The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-14
COUNCIL.
Six Aldermen Present.
A Street Railway Asked for by Many
Petitioners.
New Ordinances Passed by the Fathers
Of the Silver City.

! MARCH 1lth, lS8
Present McNamarA, Alesworth
Anderson, Dolman, McMurphy an(
Leland.
| Do0man elected chairman.
The report of the Police Magistrate
received showing fines collected dur
Ing last month amounting to $154.OO
City treasurer'S report received
! showing $64, A on hand belonging te
the street fund and $lls SO belonging
to the general fund.
Action of city marshal confirmed
in re-appointing John Bozeman reg.
ular member OF the police force.
A petition from w. s. Norcross
and others asking right of way fol
street railway, was referred to COM
mitCee Ou streets and alleys. Motion
made BY McMurphy that committee
confer with petition ers. Carried.
Petition from HOechner asking for
privilege to build small frame addi-
ton to his dwelling on Main street
formerly known as Dan. Martins
saloon Granted.
Petition from Geo. H. Norris ask
ing for privilege to erect fra me build
ing on the north side of east Galena
street, at q distance of not less than
20 feet from Main street, was present.
ed, acted upon and prayer granted.
A petition from J. A. Nadeau ask
ing privilege to remove frame build.
ings from the southeast corner of
Main and Park streets, to the north
east corner of Main and Galena
streets, and also asking privilege of
erecting good, substantial frame
buildings upon corner of Main and
Galena streets, was presented and
the request granted.
The Chinese restaurant proprietor
presented bill for board of city pris.
0ners. Allowed and clerk instructed
to pay the same.
Ali other bills presented were re-
ferred to committee on finance.
A proposition from the Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone Company
was read. The proposition offered
by the company specifies that an
instrument shall be placed at some
point suggested by the council to
be used by the city alone and for the
transmission of matters belonging to
the city only; providing, that the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
Company be exempted from taxation
by the city of Butte. A commit ee
of three, consisting of Messrs. Nc
Murphy, Mcnamara and Ayles-
worth, was appointed by the chair %
examine into the proposition and re-
port 1t next meeting.
McMurphy introduced Ordinance
Nc. 81, prohibiting all job, express,
wagons or sleighs from
unemployed on Main
street or within fifty feet of this
passed unanimously
and the Marshal Was instructed to,
enforce the same.
Ordinance No. So was introduced
by McMurphy and provides that all
voters shall be registered previous to
casting a ballot. The ordinance also
provides for the opening of register
books at the office of the City Clerk
on the 18th day Of April and for the
closing Of the books on the 25th day
of April.
David Meiklejohn was authorized
to procure lumber and have erected
an outhouse for the use of prisoners.
Motion by McMurphy that City at
torney attend to all mining cases
wherein the city of Butte is inter-
ested. Carried.
Motion made and carried that Pc
ter Martin be allowed to hire a man
to assist in cleaning streets and al
leys.
Motion by McMurphy that the
clerk notify the treasurer to collect
The tax due the city. This is per
capita tax. and the law will be rigid
ly enforced.
Adjourned.