Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20
THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
1T CANTASSES ELECTION RETURNS
AND ISSUES CERTIFICATES.

!. AND AODOES CEHT1F4CATECs
A Petition Promptly Tabled Discussion
Over Medical and Other Bills-The
Street Force Reduced to q Minimum.
Ordinances Read and Passed.
The City Council convened last night with
barely quorum and Mayor Hamilton in
the chair. The minutes being read and sp-
proved. The reading Of petitions being
called for, the Clerk produced one from M.
q. Phelsn, who, as owner of lot on the
north side OF Galena street, between Main
!; and Wyoming, which is within the city fire
limits, set forth that he had begun the erec.
tion Uf q shanty, 7x18, which was to be Of
corrugated iron, with q brick wall on one
side Of it, which he intended to use az q
fruit and cigar stand. The property-own-
ers in the vicinity were agreeable, and he
believed the proposed erection would NOT
increase the fire risks of the neighborhoe6.
Alderman Lewis was on his fest in an
instant and moved to lay it on the table,
but didn't get q second.
| Alderman Lynch was for referring it to
the Fire Marshal and Mr.. Gargegut sec.s
onded him.
Fire Marshal O'Brien coming in just then
reported that the shanty would be in an
alley and that the entrances to that block
are already obstructed 80 that in case OF a
fire it is difficult to get into the block. The
rNn or RYpnfet 1cv1 %hoy,
now in the block, but he stopped building
on it, understanding it his duty to do so.
The fire ordinance was read, and it's
terms being found explicit in forbidding
the erection or repair OF any frame struct
ures within the fre limits or the use of any
thing but brick or other uninflammable
substances the Council concluded to
lay the petition on the table.
The reports OF the Police Magistrate
showing the collection OF $22 for the week
ending April 6. and SAT for that ending
April 13, we're read and referred to the
Finance Committee.
On motion OF Alderman Lynch the City
Clerk was instructed to notify the City
Treasurer to have his report OF the finan-
cial condition OF the city up to date ready |
| by the next meeting of the Council.
The following bills were then read:
II. A. D'Acheul, for medicines dur
ing ...............................$ 70
Jno. Bunney and Henry McGraw,
services at Broadway fire........... 6 90 |
e. M. Bowen, use OF room for elec- |
tlOn w
August Either. use OF carriage dis
tributing ballot boxes................ 8 90
Er. E. D. Leavitt, attendance on
Ed. Newman in charge OF city
authorities while i'll with pneu-
monia se 90
Attendance on other city patients. % so
Extra street labor up to datefrom
April 1, for various persons dur
ing various terms..................... 799 so |
Inquiry as to the charge of Aug. Either
elicted the information that the hack |
had been employed about an hour,
when. Alderman Lynch moved that the
bill be cut down to So, which is twice the
amount allowed for the same service at the
preceding election.
The chair inquired what the compensa-
we're with a view to ascertaining the legality
of the charges contained in the bill pre-
sented by DR.. Leavitt.
E. 8. Booth, representing the city attor-
ney, read the salary ordinance, No. los.
where the Health Officers salary is fixed at
$4OO year and under section 10 of ordi.
nance 123 the duties of that officer were
set forth, from which it appeared that
medical attendance was a separate con-
sideration.
Alderman Wynne explained that the bill
for services rendered the Newman family
had been incurred at the direction OF the |,
Board of Health. No other person was
able to furnish any definite information as
to the other portions of the bill. A war
rant was therefore ordered drawn for $66,
and the rest of the bill referred to the Fl
nance Committee, to report at next meet.
ing.
On molten of Alderman Pinkham, the
Clerk was instructed to present an account
to the County Commissioners for half the
account of the Newman bill.
Snder reports of committees the only
response was from Alderman Pinkham ON
streets and alleys, who said that funds
having run low through spending SO much
ON sewers the extra street force had all
been discharged leaving only the regular
street force, consist ing of four teams and
four men with two helpers on the streets,
which would be enough to keep the streets
up to their present condition in repair and
cleanliness until the proceeds OF the bonds
became available.
E. s. Booth, representing the City Attor-
ney, then reported from the Finance Com
mittee the ordinances read by title at the
last Council meeting which had been con-
sidered by the Judiciary Committee and
recommended for passage. The first was
the ordinance prohibiting minors from be-
ing employed in or frequenting saloons,
gambling houses, variety or concert balls,
dance houses or houses Of i'll fame excepting
boys in the service of the District Telegraph
Company, when the written consent OF their
parents or guardians had been obtained.
Alderman Sergeant moved the passage
OF the bill as read.
Alderman Mulville wanted it amended to
include in it's provisions the exclusion of
beer jerkers from saloons and other places.
He enlarged on the debasing character of
such resorts generally and referred to them
as aecoys and traps laid for the destruc
ton OF young women. He was in favor OF
protecting the female sex as we'll as the
boys.
Alderman Sergeant contended that the
term milors covered both sexes, and un-
less Alderman Mulville wanted to legislate
specially against the presence OF women in
such resorts, he did not see what further
provision was necessaI than is contained
in the ordinance read.
Discussion ensued on the question and
the assertion made that the Supreme
Court had decided legislation specially in
favor of women as unconstitu tionai. Be-
sides this, the Territorial laws against the
class OF nuisance referred to by Mr.. Null
vile had proved Ineffective and inopera-
tive when put to test. The ordinance
was passed on an aye and no vote, Mr..
Mulville alone opposing. Il
The Council then went into the work OF
eaapassing the vote cast for city officers at
the election of April 8. The Clerk reported
that the returns of the poll.books had been
made from all the wards except from
the Fourth ward, one of the judges OF tile
election in that ward retaining them in his
possession, as he conceived to be his duty.
hief OF Police Stoner was sent to the
residence of the judge with a request to re
init the poll-book to the Council and re-
turned with it before the count was over.
The chair appointed Aldermen Lewis and
Lynch tellers, but the former resigned
shortly and Mr.. Calkins took his place.
The same figures were found and the same
candidates elected as already known, and
the chair pronounced the several gentlemen |
duly elected to the several positions they
had aspired to fill. The City Clerk was in
structed to issue certificates Of election to
those named by the chair for the terms to
which they were entitled to hold office.
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