The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-14
.STREETSBY NEW NAMES
Butte People Will Soon Be Able 10
LOCite tn m elves.
CORNERS WILL BE MARKED
some Accounts and Complaints
Against the City Settled or
disposed OF BY the Coun-
ell Last Night.

BUTTE, Feb. 13.-Fnal action was taken
| at the council meeting to-night in regard
to changing the boundaries of the wards
| of the city of Butte and in regard to
| changing the names of some of the streets
| and avenues of the city. Tue wards were
changed in accordance with the recon-
mendations published in the STANDARD
about SIX weeks ago, the Seventh beng
The principal loser in size, while the
bounds of the Fifth, Sixth and Eighth
wards are also changed. The object of
the change was TO equaliZe the voting
strength of the respective wards, the Sew
enth ward having had heretofore double
the voting strength of almost any other
ward. These changes we're included in
council bill 1876, VIII ch passed unanimously
on Its third reading tonight.
The names Of "A number of streets we're
changed by council bill No. 1877, which
also passed on Its third reading, tonight.
The changes are as follows:
U,ah street to Hamilton street.
Delaware Nv nue. - Frem Dut street.
ArIZO IA avenue 20 Arizona street..
Colorado street, in Farrel's addition, and
California street. IN LeGgatt FOSTER addi-
ton and Giyin & Ducie's addition, TO Atlantic
street.
Oregon avenue and oregon street to Gaylord
street
Second stree, in the Curtis & Majors addition
20 curtis S.te't.
Wyoming avenue to Wyoming street
NevdIa avenue, in l. ~ & Fosters add
ton. and elmOnt addition. 10 Grant street.
Parrot street in Parrot ddltlon TO Lincoln
avenue.
addition No. 2 and IN C,ark's addition to Mary
land venue.
Gale Ionla street, in Hope addit on to Wool
man street
Woolmdn street in Hope addition, to Anti
mOny street.
Iowa avenue. in Dexter addition, to Illinois
avenue.
Missouri avenue, in Dexter addition, TO Indi-
ana avenue.
The highway lying ives OF blocks ?, and 4 OF
the Thornton addition VIII be known as ONO
avenue.
The highway running north and south in
block 81 Will be known As Academy street.
The reason tor the changes in the
names of these streets Is the gradual
growth of Butte and gradual anneXing of
suburbs, confusion has arisen, the same
street having one name in one
addition aud "A different name in another
addition, while streetsin widely diff
ierent parts of Butte have sometimes
had the same name. All these con-
iusions are done away with by the changes
made. Some Other changes asked, i'll
GLIDING the request for a change in the
name of West Galena street, were not
granted.
Then il was moved by Alderman Pas
coe, and carried, that bids tie advertised
for for the posting of the names of streets
on every street corner in Butte. This will
he n very gratifying innovation, there be-
ing but few streets IN the city that are
plainly markell.
A resolut OIL was introduced. by Alder
man Byrne that the recent beer hall rob-
berries he referred to the license commit
tee for investigation with instructions to
report at once. This was carried.
resolution by alderman Knowlton
makes il the duty of the fire marshal to
examine TWICE each month the places
where powder is kept, and also to eX-
anime flues regularly. This was carried.
The city attorney was empowered to
take such action as he deemed proper in
the case of Sweeney vs.. the city, recently
decided by the supreme court in favor of
the plaintiff.
The fire committee reported in favor of
the purchase of 1000 feet of Eureka hose
from the futile company at 80 cents.
communication from Mrs. Maggie
Gus ok, asking for n refunding of her
taxes on account of poverty, was referred
TO the judiciary committee.
The recommendation of the light COM
mittee for an electric light at the corner
of Mercury and Oklahoma streets was
carried.
The 6, rect and alley committee recon-
mended that the claims of Ducie d Mem
deisohn for damages arising from the
change of grade in West Park street be
disallowed. The judiciary committee
recommended that the objection of +. 4.
Mcbride to the assessment for building a
sewer be overruled. as the benefit to tho
property was equal to the assessment. Ii
was further recommended that Joseph
Silver be refunded his assessment: that
the assessment of Robert Grant in the
Farrell addition he referred to the street
and alley committee for investigation,
and that the matter of the city paving the
expenses of the funerals of the killed fire.
men be referred To the mayor.