The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1913-08-01
IMPROVEMENT
DIST. APPROVED
PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN PART
OF CITY SOON WILL HAVE
SIDEWALKS.
New Walk to Court House
Several Other Matters OF Importance
Are Disposed of-City Engineer
Parkinson Submits Report on Ex-
animation Of Report Of Engineer
Gerharz on Appraisal Of Roundup
Water System and Sewer Plant.

At ar adjourned meeting Of the city
council held Monday evening, the pc
tition asking for the creation of new
improvement district to provide for
the construction of sidewalks in the
northeastern part Of the city was ap-
proved with several changes suggested
by City Engineer Parkinson. The city
engineer was instructed to prepare a
plat of the proposed Improvement dist
rict 80 sthat the boundaries thereof
may be defined, ana City Clerk Jane
son was instructed to prepare reso-
luton creating the district as soon as
the plat Is completed. In order to
extend the sidewalk as far as the
court house it was decided by the
council to include that porticn Of the
west side Main street from Fifth Ave-
nue. to Eighth Avenue in the new inn
prOvement district, which will be dist
rict No. 6. The resolution creating the
district will no doubt be ready for
adoption at the next meeting of the
council, at which time II date will be
set for the hearing of objections Of
property owners in the proposed dist
riot. II no serious objections are pre-
sented the district will be ordered
created and bids for the construction
of the sidewalks will then be adver-
tised for
Upon the request of residents of
"Jungletown," the fire, light and water
| committee was instructed to place
several lights in that portion of the
city. The committee on public i'm
provements was authorized to go
l oh vp,fth h,iI r1f
lavatories at the city cemetery.
City Engineer Parkinson submitted
his report on his examination of the
report of the Gerharz-Jacqueth Engi-
neering Co. on the appraisal of the
! Roundup water works and estimate on
sewer system. Mr.. Parkinson ques-
tions the Gerharz estimated cost of the
well, pumping plant, and calls atten-
tiOn to the fact that there is differ
| ence in the rates charged by the
company and those given in the fran
chise which are accepted by Engineer
Gerharz In making his estimate of the
revenue The estimated cost of the
well and the pumping plant Mr.. Park
ins0n considers too low, saying In his
| report, EITHER the estimate is In error
or the water company has been badly
cheated, or the facts have been grossly
misrepresented to me-"
Speaking of the Gerharz estimate
and plans for a sewer system, Engi-
neer Parkinson says that the proposed
plant would be adequate for a city Of
$4,000 population and does not think
that the city is justified in building for
an increase in population averaging
one thousand per year. In conclusion
Mr.. Parkinson says that in his opinion
the original plan and design for sew
er system for Roundup made by Engi.
neer Sackett cannot be improved up
on very much.
An ordinance was adopted changing
the width of the official sidewalk on
Second Street east north of Third ave-
nue. from ten feet to five feet to con.
form with the sidewalks in the other
residential portions OF the city.
An option for the purchase by the
city of four acres of land from J. w.
Newton for 800 an acre for q site
for the sewage disposal plant was pre-
sented to the council and placed on
file. This eliminates the final obstacle
in connection with the sewer question.
No new alderman was elected to
take the place of Phillip Drazich who
last week resigned as alderman from
the first ward