve condem-
nation proceedings or the purchase of
"A right of way. which would cost sl5.-
600 Mr.. Wharton has succeeded in inn
pressing his position upon the minds of
enough of the aldermen to feel certain
of at least IL votes. and hence is not
taking any concern as to what the
mayor may do with his resolution and
the road will doubtless be built as here
outlined.