The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-01

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which $S,754.51 was assessed, the bal
ance of 81, 1851 being still in doubt as
to whom it is to be charged.
The construction of all wooden walks
the past year was under the supervision
of the street commissioner.
The permanent walks constructed the
past year was done by two different
firms of city contractors. A contract
was let to F. Kinds & Co. in 1897 for
the construction of permanent walks,
but owing to the work being ordered so
late in the season the contractors were
given an extension of time to Septem-
Der, 1898. The following are the prices
paid F. Kinds & Co:
For solid cement walks, per square
yard ............ ................S z.Vi
For cement block walks, per square
For asphalt walks, per linear foot 3.
For curb, per linear foot. lilo
The amount of work done under this
contract in 1898 was $1,242.12, of which
$500 was retained by the city to help
pay the expense of repairing some OF
named contractors.
In June, 1898, the city let a contract
to John Rafferty, for the construction OF
permanent walks for the year 1898 at
the following prices:
For solid cement walks, per square
yard ........... ...... ............ 81. Is
For cement block walks, per square
For asphalt walks, per square yard 3 so
For curb, without concrete base,
per linear toot ................. l.25
For curb. with concrete base, per
linear foot ..,............... LAO
The amount of work done under this
contract was $7771S.
The permanent walks constructed the
past two years have not proven very
satisfactory and considerable complaint
has been made on account of the walks
not wearing well. The beat way to
overcome this difficulty would be to
make the contractor give a guarantee
| bond with some reliable guarantee
company as sureties, to construct a,
first class walk and to keep the same
in repair for from three to five years,
and at the expiration of that time to
turn the walk over to the city in first
class condition. In this way contract
OF would do better work for protection
to himself.
Where permanent walks were injured
at the time paving was being done the
same We're repaired and the cost
charged to the abutting property The
total cost of said work was 1,169.93.
Special Assessment,
Special assessments have been made
in this office for sprinkling, paving,
wooden sidewalks, permanent walks
and the repairs of the same for the
years 1897 and 1885, also for the open
ing of Thornton avenue, Iron, Covert
and Franklin streets. In all there are
% special assessment rolls made, and
| the total amount assessed was $117.-
| 520.45.
| All assessments for public improve
ments and for the opening of streets
| and alleys. where condemnation pro-
| ceedings have been finished up to the
| present time, have been made, except
| ing the grading of Broadway from
| Crescent street to the east line of the
| Barnard addition, and Crystal street
| from Broadway to Granite street, also
for the opening of Broadway and Ala
| bama streets across the ]. B. l.. lode,
and Broadway from Jackson street to
the east line of the Barnard addition.
| The above assessments were not made
for the reason that the city did not
have title to that part of the street
| owned by the estate of A. J. Davis.
| Office Work.
The work of keeping in order the
records of the Office, such as plat, abb
stract, sewer and note books, and the
extending of profiles, has been perform
! ed up to date.
A large part of the labor of the Of
| fee has been expended in the prepara-
| tion of the special assessments hereto
| fore mentioned
The preparation of the wooden side
walk assessment took considerable
time. as the work was considerably
mixed up and had to be checked over
quite a number of times before it was
| considered completed.
l beg to make the following recon-
mendations in the way of Improvements
for the coming year:
Storm Culverts.
I would suggest that the storm cul-
verts in Missoula gulch be connected
between Park and Quartz streets, and
that the culvert be extended to a point
| below Galena street.
The Buffalo gulch sewer should be
extended to a point below the Butte,
Anaconda & Pacific railway, if not far
Their, as this part of the city is building
up quite rapidly.
A storm sewer should be built in
Idaho alley, commencing near the high
school building on Park street and run
ming as far south as Gold street. A
sewer pipe two feet in diameter would
be ample to carry all the storm water
that would fall in the district between
| Jackson and Montana streets and north
of Gold street. A larger pipe should be
put in below Gold. if at any time later
on the city wished to extend it.
The city should do something towards
building more storm drains and perma-
nent catch basins. A few good catch
basins placed in the right places would
stop a great amount of water at the
time of storms from chasing and tear
ing through the city.
Sanitary Sewers.
I would suggest that THE sanitary
sewer outlet, which is now at a point
opposite the Butte reduction works, be
extended to point near the Colorado
smelter. AT the point where the sewer
now empties, Silver Bow creek resem.
bles a mill pond, and there is no;
enough current to carry away the sew
erage, and the consequence is that il
piles up, and in the summer time there
is liable to be very unhealthy smell
in that vicinity.
Fire Department.
The annual report of Fire Chief Elan