Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-06
lILLa PASSED,
Ellingwood d RsEnor, supplies...$
Peter Martin. housekeeping for

Il. Sands, meal Tor nre oepart-
ment horses......... 2.75
j. G. Singer, furniture polish.... 90
Chas. F. Booth, recording deed. 2.45
| Inter Mountain 64.lO
Charles A.. Jones, type writing... &c
ton clerk'.w......-.....m. 10000
Street labor for March..... 1,546.50
Walton q Nichols. demijohn...... 1.6O
Alderman Pinkham presented an ex-
haustive report on the work accom-
plished by the street department from
June 1, 1888, to April 8, 1889, with the
following showing: :.
Main street-Have graded q filed all
between Copper and Mercury streets, re-
repaired ten crossings, put in one new one,
Others have been taken up, turned over
and raised to grade.
Granite-Have graded and filled On
Granite, east and west OF Main.
Park-Have graded and filed on Park
both east and west of Main; ESQ feet OF
sewer east of Main; 75 feet OF rock cuivert
have been excavated and built, four cross.
ings repaired, three new ones put in; taken
up and repaired drain box almost the en-
tire length Of the street.
Mercury-Filled east and west OF Main.
First ward-Have excavatsd and put in
i CulNOIu vi V0SbA4UA O0ASS~
around same; repaired bridges on Copper
street and Dublin Gulch, covered shaft Cd
same, filled on Wyoming north OF Granite,
also filed and graded or Copper street, ex-
tended sewer sixty feet and put in splash
dam.
Second ward-Have graded on Copper
| and filed on Alaska and Montana, graded
| on Quartz and filed on same. excavated in
| rear OF Pavilion for saver, repaired one
crossing, put in ONE new; pnt 10 W on
| Woolman and secured deed to West Wool
man street; foot bridge over Missoula
| Gulch.
Third ward-Graded and filed on Broad
| way, filled on Wyoming and Arizona. re.
| paired one crossing, put in two new ones,
| put in LOO feet OF sewer, opened sewer
Fourth ward Graded and filled on
| Broadway and Washington, filled on
| Idaho, nut in new sewer on Broadway and
| repaired old one. filled on Montana, put
in one new crossing, old one re.
paired.
Fifth ward-FiIled on Wyoming, Arizona
and Nevada streets, graced on Wyoming,
| five new crossings.
sixth ward-Graded and filed on Galena
and Idaho, filed on Washington, fixed
sewer in alley west OF Idaho, put in 0
fset OF new sewer on Galena street, repaired
! two crossings, put in q new crossing, re-
paired bridge over Missoula gulch.
Seventh ward--Filled on Montana, Da-
kota, Colorado, Silver, Porphyry, Gold,
| Platinum, Wyoming and Arizona streets,
| graded on Silver, Porphyry and Colorado,
| repaired bridges west OF Washington over
| ditch, also on Idaho, same on Montana,
Colorado, Main, Arizona, two On Gold and
two east Of Pfouts' store, excavated ditch
Il - z-J - aauav nm WununfnO and az.
tended sewer boxes $50 feet south, two
new crossings on Gold and Porphyry, side.
| walk in front OF seven lots on Lower Main
| street.
Crossings put in this year-New ones re-
| paired, 16; old repaired 10. Have put
| sidewalks down ON most every street in the
| citv. also had to lower sidewalks at ex.
| pense of city that were dangerous and
liable to damage suits on Quartz, Wash.
iupton, Montana aud Galens streets; have
| added one new dam to the city, have kept
| the city well cleaned up, and have kept all
| the streets and alleys, culverts, crosswalks,
sewers, drains and sidewalks in good re-
pair.
The ordinance was passed relating to
| Ike division OF the city into wards, which
should have been done before reincorpera.
| ton, according to the charter, hut which
could not be done until the present Coun-
Gil was elected. 1t merely defines the wards
as they at present exist.
Alderman Pinkhauo, from the special
committee on City Hall and quarters for
| fire department, reported no action, ana
was given further time to report.
On motion OF Alderman Lynch the ap'
pointment Of judges and clerks oil election
ID, Monday next was taken up. 1t was
decided that the aldermen from each ward
select the names OF three judges and two
| clerks to be submitted to the Council for
| ratification, While the aldermen were
preparing the names, tn. chair announced
it will be the duty OF the present Council,
before it's term OF office expires, to fix the
salaries OF city officers for next year.
He said that two more meetings remained
for the present Council. The City Attor-
nev stated that the executive committee
as we'll as others had that matter under
consideration. .,es ,
The following names were then submitted
for Judges aRd clerks at next Mondays
| election, and confirmed by the unanimous
vote OF the Council:
First ward-Judges, H. d. Rosenstein,
w. II. Young, Julian Smith; clerks, K. A.
Carder, P. j. Macarthur.
Second ward-Judges, John Eddy, L.. 3.
Wild, j. B. knight; clerks, D. M. sowdsn,
Third ward-Judges, Jerry Roach, ". r.
Keithley, F. v. .Scheuer; clerks, John L.
| Firch, D. P. O'Counor.
, Fourth ward-Judges, F. K. Gleason. d.
M. Jastrom, F. E. W. Patton; clerks, Z. 4.
Cookbook, I'D. York.
Fifth ward-E. NJ. Bowen, James Nelson
e. L. Mahoney; clerks, Henry MOSS +. d.
sixth wa~rd-Judges, J. v. Morris. W: II.
Archer, Jas. ,Dingevon; clerks, j.. Gallick'
N. D. Birdseye, Jr.
Seventh wa~rd-Judges, George s. Lewis,
Fred Simmond, !. NJ. Black; clerks, Chas'
Jones, j.. ]. Freeman.
Alderman Pinkham suggested that the
time was drawing neal when they would
nave th, funds to dispose Of for public inn
movement, and that they should at once
advertise for bids FIR the sewer work on the
plans prepared by the City Engineer, peeln'
ming with the most necessary. the one from
Cooper to Mercury, and put . motion 70
that effect, which was econdeo Dy Aioer'
man Mulville.
Alderman Lewis raised an objection to
the stoppape OF the sewer at Mercury
90 that would expose the people in the
1 Seventh ward to the discomfort OF having
| ali the filth of the city come down there
through an open ditch. The people there
were paying their taxes like all the rest o
the city and would have to pay tier share
Of these bonds and he protested TO tnt
work stopping at Mercury. He moved
In amendment that the bids for that sewer
WORT be extended to Gold street;
Alderman Pinkham explained that tnit
would make an addition Of l.Zoo ieet O.
saver work, ct q cost Of SO q loot, max
ins s12,O 900 more cost at least. q.
da,hted whether the city would have ~
oSunah IN bnild ii ali at the present time
hnt thew could advertise for bids and &C
cens "a much % they had funds on hand &c
comniete. The amended motion carried.
'o The question Of bond to be required ?,
the contractor for the work, which ives e
he let in sections, occurring, u was u eSsss
that the CITY Clerk he authorizes to adver
tnat@ . ~. bids TO build the sewer il
on a to be made to the City Clerk by