The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-06
CITY NEEDS MORE ROOM
Proposition to Purchase Lots Ad-
joining the City He'll.
IT MEETS WITH APPROVAL
New Fire Limits Generally Salts actory.
Firemen Will Receive First OF
Disability Fund TO- Estimate
on the Street Fund.


meeting last night the aldermen,
| among other topics, discussed the adj
visibility Of the purchase by the city
of one or more of the vacant lots that
adjoin the city hall. The need of more
room is becoming apparent, as the city
grows. and the city hall is now taxed
to its utmost capacity. The tiremen
have asked that they be provided with
more room in order that the hook and
ladder truck may have more suitable
place for storage than the corner OF
the room that it now occupies. Some
of the aldermen expressed the belief
that 1t will not be long before there
Will be other demands for increased
room, and when that time comes, they
argued. the price of these lots that are
next to the city hall will be too high
These lots can be bought now for q
reasonable sum, and it is the opinion
of some of the aldermen that the pur-
chase should be made at once. Should
there be a building erected adjoining
the city hall the city would find itself
cut off with cramped quarters.
The extension of the fire limits by
the council last night seems to meet
with general approval. Practically the
only change that was made was that
which takes in the area between Pat
tee street on the east, Spruce street on
| the south, Railroad avenue on the north
| and Woody street on the west. This
| puts the upper end Of Higgins avenue
| and its adjoining streets within the fire
| limits and prevents the erection of any
| fire traps on that avenue or on The
| street that fronts upon the railway.
| This is a part of the city that ought
to be protected from shoddy buildings.
Of Gr.~
| prevent the rapid building up of this
. corner of the city, but what buildings
| are erected there will be substantial
| and creditable. All of those who have
| been considering the erection of build
| ings in this portion of town express
themselves as well satisfied with the
| action of the council. Harry Shapard
| is one of these. He expects to build
hotel block on Railroad avenue at the
| corner of Stephens street next spring.
| His building will be solid brick and
| he wants his neighbors to put up the
| same class of buildings. 1t makes his
| property safer and adds to it's value.
| This is practically the opinion that has
! been expressed by all who have been
| interviewed on the subject The new
| fire limits take in the east side CT
| Woody street for its entire length and
| also take in the entire line of the bad
| lands. That is a good change.
| The new firemen's disability fund
| that was created last night under the
| provisions of the act passed by the
| last legislature, will receive it's first
money from the county treasurer this
| year. the proceeds of the special tax
| that is paid by the insurance companies
| that do business in the state. This fund
| is designed to meet the expenses that
| may be incurred in the care of firemen
| who are injured while on duty at fires
| hpAn a
| provision made for this and the crea-
| ton of the fund is a matter of much
satisfaction to the fremen.
4 The city treasurer estimates that the
/ city will have next year about 1885,
in the street fund. This will. if prop
| erly applied, do considerable work il
| improving the city streets. The work
that has been done this year has dem.
| onstrated how easy it Is to make good
| as it should be. There are severa
plans suggested for organizing The
work next season in order that it may
be done in a systematic manner. i
is probable that the aldermen will or
ganize the street department so tina
| the work of street improvement may
| be done to the best advantage. One
thing is certain. the aldermen should
| see to it that no extensive improve
ment is done on any street at the ex
pense of the city If it is possible to as
sess it to the abutting property. Wher
| the improvements were made on Soutf
Third and South Fourth streets few
years ago the expense was borne by
the property owners along that street
That work was no more extensive thar
the work that has been done this fail
on Woody street. In fact, the Woody
street work. aside from the sewer con
nections and plank curbing, is as ex
tensive as that which has been done or
Higgins avenue. On Higgins avenue
the property owners pay for the worl
| and on Woody street the city pays /
| all. That looks like an unfair discrimi
! nation.