Hungry Horse news., 1954-12-10
FoIls Considers New
Gorboge Disposal

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Principal topic at the December
meeting of Columbia Falls city
council was an improved garbage
disposal system.
George Fielding, Kalispell, Flat
head county sanitarian, met with
Mayor Herman Benzien and the
council Monday. He pointed out
the advantages of the sanitary
landfill system which involves
digging a trench for disposal pur-
poses. In this way the offending
smoke, smell, appearance as well
as danger of disease spreading by
rodents and flies can be curbed.
BLOCKS WESTWARD GROWTH
Columbia Falls present dump
| ground, one of the better in the
county, is considered to be block
ing city growth westward. A more
distant dump in the timber area
presents fire hazards and is arous-
ing neighbors of potential sites.
In addition length of haul pro-
vides an expense factor. Fielding
said that sanitary landfill sys-
tenn could even be used within city
limits. The council members ap-
peared to favor this solution to the
garbage problem, and a committee
of councilmen, o. S. Kronkright,
Al Shay and Bill Schmidt was ap-
pointed.
RENEW LIQUOR LICENSES
Renewed at the meeting were
hard liquor and beer licenses for
1855. Cost is $100 each. Getting |
new permits for hard liquor and |
beer are Canyon Bar, Columbia i
Bar, Martins Inn, Paul Bunyan,
Sportsmen's club and VFW club.
A 500 beer license was issued to
the Mint Bar and 500 packaged
beer sale license to B & B and
Galley markets.
TO BUY TRUCK
The council voted to spend $500
for purchase of used dump truck,
and to make arrangements for
renting V-ploW attachment from
the state highway department for
added snow clearing. This will
augment the city grader with its
plow attachment.
The council was informed that
the Pacific Power and Light Co.
would move about 80 telephone
and light poles out of alley right
0f-ways. The poles were located
before accurate lot surveys were
available, and now are found to
De up to four feet in the alleys
themselves. There is another pole
lear Cedar Lodge Motel found to
,e 20 feet inside a new street.
BALL PARK TRADE
The council also discussed trad
ng of the present town ball park
# one block for three blocks in I
he Hoerner addition. Plum Creek I
mill has offered to buy the three c
blocks for new ball park as a 1
rade for the one block. T
A new ordinance is being drawn
Ip on the $40 year plumbers Ii
ense. Henceforth it is to be pay +
BILE Jan. 2. a
The city is also to rent book '
,eeping machine. e
The council directed James il
city attorney, to proceed H
With a legal suit against Western cC
Iontana Asphalt Co., Missoula,
the unsatisfactory con- el
ition of Nucleus avenue hard sur in
acing. fl
Mrs. Harry Higson appeared be-
ore the council regarding water bl
rom Nucleus avenue draining into pl
er yard, and the continued need si'
DR. a guard rail down Nucleus ave-
ue hill. The council decided to is
lace logs as curbing down the pt
i'll. nc
RIDPATH FIRE ex
Howard Greene, water commits m
ioner and fire chief, and Cecil
hudson were called from the
netting by 13-year-old Gene Dar- Bi
ng. Gene saw George Ridpath's an
Kinney shooting flames when ne de
vas at the post office. He went re
, Ridpath's, and Mr.. Ridpath sent re-
i'm next door to the city hall to oY
eft a fireman. Salt was used to
ontrol the fire. The siren was not th'
ounded. 81
A vote of thanks was passed 70 40
le Seventh Day Adventist church le'
roup who use the city hall for US
.rvices. The Seventh Day Adven-
SITS had presented the city clerks zee
flee an electric clock. Earlier this me
ear they gave an electric clock !ill
IT the town meeting room. NC
The council discussed the PROB tne
m of the waterline to Superior tne
i'll having major leaks, and the PR
of abandoning the line i
hich passes under the Great Nor 20
ern mainline. oei
A total of $637 in fines was list WI
on the November police court z0i
port. This does not include JUS al
e court fines which are turned oul
er to the county directly.
Mayor Herman Benzien preSid- tina
at the meeting. Councilmen are the
ed Krona, Al Shay, o. S. Kronk- ado
hit, George Settera, Bill Sch roc
DIT and G. w. Fleming. Present sui
re James Cumming, city attor- ter
y; Mrs. Ruby Guillaume-Berg,
y clerk; Howard Greene, water Co
and Troy Thacker, me
eet commissioner.