Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21
THE RIGHT OF PETITION.
How 1t Was Treated by the City Coun-
Gil Last Night.

Mr.. Petition OF $50 Signatures
For Permission to Run the Street
Motor on Park Street CONTEMPORARY
Chucked to One Side.
The meeting of the City Council was held
in the office of City Attorney Speer last
night, the stove in the City Hall having
outlived it's usefulness. The meeting was
attended by Councillors Lloyd, Layell,
Loeber, Bateman and Forbis. In the
absence of the Mayor, Mr.. Lloyd presided.
The Clerk presented his report showing
that all the additional license had been
paid except in two or three cases, and that
ex-Treasurer Hauser had paid over the
sum OF $47O.25. After some other minor
matters had been disposed Of Mr.. Pinkham
presented a petition for permission to
run the steam dummy on Park street for
one year. In presenting it he stated his
reasons for interesting himself in the
ner and to the extent he had. 1t was not
| for the street railroad company nor in
their interest. He was not Interested him.
sell in the street railroad. He had lone
this of his own motion and unsolicited ny
any one, simply for the reason that he
knew it would enhancethe value OF property
| on every SlT6:U ou ulCu Ii IuOOOII oil III
was for the benefit OF the people in busi-
ness on that street. Having the interests
of the city at heart he had taken the
trouble to canvass the city and procured
the names attached to the petition. There
we're ISL names on it and he could have
increased the list until it included nice.
tenths Of the voters in the city. But his
object chiefly was to procure the names OF
men in busint IS on Park street where the
motor Was to run. The list he presented
showed the names OF lib citizens doing
business on the street or OwniL g property
upon it. These were the men whose inter-
ests the Council had to consider. Had he
been inclined, the list might have been in
creased indefinitely. It was apparent to
anyone that the introduction of the motor
on the street connecting Meadervilie and
Burlington wi b the heart Of the business
part of the city would increase travel most
decidedly, as it was evident that a ten
cent fare would bring five people into town
where a two-bit fare would bring one.
Councillor Lavell said: 1--WE don't want
to pay any attention to that petition.
MIR. Pinkham was hired to circulate it, and
it is not worth considering.' |
Mr.. Pinkbam indignantly protested:
"Any man who says l was hired to circu- |
late that petition states what he knows to
be an untruth and is a wilful liar"
Mr.. LOeber protested against the atten-
ton OF the Council being taken up by such
Insignificant matters; they had been an
noyed too much abont the dummy already.
Mr.. Lloyd said the petitioners were so
far entitled to the consideration Of the
Council that the reading Of the petition was
a right that could not be denied them.
The Clerk then proceeded to read the
which is as follows:
To the Honorable the Mayor and Coun-
Gil Of the City of Butte: Your petitioners.
property owners and residents of Butte
City. respectfully request your honorable
body to permit the Street Railway Co.
to operate their motor along Park street
for the period OF one year for passengers