The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-22
PICKING OUT A SITE
Operations Blocked by the DesAlock In
tho CITY Cosncii-Many Favor the
BroAdway site while Others Like
West Graatse serest.
apeciAi Correspondence of the standard.

HpectAi COrrespondence Of the standard
BUTTE, Oct. D.-At the meeting Of the
city council ON Saturday evening. il was
suggested NY Alderman McDermott that
AZ the council seems never likely to come
To an agreement about the site for a city
hall, the opinions Of the business men OF
D Main street he consulted. There are three
plans, one of which il tn enlarge the pres-
ent hall by purchasing the adjoining lot,
and n second to build on the lot which has
becn purchased on East Broadway, oppo-
q twqrthirds vote tn sell one Of
these lots and there are just
enough aldermen opposed to the
Park street site to prevent the sale Of the
broadway site; and just enough opposed
the Park street lot, both lots being owned
by the city. As a way out of the deadlock
. third plan !. to sci, both lots and select
street is favorably mentioned, there being
, two or three o~btainable sites not far from
street, of course favor that location, while
~residcnts OF broadway favor placing the
hall there, and the Park street people, to-
getlier with those living i'm all the lower
street site. The Main street business men
S SerS sast To- Sc ,S i@o %aes WHO ~ A sSoaI% decide Ms,
where to put the new city hall.
A reporter to-day visited
nearly all of the business men of Main
street and found that at least one-half of
them were without especial choice i'm the
matter, or didn't care to express a choice.
, OF those who did express a preference,
Broadway rather led with Granite next.
that Park street in two years will be az
important a street as there il i'm the city,
that i is the most level street and there
fore the natural thorouRhfare, that more
than One-half the city,s population is be
low Park street, and hat the expansion
north of the present g, city limit limits. ."'"e' tina"
Mayor w. X. - enyon said, II think the
only thing to do is to sell both the
Park-street and Broadway lots and get q
third site somewhere else. The lots will
have tn be sold before another lot can he
bought, A. i stands MSs now. there is little
fall. This deadlock has put us bach
weeks, and snow will be OH the ground
VIM. NJ. Jacks store adjoins that of Mr.
Kenyon. Mr.. Jack is not i'm town now,
and his opinion as to the best site is not
known, II IL believed. however, that Inc
would be willing to build an iron fence
around the hall wherever il is placed.
co S"hn G sbar |, thinks 8, r. c;, street n IL, e..
best place for the city hall.
Postmaster Talent favors the broadway
L. II. Mallet said. ~ think the public
buildings should be concentrated on Gran
lite street. The officers of the city hall ant
court house have tO pass back and forth
People having business in the city hall are
likely to have To visit the court house also
Prisoners have to he taken back and fortl
Rether."
Lee w. Foster favored Granite street.
James McCaiH said: ~ favor any cen
trail location and u good building. Butte
il away behind i'm it's city hall. Bozemai
In building a fine one, and it is time WI
were at Ours.'
A emb of the firm of Newton Bros
favored Granite street.
&c. Singer favored Park street.
Leyson d Turck voted for Granite.
Goldsmith & Company preferred Broad
way as the location.
Mr.. akin of Calkins & Company
favored Broadway.
ID. j. Hennesscy thought either Grants
or Broadway the best site.
Henry Jones favored Broadway.
Abe Heyman wants to- see the city hal
in Broad
~ H.. A. D'Acheul thinks Granite street b.
all means the best place. The lot Il
John Gamer, opposite the Turn Vercil
building, would he suitable, or the Tur
Verein lot.
Louis 5. Cohn preferred Broadway, a
did j. Dettingcr.