The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-19
TO BUY WATER WORKS
Livingston Is Considering the
Proposition.
A RESOLUTION DRAFTED
The Company Wants 100000 for Its
Plant-Matters Considered at the
Meeting of the County
Commissioners.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Livingston, July 1S.-The city coun-
Gil met this evening in special session
called to consider the matter of buying
the water works plant of this city. No
action was taken. The water company
want 100000 for the plant, and this is
considered fair price, according to the
showing made by the books of the COM
pany. A motion was made to order the
city attorney to draft a resolution for
the purpose of submitting the PROPOSE
ton of buying the water works to
vote of the people. An amendment was
offered by Alderman Hefferlin, who is
opposed to the purchase, to postpone
action for one week. This was carried.
Alderman William Jones of the First
ward has always been in favor of mu-
ncipal ownership of water works, but
tonight he went back on his former
professions and voted to postpone ac-
ton for one week. 1t is not unlikely
that the water company will raise on
their price before the next meeting of
the council.
The board of county commissioners
held a special meeting Saturday for
the purpose of selling the Independence
mill in the Boulder country a auction
d
bridge across Shields river. The quartz
mill is a ten-stamp affair and had for
merly been sold by the county at pri-
Eate sale. but after the sale the com
missioners discovered that they had no
authority to dispose of the mill without
calling for bids, and accordingly the
property was sold in formal manner
Saturday. The price paid for the outfit
by the first purchasers was considera-
bly, less than the amount realized at
the second sale. W. F. Burgy of Great
Falls bought the mill for eastern par
ties and they will begin operations at
once. The real owners, who furnish the
capital to push the mining project to
completion come from Pittsburg, Pa,
and Cleveland, o. Fred Hass of Hell
ena is concerned in the deal in some
way, and it was he who called the at
tentiOn of the commissioners to the
fact that the sale had been Illegally
made. The price was $3.50.
The commissioners completed sheir
work Saturday by letting the contract
for the Shields river bridge to Joe
The bridge was carried away by the
high water early in the spring and will
be replaced by substantial iron struc-
ture.
Saturday a county Jail prisoner nam
ed Duyton made a break for liberty
anu eSCdpeu, getting 10 Null, ~ miles
west of here, before he was recaptured.
He was a trusty, and was serving a six
months sentence for taking $40 from
the pockets of a sleeping man.
This morning the board of commits
sioners convened in regular session as
board of equalization. No work was
done in the city, the board having de-
cided to await a committee from the
city council, which is usually present
to assist in adjusting grievances in the
matter of city property. -.
To-day Wong Huck, a Chnaman,
jumped into the Yellowstone off the
end of bridge and was drowned He
was living on an island and about a
week ago the bridge went out with the
high water. For part of the past sew
eral days Wong. disconsolate and hun
cry, has been sitting on the end of the
bridge in mid-stream, looking implor-
ingly toward the shore. His brother
Celestials have made numerous at
tempts to rescue him, without avail
To-day he ended his lonely vigil by
jumping into the yellow waters of the
stream and struck out for the shore.
Swimming was not one of Wongs ac-
complishments, and tonight he is
among the shades on the Stygian shore.