Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-09

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afford to feed COWS should not keep them
to go browsing around the streets and
picking up subsistence at the expense OF
the community.
The petition was laid on the table.
The resignation of Poundmaster Walsh
was rendered and accepted.
Bills for street labor and street Lighting
for the last month, amounting TO $62S.5O,
though not audited by the Finance Com
mittee, were allowed and warrants ordered
drawn for same.
The report kept by the police OF the cleo
trio light service was read, and showed it
had been giving better satisfaction than
formerly.
Alderman Pinkham reported the action
OF the street department in filling and
street cleaning, also putting plank on worn
down crossings at Main and Broadway.
He wanted the street commissions au-
thorized to hire one or two extra teams as
soon as the ground thawe | out, to clean
the offal Of the city quickly.
Alderman Sergeant made q motion to
that effect and it passed.
Alderman Pinkham referred to an open
cut on Wyoming street at the outlet Of the
sewer, which fills up, and by putting in LOO
or 200 feet OF boxes the expense OF digging
out constantly could be avoided. He had
given OuC AOVOc0uAJ AucuA UAO ~ Aeo
action was endorsed.
Alderman Calkins from the light commit
tee recommended that the city do not &C
cept the contract offered by the Butte
Electric Light company. He had additional
recommendations to make but in view OF
the fact that q st. Paul company had put
in q bid, they were left ont. The proposition
from st. Paul was in the shape OF q tele-
gram, which was the outcome OF cores
pondence between the company and city
officers upon the subject and was as
follows:
ST. PAUL, Mimi, March 6.-To the
Mayor of Butte: We will furnish twenty
six arc lights or more at $l4 per month,
moonlight schedule, same system as in use
at Helena, Billings, Boseman, Missoula and
Miles City. This for a years contract or
more. II accepted have contract made
out and sent us, and we will install plant
Immediately.
N. w. ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION N SUP.
PLY Co.
Alderman Pinkham moved that the Com
mittee on Light be granted until next
meeting of the Council to get up a plan as
q basis ON which to advertise for bids, when
the proposition of the st. Paul company
could be considered.
Alderman Lewis opposed this as giving
the local company here an undue advan-
tage. He thought in courtesy to the new
munieation.
Alderman Calkins was unable to see how
further advertising would procure any
better bid than this and opposed delay.
Alderman Pinkhan favored going slow in
this matter. The new company ii it came
here would want q franchise to put up it's
poles which would have to be considered in
council. He was i'm favor OF letting the con-
tract but with proper safeguard for the
city.
After discussian it was decided that the
Committee on Light be given until next
meeting OF the Council to report an ordi-
nance and the City Attorney to draw a
contract to be submitted to the Council
for it's consideration, granting a franchise
to the Northwestern Electric Construction
and Supply Company to light the city as
it proposed as a basis for a proposition
to advertise for other proposals if deemed
advisable.
The City Attorney reported the sale oil
| the city bonds. The ordinance and bond
| drafted had been printed, and was before
| the members for their consideration. 1t
| recited the proceedings connected with the
| subject of the bonds from the passage Of
an ordinance, June 81, 1888, to their sale
on March Q, 1889, to s. A. Kean d Co.. 1t
then formally provided for their issuance
and the nanner in which they shall
be issued, with which every one is
familiar, to be dated April 1,
for 81, 900 each with interest at 6 per
cent from said date to be paid semi
annually on the LIST day Of January and
July oil each year at the city OF Butte oil
New Yolk-as the holder may elect. 1t ther
provided for the order Of their redemption
and the form in which they shall issue with
interest coupons, and formally authorized
the Mayor and City Clerk to sign them on
| behalf OF the city.
Some verbal changes were made in the
| ordinance t.. make it more binding when
| on motion of Alderman Sergeant the ayes
| and noes were called on the suspension o.
| the rules which was carried unanimously
The rules being suspended Alderman Sar'
gaant moved that the ordinance be placed
ON it's final passag' a u the roll again
| called VIII n another unanimous response
made the ordinance law.
On motion of Alderman Pinkham. the
city clerk was directed to fulfil the require
ments OF the charter in calling the city
election on the second Monday in April fol
the election of city officers, and TO adv g
tise the same as required by law.
e. s. Booth was elected registering clerk
On motion the city marshal was directed
to have the first story OF the City Hal
properly ixed up for registration purposes
for the accommodation Of Mr.. Booth and
| the voters.
Bills were then allowed, amounting te
$264.1O.
City Engineer Harper read q report or
sewer systems. He had already made ex
tended recommendation OF the separate
sewer system in former reports. He in
sisted on the completion Of q central stone
culvert through the city, q work which hal
been in crying demand for two years past
One reason is that the chaanel proposed
TO be covered forms the natural and only
outlet for the storm water for nearly
mile square of territory above the city
Also that the maintenance Of the oper
channel any longer threatened the health
of the city, on account of the increasin,
connection made with it for several pur
poses. The cost OF this he reckoned al
$11, 9S0.59 for masonry; excavation, 81,
800. The expenditure OF $I3,4S9.69 will
complete the culvert from the upper limit
lof the city + below Park street. The ex
tension OF this culvert to Mercury viii
cost $1O,442.56, and he also recon-
mendediit
He gave plans and details Of a separat,
system OF sewerage which hehad in prepara
tion involving q cos OF $4,000, GOVERN,
the city east Of Montana. He ex ,laineG
the system Of connections. The PROPOSED
system will practically all the ok
city east Of Montana, but with no pro
vision for outlet Of the sewage below th,
city. He recommended the execution od
the work. He doubted the propristy o
an attempt to construct the whole PLAN
n, ono snason He wnnf into the nuaation n