Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-09
ASKS DAMAGES
FROM CITY FOR
CUTTING TREES
Property Owner Values Loss in
Shade on Boulevard on
Fifth Avenue at $500.

Claim for $500 alleged damages. re-
sulting from the cutting Of six shade
trees by the city boulevard depart
ment on the boulevard at the Pontet
residence, 1927 Fifth avenue north. was
presented to the city council Tuesday
nieLt by Mrs. Mlrisn Pctet. The
claimant represented that the destruc--
ton Of the trees was unnecessary and
that they were in. healthy condition.
and capable Of affording shade and
shelter from the wind for a long period.
Mrs. Pontet informed the council
the the boulevard departments explain
alton for cutting the trees was that
they were menace to other trees on
the boulevard, but she asserted that
the desired result could have been OBJ
tanned by trimming. The claim was
referred to the boulevard committee
and City Attorney LaRue Smith.
High School Boys Present.
Six members of the high school boys,
club attended the council session to
support their request for an ordinance
preventing the continued existence OF
delapidated billboards and the icens-
ing of all billbOards. The request was
submitted as petition. which stated
that the clubs suggestion was due to
a desire to further it's program of
civic betterment and to increase the
city's revenue.
The boys asked for an ordinance
that would require the destruction Of
all billboards not licensed and strictly
regulating boards on which a tax IS
paid The promiscuous pasting Of
signs on fences, walls and telephone
poles was also condemned in the petit
ton and it was suggested that the
proposed ordinance cover the point:
Mayor Louis Newman complimented
the delegation upon its stand and ex-
pressed the councils appreciation Of
its interest. The petition was referred
to the judiciary committee.
Sun River Bids Rejected.
Once more the council disposed Of
the Sun river incroachment matter by
rejecting all bids for furnishing labor
for the erection of wall and wing
dams at the place where the river has
DESTROYED the west side road The
lowest bid, submitted by Fagenstrom
Brothers, called for an outlay OF
1891 IS. which. with the cost Of ma,
terials. would have made the total
more than $4,000 Alderman John
Wilson of the public improvement com
mittee alone signed a report calling
for the acceptance of the bid and the
letting of the contract, but the .conn-
ell voted. five to four, that the report
be not accepted.
Newman Favors Protecting Street.
Alderman r. r. johnson of the same
committee stated that the land ADA
cent to the increachment is OF little
or no value and that all necessary
SPACE for q new road can be secured
without cost from the townsite COM
pany. There is little need for the
expenditure of sum 50 large he sad,
for the protection of worthless land
Mayor Newman said he did not wish
to advise the council. but he wanted
the record to show that he is in favor
of protecting the bank against further
destruction. Aldermen Wilson, George
Booth, George Sleevy and g. A. Bos-
ley voted to adopt the Wilson report.
Prices ranging from 80 cents to
1.25 a tree for the 1000 ash and elm
trees needed for planting on the
boulevards this spring were named in
bid from the Jewel Nursery Co.
which was referred to the boulevard
committee. The bid provided for the
furnishing, without cost, Of 200 trees.
for requirements.
To Prepare City Budget
Property owners in block $50 OF
the fifth addition petitioned that the
sewer be extended from Tenth street
to Eleventh street in First alley south
west, and other west side residents
asked for the installation Of an arc
light at Ninth street and Third avenue
southwest. Another petition demanded
that an old building at 1105 Eighth
avenue south be RACED, the reason ad-
vanced being that it is an unnecessary
fire hazard to adjacent buildings. This
petition was referred to the fire com
mittee and the others to the public i'm
prcvcment committee.
The ways and means committee was
instructed to prepare an ordinance
fixing the city's budget and salary
schedules for the coming year, which
must be acted upon not later than
March 16. On recommendation of the
police committee. the council voted to
share with the county the cost of Sc
curing needed fixtures for the bureau
of criminal Identification. The total
bill will be $34S.
City Treasurer w. p Wren's Feb
ruary report showed balance Febru-
airy 1 of 1929. 1904; collections
of sol 1885,; disbursements of $25.-
94613 and a balance March l of
1924, S1S.67.
Water fronts speciality at Barry's.