Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-04
ROUTINE HOLDS
ATTENTION OF
CITY COUNCIL
Contract for Ford RunabOut
Awarded; Monthly Re-
ports Read.

With the exception Of the awarding OF
a contract to the Mckinney MOTOR
company for furnishing The water de-
partment with a Ford r%unabout. the
city council Monday night transacted
only routine business. The Mckinney
Motor company, the only bidder. agreed
to supply the machine at q cost OF s1i@
f. o B.. Great Falls. The car Will be
used by the foreman of the water de-
partment.
Paving Of Fifth avenue north from
Ninth to Twentieth street, with all
cross streets from Tenth to Twentieth
streets included. was asked in petition
submitted by % property owners. The
petition was referred to the public i'm
provement committee for consideration.
The resolution providing for the gravel
ing of Second avenue north, from
Twenty Sixth to Thirty-Eighth street.
which was to have been passed on final
reading, was continued for another
week owing to the absence of aldermen
Interested in the improvement. BIDS
for this work are to be opened July ~.
Since the first of April, 10 men
have been placed in employment by the
city employment agency, according to
reports of w. r. Beachly. covering the
months of April. May and June. A
total of Is women have been placed
within the same period. There were
approximately 400 applications for work
received during the three months, the
majority of the applicants stating a
preference for work in the woods and on
the farms. The fact that unemployment
situation has improved in Great Falls
is evidenced by a number of appli-
cations made by employers for laborers.
Value of improvements made in the
city in June amounted to S5S.S10, the
report of the building inspectors office
showed. A total of 26 buildings permits
were issued. bringing the office re.
ceipts Of s141.55. City Engineer NJ. l..
Morris reported receipts in June
amounting to 1858.
The application of the Wood & SAT-
ford company asking the council to
give consideration to the opening of
Eleventh street to Twelfth avenue
north, which was recommended by the
public improvement committee two
years ago. was referred again TO the
public improvement committee. The ap-
plication pointed out that the closed
section of Eleventh street was a handi-
cap to the company in the transaction
Of its business. No n at the council
could say why the recommendations of
t"' NtdIs deo "tlt hui Ill out.
Claiming that ears parked in front
of the rear entrance prevented the
unloading of shipments at their place of
business, Lapeyre Brothers. druggists.
asked the council for permission TO in
stall two no parking signs at the place
of congestion. Because it is not beliey-
ed hat any of the present parking
ordinances cover this situation, the ap-
plication was referred to the judiciary
committee and the city attorney.
The application of the Prentice
Automobile company for permission to
install two lubricating tanks on the
boulevard at 1L3 Second avenue north.
the tanks to be buried. was referred to
the fire committee and the fire chief.
The application of the contracting firm
of Nilsson & Smith for a license to
engage in the business Of drain laying
was granted by the council. The firm
gave a bond of $500 as a guarantee
that the ordinace covering the license
will be complied with.
Several weeks ago Dan Juricich. 207
Sixth street south. was granted per-
mission to raise the roof over the
kitchen of his home. Instead of CON
filming himself TO the improvement al
lowed by the permit. Juricich started
the construction of an addition to his
home. He was stopped by the building
inspector. THIS was brought out when
.juricich applied Monday night for a
permit to build the addition. Mayor
r.. NJ. Armour recommended that the
permit should not be granted until
Juricich had submitted to arrest for
violation of the building ordinance and
had paid a fine. The application was
referred to the fire committee and the
fire chief.
Ray s. Gaunt. inspector of the
bureau of identification. reported 4G
prisoners handled during June by the
bureau. He also inspected 40 for hire
automobiles, four dance halls and
issued 8 dance permits. The receipts
from the last source were 50. C. f..
Landgren, market master. reported re-
ceipts of S12 in June. Forty animals
were i~mpounded by Poundmaster Mae
Johnson and S1O7.25 was collected in
fines in June. J. Z. Nelson. street fore
man. reported a June pay roll of
S2.Oj0.SO.