Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-23
MAY DEVELOP
TO FOURTH AVENUE PAVING
Council Adopts Resolution on First Reading;
Women Property Owners Protest Addi-
tional Expense.

Approval Of plans for the extension
of paving on Fourth avenue north, al
a cost of $4,000, $1,000 of which will
be paid by the Montana Power com
pany, was given Monday night by the
city counci in adopting, on first read.
ing. a resolution of intention to create
"a special improvement district. The
proposed district takes in Fourth AVE-
nue. north. from the west line of Fiji
teenth street to the west line OF
Twentieth street, Eighteenth and Six
teenth street from Third avenue north
to the southline of Fourth avenue north
and Seventeenth and Nineteenth
streets from the center line of Fourth
alley north to the south line of Fourth
avenue north.
That the proposed district will meet
with some opposition became apparent
at the council meeting when two women
property owners told the aldermen
that they and other property owners,
would be unable to bear their portion
of the expense. One of the speak
ers said that the additional expens
would virtually make it necessary for
her to give up her property because
living costs now required all of the
money she made after long hours of
work.
Three Weeks in Which to Protest.
Property owners. it was pointed out
at the meeting. have three weeks in
which to file protests against the dis
trict and a protest petition signed by
at least 80 per cent of the interested
residents. will throw out the district.
Recommendations that concrete side
walks and curbing be constructed along
both sides of the east approach to
the First ven north bridge, to ex-
tend from the end of the present paw
ing for a distance Of 80 feet. were
adopted by the council. Reconstruct
ton of q portion of the pavement I'M
der the First avenue north subway.
which is said to be in bad condition.
was ordered on recommendations of
the public Improvement committee.
the laying of 800 yards of pavement.
bridge approach is paved. The cost
will be borne by the street fund.
Discuss Wooden Pavement.
The need of immediate attention to
maintenance of block pavement in the
city was brought before the council
by Alderman &. L. Bosley, who said
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give the pavements more life. 1t was
brought to his attention that state
on cities do not permit the crea-
ton of improvement districts for pave
ment maintenance purposes but he
that the work could be un-
as a resurfacing project.
of a layer of tar over the
pavement would do much to protect the
from water, he said. The mat
was finally referred to the public
committee for a report
at the next meeting.
The petition of property owners.
the council to order the con
struction of side walk and curbing on
both sides Of Twenty-second street.
Sixth avenue north to Eighth
avenue north, was referred to the pub
lie Improvement committee.
Declaring that he considered it
robbery in the highest tense of the
J. F. Gemberling, 80 Twenty
second street south, in a letter adj
TO the council, protested
the plans of the water com
to raise the water charges on
property where gardening is being
lone.
To Buy Artificial Leg.
Gemberling said. You might just as