The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-20
BENEFITS OF THE SYSTEM
Bozeman Does Not Regret Hav-
in Bought the Water Works.
IT'S HOT IN THE VALLEY
The Rush to the Yellowstone Park Via
the Gallatin-Water Main to the Ag-
ricultural College-Immigrants
Passing Through Town.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
bozeman, July 1S.-That the system
of city ownership of the water works
plant Is likely to be a success may he
anferred from the fact that it gels its
work done for extending and repairing
the water plant cheaper than the Boze-
man Water Works Company did. In
the matter of letting the contract last
week for building the main out to the
college, the price per foot was PAX
cents, while the company never got any
work of the kind done for less than 80
cents, and then made plenty of money
and handsome dividends. Our sister
city OF Livingston is contempla ting the
municipal ownership of it's water works
plant, and 1t was probably with this
end in view that Maurice Roth, acting
city clerk, came over on Tuesday 10
look over the ordinances of the city IF
Bozeman relative to buying and trans
terring the ownership of the plant as
well as to learn a few facts of the ad-
vantages and disadvantages to be de
rived from municipal purchase and
ownership of water works plants, 1t
is to be hoped, however, that if Liv-
lngston does purchase a water works
plant she will succeed the first time
mans three. If the first election holds
good both as to the law and the facts,
the mayor, council and city attorney
of Livingston will save themselves
many words of a disparaging character
from their fellow citizens.
1t has been quite warm for the last
week and at times it has been hot es-
pecially from to in the afternoon,
when the thermometer kept very close
to 80 degrees on the shady side of the
street. In the Madison valley one day
last week The mercury ran up to los
in the shade and it is likely that 1t
was nearly as hot in Belgrade, where
the sun seems to get into every nook
and crevice on hot day. Doc Cargll,
who has just returned from a trip to
Ennis and other parts of the Madison
valley, has been amusing his friends
with accounts of the heat and mosqui-
toes he had to contend with on his
journey. Doc was riding in a top
buggy, drawn by sorrel horse, and
one day was passing along mosquito
infested region with the top of his
buggy up. He said that all at once it
got so dark in there that he thought
an eclipse had come over the sun, but
on cropping for the top springs and
letting it down, he found that a herd
of mosquitoes were riding with him
and were so thick that he could not
see through into the daylight. IF they
had only sung little" says Doc, Il
might have known what they were, but
they didn't MARBLE note" When he
got home his horse was so lumpy from
'skeeter bites that Doc was almost
tempted to sell him for a camel, only
he had innumerable humps, and a
camel is only supposed to have one.
William Moore, who resides a few
miles west of town on a ranch, met
with very painful accident on Satur-
day last He was breaking a broncho
to ride, and had just mounted into the
saddle when the animal reared up and
fell over on top of him. Besides being
severely shaken up, the bone in one
of his elbows was driven clear through
the flesh. 1t is a very unfortunate for
Mr.. Moore at this, the busy time with
farmers who have large crops to attend
to.
The Gallatin valley seems to be the
general market for the supply of teams
for the Yellowstone National park.
During the last week over 81 teams,
some of two horses, and a great many
four-horse rigs, left this valley for
the park, the last outfit leaving on
Tuesday morning. The carrying ca
pacity of these teams is about 290 peo-
pie per day. The Park Transportation
Company always relies upon the Gala
tin valley for any extra rigs that may
be needed in the tourist season, and
all they have to do is to send word to
Doc Cargill of this city and the de-
mand is supplied in very short time.
The sprinkler commenced to sprinkle
on Monday afternoon of this week. 1t
went up the street once SO that Van
Tassell could kind of get onto his job
and see how far he could run without
replenishing his supply, and commenc-
ed in earnest on Tuesday morning.
Main street has needed sprinkling for
some time past, but it is appreciated
all the more now it has come at last.
Bohemian people are firm believers N
that old proverb, Better late than
never"
The city council awarded the con-
tract for digging a trench and laying
$500 feet of six-inch water main to
Patrick Walsh of Anaconda. Boyle &
Rich of this city bid 25 cents foot AMI
Walsh PAY cents per foot This is the
main that lis to be used to supply the
Agricultural college buildings with
water. 1t seems very doubtful whether
the water will reach there in the sum-
mer months, except early in the morn