The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-03
MUCH WORK IS DONE
BY COUNCIL
ALL PROPERTY OWNERS AND
TENANTS IN PAVED DISTRICT
MUST BE CAREFUL.

The ordinance when makes II un-
lawful to sweep refuse from stores
and business houses into the street
will be enforced to the limit just as
soon as the persons guilty of this
nuisance have been notified to dis
continue the practice. The commits
sioners agreed to this at their regular
weekly meeting yesterday morning.
The question arose as to whether such
an ordinance was in existence, when
the matter of cleaning the streets
this summer was under discussion.
City Attorney Woody said there was
an ordinance covering the matter. The
mayor asked the police department
to enforcing it at once.
However, upon suggestion of
sioner Price. Mayor Rhoades asked the
police department and the press to
announce that the city law would no
longer be a dead letter. AS soon as
the warning is sounded the rigid en-
forcement of it will begin.
Commissioner Price told the oun
Gil tina one of the worst things with
which he had to contend in cleaning
the paved streets was the throwing
and sweeping of refuse from stores,
saloons and theaters into the cutters
sids for Cement Walks.
ids lor the laying of cement walks
we're opened by the commissioners,
Ne Miracle-Tripp company bid Is
IA cents per square foot on all
widths of walks and ~ cents per yard
for excavation and fill work. j. f.
Wilson's bid was 16 cents for walks
of all widths, Except the eieht-foot
walk. or this width the bid was IA
r., cents. Wilson'S figure for excavation
and fiji work was rs cents per yard.
The bids were referred to the city
the next meeting.
A notice Of a claim for damages
was presented by Daniel Dunnigan.
through his attorneys. Dunnigan
sets forth in his claim hat while
walking on the sidewalk at Higgins
and Spruce streets during the winter
he shipped on the ice on the walk.
He thinks $4,000 the sum necessary
to cover the damage he suffered. The
claim was rejected by the council.
The bill of J. Lacasse against the
city for the amount of s345 was al
lowed by the commissioners. This ac-
ton was taken by the council upon
the recommendation of the committee
of ten. The bill is the Indebtedness
incurred by Mr.. Lacasse in building
the sewer from the Palace hotel to
the main line on Stevens street.
A bid was received from J.. M.
Swango in which he agreed to keer
oil Of tho rny-nl Cfrantc p1nor Inv
flushing, for the sum of 1920 pei
month. Commissioner Price told the
council tina the work which Swangc
agreed to do was only about half oil
the work required to keep the streets
really clean. The bid was ordered
placed on file. The city wi. keep the
streets clean for one or two months
under the direction of Mr.. Price, anC
at the end of that time the commits
sioners will know just what it costs
No contract will be entered into un.
til the commissioners learn stree
cleaning from the ground up.
Paving Recommended.
City Engineer Buck recommended
that aPttee street be paved from Banl
to Raill Dad street instead of from
4 'NsiN ~ liz GULL
Gil agreed hat this would be q goo(
plan. Upon recommendation of thu
city engineer the walks on Pattee
street will be 16 Il feet and tn
roadway will be Al feet in width. !
special meeting may be called som,
time this week to pass the resolution
creating the Pattee street district. Tn
council is anxious to dispose of thi
matter as soon as possible becaus,
nearly a month must elapse befor,
work can begin after the resolution il
passed.
A letter was received from the stat,
bureau Of labor and industry in Hell
ena, asking that Missoula open a FREE
employment agency. AS the city ha
maintained such an institution 70
some time the city clerk was instruct
! ed to so inform Secretary SWindle.
hurst.
A communication from the cemeter,
board asked that the council appoin
someone who will work with the vic,
president because, with the Chairman
OF the board, Mr.. kohn, in Europe
Mrs. j. NJ. Keith i'll, and Charles Iiol
lngsWorth failing to meet with tn
, board no business can be transact
eo. IS MI. I~lollingsWorth had at
''udeU but two meetings of the boar
IN two years the council declared hi
place vacant and appointed Mrs. A
i. Fletzen in his place.
A petition was received from resi-
dents in block SO, which is near tn
Bitter Root tracks, asking that tn
council open an alley between Spruc
and Alder connecting May with Blan
thard street. The matter was refer
red to Commissioner Price.
r The city is DESTROYS of tradin
some land near the Roosevelt schOc
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