The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-20
PAVING IS PLANNED
BY COUNCIL
CITY DADS OUTLINE DISTRICTS
TO BE PAVED AND HANDLE
MUCH BUSINESS.

That Missoula will have more paving
done during the coming spring and
summer was decided yesterday morn
ing at the regular weekly meeting OF
the city commissioners, The paving
plan as now outlined will include Pat
tee street from east Front to Railroad
street; Stevens from West Front to
Pine street; Main street from Pattee
to Woody, n possibly some paving
around the court house.
AS the complete draft OF the new
law in regard to Improvement districts
has not yet been received from the Sec
rotary of state. the commissioners were
a little in the dark as to the ~restric-
tions put on improvem mt districts by
the last legislature. However, City
Attorney Woody informed the council
that under the new law II is neces-
sary that more than so per cent of the
property owners in the proposed dis
trict must protest in order to stop the
organization OF a district.
This being true, the paving of Pat
tee street is assured. The mayor an
nounced that he has in his hands a Pc
tition from so per cent Of the property
owners on Pattee street asking that
thu street be paved from East Front to
Railroad street. The city engineer was
instructed to survey Pattee street for
paving.
The plans for paving the other
streets are held in allegiance for the
present. Nothing will be lone until
City Attorney Woody receives a copy
rf 4f> t1,x. o, u n~,. t~-l- ,..t1
then render an Interpretation of it to
tt council, so that it will know more
d ~finitely how to proceed.
The claim of z. G, Smith against
the city for $4,000 for injuries received
by falling down a hole in the sidewalk
was rejected by the council. City At
torney Woody explained to the coun-
Gil that there Is nothing to the claim.
The hole through which Smith fell is
a basement opening in the sidewalk, and
the doors, standing straight up, were
sufficient guards for all pedestrians.
The old claim of walter Slaughter for
$500 for injuries received was also re-
jected.
The ordinance providing for the
compensation of the members of the
city civil service commission was read
the third time and passed by the coun-
Gil. The duty of this commission
composed Of w. w. Berry, j. D. Cor
bett and Fred Knisley, is to examine
all applicants for the police and fire
departments.
A petition from the newly organized
Firemen's Disability association was
received. The firemen request thai all
moneys and securities now held by the
city treasurer in the firemen' disability
fund be turned over to the association
in accordance with the law passed by
the last assembly. The request was
granted.
At the request Of Commissioner
Houston, the city attorney rendered an
opinion in regard to the transfer of
saloon licenses. The opinion states
that the council has not the power to |
transfer licenses from one part of the
city to another, because the licenses
are granted upon the petition of a GER
tain number of residents in the dis
trict in which the saloon is operated.
The request of J. J. Deacon to install
n gasoline tank and pump at the cor
ner of Cedar and Stevens streets was
granted.
The council will meet again next
Wednesday morning.