The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1909-09-23
TO TAKE
OUT STUMPS

A special meeting of the city
council was held Monday evening
for the pupose of finishing up the
proposition of cleaning the stumps
out of the streets and alleys of the
town and appointing a city clerk.
An ordinance was passed on May
10, creating a special improvement
district, which designates that each
property owner must clean the
stumps out of the street and alley
to which his property ADULTS before
August Is, and if they were lot
cleaned out by that date, the city
would do 50, and collect for such
labor thru taxes. The assessments
levied against the property for such
work shall be paid in three equal
installments or payments, the first
OF which shall be paid in the year
1909, and all deferred payments to
bear interest at six per cent per
annum, payable annually.
On account of not being able to
get any one make an estimate on
the work nothing has been done
until this week when an estimate
was handed in by Mr.. Kentuck. He
has made thorough canvas of the
town and has made an estimate of
the cost OF removing the stumps
from the streets and alleys of each
lot in the district and this estimated
price will be assessed against each
owner of the property.
If the stumps have all ready been
removed there will be no assess
ment made against him, but any
one desiring to do so, can remove
the stumps himself within stated
period of time and the amount as
sessed against him in his taxes
will be refunded by the city. 1t is
expected that the work of removing
the stumps will be started at once.
A discussion arose as to how the
property owners along the boulevard
at Lakeside, and Railroad avenue
should be treated It was decided that
each owner should pay for cleaning
40 feet of the road at Lakeside and
those along Railroad avenue should
pay for one half the street and the
city pay for the other half.
A petition from the residents in
the vicinity of O'Brien avenue and
Third street asking for a light to be
placed on that corner was read, and
the petition was granted bv the
council.
A petition asking that The White
fish Pilot be made the official news
paper of this city was granted.
F. E. Marsh. the engineer who
made a survey Of the streets to
establish the street grade will be
asked to be here in the near future
to finish up his work so that certain
sidewalks can be completed.
M. c. Greene, a young man COM
ing here well recommended from
Kalispell and with fine letters of
recommendation from responsible
parties in Kansas, made application
for the position as city clerk and
attorney. He made a very favor
able impression upon the council
and was appointed to fill the posi-
ton pro tenn. Should he prove to
them that he is capable man he
will be retained as long as he de-
sires to stay.
Several of the merchants on Cen
trail avenue have put on night
watchman at their own expense to
watch their property and asked the
council to have him deputized so
that he can make arrests. This
was granted, provided that the
watchman in no way interferes with
the duties of the other officers, and
confines himself strictly to looking
after his own beat.
The contract for the public water
ing trough was let to l. B. Will
loughby, his bid of $2S being the
only one entered.
There has been a great deal of
complaint about cattle running at
large and several irate residents
who have had a great deal of dam