The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-30
,'S0UTH-S|DE SEWER
! ! DISCUSSION
MEETING OF PROPERTY HOLD.
ERs CALLED FOR O'CLOCK
TONIGHT.

At O'Clock tonight there will be
meeting of the property holders of
South Mlssoula at the courthouse to
again thresh over the proposed sewer
system for that portion of the city,
For several years this matter has been
hanging fire. 1t has been the sub
Ject of numerous mass meetings of
south side residents. After one or two
of these sessions it was intimated that
the meeting had been a packed" ses-
sion, and that the expression of it's
vote was not the true sentiment as
would be shown by a ma ajor.ty vote of
all the property holders. The question
resulted in the city council employing
Engineer SWearingen to make a pre-
liminary survey and prepare plans and
specifications for the sewer system at
cost of several thousand dollars and
now the council is anxious that every
property holder of the district to be
served by the proposed system be pres
ent tonight 1t seems to be the senti-
ment of the members of the council
that majority vote of property hold
ers, vote that is truly representative.
will influence the action they will
take. If the majority of the people in
terested want the sewers it is probable
that they will be ordered constructed
The sewers can only be constructed
under the special Improvement district
plan. The council has taken the mat
ter of calling tonight's meeting into it's
own hands and issued the official no.
tlee some days ago. 1t desires to see
every property holder of the proposed
sewer district at the courthouse to-
night
Engineers report.
faaSlner SWearingen has completed
his work for the new sewer. and sew
eral days ago he presented a volumi-
nous report to the city council, a Gi-
gest of which was given in The Mis-
soulian at the time. The area to be
drained, as given in this report. is as
follows:
Beginning at point which is the
intersection of South Fifth street and
Maurice avenue, thence south on Maui
rice avenue to Connell avenue, thence
east on Connell avenue to Francis ave-
nue., thence south on Francis avenue
to Campus avenue, thence west on
Campus avenue to Maurice avenue.
thence south on Maurice avenue to
Keith avenue. thence east on Keith
avenue to eastern line or city limits at
foot of Mount Sentinel thence south
on eastern line of city limits to Evans
avenue, thence west on Evans and
Mount avenues to Addison street.
thence southwesterly on Addison
street to Russell street, thence north
on Russell street to South Third street.
thence east on South Third street to
Montana street, thence north on Mon
tana street to South Second street.
thence east on South Second stree.
to center of block between Montana
and California streets, thence north
through block to alley between
South First and South Second streets.
thence east to California street, thence
north on South Fifth street, thence
east on South Fifth street to Walnut
street, thence north on Walnut street to
River street, thence east on River
street to point opposite the center
of block AZ, thence south to First
street, thence east on First street to
northeast corner of block 80, thence
southeasterly along south bank of Cob
ban Dinsmores irrigation ditch to
FOOT of Helena avenue, thence south on
Helena avenue to South Fifth street
east, thence east on South Fifth street
to Maurice avenue, the point of begin
ming, approximately $50 acres.''