Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-25
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specisl Session of City Council Develops
Mueh Feeling and Excitement.

Special Session OF City Council Develops
Much Feeling and Excitement-
special as.d decidedly stormy meating
OF the city council Was b III last night. at
which Alderman Aonteath distinguished
himself particular, as a pyrotechnic and
Unreasonable speaker, as we'll as a mcst
Illogical arguinentariar. He had the su p
mort OF Aldermen Cowau AID Olson, but
even then g ,t worstedon every proposition.
The 6rst business transacted was to
grant q number OF building. permits re-
ported back fasorabiy by the fire COM
n.ittee.
Alderman McDermott presented q petit
ton from property owners on Wyoming
street, in which they asked that the sewer
age systesn be extended 10 that street. Re-
terred to street and alley committee.
Permission vas granted the city clerk to
buy q desk for use in the city hall, at q
cost not to exceed $50.
Thestreet commissions aLu health officer
received instructions relative to the abate-
meut of various nuisanees, complaint
about which made to council.
The petition OF Robert Law, superintend-
-nt. to grant the Montana Union railway
permission to erect telegraph wires on GER
tain streets, was referred 10 the proper
COMMITTEES.
Alderman McDermott, chairman OF the
special committee, recommended that the
city purchase a lot on West Broadway be-
longing to Mrs. Thornton for q city hall
site. Action was deferred for one week and
the clerk instructed to advertise Tor bids
Tor the purchase OF the present city hall
| and lot, and for proposals to sell the city a
lot not less than so feet front and 80 feet
| depth.
The realfght OF the evening and in which
/ Mr. Monteath took go conspicuous q part
/ now began when Mr.. McDermott, chair
man OF the special committee to confer
| with the Silver Bow Water company, made
bis report. Report was made that the
committee had conferred with the water
company and that the company had agreed
to put in all fire plugs the city desired aud
at any time and at any place the city
might decide upon for q reztal OF Sis per
month for eaci. plug put in, the plugs to
connect with Eve inch maias. He then
offered the following resolution for it's
passage:
"BE II RESOLVED by the city council OF
Butte City,
THAT upon the putting in by the Silver
Bow Water company OF water plugs for
FIRE purposes, at such places in the city
limits as may hereafter be designated by
the city engineer, that the city council
agrees to pay for the use of said water
plugs the sum OF SIS per month for each
and every plug,
PROVIDED, however, that such liability
shall not be construed to have begun
against the city until each and every plug
So put IN shall have been tested and ap.
proved by the chairman of the committee
on fire.
And provided. further, that no plug sball
be considered acceptable SO as to charge
the city under this resolution, unless the
same shall have direct aud immediate con-
~neetiun with not less thar a f~ve-inch water
main, to be laid by said water company"
The resolution seemed to irritate Mr..
Monteath beyond measure, and he was on
his feet as oon as the clerk finished read
ing it and offered as an amendment that it
be referred to the city engineer, who wa to
/ specifically locate the plugs the city might
desire to have erected. Some very exciting
discussion followed. in which Messrs.
Mueller. Pinkham, Monteath, Cowan and
Olson took an active part, tie first two
against the amendment and the other
three in favor of it. The amendment was
finally voted down.
Mr.. Monteath, not to be out-generaled,
now moved to adjourn, but was defeated
once more
The original resolution now coming up for
consideration the war was renewed and Mr..
Monteath gave an excellent exhibition oil
how far a mans judgment and good sense
could be warped and b ased by prejudice.
He not only opposed the resolution but
wanted the water company to be ordered to
fill up the old tank with Stag and ement
SO as to make IFS further use impossible
beyond all possibility and also wanted the
company to be forced into making u lower
water rate to private consumers
than now charged and also in.
sisted that the company be made
to guarantee a full supply OF clear and
wholesome water to consumers. and that
the water be forced through mains of a
certain size. The reason. be said, that be
insisted upon q destruction of the old tank
was SO that the water could
never sell or assign it to some one else who
might wish to use it.
When Mr.. PiDkham asked him what he
proposed to do in case the water company
refused to accede to these demands, he did
not know.
The resolution was at last put upon its
passage and Carried, and Butte is now as
sured OF an abundant supply Of water for