The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1913-10-17
ELECTION CALLED
ON BOND ISSUE
100000 TO PURCHASE WATER
PLANT OF ROUNDUP WATER
COMPANY.
Com. Favors Purchase
Election VIII Be Held Monday, No.
vember 10 to Decide Question
Speed Limit Fixed by Council
Walks Of Two Miracle Company
Are Condemned.

The city council held u recessed
session last Tuesday night at which
meeting all the aldermen with the
exception Of Egan were present. Al
derman Grant, on behalf of the com.
mittee appointed by the mayor to In
terview the water company to ask
them to reduce the price asked for
the plant now owned by them submit
ted the following report:
To the Hon. Mayor and City O0uncil:
We the undersigned special commit
tee appointed to interview the Round
up Water Company. beg to make the
following report:
The Roundup Water Company asks
100000 for their plant. They agree
to make the proposed extension to l..
II. Carroll's corner and extend It 50 a.
to make it circulating system.
We recommend that the city council
call special election for the purpose
of voting sufficient bonds to purchase
the plant from the Roundup Water
Company.
Members of Committee: w. j. Nix.
John II. Grant, Earl Reid, August
Schrump, Chas Brookman, G. +. Rich.
ardon.
by unanimously carried motion
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tion for November 10. 1918, for the
purpose of submitting 70 the qualified
voters the question Of whether or not
the city shall issue bonds In the
amount of $50 100000 payable in twenty
years, for the purpose of purchasing
the water plant from the Roundup
Water Company.
The fire, light and water committee
was instructed to go to the water
writing to make the proposed exten.
sions and improvements and to secure
a 80 year lease for grounds of right Of
way and pumping plant.
Claude Dawson was appointed spe-
cial registry agent for the special bond
election.
C.. +. Kichardon outlined the work
of the special committee of which he
was member and the basis upon
which they made their recommends
tions.
Mr. Shearer was given permission
to widen the walk on the north side
iof his building provided that he dou-
bled the width of the present walk.
The bonds presented for approval BY
Mr.. Wynne on the proposed sidewalk
building in improvement district No. &
were rejected as they guaranteed
maintenance for three years only as
against the five years required.
The city attorney was instructed to
draft and submit to the council an
ordinance regulating the speed with
which automobiles may be driven on
the streets. 1t was decided to limit
the speed to IL miles.
The city clerk was instructed to
notify the bondsmen of the Two Mir,
acle Concrete Company that all tho
sidewalks originally placed by that
company and a part of the repairs put
In later, have been condemned.
The council recessed until Monday
;, evening, Oct. 20.
, 1t is stated that before special
election may be called by the councils
q resolution must be passed upon by
that body to that effect. This would
invalidate the action of the council
y last Tuesday evening as the election
l was ordered called by motion duly
g passed. This resolution will be int
: troduced at the meeting next Monday
e night, and the eelection ordered n
n the proper manner. The date, how
:, ever, will not be changed.
|. The building will be one story with
f a full basement. He states that h(
e already has tenant for the building
a which will be decided improvement
r to the block in which 1t is being erect
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