The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-09
THE STREET RAILWAY.
Mr.. White FILES a Protest The Proposed
Route.

Route.
The trouble over the extension of
the street railway through the Boule-
ward addition became more serious yes
terday when w. Nice White, part
owner and agent for the addition filed
written and vigorous protest with
the county commissioners against
changing the proposed line from Green
wood to Josette avende as demanded
by the trustees of Mt. Moriah ceme-
terry. In his protest Mr.. White says
he dedicated the alleys and streets
OF the boulevard addition to the county
and that the parties who protested
against running the line on Green
wood avenue have no interest what
ever in that street and he believes that
they protested for the purpose Of avoid
ing the dedication by them of suffi-
Client ground from their holdings to
make the street the customary width
as they should be required 70 give at
least 80 feet for that purpose. Mr.
White asked the commissioners to ig-
more the petition for a change of the
line to Josette avenue and says If the
road Is put on that street he will suf
fer great damage to the property ad-
jacent which would be rendered en-
tirely unfit for an addition or residence
purposes. He complains that the Gem
VIGOROUSLY obstructed Greenwood ave-
une with a fence and hEtching posts.
and IL 1t were not for such distractions
there would be ample room for the
railroad. Mr.. White asks that these
obs tructions be ordered removed and
that If his petition is refused and the
line is ordered on Josette avenue, he
demands that Greenwood avenue and
the alleys in the blocks between that
ln tod nj
turned to the original owners so that
the ground NAV at least be partially
available for other purposes. The pc
thioner says he valves no legal right
he may have for damages.
w. A. Clark. president of the rail-
way company, in compliance with the
demands of the cemetery trustees filed
a petition with the commissioners for
a change in the franchise. though the
railroad company desired to run the
line on Greenwood avenue. The board,
before receiving Mr. Whites protest,
had ordered the publication of the no.
tice. ITO those interested i'm Josette ave-
nue., of the intended change. The com
missioners will probably decide the
matter some time next week.
I In answer to a question submitted
Thy Chairman Charles as TO whether or
hot the commissioners had authority to
a
hnd township officers elected in 1894.
where the bonds were found to be in
bufficient, County Attorney Wines yes
Lerday gave IL as his opinion that the
Judge of the district court only could
Improve bonds. Section 1853 of the po-
ltical code provides that the judge
lsAafl approve all bonds unless other
lWHse provided" and Mr. Wines could
iind no other provision for approving
bonds, and therefore the commissioners
have no authority. The question as to
iwhen the officers were elected makes no
difference. There had also been sub
United to the county attorney a ques-
tion as to whether the coroner, under
Lhe law. could draw fees for two in
lluests held on the same day. The law
lSays the coroner shall be entitled to So
u day for holding an inquest, and the
county attorney CONSTITUTES that to
mean that the coroner is entitled to IS
Tor each inquest, and II one inquest
runs more than one day he Is entitled
to s. for each day. and IL he holds more
Khan one inquest on the same day, he
rs stpl entitled TO his S. for each in
huest
r. IT. Baker has been temporarily APP
pointed deputy county surveyor by Mr..
Gutelius.
! The commissioners passed on and or
iiered paid a number of claims against
The county. The fee bill of Police
Magistrate Turner was disallowed, in
accordance with an opinion from the
bounty attorney that the fees were not
legal claims against the county.