Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-14
SALARIES SUFFER UNDER new
BUDGET ADOPTED BY COUNCIL
Compensation Of Appointive Officer. Reduced
SO Month; Similar Slashes in Fire and Po-
lice Departments; Appropriate 1891 $3.50.

l TO create special improvements uis-
trict for the repaving Of Central ave
nue. from Park Drive to the east line
| of Sixth street, was drafted for pres
| entation to the council, the resolution
was not considered. Prior to the con-
vening of the council, number OF
| Central avenue property owners ar
ranged with Mayor r. NJ. Armour and
! the public improvement committee for
| meeting in the city council chambers
| Wednesday night, when the repavlng
plans will be discussed. Alderman
johnson, in a verbal report to the
! council, said the public improvement
! committee recommended the paving OF
Central avenue at the last session
principally for the purpose OF gaining
the property owners attitude toward
| the proposed improvement.
Specifications for the improving OF
Central avenue west from the west
| end of the First avenue north bridge
distance of 466 feet, by the building
| Of a gravel road, were adopted on the
| first reading. Mayor Armour told the
| council that this improvement would
be made at the expense Of the property
owners without the necessity of Great
| ing an Improvement district. The paw
| ing of the west approach to the bridge
| will be made after the gravelled ROAD
! and fill has settled for period of at
least year Bids for road work are
to be received March y and the work
is to be completed by May l.
No Additions to Fire Department
Carrying out the recommendations
recently made by Fire Chief A: J. Iro-
dick for the improvement OF the CITY
fire protection facilities will be q n
nancial impossibility, according to Al
dernan Bernard Joyce, chairman OF the
fire committee. He told the council
that the fire department budget. of
100000 would not be any more than
enough to take care of the depart
ment salaries. On Mayor Armour's
suggestion, the question of improve
ments was referred again to the fire
committee and the ways and means
committee.
The occurrence of several collisions
recently between automobiles brought
opinions from several aldermen tnat
the traffic ordinances were not being
observed by drivers. Alderman Harry
Stevens spoke of crash that occurred
Monday afternoon at the corner OF
| Third avenue south and Eighth street.
He urged an investigation and the revo-
cation of the taxi license of one or the
drivers involved in the collision if it
were found that he had violated the
traffic ordinances.
Alderman John Wilson asserted that
he could see no indications that the
parking ordinance was being observed;
The police department was instructed
TO nav special attention to the enforce
ment of this ordinance and the trafflc
ordinances. 1t was recommended Dy
Alderman G. A. Bosley that the city
purchase Ford car for use IN appre
hending speeders. it being his behef
that the motor cycle was ineffective
because Of the fact that violators can
observe motorcycle policeman ana
escape arrest by lessening the speed
Of their machines before he arrives.
Refer Light Matter
An oninion that the distribution OF
arc lights in the city. especially on the
south side. was not in accordance WITH |
the established system, was expressed
by Alderman Bosley. On his recon-
mendation. this matter was re1eIreu
to the public improvement commlttee
and the city engineer for conslderatloh.
Final approval was given the resolu
ton providing for the assessment OF
a poil tax for road purposes against
eyery resident in the city between the
ages of q and so years. The resoiu,
pavable Immediately.
on recommendation Of City Treas,
urer W. P. Wren. the council ordered
the transfer Of $500 from the fund OF
sprinkling district No. | to the street
fund. a transfer Of S237.61 from the
fund fund Of sprinkiing district No: 2 to
the street fund, and transfer Of $40
from srrinkling district No. 3 to the
street fund, making total Of S1621 81.
The petition Of Will Steege. man
ager of the Capitol theater. 327 Cen
trail avenue, for permission to hang
temporary cloth sign in front of the
house, was granted by the council on
recommendation of the public welfare
committee. The application Of the Cas-
cade Electric company, 12O Central
avenue, to install metal covered sign
was referred to the public welfare
committee. The application of f. NJ.
Plnkerton to rent room in the market |
building was referred to the boulevard
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