Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-25
COUNCIL PLANS
PAVING OF ;4T'H
AVENUE NORTH
Adopts Resolutions Of Intention
to Create Two Special I'm
prOvement Districts.

pTOVemeHL DlSIrlCLS.
Resolutions Of intention to Great
two special improvement districts 70
the drainage. grading and paving O
Fourth avenue north from Fifteenth t,
! Nineteenth street, Seventeenth stree
| from Fourth alley north to Fourtl
avenue north. and Nineteenth stree
from Third avenue north to Fourth
alley north, were adopted BY the cit,
council Monday on the recommendation
| Of the public welfare committee. Tht
| resolutions We're prepared in response
| to petitions signed by interested prop.
erty owners.
The cost of the improvements in the
first proposed district has been esti-
mated by the city engineers office al
200, while the second proposed
project will cost approximately $500
If the first district is ordered created
and the wishes Of the petitioners re-
spected, the cost Of the project will be
spread over period of eight years.
The petitioners set forth four kinds of
pavement from which choice will be
made following the opening of bids.
Messenger Licenses Revoked
On the recommendations of the pub
lie welfare committee made after in
vestlgations covering period of three
weeks, the council ordered the revoca-
ton of the licenses of the Uneeda and
world messenger companies, which
were raided several weeks ago by city.
county and federal officers as alleged
drug centers. The council was first
urged to revoke the licenses by Sheriff
Bob Gordon and by Chief of Police
AY,In ~
companies were not engaged in a bust
ness that served any public good.
The B. T. Goodrich company and the
Eureka Rubber company were awarded
contracts for furnishing the Great
Falls fire department with 1000 feet
OF hose, the first company supplying
800 feet at $1.19 foot and the second
company 500 feet at S13O a foot. On
recommendation of the fire committee,
the purchase of four large hand search
lights was authorized by the council.
Suggests New Water Charge
George W. Anderson. of the Harley
Davidson agency, was awarded the CON
tract for furnishing the police depart
ment with two motorcycles at an ag-
gregate cost of SS29.9O. this figure TAX
ing into consideration the allowance of
S57 on one of the old machines. The
contract was awarded to Anderson on
the recommendation of the police com
mittee.
Recommendation that charge
should be made against property used
for commercial gardening purposes |
md also that assessments should be |
made against those people who pro-
vide their stock with city water. were |
made by Alderman G. T. Boyd, mem
Ger of the water committee. Mr. |
Boyd said that requests for use of
water for commercial gardens were
low being received BY the water de-
oartment He suggested SO should
'e the charge made against each lot |
lsed for gardening purposes on a COM
nercial scale. The city now has an
ordinance. he said, which provides for
harges on watering stock.
Sanitary Sewer Requested
A petition asking the creation of
pecial Improvement district for the
purpose of constructing sanitary
ever on Second alley north from
twenty ninth to Thirty second street
vas presented by Oscar Rasmussen
nd referred to the public improve
lent committee for consideration.
he public Improvement committee, in
report adopted BY the council. or
cred the construction Of concrete
urbing on both sides of Fourth av-
nue. north from Fifteenth to Twenti-
th street
request for remittance of $40 ,
ne assessed against Mrs Harriet F.
arrier Of the Red Cross. for violation
the parking ordinance on March %,
n grounds that the ordinance at that ;
me was not thoroughly understood by
le public and also that the fine was
aid out of Red Cross funds, was re-
erred to the Judiciary committee for ]
,nslderation. The council also in
ructed the Judiciary committee to in J
astlgate other cases in which fines
ere assessed with the view to having
i of them remitted IL
Annual Vacations Granted / I
Services of stenographer at S75
month to assist City Attorney J
harles Davidson in recodifying city I
'dlnances as ordered several weeks
70 by the council. was authorized on =
of the Judiciary com s
ittee /
Annual vacation for members of the S
lice and fire departments were \
anted by the counci! on the petition '
members of committee from the r
'e department. The city allows each \
enber Today vacation with pay. y
Receipts of S11. 1.7249O and disburse- Z
ents of S4,753.2O during March were n
ported by John J. Holmes. water L
gistrar.
Samuel W. Kendrick was granted T
IN hanging license on recommends .
N of the public welfare committee T