Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1902-05-16
EXTEND " ATER SUPPLY.
Council Designates Four New Districts For
Mains and Asks For Construc-
tion Bids.
A NEW CITY ATTORNEY
George W. Pierson Appointed to This Posi-
tion Several Street Improve
ments Voted.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
city council falling on the evening OF
Arbor day. a legal holiday, the aldermen
adjourned Tuesday night to meet last
night, at which time |; big grist of bust
ness was ground out by the new city
fathers.
The committee on water works brought
in report fixing the following localities
for the extension OF water mains: On
Haggin avenue, from Thirteenth to
Fourteenth streets, Oh Fourteenth street
to Platt avenue; On Platt, from Four
teenth to Fifteenth streets; on Haggin
avenue, from Tenth To Twelfth streets:
Oh Platt avenue, from Ninth to Seventh
streets, crossing Seventh; On Adams
street, from Thirteenth To Eleventh
streets.
Before the report was adopted Treas
urer Mclean was asked to give the
amounts remaining III the several funds.
which were said to have the following bal
ances: Street fund. s24SG; water works
fund, $S31: water works interest fund,
sl77; general fund; s1349. IL was eN-
plainod that during his predecessors
term Of Office monies had been drawn
from various funds without regard to
whether the amounts should come from
the funds drawn upon or not, and that
as consequence the street fund had
hardly been drawn upon while other
funds had been made to pay war
rants which should have been issued
against the street fund. Then the alder
men were anxious to know whether an
amount sufficient to purchase a carload
Of water pipe could be transferred from
the street fund to the water works fund.
1t was suggested that legal advice be
had upon this point and in order
that such advice could be secured, Mayor
Bowlen proceeded to appoint a city
clerk and attorney. G. w. Pierson was
named for the Office and his nomination by
the mayor was speedily and unanimous
ly confirmed by the council. Mr.. Pier
son was sent for and the question under
discussion was put to him. The new
city official was Of the opinion that trans
fers could be made from the street fund
to the general fund and from the general
fund to the water works fund, and res
olution was passed authorizing such a
transfer in an amount large enough to
pay for another carload Of pipe. The
committee on water works stated that
the water pipe should be laid in the
order designated in the report The re-
port was adopted and the clerk was au-
thorized to advertise for bids for putting
in the pipe The city has one carload
Of pipe on hand.
The committee on lighting reported
in favor Of placing a new street lamp at
the corner Of Billings avenue and Seven
tcenth street and the report was adopt
ed.
A petition was received signed by IT,.
j. Armstrong and many others asking
the city to drain what is known as the
Armstrong spring. Referred to the
committee on streets and alleys.
On motion of Alderman Dunn the
county assessor was authorized to col
lcct the city poll tax at the same per-
cent as last year.
In view of the putting up Of merry
go-round Mayor Bowlen was authorized
to issue permit to the owner Of the
contrivance calling upon him to pay
$3.50 for each day the merry round
was III operation.
1t was voted to place telephones in the
residences OF Marshal Fleming and
| Night Policeman McAllister, and Alder
man Talmage was made a committee Of
one to interview the local management
of the telephone company and find if a
special rate could not be given the city
for the same.
Alderman Talmage for the auditing
committee stated that the report of ex-
! Treasurer Olcott was found to be correct
from the time the auditing committee
of the previous council had looked it over
up to the time the official went out of
office.
Brewery hill was reported to be in bad
shape and it's condition a menace to
public travel and it was voted to have it
repaired at once.
Mayor Bowlen brought up the matter
of having city sprinkler. Alderman
Dunn was of the opinion it would cost
the city about $50 month to keep the
sprinkler running and he didn't see
where the money was coming from. Ex-
Alderman Hall little later asked the