The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-19
COUNCIL VOTES TO STRENGTHEN
DEPARTMENT IN lMPoR.
TANT DETAILS.
TO SAFEGUARD M|SSOULA
recommendations of Chief Nav A..
Approved and Bids Will Be Asked
Contract Is Let for REPAIRING Of
temporary Bridge Across River at
Higgins Avenue Crossing.


oraeflhg the advertising for bids for
-'ooo leet OF 2h-nch hose a new hosa
S"i. ana complete fire alarm systen,
"''d authorizing the doubling Of the
| p"ia hfe department force and the
pusihg Oh new horses, the city coun-
gu last night did the biggest and hest
piece of business which it has eottan
away with since it's members took
| their seats last month, Last nights
| action will mean that the citv uhioh
now IS almost defenseless against fire
m"' DC saleguarded in every way, and
/ tiiat the present crippled and inaaa.
lua,eiy supplied fire department will
'e placed IN position where it will
DE able to cope with any situation
likely to come up.
Recommended by Grief.
| Several weeks ago Chief r. Nov
or the fire department called tho 81.
tentlon of the council to the fact thar
the department was in very nrecari-
gus eonaitlon; that the hose was rot
Ten ana insufficient: that half of the
i'orses We're crippled that the force
was too small, and that the present
alarm system was impraeticabIe, and
urged upon the aldermen that thew
take some action whereby the condi-
tlol's could be Improved. The recon-
1nendations of the fire chief were re
lerred to the fire and water committee
Tor consideration and last night thev
reported in favor of the chiefs re-
quests and recommended that tho
council advertise at once for bids for
the necessary equipment The coun-
GU unanimously adopted the report Of
the committee, and the chief, together
! with the mayor and the chairman of
the hre and water committee, were
given authority to sell all of the dis
apiea nofses and to buy such new
ones as is necessary. The force will
also be increased by five new paid
men.
Bids for Bridge.
me problem as to the repairing of
the temporary bridge was also taken
up, and the bids. which were adyer-
USED for at the last meeting, were
opened and considered. Three bids
were sent in any they We're as fol-
lows:
me Burrell Bridge & Construction
company. for the work with traffic
over the bridge closed $1,27o. with an
additional cost of $50 for every pile
over 40: for the work with foot traffic
open all of the time, s1.91O.
sargent & Weaver, for the work
with traffic closed. $1,55O, with an ad-
dltlonal cost of $22.5O each for piles
o. 4. Peppard for the work with
tra1tlc closed, $1,5l0, and with an ad-
ditional cost of $3.50 for each pile
furnished
Bid Accepted.
The bills were all referred to the
streets and alleys commtte. which re-
ported in favor of the Burrell Bridge
Il Construction company's bid for the
work, with foot traffic open. The
council at once adopted the report ana
accepted the bid. The city is, under
The conditions, to furnish the material
and this will, according to City Engi-
neer Mayo cost about 500 more.
Mayor Logan then spoke regarding
the cost of the repairs and said that
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
would pay $3.50 or more toward the
bridge, and the Missoula Mercantile
company and w. C. Murphy had also
promised assistance
Ordinance Offered.
The livery stable ordinance was re-
ported back from the streets and al
eys committee unfavorably and they
offered another ordinance as a sub
titute. This new ordinance restricts
he building of livery stables to
district included within the following
boundaries: From the point where
he middle of owens street would in
ersect the Missoula river north along
)Wens street to West Cedar, from
Vest Cedar east to Woody, along
Woody north to the Northern Pacific
lght-of-Way, along the Northern Pa
itic east to Pattee street. along Pat
ee south to East Cedar street, along
East Cedar street east to Washington
treet. along Washington street south
o Front street, along Front street 800
eet, then south to the river again.
his district includes all of the livery
tables at present in business and all
he future stables must be built
herein.
To Handle Crowds.
The streets and alleys committee
lso reported on the matter of tents
be erected on Higgins avenue dur
lg the Flathead registration. The re-
ort recommended that permission be
ranted for sleeping tents only and
nat the permits granted expire in so
ays. Sanitary rules We're also ap-
ended to the report by the board Of
ealth and the committee reeom-