Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-06
wooLMAs STREET BRIDGE.

Alderman Mu]lville presented the claims
Of Jewellers on WooIman street for consid.
GRAFTON by the Council. A deep gulch at
Wyoming street made q passage east
almost impossible and wagons entering
the street were unable to turn round on il
without backing into q vacant lot. 1t was
lmperatively necessary to put a bridge
over the gulch at once before tie bad
weather. Mr.. Mullvillo had got permission
OF the owners Of the mining claims, the
Acquisition and Stuart to extend the street
across their claims.
His remarks remarks were endorsed by
Alderman Evans, who testified to the diff
Guilty experienred by wagons in getting out
oil Woolman street at present.
Alderman Pinkham suggested a ~culvert,
but the Clerk was finally ordered to adver.
tise for bids to put up a bridge as desired.
FEEDING CITY PRISONERS.
Alderman Lewis introduced the u lject oil
the bids for feeding city prisoners and
stated that at present they were being
boarded at the rate OF 25 cents a meal, |
but that the present contractor, A.. F.
Wey. bad put in a bid at 20 cents a meal
and Mrs. Lucas at Is cents a neal. he
wanted the bid let to Mrs. Lucas at that |
figure.
Alderman Mahoney protested against
undertaking the city prisoners. He
thought they deserved decent food as thew t
did hard work and did it faithfully.
His protest was seconded by Alderman
Olson, who condemned the low bid as Ger
tain to DO filed with poor and u eatable
food.
Alderman Mullville recalled the fact that
the prisoners bad been fed for Is cents a
meal last year by the City Marshal, who
made 10 cents a meal of the transaction.
He did not van to see any one make any.
thing out Of the contract.
The chair asked how he expected anyone
to teke it unless they expected to make
something out OF it.
Alderman Levy moved to give the con.
tract TO A.. F. Wey at 20 cents a meal. |
which was seconded by Alderman Pinkham'
and on roll call it was so ordered by ayes
8, noes 2.
The chair called the attention OF the
Police Committee to their duty to INSPECT
the food and said it would be a disgrace to
the city TO iced its prisoners poorly. II
ANOTHER MIssoULA GuLcH BRIDGE. I
Alderman Monteath brought forward the
subject oil a bridge across Missoula gulch !
at Quarts street. The dam formerly there
had been swept away, and there was no d
means OF c~rCssing in bad weather, oblieinp q
the people living whereabouts to 20 down to
fark street. He advised that the proper
look into the matter and put in a. 4
loot bridge. A number OF taxpayers there q
this. s
Alderman Pinkham explained that it was
Impossible Tor the city to get a title so as !.
open Quartz street across the qulcb at =
present. On bis motion the Street and :
Alley Committee were authorized to put in Q
temporary foot bridge there not to or.
reed 500 in cost. CT
THE CABLE load AND CITY oRApE. !,
James A. Murray appeared before the A
council as a taxpayer and sought informa.
ion as to the powers of the Council to pass
ordnance demanding that the street
abroad company in constructing its road c,
through the city leave the str, cts in as good W
condition az it found them. In,
Alderman Monteath explained that the n
granting the right OF way ex. a,
'ressly stipulated that the streets be left +,
n the same condition as they found them. n
Alderman Mullville had talked to Mr.. =,
3ennett on. the subject and received very "a
title satisfaction from that gentleman. He ca
TO him or any one laying a road 70
the city at bis own sweet will and 60
Expecting the city to raise or lower the al
treet grades to conform to his ideas. The se
had much to say concerning the u
nature OF corporations in general It'll
nd the name in which they ground down on
he people, instancing the Broadway New to
ork) road and Others for their unscrunu. VII
Jus actions. He wanted the Council to OF
blige MIR. Bennett to make whatever
1anges were necessary in the Main street
Irface when his road was built,
Alderman Monteath said the ordinance I
right OF way to the cable road to
ipulated that the road be established on int
'e city grades. III that is being dune no 90,
ult can be found with the railroad COM .s'
He suggested that the City Engineer va
port at the next meeting il the lines al tn'
ady laid are on the established grades. to
City Engineer Harper, who was present. a c
called or and said he had q talk with an
70 engineer OF the road and was sure the A..
,nIpsDy was placing the road on grade at Una
Q intersection Of the cross roads. ter
The chair thought the company might be car
implying with the grade and still leaving of
ror
Alderman Pinkham thought OF necessity he
work OF building the street railway was alo
und to cause distractions, but the con- be
was doing his best to keep the me,