The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-03
Thresh Out
Libby Water
Problems

WILL LOOK INTO
STORAGE POSSIBILITIES
THE conference held Tuesday
night with officials of the Mountain
States Power Company regarding
the swater sitlation IN Libby ms =
candid one" seid Mayor =. II. Boyes,
while discussing the meeting We'd
nesdAy. "Both the City. and the com
pany laid their cards on the table
and an open and free discussion was
had. We found the officials reason
able and am glad the conference
was had said Mayor Boyes.
Asks Refund
"Of course the council realizes
that the matter Of curtailment IT
use is water over the DAM" con-
tinued Mayor Boyes. However, we
asked the company officials why the
City had not been consulted before
the restrictions were put in force,
and why notice OF the curtailment
had not been given until After the
fee for the years irri91tine had
been collected. We suggested to the
company that in2smuch as the COM
py r; - asn. 49, ~ 1a ..1l - use as
e. - ~a. ~oLu Onny -
, Ia. '.,e ~. Ion'pan Mouu sluu 81 .
20 ptt;s MI - vi IS Isa.ns .nak1' Du'
1900 - ~. : ',;.. py 49, 49,, ~
- a+sr ne. tha., a viI :; - ..s a lana
a. 49,. ~. p....i;s s 49, .s
-. oe 'n 80 az ~ .sa~ nso. uiS'. -
nn1nn a ,;ah t c .v; i. ssa .Ia ' ~
nscasea,v - ~ al r.t. !. ~ :
49, h,., ~ -. ~ s1 ~; " IL. :
no,,ld NJ t :. Snn ~ eyl = I..t ne. ,,a
til after the mains are lowered 20
80 - plussct .ne paIons IloIH Ifeez-
tas. = 49,. o4h.1 r ...a, ~ = = pAo
~ s'3'<'1 - O'4'4l ways
Paying Plenty, Says Council
.,u~ - ~. u.l, -.;~.
n.vnr nc,e. .srhs1 T.;hhx ratrs,..
=. r.v;rg ,,,.ntr ~ ~ 49,
90 kst ra,,.,,.se 49,. ...sr.-.,
hss .r;,,.. s t. - 49, ,r,vt s,,.-,.
i,,st;f;as tha cn,nrsrv h',;i5;na
: dar ~ raearvn;r e. that i r,o,,id
not h. nacessarv - c,,rta;, tha ,,sa
~ watar n INV wav and 60 4hat
sar,,;ca could ~ cort;n,,aa -, 4ha
came has;s a. has haan II forcs
I'VE also told Mr. Rawl;nUs" said
Mavor Rnvas ..that i nnn,,act;nn~
ahlv would Ia the infant ~ .ha r;t,,
~ s+a,t nrocaa5;ng s - +oL;nss o,,a,
tha sustarn hara sc coon &c the uar
e o,,ar and cond,ct;na = .haraaf
ter &c n,,,n;c;nal nrn;oct nc ;,ad
nnth;ng ~ cax raaard;na tha+ 49,,
t;noancv avcan+ ~ ranoarL th.+ tha4
,rn,,ld ha without HE ;,,r;sd;ct;nr
What the Company Thinks
M NJ Rauyl;noc ~ Ka,;cnau die
trict manager the comnanv and
r T nr;aar Local nana9ar vera
present a. the conference sWa mnra
Glad to meet with tho council aid
Rawlings when ;nterv;auad We'd
asdav morn;ng ~We carta;n1v want
n MAINTAIN Cordial ralat;nns win
the nannIa ~ vonr c;tv and IN av-
nrufhlnO yno reasonably con Tho
mavnr and council to,Lad fraalv
If The water nrohlama ac ehav caw
them and I patnra1lv n;ct,rad -
them snma ~ The. d;ff;c,,lt;as fac;no
the cnmnanv II { nnlv natural thai
narh ans nIIite large number If
nennle IN not fnllv realize what
those nrohlams arc
"However agreed 10 ash the
chief engineer ~ como ~
ihhv and make an investigation ~
the local situation with The nossi-
he view IN mind ~ the romnanv,s
building . dam or reservoir or nro-
v;dinu more storage IN soma nan
mar We will look into possibilities
along that line
aAother thing should like r. cav
~ this time continued Mr Raw.
1inps "is that the water eonsnmp-
tion IN Tihhv Is abnorna1lv exces-
sive The neonle here have lonp
heen accustomed n use ali the IVA,
ter thew wish This has resulted n
a. avcecc;va rons,,mnt;on of uatar
a consumption SO large that lew peo-
w;ll s,,rnr;sa MANY naon1a e. 1aarn
that XIV corc,,n,as moro water