The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-16
01TY COUNCIL.
oonsloerable Business Trans.
acted by That Body.

mere was considerable talking hack and
1oftn night before last at the meetino -, ~.
council, but unlike most meetin,, vh.sou
mucn talking. 1t was to the point. On thi,
~.1 tneee was not 10 much Joking. and
whenever . Joke did enter it was brief ana -
fun 1 - IL olo
Inc Foiice Magistrate reported that dur,n.
'ne montn s2s7.7 had been collected in hne.-
~ pe''uon was presented concerning ,oh
wagons. asking that they be prohibited frorn
occupying Main street to the serious ,nconv.r
fence OF those who had business to transact ~
sua' street' An ordinance No. 46 was then
p~'seo wnicn makes it q misdemeanor for ioh
w.sonS 70 sAnd unemployed on Main street or
wi'n.n n1y feet of Main on any street cros.-
ing Main. ' eao@
futile & Davis presented . pronos,t,on n =.
xu- srao'ne on East Broadway. 1t was re-
Aelleo 20 tne committee on streets and ALLEYS.
petition was presented asking hat the ordi.
n@nce which prohibits the building of frame
houses on Main street be enforced. The citv
malsnai was instructed to rigidly enforce tho
ordinance. "0
a petition was presented asking that the
s'de walks on the south side of West Park street
% made to correspond with the grade of the
s'fees. Inc street Commissioner was instructed
70 give the property owners on that side of the
street. the customary ten days notice to conform
'neir side walks to the established grade.
A petition came ffum certain citizens in
walkerv1lle asking that q certain nuisance be
aoated. The city marshsl was instructed to
notify the proper parties and If they did not
attend to 1t to take the proper legal steps to
abate 1t.
A petition from Clark & Larabie. D,Acher,
ana Others asking for the right of:way through
tne city for q light, fuel and gas company was
presented.
An ordinance was presented by the attorney
for William Wardeld and associates giving the
right-ofway to him and his associates to Inv
pipes through the city for furnishing gas to the
citizens of Butte.
The ordinance n petition about the propo-
sitions to furnish gas were referred to q special
committee consisting of Messrs. Dolman. Bran. |
nagan and McAurphy to report at the next
meeting of the council.
A petition was presented from. the Grand |
Opera House company asking for five feet back
of the lots belonging to the COMPANY in the al.
ley that runs east from Academy street between |
Park and Broadway streets.
A petition from residents en- Granite street |
asking for q sidewalk on the north side of hat |
street from Alaska street to the western limit of |
the townsite. The petition was granted and
the street commissioner was instructed to give
the residents On that street the customary
notice.
Ordinance No. IS was passed exemptiug bar.
bes, custom work tailors and custom work
shoe makers from paying license.
An ordinance, which wonld have been No.
II If 1t had passed, was introduced by Alder
man McAurphy, prohibiting persons fiom leav-
ing teams unhitched in the street. Alderman
Dolman opposed the ordinance. The debate
hot and heavy for = while. At last the
'ubject was laid On the table.
The subject of sewerage was taken up and
discussed. No action was taken and it was re.
erred to the committee ON streets and alleys.
The treasurer's report was received
N referred to the finance committee, |
lie reported 1889 in the fire fund and sl75 in
he general fund.
Bills were allowed as follows. |.
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