The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-23
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Blume Z Bill Settled. - The Arc
Light Adopted.

special meeting of the City Council wa
held last night, the Mayor presiding. AL
the members present. The object OF tn,
meeting was to act upon the bill of Mr.
Blurne and consider the light question
The Mayor stated the object of the meet
ing and Mr.. Richard called attention to tn,
TACT that at a previous meeting the Mayor
had made a decision in connection with
the Blume matter, that it required a two
third vote to reconsider the action OF the
old council, and asked for a further ruling
The Mayor said he hadfurther investigated
the question and reserved his decision.
Mr. Richards moved that the report OF
! the finance committee be adopted and that
a warrant be ordered drawn in favor oil
| Mr.. Blume for 1884.
Mr.. Branigan objected and for the same
reasons that have heroftore been stated.
He said that if Blume had been unjustly
treated the courts were open to him.
The Mayor then decided that the present
council had no right to reconsider any &C.
ton OF a previous covcil.
Mr.. Branagan moved that a committee
OF three be appointed to examine the work
and see whether it was done in a proper
and w~orkmanlike manner
MI. Pinkham seconded the motion and
said he Thought that before payment there
oAcuAo NC q VlOAOuSH udC
MIR. Ayleworth said the work had been
examined by a committee Of the previous
council who had submitted a report cutting
down the bill and the council had ordered
the bill paid at the time but Mr.. Blume re-
fused to accept the sum appropriated.
The question was then put on the mo-
ton for a committee and it was decided in
the negative, -Messrs. Aylesworth, Brani-
gan and Pinkham voting in the affirmative.
The question recurring on the motion OF
Mr.. Richards for the payment OF the bill.
MIR. Branigan asked that the matter be
postponed until the arrival of Mr.. McMur-
phey, who was posted on the subject and
who had promised to be present.
Mr.. Richards insisted on the question.
MIR. Pinkham said they were voting on
something they knew nothing about. He
asked that if any member of the Council
knew anything about the work on the fur
mace that he would hold up his hand. No
one held up his hand.
The vote vas then taken on the motto l
to pay the 1894, and it was decided in the
affirmative, Messrs. Aylesworth, Branigan
and Pinkham voting in the negative, and
thus the vexed question was settled.
LIGHTING THE CITY.
The question OF lighting the city then
came up and the following propositions
were read:
"1n accordance with your advertisement
calling for bids for lighting the streets of
Butte, we beg leave to submit the following
proposition: We will erect any number of
street lamps you may require free of cost
to your city and light the same with a FIVE
foot burner, according to moonlight sched-
ule, for the sum of $3.50 per month for
each lamp. BUTTE GAS COMPANY"
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.
"We propose to light the city OF Butte
with incandescent lights, each equal to a
fve-foot burner, placed where the City
Council may direct and furnish said light
all night each and every night, excepting
when the light OF the moon may make it
unnecessary for the sum of S2.45 per month
per light, OF We will furnish arc lamps of
1000 candle light power for the sum OF $50
per month each.
Butte ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY"
WHERE TO PLACE THE LIGHT.
Mr.. erik moved that the committee on
light be directed to contract with the
Electric Light Company for arc lamps at the
following points: three on Main street,
three o n Washington street, three on Mon
tana street and two on Wyoming street.
He explained that these would be placed at
corners, and each one would light four
blocks. The total cost would be 1920 per
month.
Quite a debate ensued as to the relative