The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-01-05
FIRST OF THE NEW YEAR
Precssdisgs Of Last Night's Meeting Of
the City Council

FIRST OF THE NEW YEAR
Pree.salass Of L.st nights Meeting Of
the cisy Council
Butte. Jan. 4.-The city council mot In
regular session this evening. bill OF
Savin Lisa against Offlcer Christensen
was presented. Tho mayor stated that the
bill was for liquor and the council declined
to take any action in the matter.
b. Deaenhart was granted q license 10
conduct an intelligence office. Kirby
Hicks was granted similar license. A
petition was received from John Bodie
and Simon Hauswirth, sureties on tho
bond Of Keppler & Mehlri, plumbers, ask
ing that they be released. The clerk was
instructed to notify the firm to secure new
bondsmen.
]. o. Jones made another written COM
plaint against Officer Waller, which was
laid over.
The school trustees. in order to get
around the mistake Of building tho West
Broadway school house on . piece Of
ground which had no street frontage. pre-
sented petition in tho name of ]. X. Sill
ven, p. A. LarGey and others, asking that
Crystal street he opened from Plymouth
addition to the Davis & Barnard addition.
Referred to the Judiciary committee to
look into the question as 10 who would
bear the expense.
Tho city engineer made his report,
which was q dopted. In reply to a ques-
tion from the mayor, the engineer stated
that nbout 10000 had been spent on the
storm sewers and about 5000 this year ON
the sanitary sewer. The work on the
storm sewers has been co mpleted and tho
last warrants for payment therefor were
ordered drawn.
Marshal Small reported that In regard
to the complaint of John o. Jones against
Officer Waller. that Jones had been mr.
rested upon instructions OF the marshal,
and that he had been fined in tho police
court. On motion of Alderman Harring-
ton, Mr.. Jones was requested to attend
the council meeting and state his griev.
ances.
The FIRE marshal made his report, as
did Health Officer Gum, both of which
were adopted. Tho health officer also
recommended that the crematory
he run only at intervals. In re-
ply to o question from the mayor
DIR. Gum said that the cost Of running the
crcmatory was the salary for one man.
The report cover the eight months end
ing Dec. 81. II shows that 81 mill permits
had been issued and four scavenger per
mts revoked. Tho amount received for
permits was $240. There were 6l2 written
reports returned by the sanitary inspector
and $50 nuisances were reported which
were promptly abatcd. The number Of
inspections made by the sanitary police
men were ACES and = ,sI5 nuisances abated.
tions Of sanitary ordinances and OF them
eo were prosecuted and fined To the aggre-
gate amount OF S;bjG.40.
Paul Davis and Sol i.achman presented
petition in which they said that by false
pretenses they had been induced 10 sign
I.<.fah F<.sn<. huh
victed In the police court. for which fine
they are held. As Hickey In now In the
| city, the petitioners asked that he be re-
arrested and the penalty changed to i'm.
prisonment. City Attorney Cotter said
that in his opinion tho request should not
be gran ted, and the matter was referred
TO the judiciary committee.
| The finance committee made q report
and in the discussion of il there arose
suspicion that tho gas company has been
charging the city too much.especially when
| u was represented that little gas was used.
The mayor kaid that IL cost one-stxth as
much to light the city Jail with gas rs IL
| does to light the entire city with electric
| lights. He thought that there was some
thing wrong somewhere and suggested
compared with some against private con-
sumers. No action was taken In the mat
| ter by tho council.
A large number Of bills wore read,
among them those for the current ex-
pense Of the public library during the past
year amounting to $528.So. The bills were
The special committee appointed 20 To-
cate the new fro hydrants made n report
showing the locations as published In the
STANDARD few days ago.
| resolution was read, providing Tor the
construction OF u sewer on West Copper
| street near Montana street. IL was re-
| ferred to the Judiciary committee.
The old buRaboo, known as the water
question, came up again and Mayor
Mantle said that the proposition made the
company by the council had been ac-
cepted. and he thought the best thing the
city could do was tn agree 10 them. Tho
clerk read the proposed contract between
the city and the water company. Its prin-
cipal provisions are that the company will
and tho second year for u .0O per month.
For all additional hydrants over 100 and
less than 40. the city shall pay E.3 "a
month and for all over 2OO at the rate OF
" n month. Tho company In it's rates To
private consumers. shall be governed by
the old franchise granted by the city To
the Silver Bow Hydraulic Mining company,
which IN now owned ny the water com pany
aud which rates are slightly higher than
those provided for la tho franchise re-
voked by the city. The contract also pro
vidcs tnat the company will disconnect
|
Feb. 1. aud that no more graveyard scep.
nge or liquid from the creeks about the
city shall be pumped into the town for do
nestle use. but that nothing but pure and
wholesome water from Jerry, Divide and
Basin creeks shall be furnished, In vol.
une of at least 5.OU0,OD gallons every
"a hours. In consideration of all this
the city agrees TO use at least 100 hydrants
year aud surrender the noted xl00t
check and all proceedings In the courts
dismissed as settled. the wafer company
to pay all expenses I'm court and the city's
counsel fees and other disbursements
The water company also agrees To relin
quish all it's rights and franchise under
the old Butte Water company and confirm
the city's revocation Of that franchise.
The mayor thought tho contract pro
| posed was AS good a thing as the city
could get or expect. After the aldermen
talked around the matter forhalf an hour II
was decided to postpone action ull Thurs
day at 2 o'clock mt IA special meeting.
| bid was received from the Tuttle com