The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-12

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Council:
We, your committee appointed to inquire
into the ACCESSIBILITY of lighting the city OF
Butte with lamps, beg leave to report that
in our judgment the council should allOw
the Gaslight 4 Coke Company to erect at
once, and at their own expense, public
lamps as follows:
On Main street from Gold to Cop
lamps
On Galena street, east OF Manu.. 4 lamps
On Galena street, west OF Man,. 3 lamps
On Park street, west of Main........ 6 lamps
On Park street, east Of Main........ 3 lamps
On Broadway street, west OF Main 5 lamps
On Broadway street, east OF Main 2 lamps
On Granite street, west Of MAN,. 5 lamps
On Granite street, east of MAN,. l lamp
On Quartz street, west OF Main.... 5 lamps
On Quartz street, east OF Main..... l lamp
Totalal number lamps
And as soon as said lamps are erected by
said Gaslight & Coke Company, and as
many as are ordered lighted by the
City Council, then said Gaslight & Coke
Company shall light the same with a five
foot burner, and continue lighted all night
each and every night at an expense to
the city of Butte OF not to exceed $3.50 per
month for each and every public lamp SO
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city of Butte. All of which is respectfully
submitted.
w. n AYLEswORTH,
w. PINKHAM,
JOHN BRANAGAN.
Subsequently a standing committee, con-
sisting of Aldermen Aylesford, erik and
Mcmillan was appointed to make arrange
ments to light the city either by electricity
or gas, and that they advertise for bids
for the same, and that they be empowered
to act in the matter.
Messrs. Schmidt and Shale presented a
petition asking permission to put a roof on
a; shed which they had commenced to build
on the corner of Park and Montana streets
before the Fire ordinance was adopted.
Thomas Driscoll asked permission to
erect a wood shed on East Copper street,
also to remove Il log cabin to another part
of the town.
P.J. Hamilton petitioned the Council for
permission to put on an additional story
to the Salt Lake City Brewery saloon.
These petitions were all submitted to the
committee on Fire.
The citizens residing in the Fourth
ward presented a petition asking that a
culvert or bridge be placed ON Porphyry
street. Referred to the committee on
streets and alleys.
The following bills were presented and re-
ierred to the Finance Committee:
William .Pinkham, $3.50; j. E. Richards,
81; Inter Mountain Pub. Co., $252.5O;
E.. L.. Bonner & Co., 1915; w. w. Dixon,
$25; Barrat & Jack, 81; Chapman & Co.,
81, w. NJ. Jack, $13.92; j. C. Singer, IS;
J. c. Chauvin; S1.5O; J. Boseman, 81;
w II Tor1op eQ En. W. rGoIJ e. Hangar
$3.50; James Young, $1O3.25; William
Winters, $22.95; William Thompson,
BLOOMING BILL.
The bill of Mr.. Blume for $S34.6O fol-
work done in heating the City Hall with
hot air then came up Mr.. Mcnamara, ont
OF the committee appointed to investigate
the merits OF the bill, reported that he had
seen competent persons h said they
would like to have $500 for such jobs al
present and said that Blume had verbally
agreed to do the work for $175, and after
the work was done he sent in a bill iOl
1884. so. The old Council then cut The
bill down to $3.50, and Mr.. Blume refused
to accept it. Mr.. Blume said that there
was not q person in the city who under
stood the business of heating rooms by hot
air, and therefore no one was competent tC
Judge the value of the work he had done.
Mr.. Branigan was satisfied that the worl
done by Mr.. Blume was detective but he val
willing to pay $3.50 on the bill in order te
avoid litigation. A very exciting discussion
ensued in which the Mayor, City Attorney
and all OF the Aldermen took part. Alder
man Pinkham and Richards, however. wer'
the central figures, and it looked at on,
time as though Blume had no bill befor'
the Council at all, SO complicated did thes'
gentlemen manage to get matters. Severa
motions were made, until the Mayor refuse
to entertain any more and the matter
stands just exactly as the old Council left it
Mr.. Ayleswort moved that the city pur
chasing agent be authorized to purchase
chandeliers and burners and nave the City
Hall lighted by gas. Carried. ,
Mr.. erik said that the County Com
missioners had agreed to allow the county
prisoners to do some work near the city
limits en- Montana street, provided the city
would furnish the tools. The offer was &C
cepted. During the consideration of thii
question, Alderman Richards made som
caustic remarks about the in which
the Committee on Streets and Alleys, had
done their work. This brought out a sting
ing reply from Alderman Pinkham, where
upon Mr.. Richards said: IA guilty con
science needs no accuser."
''There, there, that will do" said Mayor
Frank. ~ will have no more Of your
personalities"
1t was ordered that the City Marsha