The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-24
The City Council Still Struggling
With the Revised Ordinances
in Committee of the Whole.
The Modest Request Of the Spo-
kane Falls Team to Play
Here.
go ~.r Make the Census in Butte
DR., Cole in Chicago-The isicyci'sts-
Other News.

cupied the chair last evening. All alder
men were present except Thompson and the
mayor. The session was devoid OF all IN
terest. except a matter relating to the fire
department and fire limits, when A. ID.
Smith. of the Pacific insurance union, ad-
dressed the council on the ACCESSIBILITY OF
having more complete fire regulations. he
also alluded to the reservoirs. which are
now filled by pumping, and IN case OF accl-
dent to the pumping machinery he did not
think the reservoir carried sufficient water
To fipht fire, Alderman Dunn said that
during the present year the Consolidated
water company would lay pipe to Ten Mile,
the source of supply, and would then have
: gravity system. All ordinances relating
to fire were referred to committee which
will meet Mr.. Smith, and it is probable
new code of rules or ordinances similar to
those of larger cities will be substituted.
In conversation with a reporter Mr.. Smith
said he finds Helena we'll fixed for fighting
fire.
In this connection it may be stated that
the recently ordered new chemical engine
arrived here yesterday. It is very light and
a team of horses can just run away with it.
The chemicals have not arrived yet, SO it
cannot be used Immediately. With this
new acquisition and the fact that the city
council has increased the pay of called fire.
! men, Helena is we'll equipped now to give
battle to any blaze, and the business men
feel that it is about time the insurance
companies were reducing their rates.
On motion of Alderman Steele last even
ing at the council session, the city clerk
was ordered to have printed 500 copies of
section l. article ., of an ordinance under
the board of health chapter. This section
refers to requiring any physician when
called upon to visit any person having Ger
tain contagious diseases and imposing a
penalty for refusal to do the same. DR..
Steele wants every practitioner to have one
Of these copies posted in his Office. Under
the heading of contagious diseases requir-
ing notices of warning to be put out
at the house where the disease exists,
Alderman Dunn thought ''measles'' should
be included. DR.. Steele thought not, and
said he welcomed measles every time they
appeared in his family, and thought it one
of the best things that could happen a
child.
sey, Clarence Wilson and II. Swami. of the
QsfBen City Wheelmen's club, took run
out to Mitchells Sunday, distance o.
twenty-nine and a half miles, which they
covered in three hours. On the run fol
home they left Mitchells at 4:45 and
reached the city at $40. During the first
hour Smith and Rumsey pulled away from
the party and in that time went over four
teen miles of rolling ground, generally up
grade. This is considered fast Tins for the
distance. Upon arriving here the boyf took
supper at the Crystal and were received
royalty by Mr.. Miller who was celebrating
his birthday, and the best in the house, in
Guiding champagne, was not any too good
for the occasion.
Unless the Spokane base ball team
changes its mind as to the value of its pres
ence in Helena it is very probably that the
Athletics will not meet them here. All they
ask for two days is $500. This would leave
them profit of 5000 on the trip, and Man
ager Muth will not entertain the PROPOSE
ton. He telegraphed back that the Helena
team would 60 there for $500 for two days.
The Spokanes accepted this, but later dis
patch was received from Manager Barnes
stating that he could not give any dates.
The opinion here is that Barnes wants the
earth. The Helenas are willing to 90 to
Spokane and play for gate receipts or will
reverse matters. With its present organi-
zatlon the Athletics can down anything in
the North Pacific league.
.sHelena is too slow for our neighbor city
Butte, and the census returns will show it, y
said Helena man yesterday, who had just
returned from the Smoky city. ''They have
no use for the old jerky and four-in- hand
pace; nothing less than the strongest cir
cult electric motor. down grade answers
and her census enumerators are electro
motor conductors. To illustrate theil
capacity will mention what was an eye
witness to the other day:
|. Scene, principal hotel.
Enter enumerator. Takes Brown tn
proprietor in full. Reaches Jones an EN-
,ployee; Jones keeps his mouth shut; refuse
to answer. In moment Jones is unde
arrest; he resists; the hubbub brings ever
guest in the house to the scene; here tn
Remuneration gets in his work. Before tn
fright has left the countenances of til
guests, the penalty of refusing to snswe
questions staring them in the face
catches one and all. Your name?' 'Rot
inson, of Great Falls 'Neve
mind Great Falls Married. 'Ye
but my wife is living in Helena 'Neve
mind-that.' Your name9' Smith; but
live in New York. Never mind where &c
live; how many children Seven And in
few minutes Butte's population is increase
81 q score or more. This is said to be dai
racket, but could not vouch for that"
DR.. C. K. Cole, Montana capitalist, is
the Auditorium hotel, says the Chica
Tribune. He is one of the committee tn
vent to New York to petition the Northe
Pacific road to build a line from Castle
Helena. If it is built the line will be abo
LID miles long, and will tap one of
richest mining regions in the West.
Cole is returning to Helena with good ne,
for II is almost decided that the Northe
Pacific will yield to the demands of
business men of thriving Helena.
ssWhiie it is not definitely settled that
road viii be built" said the doctor 1
evening, I'VE are satisfied that it will
and will make plans accordingly. Pre-
dent Cakes, Of the Northern Pacific, s
thst tho work would be done unless
phyeical condition Of the country presen
insurmountable obstacles. The engine