The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-01
The City Council Accept a PROPOSE
ton to Widen it Near Law
renee Street.
Making Arrangements to Enlarge
the Jail and the City
Hall
An Old Dispute Settled by Arbitration
Talk About Encouraging New
Industries.

There are times when the complaints of
the individual residents of the different
wards, made day after day to the represen-
tatives in the municipal congress-, inciden-
tally come out wholesale, and last night was
one of these occasions.
The mayor and all the aldermen were
present, except Brown. After the usual
preliminary routine the street and alley
committee reported on the proposition of
L. S. Hale to widen Main street in front of
his property at the corner Of Lawrence street.
Mr.. Hale has already begun the erection of a
building. His proposition was to give the
city deed for six feet of ground extending
the entire length Of his property, distance
of $50 feet. He il to erect an area wall and
cut off portion of building now pro-
jecting on what will be the sidewalk. be
is to do this work at his own expense, and,
for the ground, will receive II city warrant
for $1,000. The proviso is, however. that
Mr.. Hotter. who is on Main street, running
down from the opposite corner of Law
renee. will give up strip to make the street
tho same width. The committee reported
favorably upon the proposition, deeming it
much cheaper than instituting condemna-
ton proceedings, the eonly work the city
will have to do being to fill up with dirt
the six feet to be decided to the city, and
after considerable discussion. the report
BILE arrangements can be made with Mr..
Hotter to get the desired strip, and If not
condemnation proceedings will be- resorted
to. Mr.. Hale further agrees to have the
proposed work done within ninety days.
While condemnation proceedings were
being talked City Attorney Smith got out
his report of the result of the condemnation
proceedings instituted against the strip of
land on Park avenue belonging to Mrs.
Hewins and ID. w. Beach. This matter,
L ,,,% I'M FOR %h.,
past six years is finally and effectually
disposed of, tn ough the city did not fare as
well as it would if former propositions had
been accepted.
Some years ago the city instituted con-
domination proceedings for the land but
this procedure went by default and since
then repeated efforts at a settlement were
made without success until the matter was
submitted to. arbitration. Yesterday
A. a. and STEELE Der C. William k' ool s"lln met
at the city. attorneys office and appraised
the value of the land and their decision
was agreed upon. Mrs. Hewin's claim was
for 266 square feet for which she was al
lowed S665; Mr.. Beach was allowed S45S.5O
for 1924 square feet, the total being ST.
1850. The report was submitted to, the
council and the amounts allowed and the
annoying matter was settled forever.
The matter of opening Lawrence street
was brought up, but WAS postponed, as II
was learned a citizens committee was at
work getting up afund for that purpose.
The committee on lights reported favor.
ably on the petition of L. &. Phelps and
others for an electric light on Monroe ave-
nue.. corner of Spruce, and reported ad-
versely on the petition for similar light at
Monroe and Hemlock, as one light would
satisfy both sets of petitioners and the
Phelps petition had the greatest number of
signatures. The reports were adopted.
The auditing committee submitted sew
eraI bills, which were allowed. One was
for $50 for safe for the police court and
$50 for moving the same. DR.. Steele was
allowed $s5 for attending a city prisoner:
H. G. Bowman of whom the city purchased
an engine house in the Third ward, put III
a bill for 1893 to make up deficiency on a
city warrant of $l,650, which was paid to
him for the property. but from which a
bank deducted five per cent.
In printing the revised ordinances the
chapter on sidewalk classihcatlons was
omitted and an ordin moe covering this was
introduced last night and adopted. On
lar substantial walks will only be per
mitted; on residence streets wooden side
walks may be used, and where this il done
acknowledgements inch plank is to be
used. It remains with the city engineer to
designate what are business streets and
what are residence streets.
Alderman Dunn introduced an ordinance
which was also adopted which will hereafter
prohibit any patent medicine or any Other
kind of street faki, from carrying on his
business on prominent thoroughfares. Al
derman Lssner opposed this ordinance but
he was downed as the council would If il
we're within its power, prohibit any of thes
people from carrying on their business il
Helena.
Some time ago a special committee t,
report on some feasible plan for encourag
ing manu- acturies in Helena was appointe
with Alderman Connoll; as chairman
The committee reported last night and be
sides pledging the moral support of tn
recommended that all new manufacturin
industries of certain capital or over be OK
empt from city taxation foc period of te
years. This brought out som
lengthy but harmless flights of ell
oquence, some republican member 3.
of protection of the poor against the ricl
and one democratic alderman was accused
of enunclating republican doctrine on tn
subject. The political determinations wer
taken good naturally, but it was tnall
concluded that the committees report wa
not a solution of such vexed problem, an,
the report was referred back to them 70
some new phases of the situation. The ex
emption from taxation problem was locke,
upon as class legislation, but the alderman
might also accuse the last territorial legis
lature of this offense when it passed a bill
exempting from taxation for a certain
number of years the company that woul,
start paper mill III Montana.
Alderman Dunn thought it about tim
the city hall was enlarged, and especial
the jail. He wanted to See the counci
chamber enlarged that the people of tn
city could go and sit in the lobby and OF
serve the efforts in their behalf. H
thought committee should be appointe
to ascertain the expense to be involved i
making the extensions, us the CROWN
needs of the city demanded larger quarter.
including the police court and fire depart
ment,
Alderman Thompson, who is a member {
the grand jury, said that the jury would r,
port to day and would recommend the Ell
dorsement of the proposition to build q ne
Jail for the county. He thought the cit
could purchase the cells now i'll use for Il
price of old scrap iron. Alderman Stee
thought the council could trade off that l,
on which the court house engine houi
stands to the commissioners for Il
Jail and suggested that the commit,
to be appointed make it a part of the
work to interview the county commission
ers on this proposition. The mayor al
pointed Aiessrs. Lissskx, Damn and Gall,
CHER and they were Instructed as recon
mended.
In rapid succession Marshal Cronin ",
instructed to have some pawnbrokers' sigl
protesting on Main street removed; to T
move canvas covered shack on Heller
avenue and Roberts street and to have