Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-29
COUNCIL VOTES
TO REVIVE LAW
AGAINST WEEDS
Will Make Drive and Charge
Cost to Owners of
Property.

To take issue with careless folks on
the question of weeds was a decision
reached by members of the city coun-
Gil Monday night. Some property own
ers have neglected to cut down weeds
and now the pests are going to seed,
scattering their seeds over b~oulevards
and many yards. the aldermen aver.
The weed question was raised by
Alderman G. A. Bosley following an
uneventful and quiet session. He said
that the city weed ordinance has been
forgotten by a lot of folks and disre-
earded by others. The alderman talk
ed weeds for several moments and
Mayor r. NJ. Armour suggested that
the city put on a weed cutting drive,
directed by City Engineer M. l.. Nor
ris, and charge the labor costs to the
property owners. The idea was talk
ed, considered worth while as a means
of testing out the ordinance, and
adopted on a motion and vote by the
council.
City Offices Closed This p. NJ.
1t was voted to declare a half holi-
day today for all city offices, the Of
fices close their doors at noon.
Resolutions ievying a property tax
for construction and maintenance of
five Improvement districts in the city
according to the lineal feet of AUDITING
property along improvement districts
on an eight year payment plan were
adopted by the council on their first
reading.
The districts included No. 392, pro-
yiding the construction of a standard
boulevard on Twenty-fifth street
north, between First and Second ave-
nues at a cost of S926.6 S, and main
tenance expense of S84.20; district No.
Ano 80 ~ - n .@n-loI LA-Io
ward on First avenue north between
Twenty ninth and Thirtieth streets at
q cost of $2,437.6S and maintenance
cost of $S4.70; district 405, the con
structiOn of q twO-inch Warrenite-
Bithulithic pavement on a broken
stone base, on Nineteenth street be-
eween Third avenue north and Fourth
alley north, at a cost of $2,512.12.
district No. 407, construction of "a
concrete pavement in Fourth alley
north between Eighteenth and Tween
tieth streets, at a cost of S4,269.44;
district No. 407, construction of a
sewer in Second alley north, between
Thirtieth and Thirty-second streets, at
a cost of $2,247. "a.
Plan New Sewer
A resolution Of intention to create q
special improvement district for the
Nch6ti ~ Az a Sc"Cl III IulEu dlIty
north between Thirtieth and Thirty
second street at an estimated cost of
$1,000 was adopted by the council.
A petition of L. III. Sewell for a
sidewalk along his property at Seven
teenth street from Central avenue to
First alley south was granted by the
council A petition of NJ. f. Wertz and
others to have the city grace and place
ashes on the Sun river road between
the Gertz place and Nick Poncelet's
place, q distance of about a half mile,
was referred to the public improve
ment committee.
The recommendation of the fire
committee that the request of LII. Earl
Clack company to remodel a filling
station at Sixth street north and Cen
trail avenue be granted, was adopted
by the council.
Two bonds Of $500 and $1,000,
presented to the council for considera-
Ton. BY the Nelson Plumbing company,
to engage in the business of laying
water pipes and plumbing and heat
ing, were approved by the council.
The council accepted the reports of
City Clerk w. H. Harrison for the
quarter ending July 81 and of City
Registrar John j Holmes for
the month Of July.