Miles City, Montana

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[[4 Mar 1884]] proposed borders for incorporating Miles City were published under the Territorial Act of [[17 Feb 1881]]. Names associated with this proposal include: [[William Courtenay]], [[Benjamin W. Ladd]], [[G. P. Comstock]], [[F. E. Hammond]] and [[E. A. Kreidler]].

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[[7 Jun 1885]] The telephone line has been repaired by Mr. Welch who advises that properly adjusted lightning arresters will prevent damage in the future. In building their new store, Gibbs and Lansing]] will probably have a separate room for the telephone exchange. (did they have one before and did the lightning storm cause a fire?)

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[[3 Jun 1885]] [[Yellowstone Journal]] publisher weighs the options for providing Miles City with water for fighting fires. He leans towards the ditch supplying a storage tank, but steam and hand powered pumps (also Hally and Knowles pumps) from the river are also considered. Mains and direct pressure pumps are mentioned. The ditch has no moving parts to break down, but the complexities of using private water for a public use would have to be overcome. Four days later he reports that he discussed the issue with the ditch company, which needed some guarantees of income. Until the city is incorporated though, such guarantees would be hard to obtain. The publisher feels that incorporation will happen in the autumn and that an agreement could be counted on. In the issue on the 16th, he approaches the subject from the standpoint that the city will soon need sewers and that the shallow grade will require a flow of water to keep the sewage moving. A reference is made to "...the recently established grade of Main street done by the authority of the board of county commissioners..."

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 [[4 Mar 1884]] proposed borders for incorporating Miles City were published under the Territorial Act of [[17 Feb 1881]]. Names associated with this proposal include: [[William Courtenay]], [[Benjamin W. Ladd]], [[G. P. Comstock]], [[F. E. Hammond]] and [[E. A. Kreidler]].
+[[7 Jun 1885]] The telephone line has been repaired by Mr. Welch who advises that properly adjusted lightning arresters will prevent damage in the future. In building their new store, Gibbs and Lansing]] will probably have a separate room for the telephone exchange. (did they have one before and did the lightning storm cause a fire?)
+[[3 Jun 1885]] [[Yellowstone Journal]] publisher weighs the options for providing Miles City with water for fighting fires. He leans towards the ditch supplying a storage tank, but steam and hand powered pumps (also Hally and Knowles pumps) from the river are also considered. Mains and direct pressure pumps are mentioned. The ditch has no moving parts to break down, but the complexities of using private water for a public use would have to be overcome. Four days later he reports that he discussed the issue with the ditch company, which needed some guarantees of income. Until the city is incorporated though, such guarantees would be hard to obtain. The publisher feels that incorporation will happen in the autumn and that an agreement could be counted on. In the issue on the 16th, he approaches the subject from the standpoint that the city will soon need sewers and that the shallow grade will require a flow of water to keep the sewage moving. A reference is made to "...the recently established grade of Main street done by the authority of the board of county commissioners..."
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