The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-11
1T MUST BE CLOSED UP
That CitS's New to Take the
Place of a Presidential Old
Timer A Drain That Could
Kill OFT Halt the Town.

special Corr->pondens- of the standard.
BUTTE. Feb. lO.-This afternoon. City
Marshal Macarthur. Dr. Lsavitt, the health
Ollie r., and Street Commissioners King ls-
gan inquiries into the condition of the
storm sewer. This sewer runs from the
tiagnon mine, down through the west
central part of the city. passing near the
City hall, and finally rnnpiying itself near
the works of the silver City Lumber cont
pany. on West Gold street. between
Colorado and Dakota streets. Ten years
ago this sewer was another creek.
IL was crossed at the street crossing lay
stone bridges. and was only "a creek. taxi
ing away the water from th. Gagnou mime
AMI that vicinity. Six years ago, when
connection was icSirrl, and thc city hav-
ing no sewers, connection was made with
tins creek. During the years that have
passed since then. other people living
near 10y have likcwi made their houses
drain to- this creek. Year 10y year too. the
creek has been gradually covered. a l,t'l.,
changing the creek completely into "A
sewer was completed tlr past year by the
construction az the culver, at W""iman
street.
I, * estimated that fully one half of the
residents west "f Main street have now
tapped tho storm sewer, there being not
less than 5D or .sS different connections
with H.. Before the construction Of "a
sewer system for the city ~" objection was
mad. 4" this, and in fact the buildings had
no other outlet. but the past year the
Main street sewer AMI the rest "f the sew
tF.S' rNSttfn nave tHth tfttbtltttNt. 81
that there is No longer any need "f using
the .torm sewer.
The result IF the uS. Of the sewer il that
"a l"stil.ncr il threatened IN this southern
part of the city, where ia" sewer riuptirS
itself. A fs'iortcr visited that
vicinity this afternoon. III" stencil H.
sickrniIg. There are. plenty of houses,
packed full of people, all about the neigh
borioul. Leaving the sewer. the str,'arn
of mingled water and filth runs by an
open %channr Down across ia. HAT to the
limits of the city. People of this vicinity
have made. many complaints, inIt conn
plants are unnecessary tai show that the
open sewer will he certain dealt, to very
many people of Butte during tho coming
spring and summer. There il no more
fruitful bed for ~ plague possible than tli"
point where this sewer cnicrg'- INTO the
open air.
The health authorities have decided tu
remedy this probable source of ps-tilcncC
at once. The scene was visited to-day
AMI tomorrow TIM marshal will begin the
work of notifying all residents whose
houses connect with the storm sewer that
they must form connections AT once with
the Main street sewer. The measure i :.
sanitary one and will doubtless he com
piled with AT once. II sewer connection,
IL not made by residents within ~ days
the city will take measures la enforce the
order. Ii will probably take several day
for the marshal To notify all Of the many
citizens who have formed CONNECTIONS
with the storm, sewer IL il believed thu
mcastirs. will save the city from I.stilctics
the cu,uiug summer.