The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-28
CLEVELAND COMPANY
GETS CONTRACT
FIRE HOSE is TO BE BOUGHT
FROM AN OHIO CONCERN
COUNCIL BUSY.

BY vote of four to three. the city
council last night awarded the con-
tract for the furnishing the fire de-
partment with 1000 feet of hose to
the Cleveland Rubber company on
their bid of 50 cents a foot The
contract was awarded after a heated
debate in which the whole council took
part and after sundry motions to re-
consider and readvertise had been
voted down. The dispute arose over a
protest which was filed by f. NJ.
Gray against awarding the contract,
on the grounds that he was not given
a ehance to speak To the committee i'm
regard to his company's goods. The
committeeman explained themselves
by saying that they We're unaware of
the fact that any of the bidders had
sent statesmen. Chairman Jensen
stated that he did not sign the re-
port of the committee and rendered {,
minority report asking for readver-
tisement. After long discussion the
matter was put to a vote on a mo-
ton to readyertise. The vote stood on
roll call stood: Ayes-Patterson. Jen-
sen and Moody. Noes-kohn, Craw-
A'ias .pTDett.
The Plumbing Ordinance.
Another debate arose over the
plumbing ordinance. A report was
sent in on this long suffering law
recommending it's passage. The re-
port was signed by Alderman Moody
and Jensen. Alderman Kohn, the
chairman of the committee, said he
had not been consulted regarding the
report and Alderman Wilkinson, the
other member. was also in ignorance
as to its contents. After few heated
speeches. however, the matter was
quieted down and the ordinance put
off for week with the provision that
the council meet the plumbers at 8
o'clock Tuesday evening in II. T.
Wilkinson's office.
Logan Absent.
The council was called to order at
$3.50 with. all members save Mayor
Logan present. Alderman Wilkinson.
as president of the council, presided
over the meeting.
The resolutions assessing a special
levy on Improvement district No. /.
Improvement district No. and sprink-
ling districts Nos. /. ., 3. 4 and 5 were
read and, no objection to their pass
age having been raised, declared eff
fective
The petition of i. F. Riberdy for
permission to fence i'm part of Waiver
ly street was reported unfavorably by
the streets and alleys committee and
was rejected by the council
The streets and aIfpyS committee a..
ported favorably on the petition of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
Railway company for permission tn
close up certain streets and alleys on
the south side and suggested that n
time be set for the hearing of OBJ
Jectlons To the action. No further ac-
ton was taken.
Down and Out.
The w. p. Smith plat. which has
been the bone of contention sfor the
last three months. was brought up
for the last time and disposed of by
the following vote on the motion that
it be approved. Ayes-Crawford, Cor
betts and Jensen. Noes-Kohn, Nc
Cormick, Patterson and Moody.
letter from Secretary Erfert of the
chamber Of commerce was read. ask
ing that the city grant the chamber
permission to close the south end of
Pattee street. as the site of the tent
In which the apple show is to be
staged next month. The letter was
referred To the streets and ALLEYS
committee
Routine.
The petition of J. L. Wood and
Others for an arc light at the corner
of Reckwith and Brooks streets was
reported upon fayorably by the cleo
trio light committee and was granted
by the council.
The petition of T. S. Tuttle for an
electric light at the corner of North /
Third and Worden streets was re-
ported favorably from committee and |
the council ordered that the light be |
placed.
the report of the contracts and es-
Inmates committees on the bids for the /
fuel supply for the fire stations gave
the contract to the Western Mon /
lana Coal company. The report was
accepted.
The contracts and estimates COM |
mittee advised the council to award |
the. contract for the cement work
around the city hall to the Johnson /
d Beacon company. The report was
accepted /
A verbal petition from four resi-
dents on Toole avenue for an extern /
sion of time on their cement side
walks was referred to Alderman
Moody for Investigation.
The streets and alleys committee I
reported on the petition for a grade !
crossing at the Bitter Root tracks at /
Pine street fayorably and recommend t
ed that the Northern Pacific be
ordered to establish a permanen,
grade there. !
Wants Maps.
A letter was read from Engineer
Swearingen asking that the water
company, the electric light company,
the two telephone companies and the
gas company be instructed to give I
him detailed maps of their under II
ground work SO that his work on the Il
sewers might be made easy. The /
in question were ordered to
furnish the maps