Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-26

Hack and Express Nuisance-Jehus m
Longer 20 be Allowed 20 Stand In iron
of Premises without Permission Of Oh,
Owners-Hacks, Drays and Street Car,
Must now pay Licenses.
City council met in adjourned specia
meeting last night for the purpose Of hear
ing report from the sewer committee.
The committee reported in favor Of
awarding the contract for constructing the
sewers to McSherry d Flynn, they being the
lowest bidder, and that the contractors be
required to give q bond OF 1000 and that
10 per cent. of the contract price be held
back until the work is complete.
On motion Of Alderman McDermott the
report was adopted, and the contract
awarded as recommended.
Petition Of F. Girard, for permission to
change the frontage OF a cabin on Arizona
street, ~ granted.
Alex Cohen asked permission to erect q
tent on the Centennial hotel lot. His
petition was laid on the table.
Report OF the police judge was referred
to the finance committee.
The city hall committee reported in
favor Of accepting offer OF II. Jonas to
sell the city a lot On East Broadway for
$4,000.
Alderman Monteath moved that the re-
port OF the committee be adopted, and
the clerk and mayor instructed to close
the bargain. The motion was put, and the
ayes and hayes called, and resulted in five
votes for the negative and six for the at.
frmative.
Alderman Pinkham announced that the
storm culvert would be completed the lat
ter part OF the week, and suggested that
steps be taken to pay contractor when
work was completed.
Alderman Shaw moved that upon pres
entation OF final estimate OF the work by
the city engineer, the clerk be authorized to
draw O warrant for the amount in favor OF
Alderman Pinkham and he to settle with
contractor. Carried.
George Casey, OF the Butte Pipe and Tile
company, now appeared before council and
asked that council amend the city's con
tract with the company 80 as to relieve the
company from the burden OF purchasing a
cement tester, stipulated in contract, as
per resolution passed subsequent to the
company's submission OF proposal.
Considerable discussion ensued and the
matter was finally disposed OF by releasing
the company from that portion OF the con.
tract and q motion was passed instructing
the city engineer to purchase q cement tes.
ter, by him to be used to test all cement
used in the manufacture OF sewer pipe for
the city.
Fire Marshal O'Brien submitted re-
port recommending the permanent EN-.
ployment OF q driver and q steward, and
twelve call men, as q nucleus for q paid
department. The twelve men to be dis.
tributed a to give three men for each OF
the different hose carts and hook and
ladder truck owned by the city. The call
men to receive q small salary and to be al.
lowed to follow their customary employ.
ment.
The report was referred to the fire COM |
mittee to report at the next meeting.
Several ordinances amending other ordi.
nances were passed. Principal one was re-
lating to hack and express wagons. Owners
Of hacks and other job wagons are pro.
prohibited from standing within 100 feet
Of Main on any street OF the city and are
also prohibited from standing on any street
unless having first received permission from
the occupant o. owner OF any house or lot |
in front OF which they may desire to stand.
IN ordinance licensing all job wagons
the street car company wal also
passed. |
The Montana Union Railroad company
granted permission to build q telegraph !
line into the city.
The matter Of the cable car company's
that it would put in a switch on
Main between Granite and Quartz streets, \
was referred to the street and alley commit 4
tee with power. ,-