The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-22
TO DISCUSS
SEWER QUESTION
JUNE % is SET AS DATE FOR
PUBLIC MEETlNG-COUN
IN SESSION.

/ fF'''' ''NaR
desired opportunity Of thoroughly
threshing out the sewer problem. aht
/ II there IS amy phase or any side o
/ that difficult subject which has no
| received complete treatment by tn,
| time the city council adjourns mex
/ Monday it viii be due solely to TIL,
| fact that the public is not interested
! enough to take up the matter. Al
| their meeting last night the city
| fathers decided, on the suggestion o.
| the mayor, that the time was ripe fol
| the consideration of the sewer prob
i lem and they dedicated next MondaS
| night as the time for the deciding
| Of the proposition. The meeting will
| be held in the courthouse and will be
| devoted solely to sewers. The council
win not take an active part in the
talk. but merely wishes to hear what
| tn" citizens from the north ard south
sides of the river think of the mat
ter SO that some line of action can be
| obtained. Mayor Logan speaking OF
| the matter last night said: I'VE want
every citizen who is Interested in this
| matter to be present and we will dc
| ilpltliils5 lJNL llSltil " lllS lll6tHS flll'
| suggestions of the taxpayers. The
meeting will be Il regular one, of
course, but we will sit back and heal
| what the others have to say"
Revoke Permit
The mcetin" which was held last
full OF results and the unfinished
business WAS all cleared off the
boards. Tho most important matter
which the alderman took under con-
sideIation WAS the tent proposition
for the Flathcad registration. The
snecaI permit which was granted at
the last meeting to w. Fl. Johnson
started Il flood of similar ones and
With three petitions before the house
for special tents and temporary build
ines the council decided to put an
effective stop to the whole matter and
revoked the johnson permit.
Accept Ed.
The report of the city attorney in
regard to the appointment of d city
contractor also came up for final con-
soeration. Some time ago bids We're
advertised for for this position, which
gives to the successful bidder all of
the city's cement work during the
year, and the lowest bid Of the three
Offered proved to be the one of the
mifaclo~lripn company Of Helena
The other two bids were, moreover
behind time and We're unaccompanied
by checks The matter was referred
to the contracts and estimates COM
mttce, who reported in favor of
Reacam q Johnson. The report was
then turned over 30 the city attorney.
who renorted tast night that it was
Illegal to accept any except the Mir
acle-rripp bid A protest was also
read from the Helena company against
granting the contract to Beacon &
Johnson After Il brief discussion the
matter was put to vote and the con-
tract awarded to the Miracle Tripp
company.
Ives Appears.
Frank c, Ives appeared before the
council with request that the mat
ter of buying block No. 81 OF knowles
addition No. 2. which had been prom
ised by the city, be looked into and
acted upon. According to the story
which Mr.. Ives told last night. it APP
pears that at one time when it was
first found that the plat of the
Knowles addition would cut off the
end of Stevens avenue, he offered to
pay $500 to the city in case the cor
block, No. ST, and that in addition,
free of cost, he would park the block
and plant it with grass. The council
promised and Mr.. Ives paid $3.50 of
his $500 The city, however, it seems,
fell down in its share of the agree
ment and there are five lots in the
block which We're not bought. Mr..
Ives asked that the council consider
the matter and do the right thing
in regard to it.
Improvement Districts.
The remainder of the meeting was
taken un with formal business. Petit
lions from the property holders on |
South Third street and on Vine street, |
asking that the streets be Graded and |
sidewalks be put in, were referred |
% the petitioners With Instructions to |
'sS FOR Improvement districts. Are
lights wore ordered in at the corner Of |
south Third and Prince streets and |
II Greenoueh park. between the bear.
age and the hill. A petition from
I W. Keith for Il retail liquor licens, |
II his hotel WAS referred to q special |
committee COMPOSED of Aldermen
Patterson, corbett and Bayes.
Prices Raised.
\ renort was read from the GEM
terry board advising that the price of
ground ia the cemetery be raised as
ollows; Whole lots, 500; half lots,
IS: quarter lots. $50 and single
graves, SIS. The report was adopted.
Chief OF Police j. a, Nealey spoke
ust before adjournment advising the
ouneil to tttke some action regarding
he registering of guests in the lodging
,ouses The city attorney was in
truetel TO draw no an ordinance to
his effect after which the council
adjourned until neNt Monday, when
hey will meet in the courthouse.