The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-28
An Ordinance Giving the Mayor
Certain Powers Knocked
Out.
Petitions for New Street Car Lines-A
Contract Awarded-Two Car
L,nes for Main Street.

Cl00 ana the CITY m0I60a1 Will nave WOTA
enough for the next week carrying out the
instructions to him to abate numerous nui-
sances.
All aldermen were present and after the
minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved. Alderman Gallagher of the water
committee reported adversely on the petit
tions asking for the extension of water
mains on Elm, and Chestnut and a portion
Of Cakes streets, and reported fav6fably the
petetion for Dakota avenue. The reports
were adopted.
The petition of Mr.. Webster was laid over
until next meeting.
The petitions for grading HOWE and
Highland streets were favorably reported.
the expense to be borne by the property
owners fronting those streets.
The petition of L. Hughes to grant him
three years exclusive right for cleaning
cess pools was reported upon favorably if
he charge not to exceed IS per linea! foot
in depth. The report was adopted and
Hughes accepted the conditions imposed by
At meeting of the street and alley COM
mittee yesterday morning NJ. II. Keefe
and F. II. Wallace, who have franchises for
street car lines on Main street, Broadway
and Grand street, entered into q oonsolida-
ton Or agreement to use one track together
on Main street. This would leave both
companies the use of the same track from
Broadway to Helena avenue. The commit
tee reported favorably to this proposition;
granted to NJ. H: Keefe GO days further
time on his franchise and ordered the en-
gineer to designate what portion of the
street the new line shall occupy.
Alderman Hartwig was opposed to allow
ing two tracks on Main street. The re-
port was adopted, also resolution stating
that it was the sense Of the council that
two and no more street car tracks shall ex-
list on Main street, that the old company's
track shall be moved to one side, the ex-
pense to be borne by the new company and
the work of construction to be under the
supervision of the city engineer.
A petition for the extension of the Broad
water electric line on the east side through
a series of twists and turns was referred to
the street and alley committee.
The ordinance introduced last meeting
regulating the quality of sidewalks to be
laid on certain streets was reported favor
ably by the committee and amended by the
council to limit the regulations on Main
street from Helena avenue to Cutler, on
Park avenue and Benton avenue from Ed
wards to knight streets. As amended the
ordinance was adopted.
The ordinance giving the mayor power to
order gas, sewer and water connections to
be made by property owners before Sept. l,
1880, was adversely reported by the ordi-
nance committee.
Lissner moved that the word "mayor'' be
stricken out, but this was out of order, and
the committees report was adopted.
An ordinance was introduced extending
street car line to the Corbin d Lenox addi-
ton. He agrees to have cars running from
Main street to Montana avenue by Nov. l,
and not to charge more than cents fare.
The matter was referred to the street and
alley committee.
Bills to young women for making eight
typewritten copies of the revised ordinances
we're allowed.
The petition Of residents of Lyndale ave-
nue. to have enforced the order recently
given to lay sidewalks on the north and
south sides of that street, was referred to
the street commissioner with power to act
The city marshal was instructed to ask
Mr.. Chessman to fill up the unused west
side ditch known as, the sChessman ditch.
Other nuisances were talked Of and the
city marshal ordered to enter proceedings
against all harborers of nuisances.
The city attorney was instructed to draw
up an ordinance compelling certain people
to make sewerage connections where such
work abates nuisance.
The city marshal was instructed to notify
the lowners of the shooting gallery near
Main street to make it safe and if they fail
to declare it nuisance and order them
away from there.
A resolution that all dirt hauled by the
city be used in filling up streets was
The subdivision plat of the new Corbin
and accepted by the council.
Nulsances were again brought up and the
marshal instructed to tear down the trl-
angle bill board of Helena avenue and
Rodney street, and an old building on
west Main street. Also to stop people from
throwing paper ON the streets and to en-
force the ordinance requiring drivers to
hitch their horses when they stop.
On motion of Lissner the city engineer
was instructed to make profile and es-
innate the cost to complete the grading of
Breckenridge street.
The special committee to select Dump
ing ground reported having selected for
that purpose, and purchased for 81 200
tract 6OOx2OO feet, being the upper end of
Lime Kiln gulch, and recommended that
the clerk advertise for bids for the con-
struction Of dry wall needed there. The
report was adopted. re7
petition from d. j. McNally and others
for water mains was appropriately referred
The public buildings committee was in
|structed to- take proper steps to make
needed repairs about the engine.
The bill of one Berlin for 1856 for services
las acting fire marshall was referred, but
will never be paid. Alderman Wilmer said
Berlin had no right, nor was he acting fire
marshal.
Proposals for plumbing about the city
hall were read as follows:
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y. Z. Walsh; ........................ SI9
StuIrock Irown................ Sg7
d =. n. q 70. SSo |
B. I. Smith & Co... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 500
Arthur O'Brien. Observation-Disclosures. 297
Mccarthy l. King -. ...................... AS
Aldermen Richards and Thompson moved |
the bids be referred to special committee. |
but Lissner objected and was in favor of
giving the work to the lowest bidder. The |
contract was then awarded to Arthur |