The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-19
City Council Rejects Offer o.
Mr.. Conrad.
IS TOO EXPENSIVE
Regular Monthly Meeting of City Dads
Held Monday Night.-New Goats
Ordered for the Firemen.

The February meeting Of the city
council was held at the Office of the
city clerk Monday night. Two previ-
attempts to hold a meeting had
failed, owing to the lack of a quo
rum Monday night, however, every
alderman except one was present,
and much business was disposed OF.
The meeting was called to order at
$3.50. with Mayor Griffin in the chair.
and the following aldermen were
present: Webster, Burns, Listle, Nc
Intire and Gamer.
After the minutes of the previous
meeting had been read and approved,
! the different reports Of the city Off
Gals were read and acted upon. The
report of c. R. Griffith was read and
referred to the auditing committee.
The report of A. l.. Jaqueth, city
engineer, on the work done by the
Kalispell Water and Electric COM
pany in laying the mains on Second
avenue from Fifth street to Ninth
street, was received and approved.
The report stated that he had exam
ined the work and found it done in a
satisfactory manner.
The reports of A. Macarthur, police
magistrate, and J. W. Johnson, chief
of police, were received and adopted.
The application of Maria B. Con-
rad for permission to make repairs
upon the building on lot 81, block
As, and Esau James for permission to
erect frame building on lot II,
block "a, were granted.
The application of w. A. Conrad
for rebate Of taxes was laid over for
future action, while the same kind of
application from James Stanford was
rejected.
A communication from Lee Kerr,
chief of the fire department, was
read, in which the council was asked
to purchase 500 feet of new hose, "a
rubber coats, and six pair of rubber
boots, for the use of the department.
After some discussion the number of
feet of hose was cut down to 200 and
the matter referred to the fire com
mittee. Alderman Burns, who is a
, member of the fire department and
understands the situation, spoke of
the necessity of granting the request
: of the fire chief, and after some dis
cussion it was decided to purchase
the things asked for.
The following letter from G. e.
: Conrad to J. H. Edwards, in regard
to the offer of the city council to
trade the lot owned by the city on
the corner of Main street for the
lots owned by the townsite company
on Second avenue east, opposite the
school house, was read to the coun-
Gil:
Hot Springs, Ark, Feb. 10, 1902
Dear Ewards: In exchange for the
six lots in front of Peeler's for the
citys lot on Main street, we cannot
make the exchange for less than
$4,000. The city might exchange
their Main street lot for the two mid.
die lots, deed them to the library
and then buy the two double corners
for park purposes, giving some kind
of paper that is legal, drawing seven
per cent interest, giving them what.
ever time is required. Yours truly.
&c. E. CONRAD"
The reading of the letter created
considerable discussion, some of the
aldermen thinking that the terms
were exorbitant under the circum
stances, while others claimed that no
better site could be secured The de.
= STABILITY of the site was agreed to
!. by all, but the aldermen decided that
the city could not afford to lay out
$4,000 for park site, and then spend
from six to ten thousand dollars in
identifying it. On motion of Alder
man Burns, seconded by Alderman
; Webster, the offer of Mr.. Conrad was
rejected, Alderman Listle voting
against it's rejection.
1t was then moved by Burns and
seconded by Webster that a commit
tee of three, composed of the mayor
and two members of the council be
. appointed to investigate the different
= sites for library purposes and report
1 at the next meeting of the council
!, The resolution was adopted, and Aid
: ermen Webster and Listle were ap
pointed to confer with the mayor in
e the selection of site.
: After transacting some minor bust
a ness the meeting adjourned until the
i first Monday in March.
f The following bills were read anG
allowed by the council: