Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-09

instructed to publish q notice to
all persons holding bills for labor or sup
plies for Sewer District No. 1 to present
them to Alderman Pinkham by next Sat
urday, Nov. o.
On motion Of Mr.. Goodale the clerk
was instructed to issue two warrants in
favor OF Winters & Mcsherry, one for
So, 1000 and the other for the balance OF
their claim agains the city.
Alderman McDermott now turned in an
alarm from the Third ward by informing
the courcil that the matter of purchasing
an electric fire alarm still remained to be
acted upon and moved that the Gameweil
system be adopted and that the chair APP
point acommittee Of three to close the con-
tract. Alderman Tewey seconded the
motion.
Mr.. Goodale said that to do this would
be wrong and unjust to the other company
competing for the introduction OF a system.
BE said that after the time set by the
council to receive bids had expired. it had
been extended for the benefit of the Game-
we'll company in order that it's representa-
tive might appear and show it's system. Il
would not be treating the Gaynor company
justly to close a contract without giving it
an opportunity to show the practical
workings OF that system.
Mr.. Pinkham moved to amend the
motion by giving the fire committee two
weeks longer in which to report upon a
system.
Mr.. Mulville stated that both the motion
and the amendment were out of order, be-
cause the council had agreei to go to Salt
Lake to investigate the Gaynor system
and that before any contract could be
closed such investigation should be made.
Mr.. Shaw agreed with Mr.. MulviIle say.
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visit to Helena to investigate the Game
well system and that now the Gaynor
should have the same chance.
Here Mr.. Mulville was handed q dispatch
from the agent OF the Gaynor company in
which it was stated that he would be pre-
pared to take the council to Salt Lake in
ten days and show his system in perfect
working order.
Mr.. Pinkham again spoke against Mr..
McDermott's motion and said that the fire
committee had reported twice in favor tf
the adoption Of the Gaynor system and
that to award the contract to the Game
we'll company with, ut examining the Gay
nor system would be manifestly unfair and
unjust. 1t was after the committees re-
ports that the Gamewell man appeared
before the council and as an act ofcourtesy
the council then voted to 60 to Helena to
examine the latter system. To adopt Mr..
McDermott's motion would be unjust to
the fire committee and the Gaynor COM
pany. He wanted both companies to
have an equal chance, and the COMMITTEES
should be allowed to examine both sys.
TENS thoroughly.
Mr.. Wynne objected to council visiting
Salt Lake. Every member was ready to
vote and could DO SO nov as intelligently
as at some future time. The Gamewell
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the committee hal made it's report, but
the committee had refused to give him q
Alderman Olson agreed with Mr.. Wynne
to the statement OF the Gamewell
presence in the city prior to the
committees report.
Mr.. Mulville of the committee, said that
report recommending the Gaynor sys-
tenn had been made several days before
The Gamewell representative appeared. He
considered it unjust to grant the Gamewell
more privileges than were &C.
the other company.
Mr.. McDermott again spoke for his mo-
ion and the Gamewell system, and said
that it was time that something be done in
he way OF supplying the city with an
alarm, because if not done now, work
would have to be deferred until next spring,
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@ dig holes t plant the necessary poles.
Mr.. Pinkham said the erection OF poles
would be unnecessary, the city having the
light to use the telegraph and telephone
POLES already up for fire and police tele.
Mr.. Mulville took the floor again and
laid shat he wanted to investigate matters
n connection with the two systems d little
more closely; that during the councils visit
10 Helena he had been info1 med by the cleo
OF that city that no opportunity had
ret presented itself to thoroughly test the
in use there, the Gamewell, aud
hat he, the electrician, could notsay much
n favor of it. Only one fire had occurred
ince the introduction of the system and
hat then some confusion had arisen in
living the alarm. The speaker did not feel
hat McDermott's position on the subject
lnder discussion was just exactly right.
Mr.. McDermott now called Tor a vote on
he motion before the council. The ayts
ind noes were called and Mr.. PinkhAm's
prevaile1, Messrs. OlsoI,
Congdou, McDermott end Wynne
,oting in the negative. and Messrs. Lewis,
oinkham, Goodale, Shaw and Tewey vot-
ng in the affirmative. The passage OF the
amendment made Mr.. McDermott decidedly
warm, for as soon as the result was an
he arose and left the room with
Tut saying a word.
The usual number OF bills were o Or
Tered paid and nh, council adjourned.