The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-02
About the Census 80 Land Jumpers at
Work.

About the Census Land Jumpers at
Work.
The census report has been forwarded to
Washington and Messrs. Roberts and Ide
have been paid the money for their work.
They protested, however, to considerable
extent, because they were paid of in city
warrants instead of cash. The city council
met purposely to allow their claim, which
was $1,000. Mayor Bradford contracted
with them to do the work for that amount
and they insisted on having that sum. The
matter was finally disposed of, how
ever. by passing an ordinance appropriat-
ing $1,000 to Roberts and Ide. They will
get warrant for that amount, and, il they
see ft to negotiate it at once, will secure for
it $500 cash. ax
The city clerk read his quarterly report Of
the warrants outstanding.
Warrants outstanding July 81:
beverage Iund. ............. .........,S 5zMw 70
! IRE Iaa fo 9sa q
Total............ 80. $129.922 81
Warrants drawn during the past quarter:
Sewerage fund. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 296 %
r ere nIa snn o. - q %
a Total. ................. .......... $s5. 4C1 81
Sheriff Jefferis was granted permit to
build kitchen of corrugated iron and
were also granted the privilege of hnilding
board fence from the foot of Broadway to
jackson street, while they are making the
changes in their clothing house. The
city marshal was instructed to cause work
to be stopped on the extensions being made
to Chinese wash house on Rodney street
near Fifth avenue. The residents of that
neighborhood object to the wash house.
Complaints being under consideration it
was brought to notice that the embankment
in the vicinity of the steam laundry was
caving in and threatened danger, and after
considerable discussion the street and
alley committee WAS instructed to notify
the owners to make it safe Immediately.
Recently the telephone company was in
structed to remove their poles from the
street line on Benton avenue. The COM
pany now wants to remove the poles to
Madison avenue so as to get away from the
electric street railway. The city's fire
dangered by the electric line. Manager
Somers, of the telephone company, made a
proposition to remove the fire alarm wires
and boxes to Madison avenue for between
$3.50 and $500, or the actual cost. The
committee on fire department has the mat
ter in charge, with power to act.
Alderman Dunn brought the attention of
the council to the fact that some persons
have been jumping city property on lower
Main street, in the immediate vicinity of
Main and Lawrence streets, where the cabin
of Mexican Joe Albertos is located. The
courts have ruled that he is entitled to the
land upon which the cabin stands and no
more. This is right in the middle of Law
renee street, and within the past week the
ground 100 feet back of this and taking
in the space next to Cannon d Hoback's
metropolitan" block has been fenced in.
In order not to relinquish any of its rights
to this ground the city will have the fences
torn down. and the city marshal was au-
thorized to do this without delay.
petition for water main extension on
jackson street between Sixth and Seventh
| avenaes was granted.
The police magistrates monthly report.
showing that he had tried during July 1870
cases and collected %477.15 was filed, and
Alderman Lissner who occupied the chair,
put motion to adjourn, which was very &C.
ceptable to the impatient solons. Being the
presiding officer. Alderman Lissner deferred
bringing up the dumping ground matter.