Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-06
TO RESURFACE
WOOD PAVEMENT
UP TOC0UNCIL
Public Improvement Commit.
tee Recommends
Measure.

Resurfacing of wood block pavement
on Central avenue and First avenue
south, which long has been considered
IN need of proper maintenance, was
recommended to the city council Mon
day night in a report filed by the pub
he improvement committee. Two i'm
provement districts, one for Central
avenue and one for First avenue south
were recommended for creation.
Park Drive to Sixth street with all
cross streets in between make up the
proposed First avenue south district
and Central avenue. from Sixth street
to Ninth street and all cross streets
is included in the second proposed dis
trict. The report of the public i'm
provement committee. which was
adopted by the council, recommended
that the cost of the proposed improve
ments be assessed against the benefit
ting property owners.
Auto Bids Deferred
Five bids for furnishing the police
department with a five passenger tour
ing automobile were opened by the
mittee and Chief of Police Marcus An
derson for consideration and report at
the next meeting. Bids were submit
ted by the Mckinney Motor company.
the T. c. Power Motor company. the
Western Motor company and the Prem
tice Automobile company. The T. G.
Power Motor company entered two
proposals.
Specifications for the Improvement
of Fourth alley north, from Eighteenth
street to Twentieth street, by the lay
ing of a concrete pavement. were adopt
ed. Bids for the work will be opened
June 10 and the paving is to be COM
pleted by August /. The council APP
proved on first reading a resolution
of intention to create a special i'm
provement district for graveling Sec
ond avenue north. from Twenty-sixth
street to Thirty-sixth street. at a cost
estimated at $500 or SAG a lot.
Must Remove Wild Vegetation
Final adoption of the ordinance in
troduced at the council session of a
week ago, which makes it obligatory OF
property owners to remove unattended
and wild vegetation from their prem
Uses. was given by the council. The
ordinance further provides that vege-
tation, in the event that property own
ers fail to remove it. shall be taken
care of by the city and the expense
assessed against the property owner.
The petition of the Brotherhood of
Railway Carmen of America. which
meets in convention here June 10 to %.
for permission to hang a sign beneath
the welcome" sign at the west end
of Central avenue, was granted by the
council. The permit also makes pro-
vision for the location of a small sign
in front of the Johnson hotel. which
will be the headquarters of the carmen.
Fire Hazard Petition Rejected
The petition of Mrs. Carrie Nelson
615 Second avenue south. asking that
n woodward situated on adjoining prop
erty, be declared a fire hazard and a
public nuisance. was not granted on the
recommendation of the fire committee
The fire committee, in its report, said
it had under consideration a petition
signed by 30 residents of the district
saving that the woodward was not n
public nuisance or a fire hazard.
The petition Of the Star Clothing
company. 216-21S First avenue south.
for permission to hang a sales sign in
front of the place of business for a
period of % days. was referred to
Alderman Bernard Joyce for investiga-
ton. The application of John s. Stack
house, employed in the city engineers
office. for a two weeks vacation and
also a two weeks leave of absence.
was referred to the public welfare
with power to act. The |
council denied the petition of Mrs. \
Sawaya asking for permission to con
a refreshment booth, Curing June.
July and August, at a location opposite
the Y. NJ. G. A.
Improvements valued at s14.6O1
were made during May. according to
the report of the building inspectors
office. Thirty permits were issued and
the receipts of the office amounted to
S142.65. NJ. l.. Morris, city engineer
reported $500 as the receipts of his
office during May. Receipts of the
city water office in April. according to
Water Registrar John Holmes. wa.
S11, 1851. Disbursements of the of
in March amounted to $6,346.1o.
City Treasurer's Report
Receipts of the city t%reasurer's of