Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-11
h Proposition Heartily Endorsed by the
Butte Board of Trade.

Butte Board of Trade.
held last night in their rooms, with a full
attendance. Lee Mantle in the chair, JAS.
W. Forbis, Secretary. In calling the meet
ing to order Mr.. Mantle stated it's object
and said that the Board Directors had by
a unanimous vote endorsed the PROPOSE
ton for re-incorporation, but it had been
decided to call the entire body together in
order to get an expression OF the members
and meet objections if there were any.
ia. Leggatt said that he would like to
have the bill read, for if the amended bill
was as bad rs the original one, he was
opposed to it. He referred especially to
the section authorizing the Council to incur
an indebtedness OF 3 per cent. The Sec
ton was read, and Mr.. Mantle explained
that the amendment had been adopted linn
iting the amount OF indebtedness to 3 per
cent. OF the assessed value of the property,
only 1 per cent of which should be incurred
in any one year. This had been done to
meet a demand on the part of many good
citizens who thought some such limit
should be Incorporated.
il. Mediation introduced the following
resolution:
Whereas, The population OF the City OF
Butte has increased to such an extent since
the original Incorporation and establish
ment OF the limits thereof, that at present
scarcely a moiety OF the residents proper
or the assessable property are within it's
jurisdiction and;
Whereas, The present charter is detective
in many essentials, and necessarily in that
it does not confer upon the authorities
power to provide those systems OF sewer |
age, water supply, fire and police protec-
ton, public improvements and sanitary
which our present population |
watch and business Importance demand, |
and;
Whereas, The contiguous districts as it
appears, desire and deserve the benefits
wealth municipality alone can confer in the
auspices above named, and;
Whereas, 1t appears from every view of
the question that the proposed reincor-
poration will materially aid in the mutual
OF every section included in
the proposed new corporate limits.
Therefore, Be it;
Resolved, That in order to secure a mu-
government commensurate with
our necessities and urgrowing Importance,
as the metropolis of Montana; we, the
Board OF Trade Association here assembled
VIC hO04 OAJ Ia VI
Of the proposed re-incorporation of our
and pledge ourselves to it's earnest
support.
Mr.. Mediation supported the resolution
n a short speech in which he explained
many OF the defect of the present charter,
ind said that the simple question was
the city should continue to pay
money with nothing to show for it, or ]
whether they would add to the sum and
make permanent improvements which .
would show for themselves and increase ]
he material property of all. l
DR.. Beale was in favor OF re-incorpOra- l
ion but was opposed to the extension of I
present limits. (
The resolution was then adopted, with I
three dissenting votes. Z
DIR. Bishop was called on, and made a g
peech, in which he said it was the first .
ime in five years that he had seen any evil a
Iences of united enterprise on the part of 2
he citizens. The city had grown in spite 4
( them, in fact. had overrun them, but II
he time had arrived when they must do y
omething to protect themselves, or it !
be too late. He heartily favored q
he project, and said that it was a shame I
hat a community as largo and wealthy as
his should be limited in it's indebtedness to
500.
George W. Irwin was called on. and made =
ne ofhis characteristic speeches in favor OF =
he movement, the possible objection be- n
10 that the territory embraced was not
urge enough. v
Fred Scheurer made a speech in opposi- a
ION. saving that South Butte, Meaderville
Centerville should nave been included. \
he meeting then adjourned. "