The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-15
The Council Recognizes the Popu-
lists in Making Selections for
the Coming Election.
Report of the Treasurer on the
Financial Affairs Of
Helena.
A Sewer to 10 Built to Acoommo date tbs
Refuse From tho Soap Factory
Other business.

Others found SOM difficulty locating a pop
Mist. No difficulty WAS experienced BY
amy of them finding a republican. Tho
list. as completed, with all the polling
places except those Of the Sixth ward,
which are not yot fixed upon. stands 40 fol-
lows:
First ward. first precinct, liz State street
wv. d. Smith md Ference O'Donnell.
democrats; Thomas Greenwood. republi-
can. and William Lorey. populist.
First ward. second precinct, 4O5 West
Main s~treet-Joseph O'Neil, democrat;
James Travis, Sr.. and William Fem, ST..
populists. and Cons d Rice. republican.
Second ward, third precinct. 314 Breck-
enridge street-Joseph Allen and John l..
Koontz, democrats; Cornelius Hedges. re-
publican. and Herman Richter, populist.
Second ward, fourth precinct, 26 jackson
stteet-Matthew Carroll. democrat; O. W.
Carpenter. republican; Patrick Moran.
populist. and ]. +. Mercer. democrat.
Third wa d. fifth precinct. Israel block
Edward Briscos and Joseph Pesrce. demo-
crata; j. II. Richie, populist, aud ]. 8.
Featherly. Republican.
Third ward. sixth precinct. Diamond
block-William Butler. democrat; Comp
Fon H. Coates. popu.ist. and Edward Lor-
Pntz and J. +. Gibson, republicans.
Fourth ward, seventh precinct. Gerhausor
plock-L. Marks. democrat; j. X. Wilmer
and G. E. Colbert, republicans. md Carl
kloinschmidt. populist.
Fourth ward. eighth precinct. Horsky
Puilding-Geo. B. Foote, populist; W. Y.
aimonton, republican; A. Weisenhorn and
ed Zimmerman. democrats.
EIfkh u ri ninth vNeooSrnk Ul>t-~nI~:Js
building, Park and Benton avenuoS-Jame,
2. Norris and Il. i. Wright. republicans;
Fletcher +. Cfoniue. populist, aud John
Bayre. democrat.
Fifth ward, tenth precinct, hose house
Vim. Il. Harrison and Leslie suluroye. re-
,nolioans; John r. Bapty and Harold
Vashburn, democrats.
Sixth ward. eleventh precinct-Knute
)pheim. republicans; Frank Latus, populist;
Chnrles Healy, democrat. and j. G.. Stubbs,
oIu!ist.
sixth ward, twelfth precinct-Georoe A,
Royle and +. j. Shaffer, republicans; w. G.
Hickey. democrat, and c.. E. Anthony, pop
list.
Seventh ward. thirteenth precinct. 72l
Einth avenue-L. d. Beary, democrat;
Walter Scott and Il. A. Craig. republicans,
nd John Workman. populist.
Seventh ward, fourteenth precinct, Brond-
ny and Beattie-Martin Benson and J. /.
ouahtv. republicans; A. y. Douglass, pop
list. and oscar CnllBon, democrat.
City treasurer Walker reported warrants
lonth OF February. A reoapitulation of
pe cash of the city showed the following
nder the hend of receipts: Bal
ace on hand Feb. l last. SIS, 495. 65, rent of
lditorium, $l20; special street tax. S21;
fund Of wages paid in error. $1b: fnes
Pllected by police magistrate. $bl.G2 sale
two horses of fire. department., S175;
unity treasurer, insurance tax, S548. SO;
Puso drainage license. SO 25; Main street
wing, Ss07.32; city Licenses, S1,5s5. 80;
ne disbursements were: Warrants and
terest paid on general fund, $50. 5s5. 76;
Q department fund, 81. 1888. Al; street
nd, 5000 sewerage fund. 1871. 10;
terest and sinking fund. $435; library
nd, S1.3lS.45; Main street paving, $SO7. 80;
and sinking fund, $4,000; total. $422,-
$50; balance on hand, $44. 35s. 70. The
lances on hand to the credit of the several
nds were ns follows on March l: General,
l.46i; 81; fro department.. $l3, ols. %;
Fset' %; sewerage, $545.91 interest
1892; Lawrence street fund. 49, s5. 50;
al, $54, 35s. IS.
City Clerk McIntire reported warrants
avn during February as follows: Gem
n fund, $S,679.54; fro department..
.934. 81; street fund. $125; total, Si1, 63S. 81.
- U"o 90 ~ |
neral fund. $272. 542. 81; FIRE department.,
D.350. n; street fund. $47S. 10; sewerage,
400 SO; total, $304. S01. 6s.
he select committee, consisting of tho
finance committee and the city attorney,
Ide their report on certain suggestions
alive to tho fiscal management of the
8. The report says: "On the question
placing ali the moneys in the several
lds OF the city out at int yest upon con-
Ct. while that is the proper method and
nla De beneficial to the city. yet we arc
the opinion that legislation would be
,essary to accomplish this. in the alb
&c OF charter provision on the subject,
st. Paul md in the other
es where this plan has been
opted. 1t is by virtue of express lcgisla-
P enactment. A bill Was introduced in
recent legislative assembly OF Montana,
We believe. it failed to become a law,
view or these facts we have prepared no
nance on this matter. REGARDING the
npensation OF tho city treasurer, il it
, the intention of the council TINT We
a or Instructions were given your oom-
tee for such amendments, lossiblv
ough lnadvertunce or oversight, 80 TINT
arc unable to submit any amending or
nnce. Ii the council will ntImaxe to
r committee what changes are Ia hs
de in tho existing ordinances. va can
n prepare md submit the necessary
pndments, The matter of the ouuncii
ny upon n question but once, or upon n
pEsideration. your committee think csn
best regulated by Il rule o. resolution for
guidance of the council, md there ia no
essity for IN ordnance" The report
accepted.
lderman Fuller, chairman of the COM
tee on sewerage. and City Engineer
RI. submitted their report on tho con-
plated sewer to receive the waste from
Perry soap factory in the Sixth ward.
report says: "lhe ground is now suf-
Pntly cleared OF snow to determine the
80 taken by the waste from the soar
ks. During our field examination We
ed the damage OF this waste sufficiently
pncl1de that 1t Is a serious nuisance to
properties lying to the north of tho
factory, constituting a muck through
its length. communicating tho wells
lin its reach. ind giving of offensive
q. which. while noticeable even at this
on, we believe must be unbearabls dur
the warmer months. Until this waste
roperly diveit ted into the sewers. We be-
D it will not only retard the develop
of tho surrounding section. but prob
result in driving away some OF the
ent residents. 10 abnte this nuisance
would respectfully recommend that an
t-inch sewer be built i'll tho
loonted north OF Phoenix ave-
running from this soap works
10 main sewer on Hnrris at Get, n dis.
g OF p aoticaliy SEQ feet. Our estimate
10 cost of such u sewer. II rock is not
untered in digging the trsnches-and
mot npnrohpnarl-is pprpvi,nntaIv