The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-13

be qualified to vote on any of said
questions.
10 the Taxpayers of kalispell:
herewith submit an explanation
OF the motives and purposes which
lnpelled the council to submit the
question OF street improvement to
the taxpayers, to be voted On at the
coming election and also an explana-
ton of the three plans or systems
submitted for selection by the vot-
erS.
Last season the council decided to
adopt the double tree line system,
which, for the purpose of convent
ence Will be designated herein as
system No. |, and adopted a resolu-
ton to that effect; but so many pro-
tests We're made against the system
on account of supposed expense that
the matter was dropped and, at the
regular meeting, resolution provid-
ing for the submission of the ques-
ton to the people was adopted. BY
this resolution the question of the
Cnolce OF two systems, namely: Sys-
tenn No |. above mentioned, and a
single tree line system was submil-
ted. Later, at the request of GER
tain citizens of the city, the resolu-
ton was amended to provide for an
additional plan. The three plans will
be hereinafter described.
The principal purpose in submit
ting this question is to secure
declaration of the taxpayers of their
choice as to a permanent and uni
form system of street improvement,
which. when once adopted, ought not
t, be changed in the future Here
tofore. there has been absolutely no
system of street improvement.
money taken from the general street
fund has been expended in the re-
pair of streets; but the plan has al
ways been unsatisfactory, for the
reason that. no matter what street
is improved, the owners of property
on other streets are dissatisfied and
feel that the general revenues of the
city ought not to be disbursed for
the benefit Of one locality to the neg
lect of other localities Again, there
is no uniformity under the present
plan. In the front of one lot, the
tree line is two feet wida in the
front of another one, three feet, and
in front Of a third. six feet One
street is graded up with gravel, an
other with yellow clay.
What is needed is uniform sys-
TEN, and the only question before the
people is: What system will be
adopted? A declaration of the views
OF the people will not, as a matter
o. law be binding on the council.
but there is scarcely a doubt that
whatever system receives a majority
of votes will be adopted by the coun-
Gil.
The selection of any one Of these
plans will not commit the council as
to the amount of work to be done
during the coming season, and one or
more streets may not be improved
during such season The amount of
work to be done this season will al
together depend upon the views of
the new council.
AS before stated, three plans will
be submitted, namely: The first
plan, which we will designate IS plan
No. |. provides for tree line six
feet wide between the sidewalk and
the roadway and similar line be-
tween the sidewalk and the property
line.
The second plan, which we will
designate as plan No. 2, will provide
for a single tree line twelve feet,
more or less, between the side walk
and the property line.
The third plan, which we will
designate as plan No. 3, will provide
for a single tree line between the
sidewalk and The roadway
The advantages of and objections
tc the several plans are as follows:
Plan No. 1-Advantages-Th is
beautiful plan of street parking and
is one established in Great Falls. 1t
has proven highly satisfactory there
and from the standpoint of artistic
beauty is the best plan that could be
adopted. Under this system a grass
Plat to be cared for by the city is
placed on each side of the sidewalk
and row of trees in each of these
plats afford shade at all hours of the
day.
Disadvantages-Th adoption of
this system would necessarily involve
the moving of all sidewalks six feet
nearer the center of the avenue than
they now are; would also involve
the moving of the trees now stand
ing and growing on the avenues; the
moving of the fire MIGRANTS and the
cross-walks on the streets.
Plan No. 2-This plan provides for
the placing of the sidewalks next to
the roadway and twelve foot park
line between the sidewalk and the
property line.
1t is claimed that this system is