The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-08-14
A LONG SESSION.
The City Council Holds a Regu-
lar Meeting and Disposes Of
Much Business.
Many Bills Allowed and Reports Re-
ceived-City Engineer Miller's
Report Submitted.
The salvation Army Must Goa Petition
for an Electric RaIlwsy-Hack
Drivers 10 be Licensed.

A regular meeting of the city council
was held last evening, the only absentee q
roll call being Alderman Dunn, who cam'
in later. Business was rushed through a
the start and Clerk Botkin ratified off tbs
monthly reports at lively rate. Fire
Marshal Wilmer submitted lengthy re
port and laid particular stress on the need
OF improving the service He recommended
the purchase of an additional hook and
ladder wagon, stating that the present lad.
ders on hand could not reach over a two
story building. He also recommended the
purchase of an additional hose reel and the
establishment OF another hose station on
the east side. He recommends the creation
of an ordinance demanding that IRE escapes
be placed on all buildings two stories
high and over; also the establishing Of
stand pipes on top OF the high buildings
a closing remark, he said: Improve your
fire department" The report was referred
10 the fire committee
Police Magistrate Sanders reported hav-
ing had and disposed OF 312 cases for the
month and collected Sl62. 25 for fines and
costs. The report was received and hled-
Street Commissioner Evans reported that
work on the streets 10 the amount OF
Sl,SSs.S5 had been expended during the
month.
CITY Marshal Hard reported 247 arrests
for violation of city ordinances and 267 ter
ritorial cases. During the month $50 days
labor had been performed at 81 80 per day
and cost S975. During the same period So54
had been received for dog licenses and
500 for cattle licenses, total S924, The re-
port was received and filed.
Engineer Miller reported in regard to
the ROsedale addition that i conformed 70
the FIOwerree addition, north OF the Fair
grounds. The report was temporarily
tabled.
The fire committee reported in connec-
ton with the comment about the tame
we'll system that the attention attracted to
it was timely and that immediate changes
should be made, especially as TO keeping
the electric light wires at respectful dls-
tance from the FIRE alarm wires. Ihey
recommended the engaging OF person 10
keep the system in repair and recOmme nd
ed the appointment of q. K. Mckinnon-
Also that one of the two steam engines De
soId and the proceeds be devoted to the
uSrchase of an aerial hook ana ladder
Tbe rapid growth of the city and the erec-
ton of the mSnJ large structures demand
also another hose reel and from 500 10 l,OOO
feet of hose. With this additional apparatus
the committee feels that the city Will De
able TO cope with any nre, ana recon-
mended that Immediate action be taken.
Joep moved to adopt the report, and that
the clerk be authorized TO advertise tor
bids for the additional apparatus RECON-
mended. and that the appointment OF
man TO keep the fire alarm system IN re-
pair be left with the mayor. Carried
Loeb, of the water committee, submitted
the report of Engineer Miller, and moved
that 500 copies OF the report be printed ano
distributed among the taxpayers. quite a
discussion ensued on the part OF Alderman
LIssner, but Loeb's motion prevailed;
Lissner thought the expenditure OF $50
for advertising for water bids an extraVa-
CANT outlay.
The following resolution was introduced
by Loeb:
cil-ResOlved, That the city engineer be
instructed to make the necessary preiinsi-
nary surveys between the proper point IN
this city for q reservoir and the junction OF
the two branches of the Blackfo0t rlver,
near the Hidden Treasure mine, for the
purpose of ascertaining what will be the
cost of supplying the city with the water
from that source, and that he also De di-
rected to furnish an estimste OF the cost of
the necessary mains, hydrants, ETC., re-
quired TO distribute the water that might
be so obtained throughout the city. also
the cost of q storage reservoir OF suff1clent
capacity. All these surveys and estimates
to be based upon furnishing the supply of
water sufficient for one hundred thousand
inhabitants.
The distance To the water source is %
miles and city engineer estimated the cost
at $500. Lissner objected TO this eXpend
iture. He said wait and see what the leg
isIature will do. He said the board of
trade had been invited and they should be
here to discuss the proposition. Another
discussion ensued, Loeb maintaining the
board of trade did not govern the city
council while Lissner took the other side,
saying the board of trade comprised
the heavy taxpayers OF the
city and could at will enioin the council
from carrying out anything they felt like,
in fact any taxpayer could Loeb emphat-
iealiy reiterated the statement made by
Lissner that the council cannot be dictated
70 by the board of trade. The wrsngle
continued some time, and the resolution
was adopted, Lissner and Dunn voting in
the negative.
The water committee reported that the
WOolston company had kept up the re-
quired pressure, while the Hale company
did not.
A petition from residents of Hylsnd street
was read, praying for the extension of the
water mains, they being at present without
water for domestic or IRE purposes The
prayer of the petitioners were granted.
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