The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-09-04
Regular Monthly Meeting
Held Last Night
WATER WILL BE GOOD
Says Alderman Burns. Reports Of Officers
Considered and Bills Allowed.
Petitions Read,

The city council met in regular
monthly session last night with a.
derman Mulany, acting mayor, in the
chair. and the following members
present: Burns, McIntire and Web
ster
II. O. Christensen, county COM
missioner appeared .efore the coun-
Gil and asked hat the city act with
the county in removing dead horses
and other stock from the Saltwater
and Whitef1sh rivers. The matter
was taken under advisement pending
the return Of Mayor Griffin.
M. ComStOck asked .A.e council for
permission to enlarge his fruit stand
on the corner of Second street and
FIRST avenue west. The matter was
referred to the fire committee. AS
the present location s 100 small anu
i. 4. GRAY will move from the room
about the middle of the mOntn. J, H,
Edwards, owner of the building now
occupied oy Mr.. Gray, asked that the
same be rented for use by the library.
Inc matter was referred to the H.
brary board.
The petition of A. H. Burch. C.
Clark. j. Horn and H. Thibadrau for
extension of water mains on Sixth
avenue east granted ny the council.
Ihe merry-go-round people pre-
sented petition for rebate of 81 on
thelr monthly license. 1ney claimed
that as they were unaD.e to run for
seven days owing to a broken cable
| they should not be compelled to pay
their license for the days they were
la,e. The council could not see it in
that way, however, and turned ,he
petition down.
1t was decided to purchase city di-
| rec;ories for the use of the city
| clerk, police magistrate and city treas
| urer a. cost of So each.
Alderman Burns reported on the
work done by the Street commission
| er in removing the manure from The
Washout in the county road near the
poor house. He said that the work
had been completed at cost of S14S.-
49, The manure has been removed
and the place cleaned as thoroughly
as possible and it is the opinion of
the council that the water will be
now free from taint
Requests for building permits of
Geo. II. Mahon, Louis Larson and
John Boo were received and granted.
A'S ASPcAl Vi tuS CuIcl vi pOIlCG IOr
the month of August showed that 81
arrests had been made for offenses
against the city and for offenses
against the laws of the state.
The report of Police Judge Near
thur showed fines amounting to $295
were collected during the month.
The bid OF 7. Clifford and NJ Nor
rls for graveling Second street from
First avenue west to Fourth avenue
east was received by the council they
offered to do the work for 81, ,695 and
their bid was referred to the commit
tee on streets.
The following bills were allowed By
the cOuncil
G. H. Grubb, assistant counsel in
Burns case 500, laid over; Spokes-
man-Review, S.: Jay Rakestraw.
$11O.7O, sprlnkling; ". w. Lumber Co.
lumber. SASS; c. Hetzer. teaming.
$lO4; j. w. Modesitt teaming, $12;
Curtin and Parent, blacksm.,hln
$1.3O; kalispeli Water 4 Electric Co..
sprinkling water. $135; X. w. & E.
Co, expense band stand, $7.4O; John
Weightman, s.; X. w. u E. Co.. foun-
tain water. $67.50; Moody Collette.
street, IS; Sam Hilburn. $40; G. H.
Grubb, Burns case, $50; Geo. West
hover, teaming. $40; Michel Therri-
ault. street. $3.50; G. w. Avery, $7.95;
VIM. Topel. labor. s. 20; Chas Topel.
labor. 1852; Mike Greig. gravel.
$1210; A. Macarthur, police court,
$25; H. p Stanford. police. $3.50: N.
w. Lumber Co.. reba.e poll tax, $4O0:
Hackett & Reid. building sidewalks.
$2S.