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

.Colllson-Dolven company, and
termed by that company "the best
gravel pit in the state" Grading
and ditching of the Streets, and
digging out tree roots that are
breaking up the sidewalks OF
many places, and other general
improvement jobs, would be in
cluded in the gravelling project.
Project No. 3
More than a mile of water pipe
1858 feet-will be required to ex-
tend the city water system to the
Red Lodge cemetery, said Henry
Albert, who, with MI. Burke, made
preliminary surveys and estimates
of the proposed extension that
would allow the creation of a more
beautiful cemetery. Cost of the
pipe would be 1915, said MIR. Al
bert. Labor would be required for
digging of q trench at least five
feet deep, it being estimated that
one man in one day could dig IL
feet of trench.
Project No. A
John Sinko, who had worked up
plans on Mr.. Shellev's request for
transforming the Beartooth the
alter building into headquarters
for the city's government, spread
out on the council table the floor
plans of the building as it would
be in a remodeled state.
The basement plan designated
a new three-cell city Jail, with
concrete walls and floor, a large
fire-proof store room for city
property and equipment, and gar
age space for storage of city
trucks, motor cars and street ma
chinery. A motor ramp would rise
from the basement to the garage
entrance at the northeast corner,
with the driveway opening on
Platte avenue.
The fire hall was located on the
first floor, in the space to the
right, or east, of the entry-way
that opens on Eleventh street. 1t
would provide a room so feet
deep for storage of fire-fighting
equipment and the truck, which
would have an exit on Eleventh
street. On the left, or west, side
of the main entry-way, the space
would be furnished as a council
chamber. The greater part of the
first floor, the theater proper,
would not be altered, but would be
improved as a civic auditorium.
On the second floor, above the
fire hall, would be the firemen's
living quarters, consisting of
! three bedrooms, living room,
kitchen and bathroom. On the
other side of the building the Of
fees of the police Judge, the city
attorney and others would be To-
| Gated.
"The city is the only agency
that can utilize this building
said Mr.. Shelley. 1T is now a
dead weight on the city and coun-
ty, and within another four or
five years it will be a total loss. If
the city takes the present oppor-
tunity, it can provide itself with
a modern, fireproof headquarters,
in combination with a civic audi
torium, that would be the envy OF
any city of this size or larger.
But it must be done now, if ever"
Project No. 5
The Cluster" street lighting
system on Broadway avenue is
neither efficient nor modern, ac-
cording to electrical engineers, and
sooner Or later the city will be
forced to change the system from
"multiples" to "series" lights. The
suggestion was that the city at
tempt to have this work done un-
der the civil works program. d
w. Columbus, city electrician, SAID
that the cost of materials needed
in making the change would be-
approximately $500, the cost Of
labor, $4,000. AS the cost of ma,
terial would thus exceed the II
per cent limitation. it was sug.
gested that the city might in som.
way stand the cost of the mater
ials, perhaps by taking advantage
of the saving in the change o.
light systems.