The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-14
THE CITY COUNCIL.


| Largo Amount OF Business Transacted at a
| Special Meeting.
| A special meeting Of the city council was
held last night to take steps to acquire the
strip OF ground necessary to give Warren
street near Lawrence the uniform width.
Alderman Fuller, from tho special commit
tee, reported in favor OF giving Mrs. Effie
Il. Foots $3.50 in city warrants for strip
fifteen feet wide and 1904 feet long, on the
west side of Warren street. The amount s
the same az paid BY the Foote property as
assessment for opening Lawrence street.
The report was adopted and an ordinance
appropriating the amount was passed.
The Helena Consolidated Water company
presented petition, which was referred,
setting forth thst tho service pipes supply
ing Main street with water from the main
are of iron and have been in use : great
many years, consequently have lived their
lifetime and are now badly rusted and de-
fectivs and have been giving out, breaking
and leaking for some time pest; that this
brenkaRe and leakage will continue because
of the unsafe and defective condition Of
these service pipes and will necessitate
tearing up and a1eavating of the streets TO
repair the pipes unless remedied. The
company say that to pave Main street and
cover up the service pipes in their present
condition would result in great annoyance
and inconvenience to the people, and great
expense to the owners of property. To pre-
vent this Inconvenience, annoyance and ex-
pense the company say it will be necessary
for property swners to replace the iron ser-
vice pipes with galvanized or lead pipes,
which would not require one-tenth the ex-
pense that would be entailed in repairing
the old ones. The council is asked to no.
tlfy the property owners on Main street to
replace the iron pipes with galvanized or
lead pipes.
Alderman Weber offered the following,
which was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The present and increasing i'm
portanoe Of that portion Of the city Of
Helena, designated as the Sixth ward, does
warrant for its inhabitants greater meas-
urs of confederation at the hands of the
city council, and
Whereas, the least that citizens and tax
payers resident in this locality may be en-
titled to expect from the city government
in return for their contribution towards
sharing the burden of taxation is proper
and adequate protection for their lives and
their property; therefore,
Resolved That it is the sense of this
council that the present fire Departments, az
existing in the Sixth ward is entirely in
competent for the absolutely necessary re-
quirements of this portion of the city, and
that one OF the first steps necessary in the
direction of the improvement sought, is she
enlargement of the present hose house.
Resolved. That the building committee,
together with the committee ON fire depart
ment and the inspector of buildings, be
and is hereby instructed to prepare plans
and specifications covering such improve
ments to the Sixth ward hose house as was
suggested in the report of the fire depart
ment committee April 26, 1892. together
with an estimate of the cost, and report to
this council at its next meeting.
+. w. Fiske, contractor for ths audi
torium, stated to the council that the
school board had requested him to get the
building ready in time for the commence
to say it would be ready. He himself would
ask permission to have promenade dance
in the building on the 9th. Alderman
Jackson said the Elite orchestra had al
ready gotten permission to open the build
ing with concerts. the proceeds OF which
would 20 to buy piano for the auditorium.
They had calculated on the curiosity of the
people to see the place bringing a large
crowd. II some Other affair we're held first
the curiosity would be gone. Contractor
Fiske pledged himself not to carry away
any of the curiosity and the permission
was granted.
resolution offered by Alderman Reeoe
was adopted, requesting property owne 3 on
Sixth and Seventh avenues and Warren |
street to put their sidewalks in proper oon-
dition leading to the auditorium. City En-
gneer Kesrl suggested some changes in the |
grade of Warren street near the auditorium,
but the council decided to allow it to re-
main as it is.
Alderman Fuller called attention to the |
fact that it is customary to haye an exam
inatlon of tho city treasnrer's books each |
year. Mayor Curtin said he had thought of
the same thing, and TN examination will
very likely be orcles cd.
On Recommendation of the sewerage com-
mittee the council decided to extend the |
time Of A. 7. Newberry from june to Nov.
for payment of rent on the sewer farm.
The bonds of City Treasurer Walker and |
Police Judge Gage were approved and hlcd.
All bills against the city were. on motion |
of Alderman Reese, ordered presented by
the third day Of each month.