The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-13
THREE new HEALTH LAWS
The City's Sanitary Condition TO Be
Looked After With Great
Care.
Street Grading and Sewer Build
ing and Who Pays
the Bill.
Auditing the Bills Against tho City
Buried HydrRnts Resurrected- Other
Matters Before the City Ounci

Auditing the Bills Against the City
Buried Hydrants Isesurrected-O Other
Matters Before the CITY Council.
The session of the city council last
night WAS quite long and the business
transacted, though not especially interest
ing. WIS very important. Three ordi-
nances. designed for the protection of tho
public health, we're presented, but on &C.
count of their length were only read once
and laid over till next meeting, which will
probably be on Monday. The first places
all matters affecting the sanitary condition
of the city under the control of the board
OF health, who are given the services of a
sanitary policeman appointed by the mayor,
and the assistance of the city marshal and
ocular police force in carrying out their
, ders. The board is given power to declare
vhat is a nuisance and dangerous to health,
ID to quarantine houses or districts where
,.lfectious or contagious diseases exist.
When the condition Of n building ia
found to he dangerous to the occupants or
to the public, the sanitary policeman can
cause it to be put in order at the cost of the
person responsible for its condition.
Among the things described as public nuis-
ances are the deposit of any garbage or
dead animals on the streets or in water
courses, the using of any building for any
pu pose that will generate n~oxious vapors,
and the selling Of any unwholesome article
of food or drink, or the meat of any animal
which has died by disease or accident or
that OF a calf under four weeks old. The
l-crl - k1alAb ~1 also En- 110L nfknr
the sanitary condition of the
schools. The other ordinances provide for
the penalties for violation of sanitary rules.
Selling spoiled meats, poultry, fruits or
vegetables; throwing refuse on streets or
alleys: allowing cellars or yards to become
in condition dangerous to public health,
throwing nauseous liquors on the streets or
alleys; not removing or bnryina dead ami
mails; letting stables get in filthy condition.,
etc., are punishable by from Sc to $50 fine.
For other offenses the fines run from 81 to
500. The man who throws panama or
orange pesls on the sidewalk, will, if con-
victed, nav anywhere from 81 to $25. APP
Topos q the matter of public health Mayer
Kleinschmidt said some provision should
be made for crematlnQ the garbage of the
city, instead of allowing it to accumulate.
1t would have to be done sooner or later.
The matter of grading Park avenue from
Edwards street to Clarke, was, on recon-
Iu6luhUlOn u tu6 COu1lulbJc0 Oh oLF66b
grades, referred to the street commissioner
1t is to be done at the expense of the city.
The commissioner was also instructed to
grade Logan street from Eleventh avenue
to Thirteenth street. Mayor Klsinsohmidt
called the councils attention to the fact
that there was very little money available
for grading purposes. Hereafter, in pro.
viding for grading streets, it would be we'll
to estimate for macadamizing at the same
time, and provide that the abutting prop
erty owners pay for the work according to
the benefits received. On a question of
building a sewer on Harrison venue the
mayor again took occasion to call the coun-
ellis attention to the matter of assessing
property owners for such improvements.
The sewerage fund. he said, was very low,
and he believed that the property owners
would rather pay for the work now than
wait until the city was able to do it. Tho
building of the Harrison avenue sewer was
ordered.
Among the bills audited and allowed were
the following: Helena Water company,
$l.S26.52 -; board of prisoners for April,
$$375.7 70; electric Light company, 1928, The
bill for work done on ex-Street Commits
sioncr Brady's order, created some discus
sion. Mayor Kleinschmidt said it was cur
rently reported that there had been Sl75
charged for sharpening picks. If IL g rate
were ten cents a pick it would make ai
average of sixty-seven picks sharpened
zach day. At the same time there were but
lorty men at work on the street. Either
the men were overly industrious or the
work was extra hard. The bill for work for
the street commissioners department for
April, amounting to $l23, was ordered paid,
and the auditing committee instructed to
look into the report about $175 having
been charged on q previous Occasion for
sharpening picks. 1t was also brought out
during tie talk over the water company's
bill that quite n number of %hydrants for
which the city was paying rental had been
lugied several feet under ground by the
establishment of new grades. Some, now
ever, had been resurrected, and the others
would be.
Mayor Kleinschmidt called attention to
the necessity of doing something to allow
the water flowing down Main street to cross
IrOadway where the railroad company
tracks turned in. A man hole on each side
the crossing running into a sewer connect
ing with the Clore street f1umo would re-
lieye the trouble. The railroad company
had Expressed it's Willingness to pay its one
third. The matter was referred to the
streets and alleys committee.
The OH police reported adj
ve;ely Oh the claim of F. s. Clark. He
asked $500 for his pay AS policeman after
being discharged by City Marshal Cronin.
The committee find that the city marshal
had the right to discharge Clark, and
recommended the claim should not be paid.
The report was adopted.
Property holders on Poplar street, be-
tween Montana avenue and Saunders
street. asked that the water mains be ex-
tended there. The committee reported
III favor OF granting the petition provided
the water ompany would be satisfied with
the rental of one hydrant. The report was
adopted.
The city attorney was instructed to look
up the matter of the city's title to tue park
property presented to the people by the
owners OF Lsnox addition with the view of
doing something towards its Improvement.
A hydrant on Breckenridge street, not
near any property, was ordered taken up
and transferred to Lenox.
Mayor kleinschmidt related the oircum.
stances attending the fencing in by the
ho.thern Pacific railroad of property in
dispute on the west side. He said the rail-
Iond people were sorry they had gotten out
the injunction against the city in tho mat
ter of closing streets aud ALLEYS and in all
probability the thing would be adjusted
in a da or two.
A resolution by Alderman Thompson wa s
toes only to issue orders for supplies for the
departments undor their jurisdiction.
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