Hungry Horse news., 1955-01-07

Favors Sunitury
LundfiII for Refuse
Columbia Falls city council at
their January meeting Monday
saw motion pictures of the sani-
tary landfill method of garbage
disposal.
Showing the Allis- Chalmers
film were George Martin and
Wayne Sakariason of Mountain
Tractor Co., Kalispel.
The film pointed out that sani-
tary landfill was the cheapest
method of garbage disposal that
met public health requirements.
The most used system involves
digging a trench then covering
each days refuse with a thin layer
of dirt, and finally covering the
whole pit with three to five feet
One ''bulldozer" can take care
of all sanitary landfill for a COM
munity of 100000 people. The lanc
used for disposal can be reclaim
ed for park or other use within
three to five years.
The Columbia Falls council
plans to start changing to sanitary
landfill disposal at its present
dumpground pending purchase Of
a new site.
WOULD CLOSE CUT-AcROss
Petition of John M. O'Connor
owner, to close the road that cut!
across lots 8 and 10 of block Il
was read. O'Connor offered to con-
struct the alley at its proper To-
cation.
The council favored closure o.
the cut across which is. next tt
the Bose building. Public hearing
will be at the Feb. Z meeting.
AMBULANCE PROBLEMS
Problem of a garage for the am.
bulance was discussed. The vehici,
is to be turned over to the cit,
by the Lions club for 81. 1t i
costing the city $50 a month t,
have the ambulance in a garage
Plan now is to keep truck Will
a v snoWplow outside, and pu
the ambulance in the city hall gar.
age. Common sense of the cit,
owning an ambulance was ques
toned.
There is considerable opposition
among Columbia Falls voluntee
firemen and in the communit.
generally to the ambulance owner
|ship. The ambulance is to becom
a responsibility of the fire depart
ment.
REDUCE DEBT
/ F. P. Fleming, city treasurer, in
Horned the council .tset $500 i
registered warrants had Been re
tired. This reduces the indebted
ness for the general fund frol
$21,991.66 to $14,49166 which
the lowest it has been since 1874
Il Fleming also suggested that tt
council consider increasing tt
) city treasurer's monthly wage fro
its present $40. He said that S.
9 wage would not attract candidat,
: at the April election. Columb
Falls became a third class city la
May, and Fleming is the last az
pointed treasurer. The city will a
so elect its police judge for the fir
! time in April. Floyd P. Jones w;
reelected as Columbia Falls towI
: ship justice of the peace and is eli
police judge by appointment. H
!, police judge wage is $50 mont
9 JAN. II SPECIAL MEETING
The council decided to have
special meeting Jan. II for Il
: purpose of amending the budget
5, transfer $4,000 from the housil
: project fund to the general fun
: The housing project fund contai
$2,564.31 derived from housil
: project rentals.
IL Business licenses charged
5 Deer Lodge and Conrad were pr
5 sented but no action taken.
o VOTER PREFERENCE
= Brought up at the meeting W
J" proposal to have voters EXPIRE
i their preferences at the April
election on parallel parking a
= adding fluorine to local water
- reduce dental decay. The coun
1s intends to put these questions b
fore the voters.
Deadline for filing of candida-
is for mayor, councilmen, city tres
"a urer and judge is between 80 ds
Il and Is days of the April 4 ele
m ton.
30 COLLECTION
lgt A total of $227 in police col
tn fines were collected during [
Or cember. Delinquent water accoul
or total $449.65. Current housing p1
ject delinquent rents that once
US tailed $4,000 are at their lowest le
30 ell in years. The council was
ay formed that there was only {
It's delinquent renter in the 80 ci1
lie. owned apartments.
lg Presiding at the meeting v
&c Mayor Herman Benzien with col
cilmen, o. S. Kronkright, Geo.
Settera, Fred Krona, AL Shay,
s Schmidt and G. w. Fleming. A
present were Mrs. Ruby Guills
me-Berg, city clerk; James Gu
ming, city attorney; How;
ia =. Greene, water commissioner,
u for part of the time Vern Brane