Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-11-29

MUCH neeueu Improvement Oh
the Red Lodge city library was
suggested, both in regard to the
stock and contents of the library
and to the building and grounds,
DR.. f. w. Schwin reported sug-
gestions of the library board. The
outside stairway needs rebuilding,
and it is proposed to cover the
stairs if rebuilt. Shrubbery
around the walls should be moved
to the edge of the lawn. The north
door of the library, the existence
of which is not generally known
and seldom used, is to be walled
up. The interior of the building
could be redecorated.
Work on the volumes, to the ex-
tent of about $500, is needed.
There are 125 books that need re-
binding, $50 that need mending,
and at least 100 more that could be
worked on. The city schools also
would appreciate the book mend
ing work, said H. B. Field, super
intendent. Work on books and the
like probably would be placed in
the women's division of the civil
works activity, and the school and
library jobs may be reported by
Mrs. H. P. Cassidy, director of the
women's work, at the Helena con-
ference this Saturday.
Other Projects
Application for funds to con-
struct an airplane landing field at
Red Lodge, and the building of a
fish hatchery near Red Lodge to
supply Beartooth mountain lakes
in Wyoming, will be made under
other grants of the public works
act other than the civil works act.
F. /. johnson, who was chosen
by the Red Lodge Rod & Gun club
to prepare data on the proposed
hatchery, outlined the plan for a
hatchery, to be built either as a
city or federal project, to make
possible the stocking of lakes
along the Cooke highway route in
Wyoming territory, which cannot
be accomplished by the state fish
and game commission.
The location, said doc, would
be at one of two places: near the
junction of Wyoming creek and
Rock creek, in the Rock creek can
yon near the Cooke highway; or
on Rock creek above the NIX con-
struction camp, where a spring
would provide water fresh from
any possible pollution. The hatch
cry would need to be a ~30-trough
affair with a capacity of two mil
lion baby fish. 1t would require a
building SO by so feet, with ac-
companying cabins for living
quarters and garage space. The
buildings, and a holding tank.
would cost $3.50, with $515 as the
estimated cost for materials.
Application for the hatchery
funds, said Mr.. Shelley, would be
made under the public works al
lotment for ~hatcheries in the
western states, recently announced
by Secretary Harold L. Ickes.
Motion was made by Alderman
Gus Foltz, seconded by w. w
Eastman, for appointment of 8
committee to submit to the local
civil works board all projects but
those of the landing field and
hatchery, which will be applied
for separately. The councils re-
spouse to a roll-call vote was
prompt, affirmative and unani-
nous. Mayor Allen appointed
himself, Aldermen Flashman, Pee
Maddio and Harry Mathews. This
committee worked with the men
who had helped in planning the
projects, and Tuesday afternoon
submitted them for approval to
the Carbon county civil works
board. No small task was the fig
uring of the amounts and percent
ages of labor and materials on the
various jobs, a work that was
joined in willingly by the men who
are helping to promote life and
action and Improvement in this
city.
To prepare estimates and neces-
sary data on the proposed aviation
field, the mayor, with J. J. Ger
ondale and Ray Houton will serve
as a committee. The three, with
Mr.. johnson, will act as a similar
committee to prepare the applica.
ton for funds to build the fish
hatchery.