The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-07-25
|0UR CITY COUNCIL READY TO FIGHT

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clothes on at the special meeting
Wednesday night and woe to the
contractor or corporation crossir g
them. The council has been try
ing to get Contractor Nash, the
man who built most of the cement
walks in the city. to repair the
walks. Mr.. Nash finally wrote
the city letter telling them that
he was not TO blame for the poor
walks and would not fix them.
That made the council sort of huff
fy, and rightfully SO, and they are
going after him roughshod aud if
Mr.. contractor knows what is good
for him he will fix Libby's side
walks pronto. Expert witnesses
were called and testified that the
walk was not built according to
specifications. Mason A. r, Neu.
man addressed the council aud ex-
planned how cement walks should
act when properly laid. There is
no doubt but what Mr.. Nash did
skinny job and is at fault. At
torney ]. NJ. Blackford was in
structed to start suit at once against
Mr.. Nash and his bondsmen.
The sidewalk question in the
Lukens addition was taken up. A
number of the property holders in
this district had not started putting
in the walks within the time re-
quired and it now is up to the city
to have the walks built. Accord
ingly motion was made that the
city advertise for the building OF
the remaining walk. The pay for
this work will be part cash and
part will be paid with warrants on
the streets and alleys fund. A
contractor bidding on this work
will have to put in two bids, one
for cash and one for warrants, as
1t is pretty generally conceded that
streets and alleys warrants are not
up to very much. Bids will be ad-
vertlsed for and will be opened OH
August ~.
Complaints were made about the
water undermining walks in South
Libby and Mr.. Stone, who was
present, volunteered that the
water company would see to the
fixing of this part of walk.
The largest and most exciting
part of the meeting was to be the
coaxing or forcing Of som, water
extensions from Manager Stone of
the Water Works Company. Stone
was present and very ably defend ,
ed himself and his company, so
that in the end it was decided to
turn it over to the public utilities
commission for decision Petit
ons for water extensions were pre-
sented by the Methodist church,
Mrs. Kirkland, Miss Grandiean
and G. B. Nef. These petitions
asked that the extensions be order
ed and, if not forthcoming, that
the franchise of the company be
revoked. The petitioners figured
that they were Offering the CON-
pany 10 per cent on the invest
ment, net, but there seems 10 be
considerable divergence of opinion
as to how best to arrive at the ner
income. Mr.. Stone figured one
way and the petitioners another.
However. there is 10 doubt that the
differences will be settled to the
satisfaction of both parties.
The scrap with the G. N. on the
lighting question was taken up
again and it was decided to appeal
to the new superintendent and see
if he would not be more amenable
to reason.
A crossing over the railroad
tracks on Colorado avenue was or
dered to be put in.
The streets and alleys committee
reported favorably on the plan of
tiling Flour creek under Louisiana
avenue. Manager Stone offered to
donate enough pipe for one line,