The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-03
NEW NAMES NEEDED
No Wonder the Stranger Falls Among
PhiliStineS SOm3iim3S
THE WORDS TO BE CHANGED
At the Council Meeting Last Night
There Was a Right mart of
Business Disposed OF With
out Much Talk Too.

BUTTE, Jan. 2.-The city council to-
night accepted the committees report in
regard 10 rearranRing the wards IN the
lower part OF the city so as TO equalize, as
nearly as possible, the voting strength in
each ward. The Fifth, Sixth and Eighth
wards we're enlarged, while the Seventh
was slightly reduced in size. The changes
were made on the following report from
the judiciary committee which was unani-
| mously adopted:
In the matter Of the redivison OF the wards
| ol the Guy we recommend that wards No f. p
| ana rema he same as a. present I'VE
| IuItheT recommend that the Finn ward Ice
| cndnsed from rs present boundaries on the
| sou,l Mercury street, 10 the north side OF Sill
Yer street ana that the southern boundary of the
Ntn ward be extended southwark To the same
poiht. we recommend that the seventh ward
Include all territory south of Silver and east of
wyoming Streets 10 tine southern ana eastern
boundaries or the city; and tuat the Eighth
ward c.ude all To Tltory south of silver and
west OF wyoming streets to the southern and
western boundaries OF the city, and we recon-
mend that the city engineer prepare a desclIp-
suggestions.
Ia compliance with the councils re-
quest at previous meeting. the city enpi-
neer submitted the following list of streets
ana avenues having similar names with
their location:
Colorado street-Farrelrs addition. |
Colorado CHRONOLOGICAL TOWNSHIP. Ore |
gon strcet-Lcggat d Foster addition. |
oregon avenue-Noyes d Uptons Rail |
road addition. Arizona street-originaI |
toWhsite. Ar iona avenne-continuationo of |
ihe above. Utah street-orIg nal town
site. Utah avenue-Noyes q Upton's
Railroad addition. Wyoming street
original TOWNSHIP. Wyoming avenue
continuation of above. Nevada street
LeggaI q Foster addition. Nevada avenue
-Noyes Upion's railroad addition.
california street-Leggat q Foster addi-
tioH. California avenue-Noyes d Upton's
railroad addition. Delaware avenue
Clark's addition. Delaware avenue
Ophlr addition.
The following are connected but are
nearly at right angles IN direction: Iowa |
avenue ana Missouri avenue. Dexter adj |
litlon; Iowa avenue and Missouri avenue. |
alley addition; Parrot street, Parrot adj
Iillon' Iarrot street, Fausett addition,
outside OF the city limits. The engineer
recommended that Caledonia street i'm the
hope addition he changed TO Woolman
ind mat Noolman street IN the same adj
lltlon be changed TO AntiInony, and that
ne highway near the gas house, running l
lorlh and south, be given another name
nan that OF the county road. which il now
'ears. The report was referred TO the /
treet and alley committee, which will
resent a list of new names to do away
nth the duplicates.
PERSONS having new names to suggest {
mould leave them with the city engineer. n
Ol the recommendation of the Judiciary -
ominlttee the petitions of Jonas Cohen
nd John Forester, claiming damages 9
rom the city, were referred To the street
nj alley committee for investigation and p
eport. Petitions asking for a fire alarm
OK and electric light at the corner of n
klahoma and Mercury streets were re-
FRED to the proper committees.
The fire marsha's report showed that 81
10 department had answered eight
arms during December. The total los =.
as $50 90 which was covered by insur-
ice OF BLOOD, and the volunteers were X
nd $3.50 during the month. al
The new Quartz street fire station was "a
rmally accepted 10y the council and a n
concerning furnishing il
as referred to the fire committee.