Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-23
NO CORNER LOAFING.
THE EUISIscE BR0UGHf 10 TEE
C0UECIL,s ATTENTION.

A Pleasant dob Cut Out For the Day Force
by Alderman Pinkham - Petition tc
Open Copper street-waiting for the
Bonds 20 Materialine I'm Cash Before
Building Sewers.
The City Council met last evening with q
quorum present, Mayor Hamilton in the
chair. The clerk read the minutes OF the
previous meeting.
PETITIONS.
A petition was read IRON. George {. Lewis
and Thomas Fons, asking that q sidewalks
be laid from the southeast corner OF Mer.
curry and Main to the northeast corner oil
Main and Porphyry. Referred to the Street
Commissioner with instructions to have
the sidewalk laid il found to be sigoed by
q majority of the lot owners.
A petition vas also read from W. ],
Mcnamara and others asking the Council
to make provision for the proper grading
OF Copper street, between Main and Mon.
tana streets, upon the completion OF which
the property owners be required to lay
sidewalks on both sides OF said street
Same reference.
o~FFIoER's REPORT.
The reports OF the Police Magistrate 70,
the weeks ending March 2, . and 16, were
read, showing the collection Of $33, $31
and $63 for fines during the respective
periods, and they were referred to the
Finance Committee.
THE BONDS.
A communication from 8. 4. King & Co,
was read acknowledging the receipt OF the
copy of the proceedings in the matter Of
the bonds. 1t was to be submitted to their
attorney at once and the result of his in.
vestigation would be wired as soon as
made.
BILLS ALLOWED.
Warrants were ordered drawn on the
treasury for the following bills which were
C. A. Peterson for work on streets SIS 90
Evan Evans, special police service 6 81
F. W. Wiley same....-..-."...". 8 36
Forwarding Com
: pany for coal..--""....-".... 80 40
w. Burnheim for meals for pris-
oners for February.""."""".. 65 20
D. W0DD, IOE CoTUlucu COpy Vi
House Bill 26.........-..-..-. IL 90
REPORT ON STREETS.
Alderman Pinkham reported that an
unusual amount OF work was going
on in the streets. Two extra teams
were hired and at work. Most Of the
city carts are at work on cleaning,
and chuck holes were being filled with rocks
rom the placer diggings. He referred to
the nuisance Of people throwing paper on
the Marshal and his officers in assisting
the street department in keeping the streets
clear of that nuisance. Also referred to
standing on corners, particularly
at Park and Main, blocking up same, and
suggested that notices be posted up warn
ing people against standing there and max
.ng an example of those who persist in
ioing 30.
The clerk then opened bids for storm
,ulvert and stone eulvert on Copper street
Woolman street, ordered at the last
of the Council.
The first was from Rowan & Trigg: For
without classification, per cubic
yard, 60 cents; for masonry per perch,
1925; for constructing and placing in
flushing gate on Copper street,
1850.
From George Gum, for e%xcavating
classification, per cubic yard, 90
cents; for masonry per perch, 50.
From A. McGilvray, for constructing
and placing in position flushing gate, $3.50.
On motion OF Alderman PiEkham, the
City Attorney and City Engineer were
to draw up q contract with Gum
or the excavation required masonry work
and stone work, and with McGilvray for
construction Of the flushing gate on Copper
street.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The City Attorney was authorized to
procure from the Secretary Of the Terri.
tory copies of bills passed at the last ses.
corporations.
The incorporation act having made it
The duty of the present City Council to re-
the city into wards, it was neces.
sary to take action relative to the anne
The work, however, had already been per-
by the last council in order to en-
able the proper election OF Aldermen, and
that n. remained to be done was that
the City Attorney draw up an ordinance
the boundaries of the wards OF the
,ity as they at present.stand, which he was
TESTED to do and present the same at
the next meeting OF the Council.
Alderman Olson wanted the Council to
with the incompleted advertising
or sewer construction left over at the last
OF the Council, but Alderman
Pinkham contended that inasmuch as they
we're no nearer now to the possession Of
5he money for the bonds than they were
hen, and as it was not prudent to take
steps in the matter until that was oh.
it would be better not to 60 any
with the sewer advertising than
hey had gone There was no doubt that
;he money would be received in good time,
put, until it is, there is no necessity for any
action at present. The matter was there
ore dropped.
The City Clerk called attention 10 the
passage OF a resolution ~instructing him to
advertise for bids for construction at
he last session OF the Council, but from
ack OF epecific instructions he had taken
10 action on the resolution, and q motion
passed countermanding the order he re-
erred to.
LITHoGRAPHING THE N
City Attorney speer thought it would be
veil to provide the City Clerk now with
authority to order the lithographing of
he bonds on receipt of King & to.'s
inal acceptance Of them. The ordering OF
his work was delayed until King& Co. no
5ifed the Council that their attorney pro-
jounced the proceedings perfectly regular,
hey having been furnished with a trans
,ript of the whole history OF the transac-
lion which was now under consideration.
In response to inquiries the City Clerk
said he had been in correspondence with
lithographing firms on the subject
and that the cost will be considerably un-
der two hundred dollars
On motion of Alderman Pinkham, or
OF notice from King & Co., Chicago,
that the bonds are accepted by them, the
Clerk was authorized to procure the bonds
autographed at once without waiting for
instructions.
IMPROVING THE CITY ALL
Alderman Pinkham said the city would
be in possession OF a sum Of money
to be devoted to city buildings. There
as much to be done and it was necessary
to be prepared to expend this money
judiciously. He therefore moved that the
chair appoint q committee OF three to re-
port at q future meeting plans and specifi-
for improvements in the City Hall,
providing accommodations for the city
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