The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-06
Butte Department.

and the condition Of the mn gaines. as
outlined in yesterdays STANDARD The
| report stated that the Butte q Roston
! Mining company has 1850 pounds and
! tho Boston 4 Montana 1880 pounds in
| their Magazines in Yankee Doodle
eulch. three miles northeast Of the city.
He found these magazines to be drawn
| strictly in compliance with the law. In
| the powder magazines on tho fiat a
! mile and a half south Of the city. there
| were 81 800 pounds IN the Tuttlo COM
pany's ma gazinc: %. 600 in that Of H.
! L. DCcrinE; 5000 IN that Of state saw
I.ings bank; 22."CO in that Of the Butte
! Hardware company and G7.1S0 i'm that
! Of NJ. G. Harris The total amount Of
| powder on the fiat Feb. !. IS 227.s $50
I pounds The mayor stated that these
! marazinos are not in compliance with
/ the law and he recommended that tn
county commissioners and city council
I insist on tho magazines being moved to
/ some place in compliance with the law.
/ There was much discussion OF the pow
! der question. Hc!lig did not think 300
| 600 pounds Of powder is any moro dan
gorous than 10000 pounds. both being
Just as dangerous as they can be- He
said II IL necessary to keep n large
stock on hand. as there are many diff
ferent kinds and sizes Of powder need
cd by the mining companies. and if
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to 10 SUSPENDED until the powder can
be obtained. 4 committee Of three was
appointed to thoroughly investigate the
subject confer with the agents Of the
powder companies and pick ont n place
whore new magazines can he built Al
acrmen Hcilig, Rowe and Cannon were
appointed rs such committee
The electric light company received
little ginning mp next. A resolution
was introduced by Alderman Walsh.
and passed unanimously. that a COM
mittee be appointed to investigate the
rates charged by the electric light COM
pany and ascertain whether they have
violated in any respect their franchise
in respect 10 charges for lights to the
other consumers. The mayor and Aid
ermen Gamblers. Walsh Rodda and |
Cannon We're appointed as such com |
mittec. The following ordinance was !
introduced and referred 10 the judi !
cfary committee:
&C. -. No. l7S-Any boy or girl ~ the |
age Of years ana upwards who shall |
wantonly. mischiovously or sDortively |
step or slt upon the steps OF any street |
railway cars for the purpose Of sur
reptit'ouelv riding thereon or shall IN |
any manner cling % tho e'Cne or rail-
Ing at either. end Of any street railro7d |
car or 10 the sides thereof while the
same Is in motion or under way. shall |
be subject To pay n fine OF 81 and costs
or the prosecution
George Hopkins came 10 the front
rs usual with q petition FOR n gambling
license. This time ho wanted 1t on tho
second floor 81 No y North Min
street. The petition was referred TO
the license committee.
ON resolution Of the license commit
t"". T. g. Wilson and 6. W. Jackson. |
employment agents, We're cited to ap-
pear bef'r" the council at the next
A. ~ 20 oh.
conSc should not be revoked. c. Il. No |
ltt. loNEin" assessments for the grad
ing of streets in the Volunteer a@di-
ton, was referred 10 tho judiciary com
mittce.
The street and alley and tho fudl-
CARY committees reported favoraNlv 10
purchasing property for widening
West Broadway at the Broadway
school and recommended that the
proposition Of the school trustees he
accepted. This was adopted
The street and alley committee rec
commended that the petition for an 81
ley IN block ID be granted. provided |
lh're l." NO cost 10 ia" city; that Nc |
L'od and Mcdonald be permitted TO |
np'h a shaft between jackson and |
OfNSfal streets, provided they furnish |
nm indomnifying bond. and that the
ll"nlnE OF Covert street he postponed |
J h'So recommendation wCrc adopted. |
nQoI That |
condemnation proceedings be corn
h'nced against the T.. 4. q L. rail- |
'"ad To- streets and alleys in the Vol
lntC'r addition. which rocommenda-
ion was referred TO the judiciary com
nittee. III" bids for furnishing coal to
ne city were hardly satisfactory only
lhout regular market prices were Of
cred and the city had hoped for n re-
iuction. The Consumers Fuel com
AMY put i'm a bid for Gait coal tho :
iutt' Sewer Pipe a Tile company Cor
'o'kN Fork. the Butte Coal cnpln5nN, J
"r i"ck SPRING and the Western IuoI ,
.WpanN for SWeotwater coal Tho
'"S Wer" referred 10 the public build
ne committee
tn" report of the street commission
= showed thar $io7.35 was cvnoulo9 on
ne streets during January. A pctitio, .
or license 10 carry on the hueiroe,
I a paWnhrokor at Ne. { East PM, 6
''r.i "iS granted To- Jake piucus. !,
. bernard was granted permission ~
AIRY on a secondhand clothing bue,-
eSS. Adjourned y