Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-04-02
CHANGE LEAGUE
MEETING DATE
BAD ROADS NEcESSiTATE POST.
PoNEMENT OF HOBSON MEET
ING FOR TWO WEEKS.
PAVING IS DISCUSSED
Large Number of Business Men Gath.
er at Bright Hotel and Hear Prac-
ticaI Addresses on Subject Of Vital
Interest to AlI-Should Do All Pre-.
lirinary Work This Season.

At meeting of the board OF trus-
tees of the Commercial club, held Fri
day afternoon at the office Of the sec
retary, It was decided to postpone the
meeting which was called to take
place at Hobson tomorrow for the
purpose of organizing the Judith Basin
Development League. Unfavorable
weather, which has brought about an
almost impossible condition of the
roads, was the cause of the action
Representatives from Moore. Hilger
and other towns in the Basin request
ed that some such action be taken.
Occupy New Quarters.
The Lewistown Commercial club
yesterday moved into new office quar-
ters in the Masonic Temple building.
The move was made to meet a gen
eral demand for ground floor quarters.
The new rooms will be appropriately
decorated with grains, grasses and 9TH
er Judith Basin products and made as
attractive as the finest of material and
those expert artists, Charley Went
worth and Henry Surprenant, can
make them. In the rear Of the sec
retary's office ladies' rest room will
be fitted up by the LewistoWn
Woman's club. 1t is believed that
such an institution will be used and
appreciated by ladies' from the coun
try who come in for day of shopping
Paving Is Discussed.
At largely attended business mems
luncheon at the Bright hotel Wednes.
day, the subject of paving was thor
oughly threshed out and a basis of
future action probably generally ar
rived at.
w. d. Symmes presided at the
luncheon, and in opening the dis
cussion, stated on behalf of the board
of directors, of which he is mem
ber, that that body has no intention
of debating to the city administration
or the property owners what they shall
or shall not do in the matter of paw
ing, but are simply desirous Of pro-
noting any movement which has for
it's object the welfare of the town
1t was with this in view that the "pav-
ing luncheon" was called, to secure
information on the subject and ar
rive at the sentiment Of those III.
rectly effected.
Legal Steps Necessary.
City Attorney H. l.. DeKalb was
then introduced and briefly outlined
the legal steps necessary in order to
pave. The matter can be started by
the presentation of petition of one
third of the property owners con-
cerned or the council can pass reso-
luton and call for protests. The bond
and warrant methods Of payment
were fully explained by Mr.. DeKalb.
Should Get Ready This Year.
City Engineer w. M. MCLEAN told
of the various paving materials and
illustrated with samples which he had
at hand. Going somewhat into de-
tail with reference to the cost. Mr..
MCLEAN estimated that the cost, IN
Guiding street lamps, storm sewers.
ETC., will be approximately 5000 per
lot. He suggested that 1t might not
be desirable or even possible to pave
this year, but that some of the pre-
liminary work, such as the construc-
tion of the storm sewers and the in
vestigation and selection of material,
could be done, so as to permit the
beginning of actual paving construc-
will permit next year.
Consulting Engineer Swearingen, of
Missoula, was the last speaker and
went quite fully into the whole SUBJ
ject of paving, mentioning the DIFF
ferent materials, pointing out the ad-
vantages and disadvantages of each
as such information has been gath
cred by him in his personal experience
in municipal affairs.
Local Brick Praised.
Mr.. Swearingen said that the local
paving brick, sample OF which was
on exhibition there, was the best that
is produced in the west and as good
as any made in this country. The
only question is whether or not the
local plant can turn them out In guam
titles sufficient for the needs of the
city. The speaker said that he
agreed with Mr.. MCLEAN that It will
not be advisable to begin paving this
year. but that all preparations can be
made. The chief Importance is the
of the paving bed. as no
paving will be success unless the
is properly prepared and
put in.
It is likely that another public meet
ing will be held in the near future,
at which time DEFINITE action on the
having matter will he taken