The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-14
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The Chairman and the Ex-Chairman
Of Streets and Alleys
Cross Swords.
Renort OF the Treasurer on q
Condition Of the City
Funda
worN m the strests-ReEulating storage
.,a TRANSFORMATION Of Explosives,
the Removal Of erbaG Etc.

The meeting Of The city council lass n'ens
would have been very untnsefess'n0 Ous ios
a little tilt between Alderman Lissnsf, sos
former chairman of the streets ana Alleys
committee, and Alderman Howell the pres
IN. chairman, 1t appears that somesame
l.st wear the grade of Broadway. betwssn
Renttie and Chauoer streets. Was fsise0
somewhat. The people there have since
complained Of damage TO their properly
from water, and asked the council to have
the grade lowered. The streets ana aiieys
committee were directed TO confer with sne
.treet commissioner and The city engineer
and do what was thought necessary TO
aba,e She trouble complained OF. Lsss
night Alderman Lissner wanted 10 Know
Inv what right the committee we're having
%he work done at that Point without ntss
r.ferripc tho matter to the council for ap-
n1o,a,. Alderman Howell said that he was
Glad TO see that Alderman Lissner was tax
inc some interest III the business u
committee of which he is . member. hs
had been notified of every meeting bus nau
not attended. 1.-THE difference" saia
Alderman Howard, lis tnas th's
vear the whole committee acts, ana l"ss
wear it was only the chairman" oon''
oh;eot 70 the work." said Alderman L'ss-
ner, but / insist on having . vote on 'ns
n,opositiou, The council should NOS Dc
IGNORED" ''They were ignored last year
when you had charge" replied Alderman
Howell. "That's another mattel" ala she
Frat ward alderman. The records wefe
hunted up and the report was found 10 %
q. atated above. Alderman Flaherty SAID
.,v obisotions 20 the committee acting IN
The master should have been made when
Aha ,anort was up. Alderman walker
-o,ad that the action of the comm Dc
.1,,oved. Several others thouRhs this was
nprscassary. and the motion was ialo on
= C;tv Treasurer Garrett submitted the fol-
lowing statement of receipts and dlsonfse-
ments of his office for the monsn OF WAY:
was s1l. 7S4. so; receipts during monen
e. 5ss as. total S13, 1857 .9S; warrants paid
w;,h intsrest Ri, 5S2. 10; transfer to hre fund
e. mo. total 80, 5S2. 10; balance jane !
$2.7s5'2s. Balance May in ire fund
81. 1873. 50: received By tr : 81 ilom Rsn ERA
"a n1e4 Ii: balance June / 81 s4.39. Bal
moe Nav / in street fund 1892. "a: warrants
I'D a155 balance June l S867.54. Bal
snces June / to credit otheF tnnds were:
interest and sinking fund $l3. ~; Law
renee street fund S2,6S5.3o irplaIy Ianu
Balances on hand June ! was $3l,34942.
Civ Clerk McIntire reported warrants
emonntinp 10 So. 399. 80 issued by him dur
trn NAV. and s27. 200. % returned by the
treasurer as cancelled.
street Commissioner koontz reported lne
~. x1nnp&pnAnt dnr1n0 tnG
month Of May. Particular attention was
oivan 40 aidewalks and crossings. Ntnetesn
crossinos we're put In; and twelve old onee
y.naired. The amount Of laid
ua.4H feet. On sixth avenue 3oo Ises "a
graded for sidewalk; the grading OF ETlne
street ftom Eleventh. ave san t 20 nei xa'
oraaed for walk on West Main street; par,
If Helena avenue was placed on grade, anc
EnO feat of old sidewalk was filled In for Ole
crossings At Northern Paclno Depot. VI
the vest side all the streets south OF Law
renee and west Of Park avenue pave pee,
cleaned of rock; and on the east SIDE a.
,h. s,ree,s east of Davis, from Twelfth
ayenu. to state street, also Pearl and Wooe
streets, part of Broadway, Ewing street
Warren street, Park avenue ana I"elisl
avenue. The present street force oons'ss
of tvolve men and five teams.
CITY Marshal NcCann reuorted arrest'
dining NAV 1O4, of which eiphty-fve weE
for violations of city ordinances and nine
teen for ofenses against state laws; ll
DAYS york was lone by prisoners on IN
streets. Police Magistrate Crutchsr re
ported the number of cases tried ninety
two. tines aud costs collected $125.72.
All the reports of city officers wef
adopted and ordered placed on file.
The CITY ordinance regulating the storaa
and carriage through the streets OF hie
explosives was amended so as TO provid
that the storage of such explosives or the
ansfsr through the street. within the ~
limits. 10 prohibited except in the followir
quantities: Coal oil. 200 gallons in origin
packages; powder, giant powder or dyn'
mite, 100 rounds in tin or iron cases
canisters. or packages equally 90 secur
cartridges. not more than ono case OF eat
kim in original packages; giant powder ca
not,more than 1000. The penalties. as r
ported in the ordinance, wers from 20
$50. These were raised to $50 and $lO
the ordinance passed; and the Oh
marshal was instructed to see that the pr
visions of the ordinance are enforced.
Another ordinance was passed reQuiHil
all garbage meant for removal to be place
in barrels or boxes, under a penalty
from 81 to $40 fine. The ordinance as 7
ported O, iginaily requir ed the garbage I
ceptacles to b of iron, and made the pc
alties from $40 to S25. The reaaireme
about the receptacles being of iron "
stricken ont and the tinea reduced to u
less than 81 and not more than $40.
The coutcil confirmed the followi
nominations of the mayor: Police 81
eeant. John Frey; city i%ailer, Thomas
Persell; policemen. Thomas Cassidy .
w, G. Irwin; sanitary officer. Lewis ID
The mayo. stated that he had dispent
with the services of the court officer a
the city detective; also OF two policem'
The force now numbers twelve az aRai
sixteen the year before. His action '
approved.
Bids were opened for supplying the Q
with lumber for the coming year. ]
bidders were the Helena Lumber Co., 6
christ Bros. d Edgar, and the Monts
Lumber Co., and all the figures were
same, S15 per 600 feet. Alderman Lissl
said there appeared TO be no lowest bid.
something like a combination. He the
fore moved that the bids be all rejected {
the street commissioner buy from each
the bidders, ne the figures were the SAM
charged private parties. Alderman Wal
moved to award the contract to Giloh
Bros. q Edgar, who had it last year. Al
consultation the council decided TO aw
the contract to that firm.
The committee on streets and alleys
ported in favor of opening an alley nc
from Thirteenth avenue. between Ew
and Rodney streets. the petitioners az
lug TO deed the necessary ground AM
stand all expense. The report was adop
The on public buildings
ported $1S6 collected since May 8 for
of the auditorium.
Among the bills for May ordered
were the following: For water, 81. 0l9;
electric light, 5 $1,000. %; on garbage
Hract lass 10 mar cent withheld S4lu 40