Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-09
THE CITY COUNCIL.
,IIvELYD TABLESPOONFUL III WATER
QUESTION.

An ordinance Directed to BE Drawn i'm th
Motor Matter-An Elaborate Licens
Law Read and Adopted--A Volume q
Business Transacted.
There was a full attendance OF member
at the Council meeting except McDermot
and Hamilton, the Mayor, both Of whom
are out OF the city. There was a large lobb,
also, including many interested in til,
license law and some who took a persona
interest in the proposition to work rh,
streets with vags and other undesirable
parts and parcel Of our large floating pom
~ulation, whom the marshal says are on thu
wrong side OF the pen, a suggestion that
was full Of significance.
TAE WATER QUESTION.
The inevitable water question came nm
first in the shape Of a report from the Fire
Committee, Incorporating therein a state.
ment from City Engineer Harper s re-.
ouired by resolution, setting forth the re-
quirements in the way of water mains and
fire plugs to supply the city, the pressure
necessary, etc. which is too elaborate for
our columns this morning. Mr.. Monteath
then introduced Judge Knowles as the rem.
resentative OF Carver and Ford, who adj
dressed the Council at great length, COM
batting the report that had been given
some circulation to the effect that the gen.
tlemen he represented could not carry ont
the terms OF their charter because OF n lack
of title to the water, tracing the history
back some twenty years. He said he was
pretty sure their title to 700 or 800 inches
of pure water Was perfectly tenable. He
also commended that they could raise the
necessary funds If they were not harassed.
HAD KNOWN THEM A LONG TIME,
and they were men who were not in the
habit of undertaking things they could NOT
accomplish. Ii the City Council discour-
aged them by making other arrangements
their hackers might not stand by them. vet
he had nothing to say against the old com
pany being a stakeholder himself. The
chairman suggested that Carver e. Ford
had a charter and what more could they
ask. Mr.. Knowles didn't know but under |
stood hat they were to be crippled in some
way by some proposed new action on the
part OF Council. MIR. Pettis then recited the
history OF the matter before the Council. |
Then Mr.. Knowles asked that some basis
for a proposition should be submitted to
them. The Chair called attention to the
report of the City Engineer on file. Mr..
MOnteath further elucidated and explained
that in a casual conversation with Mr..
Frank he had Learned that the Silver Bow
company would want something like S. |
600 per year on a contract for twenty
years. Mr.. Pinkham protested, in reply to
a suggestion of Judge Knowles that there
was no opposition in the Council to Carver
AZ In . TINT fhnry Nxa n4al oil AZ - \
they could get. Mr.. Lynch tool the same
in
A R SPEECH |
Judge Knowles insisted that if a twenty
year contract was made with the old COM
Carver & Co. would be barred. Mr..
couldn't see that Carver & Co. were
prepared to present any sort Of a propo-
,itlon. Judge Knowles thought the Council
take some stock This Mr.. Pettes
to s~trenuously.
Mr.. Pettes then moved the City Clerk fur
fish copies of the enginser's specifications
% the water companies as q basis for bids, |
which was seconded. Knowles objected on
the ground that sewers were not sup
phed. The City Engineer said none were
needed, as the waste would flash the sewers.
Knowles wanted to know whero the waste
was to come from claiming that the city
had always been short, especially in the
Lynch called for the question,
but Carver claimed the floor and made a
statement at some length wherein he said
the people wanted his water and mad sub
scrlbed literally. He thought he could
carry out the scheme if the city would not
make other arrangements, although it was
that the cost would be some
5000, 000. 1t was also admitted that the
Bow Company had q great advant-
age in the plant already in. Lynch renewed
his call for the question on the Pettis
motion to have the Clerk furnish the two
companies with the engineers estimates,
and the motion a carried unanimously.
THE MOTOR MATTER.
Mr.. Monteath brought up the motor
matter, aud moved that the company be
the right of way as requested and
petitioned for by citizens at the last meet.
ing. Mr.. Pinkham seconded the motion.
MIR. Pettes: In this connection | would
suggest that the clerk read the original ordl- ,
nance (NC. 70, heretofore published in The 5
| think there are gentlemen in the
Council who may moi be July advised about
it. | nave read and am satisfied with it. ,
Mr.. Monteath to Mr.. Bennett: Did you Z
bring your proposed new ordinance. ,
Mr.. Bennett: | did not, for the reason !
that did not know what resolutions you =
might desire to impose. | am perfectly :
willing for you to AVE the City Attorney ,
draw it or | will employ an attorney to /
draw it under the direction OF the City At
The conditions are the same as !
the old ordinance, with the use OF the
steam motor. If there are any safeguards
that you may deem advisable to have ill :
serted that the municipal interests may be :
fully protected, | shall be satisfied. The :
old ordinance was then read. ,
Mr.. Evans objected to the passage which =
that the track shall be kept clear Z
only one foot on either side, and wanted to \
amend so as to make it three feet, and set ,
up the claim that wheels were broken last :
because of the defect complained OF.
This was voted down, and a resolution
directing the City Attorney to
draw up an ordinance in conformity with
the oId ordinance, but providing Tor a
steam motor as prayed for. eva was ,
the conspicuous negative. All OF the other
voted aye but he.
Marshal Coulter reported the resignation I
of Officer Paulin, which took place on the {
4th Of this month.
Lynch moved hat the report be ac-
Cepted. Adopted.
The Committee on Ways and Means
made Alderman Pettis, the Chairman,
that he he'd hoped to report on the
bond question. He had waited on all the
Butte banking institutions who seemed to l
favor the city and do all in their power to
assist the city in the matter. There was
some question as to the amount permitted
10 be raised. The question needed the
opinion OF some attorney outside OF the
City Attorney, us the latter official was, OF
course, for the city, and the committee had
consulted Mr.. w. w. Dixon, who will give
his opinion one week from tonight.
Evans reported an ordinance on licenses,
which report was duly adopted, n on
motion of Alderman Pinkham the rules
were suspended and the ordinance placed
on its final passage, and it became a law
by tn" following vote: Ayes--sargent'
Pinkham, Olesen, Monteath, Pettis, Lynch,
Evans, Mahoney, Calkins, Wynne, Mulyllie