Hungry Horse news., 1955-11-11


operated Keg Inn lunch before be-
coming assistant liquor store ven
lor for four years until spring of
1854. During last two seasons she
las cooked at Glacier National
Park headquarters mess.
Other applicants for jobs were
Mrs. AL Rierson, Mrs. Phillip E.
Kiser and Mrs. Michael E. Sullivan.
Plum Creek Lumber Co. was sue
cessful bidder for old city grader,
about 1913 model, offering 5000.
H. j. Poston, Kalispell, bid 5000.
New city grader, a No. IL Cater
pillar, has been purchased from
Westmont Tractor Co., Kalispell,
for $19,5OO. It is being paid through
the $1,000 (sale of old grader) as
down payment and $499 a month.
New city street sander balance |
due of $500 will be paid after Nov
ember tax payments are received. +!
Unit costing over $500 was purchas-
ed from Mountain Tractor Co., Kali
ispell, this summer.
To better keep streets cleared Of
snow, Mayor Herman Benzien an
nounced that Howard Greene, water
commissioner; Troy Thacker, street
commissioner, and Don Lunsford,
assistant water commissioner, would
relieve each other working three
shift 24-hour basis if necessary to
keep snow plows operating. Round
the-clock Anaconda plant operations
are new factor.
Mrs. Harry Higson's lack Of guard
rail on Nucleus avenue was discuss
ed again. No decision was reached.
In place of logs-since removed
there was talk of posts and plank
strapping.
Thank YOU letter for city assist
ance $3.50 grant and services dom
ated by Mayor Benzien and c;Gs
equipment and operators) for Col
umbia Falls branch of Flathead
library was read. Letter was from
Mrs. Carl ]. Lundborg, who heads
local library committee.
Use Of city hall for National la
Dor Relations Board hearing Nov.
q involving Plum Creek Lumber Co.
was approved. Please see story,
page II, last issue.
Columbia Falls scout troop iree
planting proposal brought resolut.
ion of "wholehearted support" by
council. Burt Carlson, troop commit
tee member, appeared in behalf Of
project. Scoutmaster Charles Het-
ger said that plan is to have scouts
do something directly associated
with Columbia Falls improvement
such as planting trees on boule
wards if property owners are inter
ested. Project is still in preliminary
stage.
| Construction Of an outdoor priv,
was reported. No action was taken
It appears that a 1905 ordinance
states that a privie must not be of
fensive. A privie under construction
is not offensive.
! Columbia Falls boat Of FIafhea.
Lifesaving and Rescue Association
henceforth will be stored in garag
near Davall Mercantile Co. instea'
of city hall to make room for ney
sander.
: Sidewalk and boulevard ordinanc
No. 1879 was given second reading
This provides eight foot sidewalk
in business district. All sidewalk
south of highway 40 will be tire
/, feet from property line and five fet
!. wide. All other sidewalks will stal
from property line. East of Nuclei
they will be four feet wide and ives
five feet wide with eight and seve
q foot boulevards.
1 Cleaning debris from 1lth sire
d Pacific Power and Light new pc
line was discussed. City had write
k asking cleanup. Power company r
: piled this would be done and furth,
! that old poles would come down wi
I. transferring of street lights to ne
i. poles.
= = Street lighting assessment Of 81.
= for a 50 foot lot instead of 6 cen
), year ago was brought up.
e Reports Of police JUDGE, povn
g. master, water were approved alol
* with payment of bills.
~ Local water tests were negati
IN (not CONTAMINATED in monthly rept
ly from Montana Board of Health.
st Police Judge Floyd P. Jones' ]
d. port shows 1878 collected in Octob
is fines.
:. October water collections total
er $2,82O.96 from water use and 1924
m from construction.
ge Housing project deposits for o
on were $1,153.3O.
Police Chief William Good s
wing as poundmaster reported
female pups either brought in
strays or unclaimed after "a hou
destroyed. In addition one ST.
ne male pup was destroyed, and {
OF Black Labrador male pup relea:
X to owner on payment of 81 license
set
al At the meeting in addition to M
ng or Benzien were councilmen. Fl
Krona, George Ridpath, L. A. Sc
ars enberg, Lamar Bud Orndorff ;
ON Walter Nelson with Mrs. RUBY
lis Guillaume- Berg, city clerk: Jar
md Cumming. city attorney; How
red Greene, water commissioner.
William Good, police chief.