Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-19

appeared surprised and staggered. lWH
J had the fire committee reported in favor
his system, and twice had that recon
mendation been knocked ont; he had bee
here Q month with his system on exhib
Ition, had shown il repeatedly to every
body who cared to see it; everybody wa
pleased with it. and just as be thought th
end was near, in steps a man with q blond
moustache and no sample oil the system b
represented and talked the council int
sending several OF its members on q junket
ing tour over the country to look at a
alarm OF q competing company whicl
seemed to be afraid to place its system
side by side with his, SO that both coult
be investigated and examined alike. Whit
tacre looked az though he was tirSd amt
Disguised. The only two men who seemeC
to be pleased over the turn events hat
taken we're the Gamewell man himself ard
Alderman Olson, who at q previous meet
ing stated the Gaynor system was thirty
years ahead of the Gamewell. but after
adjournment OF council last night he was
apparently the only alderman who wae
acquainted with the representative OF the
antiquated system, for the last seen OF the
two they were headed for the "Little CHIEF
saloon, which, by the way, is owned by Mr..
Olson.
Warrants were ordered drawn to pay
volunteer iremen for services performed
during September.
An ordinance transferring monies from
one fund into another, was presented by
the judiciary committee and pass.d under
q suspension of the rules.
An ordinance granting Q perpetual char
ter to the Ihomson-Housto Electric
Light company was then presented by the
same committee.
Mr.. Pinkham moved it's passage under a
suspension OF rules.
Mr.. Mulville was OF the opinion that the
company, inasmuch as it was receiving the
charter without any cost, save thar OF adj
vertising the ordinance, could well afford
to furnish the city free Of charge with such
lights al might be found necessary
to properly illuminate the city hall. Un.
IL 50 the agent agreed to do this. Mr.. Null
vile said, he would vote against granting
the charter.
The company's agent vas present and
signified his willingness to furnish the city
with twenty 16-candle po er ~incandescent
lights. that being the number deemed neces-
sary.
This wal incorporated in the ordinance
and the ordinance as amended was read by
title the second time and passed.
u. b. Booth addressed the council in
reference to the necessity of placing the
sidewalk near the corner of Idaho and
Broadway on a proper grade.
City Engineer Harper said that other
sidewalks should also be placed on grade.
Accordingly the engineer was instructed to
have a report prepared at next meeting Of
the council when the judiciary committee
will be instructed to prepare a proper or
dinace to all cases.
An ordinance granting the Western Uaion
Telegraph company permission to build a
line from the proposed Northern tactic
depot to its Office on Main street, was in
troduced. 1t was passed under a suspen-
sion Of the rules.
Chairman Corbett OF the judiciary com.
mittee presented another ordinance. 1t
provided for the sale Of the city's lot on
East Broadway, being described as lot IL
in block %. Mr.. Corbett explained that
under the territorial laws no property
could be sold by the city without an ordi-
nance or resolution of the council passed
by a two-thirds vote OF all the aldermen
elected.
MIR. Pinkham spoke at some length in
favor OF the ordinance and moved that it
be passed the same as the ordinances pre-
ceding it.
Mr.. Shaw, of the special committee ap-
pointed to sell the lot, reported that q sale
conditional of the city's purchase OF the
lot adjoining the present city hall had been
made and a forfeit Of 500 posted by the
intending purchasers.
Alderman Goodale and McDermottspoke
against selling the lot because they did not
consider the proposit; on OF allowing the
city hall to remain where it now was as
practicable. They favored placing it on
other street higher up and nearer the
heart OF the city.
In answer to the mayors question as TO
the city's liability in case the ordinance
was defea ed, the city attorney said that
the city could not be held; that the sale OF
the lot was made conditional upon the
purchase by the city of the lot upon which
the special committee had secured an op-
ton.
Mr.. Pinkham's motion was then put and
lost by the following vote: Ayes-Ayotte,
Congdon, Olson, Pinkham, Shaw
and Wynne; noes-Gopdale, Mulville and
McDermott.
Council then adjourned.