Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-13
MlSS0ULA NEWS
Branch ONCE Inter Mountain Publish
Ing Co, 136 Higgins avenue.
Nissoula, August II.

55i 32alSs Nissoula, August II.
"A regular adjourned meeting of the city
council met last night at $50 o'clock, with
Aldermen Logan, Mix, Coffee, Daily and
aPringal present; Owen. Marsh and May alb
ssnt.a Mayor Webster presiding.
The Hight question was taken up, and
after some discussion the light on the cor
near near the Central school was ordered
taken down.
Alderman Logan moved that a light be
ordered to suspend across. Main street at
the intersection Of Main and Adams streets.
Carried. NY Esa#
The committee on contracts and esti-
mates. acting in conjunction with the COM
two of the committee were in favor of CIV
ing it to David Graham. Mr.. Graham had
the lowest bid in the gutter and catch
the lowest bidders on the whole job.
Considerable discussion arose over the
matter of allowing separate bids on the
was found that the call for bids specified
that the bids could be different or sepa-
rate; After a mastery and eloqIent speech
by Mr.. Graham, urging his claim to the
contract, Mr.. Singer was heard and elo-
quently and earnestly defended his claim.
Alderman Logan made a motion to let
which was seconded by Mr.. Coffee. The
roll was called and the motion lost. The
matter went over to the next session.
on the Main and Front street improve
ments this year is rather dubious, as Mr..
Graham is from Missouri and will have
to be shown the reason why, II he Is not
awarded the contract for his share of the
work.
A bill for 50 for moving the diphtheria
patient to the place OF. quarantine was al
lowed.
A report from the committee which was
/, appointed to look into and Investigate the
protest by Judge Woody against a license
being issued for a saloon in the Kennedy
hotel was read. The committee recon-
mended that a license be issued to James
Osborne, who is proprietor of the hotel at
present.
A tax was levied for general municipal
purposes of the city of Missoula upon all
property within its limits liable to taxation
each dollar of the valuation of such prop
erty, the same to be apportioned as follows:
Fortthe general fund, Z mills; road fund, ~
mills, and the sinking fund, / mill. There
was also levied for public library purposes
a tax of l mill on each dollar of valuation
OF such property liable to taxation, for the
Council then adjourned.
Those seeking pleasure and amusement,
can find 1t at Lo Lo and Granite Hot
Springs.
William j. Logan. city cow herder, was
thrown from his horse yesterday while
running stock near the race track, and
sustained a very bad break near the knee
of the left leg as a result. The horse was
running at full speed when he stepped into
a blind gopher hole and fell. THROWN his
rider over his head with the above result.
Mr.. Logan had the break set by DIR. Par
sons and DR.. Minchell, and is resting at
his room in the Rankin hotel as comfort
ably as can be expected under the circum-
stances.
At a meeting of the Royal Highlanders
on Thursday night, in the nights OF
Pythias hall, six new members were int
tiated. The order is, young in Missoufa,
but has a membership Of IS and is in a
good financial condition.
Mrs. T. j.. Mahoney and family and Mrs.
Susan B. Warwick left for Helena this
morning, where they will make their future
hame. They are old residents of Missoula
and nave made a great many friends, who
regret to know that they are leaving Mis-
!, soula to remain away
Accommodations at 10 Lo and Granite
Hot Springs are first-class in every re-
spect.
Miss Nellie Fay, who has been doing the
amanuensis work in the office of w. H.
Hall for some time. accepted a position
with a legal firm in Butte and went there
Yesterday. Miss Argee of his city has
taken the position vacated by Miss Fay.
PAUL