The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-25

right did you have to 20 up there? Alder
| man Dunn said it was on account of the
newspaper talk and notOriety that he went
to see the place. He didn't go up to find
! fault. He further said that he believed and
| sewer farm or portion of it will be used
for dumping ground.
Alderman Wilmer said he was reliably
| informed that team will not be able to
climb that hill once month after the snow
| is on it and he thought it very bad selec-
| ton.
Alderman Steele, who is responsible for
the appointment of the special committee
while the mayor was absent, stated the case
| and how it came up-that being that the
city was ordered off the old dump: He said
could procure at least four dumps, one
for each point of the compass. and if tile
could be attained to the old ground the
thought it better to take that, but as long
as the council accepted the report of the
done now than to pay the money.
The mayor then suggested that it would
be advisable to get to a vote on the PROPOSE
| ton, and if he thought it would be defeated
he was disappointed as we'll as was every
body except the two members of the COM
| mittee. The question came up on the mo-
ton of Theme, instructing the clerk to
draw a warrant for 200 in favor OF Jos.
O'Neil.
Lissner voted faye" but when Connolly
was next called, he got up to say that he
was on the fence and begged to be ex-
cused, but Lissner objected and insisted
That he should vote, and he also voted faye"
When it came to richards he also said he
was not in favor of the ground, but since
| the thing had gone SO far he would vote
aye" TWAS the same with Hartwig and the
three men who were opposed to accepting
the ground on the start and SO declared
themselves switched. The vote stood:
Ayes--Lissner, Connolly, Garrett, Steele,
Richards, Hartwig, Theme, Hanley. Total,
Noes-spencer, Brown. Gallagher, Wit
| mer, Dunn and Thompson. Total, G.
Theme suggested that the warrant be
| drawn right away, but City Attorney Smith
thought it would be best to secure a deed
first and see if the man had title to the
ground. This dumping ground matter is
not over yet. 1t will come up again when
an ordinance appropriating the money shall
be presented for adoption.
The council then resumed routine mat
tiers. The street and alley committee con-
firmcd the action of the former committee
by reporting favorably on the matter of
grading Breckenridge street and the clerk
| was instructed to advertise for bids for the
work.
A resolution guaranteeing to l.. Hughes
! to the new dump was tabled but the coun-
Gil said it would pay hin, extra compensa-
| ton.
Petitions of property owners in the Sixth
| ward for water mains on Lexington and
Montana avenues, and from others in
Flower Garden for mains were referred to
| the water committee.
A. communication from Peter Winnie and
| Others stating they had formed a cemetery
association. was read. Their cemetery is
20 miles north of the city and contains 200
| acres. we'll watered. They want to make
some arrangement with the city for mutual
benefit and the cemetery committee has
charge of the matter.
resolution, ordering electric street-car
companies to use as much as possible the
poles of the telegraph, and electric light
companies to avoid additional poles on
Main street. was referred to the city
| attorney. ..
| A petition from forty-three residents of
Rodney street was read stating that the
Helena Street Railway company had for
feited its franchise for a railway on that
street and prayed that the company be or
dered to remove their track. that the street
may be used for other traffic. Alderman
Wilmer moved that the prayer of the petit
TONERS be granted and Alderman Theme
amended to refer the matter to the city at
torney. Connolly thought the track should
| be torn up at once, as it is Il nuisance, but
Alderman Dunn said that the company had
a peculiar franchise and he doubted If any
thing could be done with them. The city
clerk will look the matter up and report.
resolution declaring the franchise of
Donald Bradford and others for a street
| railway from Main street, up Lawrence and
the west side. null and void was adopted.
The communication of F. E. Ward ask
ing the council to endorse his asphaltum
walk or pavement, was tabled.
petition from f. L. Flaherty and others
requesting that the council establish the
grade of Beattie and Breckenridge streets,
war referred to the street and alley COM
mittee.
A communication from S. A. Ballet, at
torney for Mrs. f. q. Hewin. stating that
she would take three -fourthe the value of
| certain 273 square feet on Park avenue
which the council appropriated, was read.
She values the property at $3.50. Mr.: Bal
history of the case until he was ''choked''
off. and the matter was referred to the street
| and alley committee.
The marshal was orderhd to have the
sidewalk in front of Kirkpatrick's Main
street property repaired. and the street
commissioner was instructed to open the
sidewalk on Broadway where an excavation
has been made for 4 building but nothing
has been done in two months.
The fire marshal was instructed to incur
an expense of $50 i'll arranging for the
Fourth of July parade of the department.
resolution was presented by Thompson
J ordering Messrs. Hoback Il Cannon to
! place fire escapes on their new four story
! flat Metropolitan block. on Lower Main
street, adjoining the Iron Front
An ordinance appropriating $674.3O to
the Electric light for May light was passed
The bill was cut down $S4.7O.
City Clerk Smith presented deed he had
found signed by w. A. Chessman and wife
for certain land now used as the sewer farm
!, which had never been acknowledged MOI
had it any date.
: A letter from A. Nj. Hotter was read stat
ing that he had respectfully declined tx
open Placer avenue and recited number OF
: wrongs he had received by the doings o.
! Alderman Lissner and blamed him for try
ing to annoy and antagonize him. II,
q said on l4lssner's account the cit,
$ had been put to a loss of $4,000 il
X the grading of Park avenue in front of hi
G house, and also said Lissuer was responsible
e for great deal more expense to the city
Is On motion of Lissner the communication
J, was tabled.
IS The clerk presented prepared resolution;
u of condemnatory proceedings for certain
;, property on Warren street and on Nintl
IL avenue, also on North Main street. Thes,
&c We're adopted and the mayor will endeavo
'e to negotiate with the owners for the lane
y necessary to open the streets.
~ The council then ad journed without tax
Is ing any action on the Main street nuisan ces
x where the street is torn up by contendins
street car factions.