Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08
ALDERMEN IN COUNCIL.
Last NIGHTS MEETING OF THE
BOARD Il LIVELY ONE.

Much Routine Business Transacted-Th,
Various Committees and Omcers MAX,
Their Monthly Reports-Exoneratio,
Of all Parties Accused of Misappro
priating City Funds-Ex-Mayor Ham
ilton's Flood OF Sarcasm and Bite,
Excorsation.
City council met in regular session last
might. Mayor Kenyon in the chair. City
clerk McGinty being i'll and not able to at
tend, Vi. Mediation was appointed clerl
pro. tenn. A petition from Abe Heyman
asking permission to hold IN auction sale
on the sidewalk on the corner OF Main and
Broadway, June 10, was laid on the table,
Alderman Mulvile voting no.
Petition OF Bartlett Bros. ct oil. request.
Ing that an ordinance be drawn compelling
house occupants on several streets men
TONED, to have the streets on which such
houses abut sprinkled during the months
OF May, June, July, August and September,
OF each year, was read and ON motion wae
referred to the street and alley committee.
A petition from q number of the BARRIERS
Of the city was presented asking that the
council pass an ordinancecl closing all barber
shops OF Sunday.
Alderman Olson moved that the petition
be laid upon the table. Carried.
Petition Of property holders OF sewer
district No. I, Broadway, asking that the
sewer system be extended to that street,
wa referred to the street commissioner.
the commissioner to ascertain IL the requis.
lite number OF signatures were attached to
the petition.
Same action was taken on petition from
Main etreet.
ington streets notified the council that that
portion Of the city was rendezvous for
tramps and petty larceny thieves, and
asked that q policeman be appointed to
patrol that part of the city at night. Re-
ferred to police committee.
Petition OF property owners Of Utah l
street requesting council to grant J. M.
Bowes permission to build an airy way |
three feet wide in connection with his new |
building on. Utah street to furnish light /
and ingress to the basement, was referred
to the street and alley committee with
power to act.
Number OF bids for the purchase OF the |
old city hall and lot were referred to the
special committee on public improvements. |
DIR. Leayitt, health officer, made lengthy
report on the sanitary condition OF the
city. He congratulated the city upon the
OF the streets and alleys and
that the present force en-.
on the streets and alleys be conf
tinued. as Q reduction would be detri-
mental to the general health OF the city.
Allusion was made to the necessity OF clean
ing certain portions OF the streets and
alleys beyond the old city limits, owing to
the indifference to sanitary rules and dis. l
regard for cleanliness displayed by residents
Of those localities. Hefurther recommended
that the city water works be extended to-
OF the city not now reached, in
order to insure q supply OF purer and bet
water for the benefit of those
which are now compelled
20 use well water, which, in q great MANY
Instances, the officer stated, was impure
conducive to sickness. In referring to !
he city dumping grounds, he recommended
hat some device be employed to cremate l
Iuch dumpage without smell or the diffu. /
non OF poisonous germs n gases. He
Ilso suggested that the cleaning OF priyy 7
'aults be made compulsory and in closing {
is report called attention OF councilto the
arelessness displayed by dealers in veQe.
ablss, fruits, ETC.. in keeping their wares b
Glow low water mark, and consequently b
t the mercy OF every stray canine at large
the city, and recommended that an or a
nance be drawn compelling dealers to keep a
heir goods on q highers, level. The report q
as received with applause and accepted "
nd ordered filed. La
City Marshal Macarthur made his month";
report for the month OF May and called b
btention OF council to the insuficiency of n
70 police force. Recommendation was W