The Daily Missoulian., 1913-08-10
HEAT MAINS
TO serve MANY n
BUILDINGS ||'S
LIGHT COMPANY WILL EXTEND
SYSTEM or PIPES THROUGH
BUSINESS DISTRICT.

An extension of steam heating
mains SO as to serve the buildings
in the district north of Front street
and between Pattee and Stevens
streets, is to be made by the Missoula
Light and Water company at once
The Missoulian made mention of the
plan some days ago and the last OBJ
stacle in the way of the proposed Inn
| provements was removed yesterday
when the city council in special
| meeting passed a resolution granting
the petition Of the company asking for
the privilege of making the necessary
street openings. Manager George H.
Brown believes that the work win be
started in month and finished be-
fore winter. The cost will be between
100000 and $4,000. ~.
The company has already let con-
tracts for the installation of two ad-
ditional sets of boilers in the heating
plant on Bank street.
Business men in the district to be
served by the extension have shown
themselves anxious to secure their
heat from a central plant. or those
establishments that will be reached by
the new piping. so per cent have de-
clared themselves subscribers.
A complete statement of the COM
pany's plans is set forth in the petit
ton presented the council, which Is as
follows:
The mains of the company now in
use extend under portions OF Bank
street, Higgins avenue, from Bank
street to the alley north OF Front
street and eastward under said alley
to q point In the rear OF the Missoula
Mercantile company's store. az wen
as q short distance westward along
Front street from the intersection of
Higgins avenue with Front street.
1t is proposed to extend the system
by laying a pipe through and below
the surface of Higgins avenue from
the alley north of Front street to the
alley north Of Pine street. In order
to do this trench approximately six
feet in depth and 80 inches in width
would have to be opened between the
double tracks of the Missoula Street
Railway company for the distance
ing the service would be laid in this
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surfaced.
In order to carry out the proposed
construction it is also necessary to
open trenches east and west from
Higgins avenue and across the avenue
from Pattee street to Stevens street to
the alley north of Front street, and to
open a similar trench in the alley
north of Main street between the
streets last mentioned, being Pattee
and Stevens streets and extending
across Stevens street on the west; a
similar piece of construction is neces-
sary from the alley north of Cedar
street, between Pattee and Stevens
streets, and extending across Stevens
street to the. west. and the same
character of construction will be
necessary through the alley north Of
Pine street, extending partially
through the alley between Pattee and
Stevens streets.
Your petitioner further represents
that the contract for the material |
necessary in this construction, as we'll
as for the installation. has been let |
by your petitioner and that 1t is desir-
able to let the contract for the OPEN
ing of the trench and beginning work |
thereon within twenty t2O) days from |
the date Of this petition.
The Missoula Light and Water com
pany represents and guarantees that |
the work done under the permit here |
in sought will, II said permit is I
granted be done in thoroughly sub. |
stantial and Wormanlike manner. will !
be done as expeditiously as possible /
under all the circumstances. and that
the streets and alleys will be- put into
as good condition as the same now /
are and that all dirt, debris and ma
terial will be hauled away and dis !
posed of Immediately on the conclus-
ION of the work and as the work pro-
crosses.
In view OF the fact that large
portion of the public streets proposed
TO be occupied by this service are I
paved your petitioner has taken spec
al pains to guarantee the replacement
If the paving in at least as good con-
lition as the same now is.
In view Of the foregoing. your petit
ioner respectfully requests that your
body grant to it a permit Z
10 open the streets, avenues and al
eys to the extent hereinabove set out,
md to lay therein the necessary serv-
ce pipes to accomplish the purpose
herein suggested, and to thereafter
Use. occupy and enjoy the use and oc-
of said streets, avenues and
alleys to the extent and in the manner
herein set out and to construct. repair
md maintain the service herein pro-
posed.
MISSOULA LIGHT AND WATER
co. George r. Brown.
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