The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-08-07
CITY COUNCIL.
The Street Railway Company Granted
Permission to Build to the
Montana Central.
The Motor companY's Petition to the
Same Point Referred to
Committee.
Regular Monthly Meeting. and a Great
Deal OF Business Disposed
OF Promptly.

A regular meeting Of the city council
was held last night. Present, Mayor
Fuller, Aldermen Lissner, Washburn,
FeAtherly, Spencer, Loeb, Brown, Rich
ards, Theme, DOnnelly and Dunn.
After reading the minutes, which were
approved, City Engineer Miller recon-
mended that the sewer farm be leased for
q term not 70 exceed i've years. After
some discussion it was ordered that the
city clerk advertise Tor bids for FIVE years
lease. A communication requesting priyi-
lege . build on block AIS, Helena town
site, vas received. The petitioner was j.
| J. Lesser, and the matter was referred To
the proper committee. Street Commits
| siOner Evans sent in a communication
| requesting the purchase Of an addition al
street sprinkler, which he said was a ne
cessity. Referred TO street and alley com
mittee.
A petition from twenty-One citizens of
| the Seventh ward was read asking the
abatement OF two nuisanceS. One was q
| prOpect hole and the other an old we'll
| which are left open and dangerous. The
marshal was directed 10 notify the owners
4 to NIL the holes
NJ. Roach was granted the privilege OF
| the floor TO tell what he thought OF the
| new cemetery grounds. He said it was a
/ suitable place II the city desired 20 have
/ person to take charge Of 1t he was will
ing TO do so for a term Of five yesrs. Asked
| what compensation he expected he said
| SIS per month would be g proper sum He
proposed building drives and making a
/ roadway to the cemetery and this would
| require number of teams and eighteen or
twenty men, de would also plant trees
| and flowers and take q live Interest Ia
beautifying the place.
Theme moved that the matter be r.
ferred to the cemetery committee who shall
be instructed 70 make contract. Lissnsr
opposed this, saying that the cemetery
Wonld be failure. This was going too
fast. Loeb said the statement that the
cemetery was failure was false. lie
would make II his business % see that il |
would be a success. Spencer had visited |
the ground and he thought the only reason /
for the gentleman from the first ward say |
ing Il would be a failure was that he did |
not locate II. He then gave Lissner a /
going over on his record in cemetery mar
teTs- Spencer said IL was good piece Of Il
ground, the gentleman from the first ward Il
10 the contrary Notwithstanding. Liss0er
answered this. saying II piece of ground
were three miles from the city, all relf- |
gtOus bodies would combine and make IL |
a success. But as il is so far on he doubted
IL IL would be success lie wanted man
hired from month TO month. He protested
against the assertion that he was hunting
a cemetery for himself. Theme said this
was small business First a piece of
ground should ne sought, and the commit
tee selected TO ind it should satisfy them
selves that the ground Is satisfactory. The
committee took a good deal OF pains and
they had made good selection. Themes
motion was put and carried.
Bids were opened and read for grading
Main street at the approach Of the North
ern Pacific bridge. The bids were VIM /
Kane, $4s5; Emiel Kluge, $3.50; T. L.
Palmer, $3.50. On motion of Alderman
Dunn the contract was awarded 70 Emie
KIuge.
A petition sighed by j. w. Thompson.
John Stedman, VIM. Harrison and S3
other citizens requesting the appointment
Of Mr.. Reagan IS sexton OF the new bury
ing ground, was referred 10 special ceme-
terry committee.
A petition from residents OF Highland
street, east of Chaucer was read, PRAYING
that water mains he extended at once from
Chaucer To Beattie- They say they have
no protection from fire and eight resi-
dences are without water. Referred TO the
water committee.
The street and alley committee reported |
on the matter Of grading West Main street.
They recommend that II BE- graded, this /
Will necessitate removing 5000 yards Of |
embenKmenI, and at twenty cents per yard
will cost Sl.2OO. The report was accepted
and the CLERK instructed 10 advertise for
bids for the work.
A petition from the motor company was
read asking for the privilege Of extending /
their line on Centre and Guch streets;
thence west to Park avenue. They say !
this Will Obviate the necessity of additional I
turnouts- Referred to street and alley
committee.
A final estimate from Burke x
Fitzgerald for the sewer work on
Rodney street was read, showing
the city To be IN debt TO the irm in the sum
of 81 649. The estimate was o. X d by the {
city engineer, and an ordinance adopted {
for the purpose OF paying the amount due
The petition OF Schwsb q zimmerman Z
and others TO be allowed to extend their I
water mains and place hydrants, upon b
recommendation of the committee ap
pointed to investigate, was granted.
Mayor Fuller stated that upon receipt Of :
q telegram from Mayor Furth, OF Spokane !
fslls, asking for assistance be appointed
MessTs. A. J. Seligman, 5 G. Ashby and
I. ID. Curtis He then introduced resolu-
ton expressing the thanks Of the city I
council for the jealous and prompt manner =
IN which the committee went 10 work. Toe I
resolution was unanimously adopted by
rising vote. I
The street committee recommended that e
Helena avenue needed grading and that Il a
would be cheaper TO have the street COM d
do the work, TO divide IL in three a
sections, the cost of each section not TO
exceed 500
The Sweeny plat was reported back rs
very rocky and mountainous, and the com
mittee deemed it inRdVisable to accept the .
plat az this time, nor not until the owners
thereof do reasonable amount Of work on
the ground before any cons deratiOD be 4
given. The report was adopted. I
The street and alley committee report on .
the StrretR aiiwsy cOmpany's petition for
a line running from Main on Placer avenue I
ana Centre street 10 the Montana Central 6
depot as feasible and desirable plan and '
should be granted, inssmuch as no street {
railway runs "a hat depot. An ordinance
was Presented with amendments and {
adopted. Nj Cannon. who was present,
In reply L. A ldeFmsn Ihiems said the com
panY would agree 70 run cars regularly,
and that the road would be in operation 7
within two weeks.
Llssner objected to granting the fran
chise. He SAID this council was too libeT- {
al, and turning aside to Mr.. Cannon. as
snTed hum he would Re granted the fran
chise or anything else, providing ne did
not ask for rhe entire city.
Loeb moved that the mayor and city
clerk be Instructed 10 purchase safe for ,
tne city clerk. Dunn amended this by
lncioalng also one for the city treasurer,
ana Theme further amended by including |
one Tor the city engineer. LissDer kicked ,
Tor the three Oficers- Loeb accepted the
and his motion was adopted
Spencer SAID something should be done
win the Salvation Army. In ST Psul tb,v
s.I1.N,eo ssIcceeoeo n preventing the Army fruru
olOeslhk the streets. and be thought SOM.
lnlng should be done here at once. and
spokt OF tueir meetings on the corner ~
broadway and Main street as being anul-
sance. No action was taken
The city engineer said he was toId t, M {
~ sheoi when be asked property ovgnsrs r.
repair their sidewalks II was Instructed
10 have the persons arrested IL they did not
heed his ORDERS after i've days
Ihe action OF the mayor in appointing a c
special hre patrol was endorsed by fhe c
council and the appOintees couf ufrmed. :
D1nnely's motion to appoint two for eacn
y ard was defeated. .
Council adjourned q
p D S. Of A. Officers. a