Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-08


or the city's proposed support OF the
travellers aid secretary of the Young
Womens Christian Association, the city
alderman Tuesday night decided by,
four to six vote to postpone for another
week action on the public welfare com
mittee's recommendation that the city
pay one-half the secretary's salary o.
500 per month. The secretary mas
drawn 800 per month from the city Tor
the last four months, but in the future
500 of this would be paid by the Great
Northern railway under an arrangement
made by the committee with the railroad,
Objection to the continued outlay came
from Alderman H. A. Stevens ana
George Sleevy after question concern
ing the secretary'H status on the cty
payroll had been raised. Mayor LOUIS
Newman said that she would serve as his
appointee, remain largely under the
jurisdiction of the association, draw her
salary from the city, and that the city
would be reimbursed $50 per month by
the railroad. Alderman Stevens OBJ
jected because of his opinion that as
city employe the secretary would work
only eight hours per day, and that her
work could be as well done by the police
department. He concluded by declaring
that the city could not undertake the
extra expense at this time.
Sleevy's objections ran along much
the same lines and Alderman George
Booth wanted several details cleared up
before he voted in the affirmative.
question to be threshed out before the
next council session concerns the dura-
ton of the secretary's employment al
though Chairman George Calvert of the
public welfare committee stated that the
agreement could be terminated at any
time Alderman r. r. Johnson went on
record with Mayor Newman, Alderman
Calvert and Alderman George Grover as
fayoring the committee recommends
tion. while those who failed TO join III
the discussion favored Stevens motion
for delay OF the final vote.
Taxicab Prices Fixed.
The ordinance regulating, prices
charged by taxicabs was passed by the
council on final reading and will become
a law as soon as Mayor Newman
attaches his signature The measure
was passed as first read, with a clause
added fixing 500 as the annual license
fee to be paid by owners. Aldermen
John Wilson. Gay Bosley and George
Sleevy voted against the ordinance be-
cause of its affect on the west side JltneE
bus. Alderman Wilson stated thar the
license fee would compel the bus TO m
crease its charges and that the service
would probably be eventually eliminated
as q result Of the ordinance. Alderman
Stevens told the council he opposed the
ordinance but supported it when IN
formed that the taxicab men of the city
had approved it before it was submitted.
Closing of Avenue Asked.
A petition was presented By the Great
Falls Gas company asking the council TO
close permanently Tenth avenue north
at Seventh street. and was referred 70
the public improvement committee. The
company owns the land to the north and
south between Ninth street and the Great
Northern tracks, and to the east and
west Of Seventh street and the tracks,
and asserted that there is no need of
maintaining an open thoronghfare at this
point.
Engineer l.. B. Evensen was author
ized to advertise for bids for new liquid
chlorine apparatus for the water depart
ment. The equipment will cost approx
imately $500. The old one was installed
in 1915 at an outlay of 500, but it is
now nearly worn out and cannot be re-
paired. Action taken was on the report
Of the water committee.
Claim of Hotel Rainbow Allowed.
The claim Of Hotel Rainbow for SOL
covering alleged damages resulting from
the leaking of q hydrant while the Third
street storm sewer was being laid was
allowed on recommendation of the public
Improvement committee and will be de-
Quoted from the final estimate Of Con
tractor Fred Saner. who is held resp0n-
sible for the hotels loss. The committee
found that the damage was greater than
represented by the hotel management.
An estimate Of ST 952.36 was allowed the
Evans Contracting company for work
done within the city limits last summer
in extending the water mains. The csti-
mate included extra work not detailed in
the specifications.
The entire council will today (Wednes
day. inspect the place where Sun river
is encroaching on west side street with
an idea Of ordering necessary work be
gun. Mayor Newman said that while
the first estimate Of the work specified
an expense of $4,000, the same con-
struction would now probably cost $50
600. but he did not think that an outlay
of this amount would be necessary at
this time
Salvation Army to Sell Doughnuts
On motion Of Alderman g. r. Boyd
the council voted permit 10 the Saliva
ton Army to conduct u doughnut stand
at Central avenue and Third street next
Friday. The stand will be run on that
day as a feature Of the campaign for
funds now i'll progress. The petition Of
the World News agency for a permit to