Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03
[s@=7za1FS SESSION.
CITY FATHERS MEET AND TRANS
ACT HUGH BUSINESS IN
A SHORT TIME.

Purchase Of the Lot For q City Hall
Ordered Closed-Bids Received For
Construction OF Additional Sewers-
ME-. Cosgrove VIII Net BE Al
lowed to Mine ON Mercury Street
City council met last night in adjourned
special session, Mayor Kenyon presiding.
Aldermen present were Ayotte, Olson,
Mueller. Mulville, Lewis, M~onteath, Cowan,
Pinkham, Wynne and Tewey.
b. A. D'Acheul petitioned for privilege to
e~xcayatA under the RidaHalk in front of his
store. Granted.
Petition Of j. P. Range, for permission
to repair q frame building On East Galena
street was granted.
Petition Of property owners in block 3S,
asking that an alley be opened through
the block, was referred to the mayor, with
authority to appoint appraisers.
The clerk notified the mayor and council
that the Silver Bow Water company had
reported orally that the only water availa-
BILE now was that obtained from Blacktail
creek, the supply OF Basin creek and the
well having become exhausted. Report
accepted.
The finance COMMITTEES reported a mum.
Der OF bills, and recommended payment Of
the same. Recommendation adopted and
warrants ordered drawn.
The usual number OF bills against the
city were next read and ordered paid.
On motion Of Alderman Olsen q warrant
for $4,000, payable to Mr.. Pinkham, was
ordered drawn on the sewer fund, and the
money obtained thereon to be paid by him
to the contractor building the sewer.
The fire and water COMMITTEES reported
in favor OF the organization of q partial
paid fire department.. Purport OF report
has already been published and appeared
in The MINER q number OF days ago.
Fire Marshal O'Brian reported that the
department had agreed to furnish it's pro-
portion Of the minute men, twelve in num-
Der, but that the brigade had refused to
come in and would continue to act as an
independent organization.
Mr.. Pinkham, member OF the committee,
explained the action of the committee and
also the duties OF the men it was proposed
to employ, and said that the report SUBJ
mitted was not complete.
Alderman Cowan moved that the com.
mittee and city attorney be instructed to
prepare an ordinance covering the matter.
Carried.
Draft OF an ordinance granting q fran.
chise to the Rocky Mountain Bell Tele-
phone Company for q period OF twenty
years wa presented by Alderman Mon
teath.
Alderman Mueller was of the opinion
that @ franchise had already been granted
the company by a former council.
Alderman Pinkham moved that the
matter be referred TO the judiciary COM
mittee and city attorney Seconded by
Mr.. Mueller.
]. w. Forbis, attorney for the company,
asked that the ordinance be passed m
msdiAtely, in view OF the TACT that the
company contemplated making a num-.
Der Of permanent improvements.
Mr.. Pin ham spoke in support OF bis
motion and asked that reference be made.
Motion was then put and prevailed.
Mr.. Cosgrove asked permission to work
the Morning Star from q shaft on West
Mercury street and stated that the shaft
was twenty-five feetdeep and the ore it was
proposed to take out what vas situated on
private ground. Petitioner agreed to haul
away the dirt and further SAID that it |
would take but a short time to work out
the ore after which he would Eli up the shaft. |
The shaft, he said, extended only three feet |
into the street and the drift would extend |
into private ground.
Alderman Cowan, seconded by Mr.. Null.
vile, moved that petition be granted, and
spoke at some length in support of his mo.
tion.
He was opposed by Messrs. Pinkham
and Monteath on the grounds that the |
council had no authority to grant the re.
quest.
City Attorney Corbett was asked his
opinion and he upheld the arguments ad- /
vanced by Messrs. Monteath and Pinkham
and stated that even il council should
grant the petition any person Directing
could enioin petitioner from prosecuting
the work.
A vote was taken and the chair being un.
able to decide the ayes and nays were |
called and Mr.. Cowan's motion was lost, |
four ayes and six nays consigning it to the
tureen. |
Alderman Mueller asked the condition of
the city hall lot purchase, and was in
formed by the city attorney that the deed |
had been signed and all that raj required |
to close the transaction was for the city to |
draw a warrant for the amount, $4,000.
On motion OF Alderman Mueller the clerk |
was instructed to draw q warrant for that |
amount so that possession OF the property |
would revert to the city. |
DIR. Leavitt, OF the health committee, |
reported that the water OF Blacktail and |
Deer creeks had been diverted into the !
mains supplying the city and that he had |
examined the source Of supply and found
il as good as any open creek water could |
be. He said further that the water COM
pany would run the water OF Blacktail
into the South Butte mains and that OF |
Deer creek into the mains of Butte proper.
The doctor then followed with one of his |
pyrotechnic reports and mildly roasted |
newspapers generally and THE MINER in
particular, for suggesting that the bodies |
OF the horses burnt in the fire OF Friday |
morning be removed, because OF their OF. /
smell. Alderman Mulville kindly 1
him at the close and the matter
was dropped. 4
On motion OF Mr.. Pinkham the city clerk
and surveyor were authorized to advertise
lar bids for the construction OF culverts on
Broadway and Park streets.
The same alderman moved that the city |
qe instructed to draw an ordi-
lance amending the fire ordinance relative
iron front buildings. Carried.
On motion Of Mr.. Pinkham the city at
orney was Instructed to prepare an ordi-
ance amending be sewer ordinance so as
o give the city adj Stional authority in the
Bids for constructing sewers were SUP
lifted by O'Connor & c. y o. enena, Nc
can & McGrath, C. j. n eone1ry; .. Mc.
trath, Murphy & McGrath, Inc winters q
onahue. Referred to the . ever ommlt-
% to be reported upon at the 1eA' "ee
On motion OF Alderman Monica III conn-
! then adjourned until next Weo ues"aS
'ening, regular date Of meeting.