The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-05-17

since. If this rock was removed
however, the hill rises 80 abruptly
at this point that the street Is Inn
passable for teams.
| Your committee recommends thaI
the debris be removed by the street
commissioner at once. and that thil
part OF tile street be properly graded
j! Otherwise the committee. has
neither recommendation nor COM
plant 10 make.
W. J. MCNAMARA,
! GEORGE FALLIGAN.
MAX LALANDE.
The following report of the police
magistrate was received aud read:
To the Hoa. Mayor and the city
Council Of the City Of Butte:
have the honor to present fol
your consideration my report from
the date of my instalmeLt in Office
May I'd. 1888 to May 18th 1884, pur-
suant to the requirements of the Or
| dinances of the city of Butte.
As police magistrate there have
been arranged before me during my
tsrm of office 429 persons for the fol
lowing offenses
For being drunk, 39 of which Z
were discharged, IA paid fine and
costs, and % were committed.
For assault "a of which IA were dis
charged, 20 paid fine; 8 were COM
mitted and 2 appealed to the distric!
court.
For indecent exposure of person,
10, IF which 2 were DISCHARGED, "a
paid f1nes and 50 were committed.
For creating disturbance, 1855; dis
charged, 80; paid fine, So; committed,
38; appealed, 2.
For using pr0faue, obscene aud Of
fensive language, 80; discharged, q;
paid fine, IS; committed, Is.
Committing nuisance, 5: dis
charged, /; paid fine, 3; committed, l..
Doing business without license, IL;
discharged, 8; paid fine. 10.
Resisting officers, 2; paid fine, 2.
Immoderate driving. 4; discharged
l; paid fine, 8; committed, l.
Opium smoking, 4; paid fine, 3;
committed, J..
Keeping vicious dog. l; discharged
Carrying concealed weapons. 8;
discharged, 2; paid flne, 5; app ealed, l.
Dischargfng pistol within the city
limits l, paid fiu e.
For non payment OF street taxes 1.
Paid fine 2; committed /; appealed l.
For escaping from jail, l COM
NIT ted. p,
I have collected during my term of
office the sum of $l,564.50 for fines
which were paid to the City Treas
drer. Respectfully, !,
MILO FRENCH,
Police Magistrate. :.
On motion of Alderman McLfur-
ply the report was referred to the
finance committee.
Report of engineers Baker and
Harper read and referred to the COM
mittee on streets and alleys.
Mayor Owsley reminded the ooun-
Gil that there was some unfinished
business t. attend to in the shape of
bonds to he approved.
Bond of q. W. Newklrk, city
treasurer, approved. Bond Of Judge
Wilcox, police: magistrate, approved.
Bond of S. Hauswirth, city marshal
approved.
Alderman Dolman read \ state
ment from City Treasurer Newkirk
which showed that the late city treas
urer failed to turn over to him $92 19
of the fire fund and M78.S2 Of the
general fund, making an aggregate
shortage in ex-Treasurer Letters ac-
counts of S57l.Ol.
Alderman Ayles worth moved that
the city attorney be instructed to no.
tify the hondsmen Of ex-Treasurer
Letter to pay over the amount def
clent in his accounts within five
days and if not then paid that he
commence suit against them. Car
ried.
The following resolution was of-
fered:
Be it resolved by the city council
OF the city Of Butte that from and af-
ter the passage of this resolution all
balloting IN the city council shall be
done secretly by paper ballot.
Alderman McNamara moved the
resolution be laid upon the table.
Alderman Dolman explained the
object of the resolution.
Alderman Branagan thought II
would delay business and opposed
the passage Of the resolution.
The resolution was laid Oh the
table.
The following ordinance was sub
mitted.
ORDINANCE NO. -.
An ordinance condelnning GER
tain space between Broadway and
Park street.
Be it enacted by the City Council
of the City of Butte:
Section THAT the ground be-
tween the lots of Oscar 5tenberg.
Wilour Pinkham aud II. S. Houyh.
ton, on West Park street and the
alley running east and west between
the first alley west Of Main street
and Broadway street, be and is here
by condemned and the 3 Ame is here
by ordered sold by the city clerk to
said Oscar Stenberg, Wilbur Pink
ham and H. s. Houghton at $23
per lot.
Alderman McMurphy moved the
resolution be laid upon the table for
the present and the matter be re-
ferred to the committee on streets
and alleys to report upon the next
meeting. Carried.
A discussion followed in regard to
the finding out of the city's .indebt-
edness.
Mayor Owsley suggested that the
police force be uniformed, aud re-
auested al expression Of opinion on
the part of the council.
Alderman Oo!man thought the
suggestion a good one so that q
stranger who was little full could
steer clear OF the cops. Speaking
a. riOnslv. however. he thought the