The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-28
FIGHT At An END
The Council Accepts Phelps Offer
of $4,000.
WAS TIME TO WIND 1T UP
Previous Action of the Council Wa Re-
considered and the Matter Referred
% q COMMITTEES With Power to
Accept the Offer.

Great Falls, June 27.-It was evident
that the meeting of the counci this
: evening was to be an important one.
The Standards articles ON the water
question had stirred public interest to
the depths and Notwithstanding the hot
evening quite a number of citizens were
present. Matthew Dunn was the only
aldermen absent.
After the reading and approval OF
= the minutes of former meetings a COM
.smunication from l.. G. Phelps. president
of the water works, was read by the
clerk. 1t very briefly rejected the coun-
ellis offer Of 1857 500 for the plant. Alder
man Wadsworth said that after four
years of controversy the city and the
company had come within sl7, 500 of each
others price. While the price of the
company was still Unfortunately high, he
believed that this was the time to end
the controversy. He therefore moved
. that the action Of the council in reject
ing the 1876, 900 offer be reconsidered and
that the matter be referred to the orig
fnal committee of citizens and members
of the council with an implied accept
ance of the offer with such conditions
as may be imposed by the committee.
These conditions are mainly that the
annual revenue of SAG, 600 be guaranteed
and the plant turned over to the city
without encumbrance. The motion was
seconded by Alderman Grills. The mo-
tion to reconsider was carried unani-
mously and then the latter part of the
motion carried in the same manner.
The mayor stated that he would be
glad to hear from others. 1t had been
a long fight. Personally he had been a
veteran in 1t, but while he thought the
price a little high he believed 1T time
TO wind up the matter. The citizens
of Great Falls would appreciate the
work done by the ounci Each of the
aldermen spoke in turn in about the
same strain, save Schmidt, who said he
guessed II was useless TO oppose IT. The
clerk was instructed to notify Mr..
Phelps of the councils action.
A communication from the city engi-
neer stated that the reserve of $500 on
fhe Fourth avenue north Improvement
was due and payable and, as the con-
tract was satisfactory, should be paid
to the contractor, Ed J. Canary The
council ordered the money turned over
to Canary and an estimate of the assess
ment against each lot.
An invitation to the mayor and coun-
Gil to attend the Fourth of July celebra-
tion in Butte was read and the clerk
Instructed to acknowledge its receipt
with thanks. Another invitation to at
tend the second annual convention OF
the American League of municipalities
10 be held in Detroit, Mich, Aug. l to 4
The mayor stated that since the water
question was settled the council would
have little to do and the entire body
might as well go.
The city engineer gave an estimate
on extending the Sixth street sewer $780,
feet. With brick the total was $31, 500
vitriied brick, s24.500; combination
s27,467. Referred to public improve
annt1 nnraFntffnn He nlcn nTpGantpf
specifications for the contract for build
ing sidewalks, which were approved
The city engineer reported the work OF
replanking the bridge was progressing
satisfactorily, the bridge remaining opel
to traffic in spite of the work. Alderman
wadsworth asked hat the council re
consider its action as to certain side
walks ordered on Fourth avenue north
The action was reconsidered.
The council then adjourned.