The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-15
BUTTE News.
FIXING UP THE TOWN
Possible Public Improvements
the Coming Summer.
WHAT THE MAYOR SAYS
He Would Pave Broadway From Wy
oming to Hamilton-He Does Not
Favor Paving Park Street
Until They Want 1t.

The matter of public improvements to
be contaminated this summer will soon
Siemand the attention of the city council
land in fact II is likely that the initia-
aory steps will be taken at the meeting
nf the council this week. 1t is very
probable that the paving will not stop
with Main street, but that very much
additional Improvement of this sort Will
uoe carried through this summer,
Mayor Harrington was questioned by
IN Standard reporter as to what addi-
Hional paving is contemplated by the
administration for this year.
Il am in favor of going on with the
paving" said the mayor. Il believe
Hhat the people are well satisfied with
1he paving as far as it has gone, that
hhey realize that 1t is an Improvement
and that they want some of the side
streets paved SO that the Improvements
anay become still more apparent"
What additional paving do you favor
for this season."
Il favor paving Broadway from Wy
coming street on the east TO Hamilton
street on the west / also favor paving
Granite street from Hamilton street on
nhe west to the alley which runs back
of what is to be the new Hennessy
block That is all / would advise going
into this year. / believe the people of
broadway are ready for paving and
want it. Most of the buildings in this
district are permanent buildings and
sewer connections. water connections.
etc, are about all made. II Is about
the same on Granite as far east as the
alley, but l would not favor extending
ahe paving on Granite as far as Wyom-
ing street. for the reason that the street
IS not permanently built as far as that.
MY plan will give about three and one.
A.. 1@4 sS,,,r h H
last year we paved five blocks.
Then you do not plan paving Park
street this year,"
mo. / am not In favor of paving
Park street until the people there are
leady for 1t and ask for 1t. Nearly all
of the opposition TO paving has come
from the Park street people and to in
clude them in the paving scheme for
this season might result in defeating Ii
ALL In fact Park street is not in good
condition for paving. The north side Of
the street is built up with good blocks.
but the south side OF both East and
West Park street still consists largely
of old frame shacks. The owners Of
these shacks get good rental and are
slow to erect substantial blocks in place
of the shacks. While the shacks are
there the connections necessary before
paving is started cannot well be made
If made they would probably have IL
ne fnaue again Nn6n DlnGkS are erected
in place of the shacks. 1t Is not de-
sirable, of course, to have the paving
torn up in order to make water sewer
and gas connections. and so | shall not
press the matter of paving Park stree,
for the present.
THE paving Of Broadway and Granite
+. streets under my plan can be completed
in the middle of the summer without
the danger of running into wintry
weather. The cost would all come from
the property owners and none come out
of the general taxes, since there are
no cross streets to be paved"
What other public improvements are
contemplated for this season.
Il believe the sewer system should
be extended in the eastern part of the
city. There is very great need of sew
srs in parts of the east side which have
none now. and believe the work should
be done this year"