The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-12-05
Chamber Directors Hear Reports Of
Progress on Several Projects
Housing Situation.
Funds Deficit. Continues
To Loom us Problem

At a meeting in the banque:
room of the M & M cafe Fri
day evening, the directors of
the Big Horn County Chamber
of Commerce and their guests
heard reports of progress on
! several projects slated for &C
ton at the last directors meet
ing.
/ Present besides the directors
| were State Representative Guy
Van Cleve, County Commission
er Andrew Miller, Superintend-
ent of Schools Elmer Skeie,
members of the board of trus-
tees of School District 17-H and
representatives of the American
Legion and VFW.
Housing Project
One of the principal topics
of discussion was the progress
(or lack of it, on the veterans
housing project, which origin
ally was scheduled for compile
! ton last August.
A. M. Chilly, chairman of the
housing committee, reported
that some of the buildings for
the project have arrived, but
that he, as mayor, had been
notified that the budget for
this project has been expanded
and that $19,375 additional will
be necessary to complete it. If
these funds cannot be raised,
only "a instead of the promised
SO units can be completed.
Mr.. Crilly said that a similar
situation has arisen in Billings,
but that the deficiency there
was only $4,000 on a $155, 900
project, while Hardin is expect
ed to appropriate more than
$4,000 on its $57 900 project.
The directors agreed that
Hardin cannot possibly raise
the necessary. funds to complete
work here and stated they felt
that it. was unfair to expect so
large an amount from this
community on a much smaller
project than is being erected
in Billings. Several directors
said they felt that the original
appropriation should have been
sufficient to complete the entire
project and that perhaps some
blame for the SlownesS in han
ding the proposition and the
deficiency might be laid on the
contractors, who are doing the
Job on a cost plus" basis. Dan
w. Maddox was appointed
chairman of a committee rep
resenting the Chamber, the
VIEW, the American Legion and
the City of Hardin to draft a
letter of protest on this subject.
Street, Signs
Sam Meeke, of the committee
appointed to see about erecting
street signs in the city of Har-
din, said his committee had
called on the city council,
which had agreed to buy and
erect metal signs and also to
purchase house numbers The
Chamber of Commerce will as
sist in distribution of the num-
bers, it was stated.
Garbage Collection
A report on the garbage col
lection situation by Clyde Ra-
der and Carl Rankin followed.
Upon investigation. this COM
mittee came to the conclusion
that a revenue increase of ap-
proximately IS per cent is nee
essary to establish and main
tain an adequate and efficient
garbage collection service. It
was recommended that this
matter De made public so that
the average resident could make
up his mind whether he felt
improved service would be
: worth the additional cost. l.
R. Cool, city council member
and Chamber director, suggest
ed that an effort be made to
, find others besides the present
. holder of the contract who were
interested in doing this Job fol
5 the city.
:. Continued on page 81