The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-26
They Got Right Down to Business
and Attend to Important
MatterA
Sewerage Contracts Lst. and 1mProve-
Hents to Rodney Street Ordered
About the New Charter.

without any Of the usual quarrels. Il
looked a. ono time 10 though the quality Of !
aever pipe used in Helena would bring up
some unpleasant "reminiscences. but it
didn't. Many matters were brought mp,
and considerable business was disposed Of.
Alderman Dunn was the only absentee. |
The mayor and CITY mrshal were both on
hand. City Clerk Smith also surprised the
council BY his presence.
After the usual routine business was dis !
ported that in the matter Of widening
Sparta street condemnation proceedings
would bs necessary hrst and upon thoir
Recommendation the affair VA, turned over
to the city attorney. Tho same committee
also recommended the acceptance Of r.
8. Hale's proposition to deed to the city q
certain strip Of ground ON lower Main
street for $500. in order to straighten
that thorouRhfare. a duplicate agreement
was ordered drawn and the proposition ac-
The water committee reported favorably
upon the petitions for water mains on Pine
street and Park avenue.
On motion Of Alderman Thompson an
ordinance was passed allowing the electric
light oompsny's PHI for Ss ~ Inc
4AVANA ~SeAeRss..J
20 comply with some orders but it was sat-
isfactofiiy explained that the company Was
doing its best to carry ont instructions.
Bids for sewerage were opened for laying
pipe on Spruce street. Logan street and IN
laid aggregated 1884 feet. There were
three bidders for the work. The aggregate
for each bid was: VIM. A. Boutelle, ST.
Ol1.60; Mccarthy d King, $3.50; ]. H.
Boucher, 32,O72.O. Alderman Lissner OPP
posed laying sewer in the alley =: it
cry stable. The bids on the alley were
stricken out and the contracts awarded to
the lowest bidder. w. A. BOutelle secured
the work on Spruce street. He proposes to
build $50 feet Of sewerage for 1866: Mo
Csstay Ans WI lex - ddn On
thing. His bids for the work awarded
were: Spruce street $470 and Logan 81
Thompson insisted that only vitrifed
salt glazed pipe be used in the construction
statements that the cement pipe 10 worth
less, and WAS recommended by an engineer
who could afford to advocate It in view Of
the fact that during his short residence
here he left $4,000 richer. After consider
able talk about the various qualities Of
kind they use in Pittsbnrg. tho council
adopted the motion Of the jphinx alderman
3fom the Seventh ward.
The judiciary committee reported in
for Injuries gustained 81 her. and her At
tornevs. Davies & Rnaseii viii Ia 20 noti-
6ed. ~ s.
The clerk next read q communication
from John T. Murphy, D. A. Cory and A.
j. Davidson. These gentlemen were APP
Steele some time AGO to visit Suuav oulch
and assess the amount Of damage done the
rround 81 dumpiuu uarbaoe moon Il. The
COMMITTEES assessed the damage at $500.
aldarnen and Tor fev seconds thex stas s
at each other, then q the clerk "a amaze
mant. After thev reoained their com nns.
ure. Ilderman Steele moved that ths Re-.
mort Be adopted. Connolly broke Che al
tence by SAYING this report took his breath
avsv. Aidarman Hnencer Was snra that
IIdsrman Lissner offered to clean the
& ths comm;ttas xidarn,an Th @s IA
MT th;nE thev annreciafnd tha nnrnnra fnr
which they we're appointed, Connolly Wa
oppoeed Is paving such sum snd after sii
vays c,inr 10 ret the vorst al Il s. daie-
1sfinn roWera e rac,,io *, tha nrt.;da ~
instanced tha 49, e. tha cnmm;ttae a.
rointed "a snnraisa certain nronsrtv IN
fari svenua. Where the annraisers allowed
tha ovners rrent dssi mara mnnev Chan
,oossfs "a n. /. mnt;o, - ~, 4he o-r ~.
I'm for ~ AZ ~ ~ ac,,. ard u thsv A..
ci;ne h sccanH then 1 10 sdvarti.a Ia, bids
Snr clssninc IN III oround 80
Alderman Thompson bToaaht MP the nav
IL IA -. - tS sns
,r;ttea - eavar <. rocva3 a rs,.sic.r ~
mo4inn. and n,,cn snccsstiors from ssva ~
;t;.s~s -,,.,a ,,r.,,,ssss shst 49, "a
II from az Sonncii hs s snnninted ia ~ y.