The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-02
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR I'M
PORTANT THOROUGHFARE
is CREATED.
SEWER SURVEY ORDERED
City Engineer Mayo Is Instructed to
Make Ready for New System-Peti-
ton of Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul in Regard to Knowles and
Sunnyside Additions Is Denied.

At the meeting of the city council
ing a special improvement district out
of University avenue and providing
for the parking and boulevarding Of
the street was finally passed-no one
being present to object to such ac-
tion-and work will be started at
once. The resolution, which has been
before the council for some time, is
the first of it's kind to be acted on
by the council since the law provid-
ing for the creation Of such districts
was passed by the legislature. Ac-
cording to it's provisions, the entire
length of University avenue is to be
graded and parked: cement sidewalks
and curbs will be laid along it, and
grass and trees planted in the parks.
The cost of this work is to be borne,
as the law demands, by the abutting
property owners in the proportion
which the area of their land bears
to the area of the entire property
facing on the street. 1t is the plan
of the council, and already long steps
in this direction have been taken, to
work out the Improvement district
plan thoroughly, and this promises to
be the first in a long line of similar
resolutions which may be expected to
follow, and which will ultimately,
probably, cover the entire city.
Will Not Close Street.
The city fathers also spent con-
siderable time in debating the ques-
ton Of the closing up of the streets
and alleys in Knowles and Sunny
side additions, which was petitioned
for by the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
st. Paul Railway company some
time ago. and has been discussed at
length number of times. Henry c.
Stiff was present in the interest of
the petitioning company and Major
A. T.. Duncan represented the pro-
testing property owners. After
long and careful consideration of the
matter it was at last decided by the
council to refuse to grant the rail-
roads petition.
Petition Turned Down.
Another important matter which
was disposed of at the meeting last
night was that of the saloon license
of Chares lombard. lombard is
some time ago when it was proven
that he was guilty of selling liquor
to minors, and the petition which was
presented to the council last night
asked for short renewal of the Ii
cense in order that he might dis
pose Of what property he still had.
The council, however, refused to con-
slider the request and the petition was
unanimously refused.
Order BIG Sewer.
A discussion of the Stevens street
sewer the contract for which was re-
Gently let to J. H. Kennedy who asked
last night for a release, owing to the
fact that there was likely to be
damage suit if the job were finished,
brought up the usual movement in
regard to the sewer system in general.
Alderman Shapard again brought
matters to a point and the result was
that the city engineer was Instructed
to survey the streets for main trunk
sewer, which should handle, as near
ly as possible, the sewage Of the en-
tire north side, and ordered him to
report as soon as possible as to his
conclusions Mr.. Kennedy was released
from his obligation.
The matter of sprinkling of the
streets, which has been regular
topic at all the meetings for the last
MONTH was again brought up and
after a long talk as to the scale OF
wages which should be adopted and
as to the hours and some minor spec1-
fications, the clerk was ordered to ad-
vertise for bids for the work in time
so that the bids could be opened at
the next meeting.
Two Petitions.
Two petitions asking for permission
to build within the limits of fire dis
trict No. i were also considered, one
from Thibodeau & Lee for permission
to build a two-story brick addition
to the back of their property being
adopted, and the other. which was
from John Gorgas. asking for permis
sion to build little stone building
on Higgins avenue, being referred to
the city attorney for consideration
This was done because of the reluc-
tance Of the council to see a small
building-the specification for the
structure call for a building 14x2O feet
built on this street
A letter was then read from the
city treasurer asking for $40 with
which to buy a license record book.
The request was granted at once
without debate A letter was also read
from Frank Pierce, asking that he be
refunded $25, which was part of his
saloon license which was paid by him
the last quarter and not used. The
letter was referred to the treasurer
for action, with the recommendation
that the request be granted.
House Cleaning.
The remainder of the evening was
spent in a sort of general house
cleaning, and all of the bills and pc