Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-16

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warding Company for coal for. $39.4O, I
e. s. Booth, making transcript Of recor
OF bond proceedings. for $40, and of 8. v
Graves, for expense account, $17.35, wer
also allowed.
Alderman Pinkham entered into a state
ment OF what had been done by the extr
force to refute the calumnies and Islander
whispered round onstreet corners as to til
expense OF the extra street force. Tw,
teams and nine men were discharged of til
street force that evening. As to til
Igrading between Park end Galena, it cos
exactly $165, and he explained what ha.
been done. The dirt had been used to I'll
on Mercury and it would have cost 500
to hire the work done. This left the cos
exactly $65. There had been six teams a
work at Sc q day and fifteen extra men
taking out the men and teams discharged
leaves four teams and six extra men, hal
OF whom are at work on Park street anG
hall on Alaska.
He recommended the building OF aculvert
on Woolman street neal the Gagnon min,
which should be advertised for letting al
once as the people living there have no out
let to Main street. He also recommended
the extension Of the calvert above Copper
street to the old city limits and the placing
Of q flushing gate in Copper street.
He presented a deed from w. A. Clark to
the City OF Butte Of ground for a street
forty feet wide from Main street to the
street running up by the Gagnon mine aud
asked that the City Clerk have it filed with
the Recorder.
He reported that the street force have
cleaned up the principal portion of the
main streets of the city as far as they were
able to do 80 at present, and that they
have hauled out many q hundred load out
OF the city. To-day they will commence the
work OF. cleaning the alleys. The citizens
were making a commendable effort to aid
in the good work by cleaning up the yards.
In q short while Butte would be the clean.
est oity on the continent.
City Engineer Harper showed the plans
of a flushing gate for the storm water cul-
vert to be placed on Copper street thirty
feet north of the lire of the street. It is in.
tended to build a dam there at a cost of be-
tween 5000 and $3.50.
On motion of Alderman Monteath the
clerk was directed to advertise for bids for
jhe extension of the culvert above Copper
street to the old city limits and placing q
1ushing gate in Copper street and for sixty
~ va oSOA0 w OOlu1du 6Uk06U
10 be constructed under the direction OF
;he City Engineer, bids to be submitted at |
The next regular meeting.
Alderman Monteath then moved in
order to get the matter before the Council |
hat the recommendations of the City |
Engineer as to a storm water cuivert be
as the sense of the Council and
hat the City Clerk be authorized to adver.
Use for bids for building the same under |
of the City Engineer and it
passed unanimously without a word of
discussion, much, apparently, to his
After the vote was taken he said |
thought a motion involving the expendi- |
ure of $4,000 would evoke some opposi.
or at least discussion as to how the |
lids should be advertised for and other
details.
Alderman Pinkham asked the City En- |
ineer how far his plans contemplated
a sewer, and when he found it was |
'nly to the south line of Park he moved |
ts continuance below Mercury street. The
living between Park and Mercury |
7ere entitled to some consideration and
Tould justly complain if an open sewer were
o remain there which would bring down all
he filth from above.
The motion was put and carried.
Alderman Monteath thought that a form
I bid should be acted upon now The time
the bids to be in should not be before
be money is available. He thought that
hey would not have the means at their
isposal before the middle of April, and
therefore, moved that the bids be adver.
ised to be presented by April IL.
Alderman Pinkham thought the time
90 long. Every bid will be in in tn o
roalze arl ,,n%;I %ho Ioon, - No. IL.
a be at work on these sew
nd food that will interrupt the contract
RS in their work. The longest time for
of bids should not be later
han two weeks from that night. He
to amend by making the date for
of bids March ~, and the
lotion finally carried.
The Council then went into q discussion
n the subject OF what should be required
I bidders in the way OF forfeiture for fail.
re to carry out the contract, il awarded,
nd to prevent the possibility OF straw
ids. It was decided that the city should
lrnish a form of bid which should be &C.
,mpanied with a certified check or bond
[ 5 1000 to assure the good faith Of the
idder, and that rs per cent. Of the con-
act price be retained until the completion
nd acceptance of the contract.
Alderman Monteath thought a bond Of
least $500 should be required.
Alderman Olson favored making the bond
$500 and retaining 10 per cent. of the
money until completion and ap-
royal.
Alderman Pinkham thought that, the
loney being certain, to retain rs per cent.
ould give a contractor that much credit.
Alderman Olson commended that it would
Ike a good deal of capital for a man to
ford having rs per cent. OF his money
cid back unless be had a very fat contract.
City Engineer Harper suggested that the
ork be divided up into several different
,ntracts as the kind OF work varied in
blocks. In Utah street a large
mount OF excavation would have to be
one that would virtually close the street,
, be done. In som places it will be
'ound is open. Block IL should form one
,bdiyision between Copper and Granite.
lock Is should form another. The cen.
al part is in solid rock
r some feet and would not
quire any masonry. Utah street should
rm another as it ia loose dirt and will
quire an invert the entire length. Block
,, the next division, is covered with
forming a different class of work.
Glow this should be let in one division, /
bout 500 feet in length. c
Alderman Pinkham was now in the
lair, President Sergeant having to retire, I
Id Alderman Monteath had prepared an G
aborate motion involving these recon- =
endations of the City Engineer, together
tn the Safeguards" necessary to secure
ithful performance Of contract, when it
discovered that the Council was with
1t q quorum and without further action
adjourned to next regular meeting.