The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-05
CITY soLoNs IN SESSION.

CITY soLoNs IN SESSION.
Business Transacted ut Last Nights Meet
Ing Of the Council
by the Standards special Wire.
BUTTE, June 4.-The city council to-
night decided to prosecute the wal against
the Silver street squatters with determin-
alton. The street and alley committee
reported favorably on opening Silver
street from Main to Wyoming and IL was
stated that q number of buildings are in
the proposed street, mostly dugouts and
opium joints, the proprietors having moth
ing more than q squatters' right. Mar
shall Daum wal instructed to remove these
buildings from Silver street. II was also
decided TO open Wyoming street from
Mercury to the Montana Central railroad.
The corral and stable now in the line of
the street will be removed by the city
marshal at the same time. The greater
part of the time OF the meeting
was devoted to sewer matters. Bids were
received for the sewer construction
plans for his year. Winters K Parsons
offered to construct all the work for ST.
$50; Flynn 4 Snyder made q bid by Sec
tons, the total footing up Sl5,659. A. L.
kundgrun bid S,40O for district = section
2 and E, Tor district I section 6, these
sFhsh' 90 W. t&tNSo Va tthtSs ttatA ~
other firms. The bids were referred to
hes committee. A petition was re-
ceived and properly referred from Arthur
Nadeau and others for the construction
OF a separate system OF sewers leading
from West Galena stree. south on Dakota
to the out OF. The petitioners are ready
TO pay GO per cent of the cost.
The plumbing ordinance governing
connections to be a from private
drains to the nam sewer, was passed
unanimously with slight alterations made
by the city engineer. IL provides hat
injure the public sewer n must cave
the streets in good condition. Cement
pipe or soft glazed vitrificd pipe of good
quality must be used.
The Butte fire brigade, in n communi-
cation, rejected the proposition of the ju-
dietary committee, expressing their re-
grets at the treatment received, dec lining
the offer of 20 cents per hour and of the
appointment OF al assistant marshal,
and stating that the brigade Is entitled to
the first place OF fire fighting, and that its
apparatus will always be Mt the service of
the city without cost.
Bids were received for feeding the city
prisoners, and curiously enough the con-
tract was not awarded to the lowest bid
der. The Sacramento restaurant put in a
bid of Is cents per head each meal, but
the p~roprietors were not known IN there
was 2 Suspicion among several aldermen
tna.n was Sninese ~restauran1, Inc
contract was awarded Sicgei q Hecker,
WHO Diu 10 cents.
Inc properly OF the cry Is steady IN
creasing IN value with all other property,
as was vince by oilers made tonight.
henry l.. haupt, IN behali OF the Mantle
q warren syndicatc' onered Sl..oOo Tor
the East property ana Sl2.Ouo
Tor the west Park street property, or So
w casn poth' Inc oilers were laid on
the taDie,
Inc ordinance granting street privileges
TO the Butte Wy street railway company
was changed py the city attorney 10 per-
INIT tue company TO run 10 South Butte by
way OF utan avenue. Changes were made
also requiring the to plank be-
tween It's tracks ana stating that the grant
shall not coniiict win the franchise
granted the Electric railway
company;. Inc ordinance was referred
TO the judiciary ana street committees Tor
conference WIN the ~oi1pan Inc lat
ter has also laid It's tracks along the new
route.