The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-21
UNDER BUTTE'S WING.
A Little Strip Of Territory to Be An
neXed to the City.
SUGGESTION OF THE MAYOR
The Ground Which II Is Proposed
to Add Is the Extreme North
east Corner-What the
Codes Say.

In accordance with the suggestion of
Mayor Thompson in his report, submit
ted Wednesday, the committee on plats
and additions is now considering the
matter of an enlargement of the city of
Butte. The territory which IL Is pro-
posed to annex is not large, but 1t will
add 800 or 400 to the population of
Butte, and will include int he city linn
its a corner which is virtually part of
the city.
The territory which doesn't belong TO
Butte but which II is proposed TO an
mex is the extreme northeast corner.
At the top is the Fansett addition.
which extends from Broadway on the
north to Galena on the south. is bound
ed on the west by Warren avenue, and
extends three blocks to the east to the
extension of Watson avenue.
Directly south of the Fansett addi-
ton Is the Talbot & Jones addition.
This IL not so large as the Fansett adj
dition but is more thickly populated.
1t extends from Galena street on the
north to Talbot avenue on the south,
which is an extension of Mercury
street. 1t has the same limits east and
west as the Fansett addition.
Directly south of the Talbot q Jones
addition is a little triangular strip of
the Kemper addition which IL Is also
proposed to annex. This strip in some
way was left out when the rest of the
Kemper addition was annexed TO
Butte. This is also thiclly populated.
The entire district which IL is proposed
TO annex, the Fansett addition, the Tai
bot q Jones addition. and the northern
strip OF the Kemper addition, lies east
of the Leegat a. Foster addition and
- 81 II n
ly, barring any gerrymandering that
might be done, the Fansett addition
would become a part of the Third ward,
and the balance of the new territory
would become a part OF the Fifth ward.
The committee will ascertain the
wishes of the Inhabitants OF this section
as 70 being made a part of Butte at the
coming election. The people are un-
derstood TO be very DESTROYS of having
police and fire protection and electric
lights. They are off in a corner by
themselves, neglected by the county
and ignored by the city. 1t is as thick
ly settled as almost any part OF Butte,
contains well built cottages and there
is little doubt that the people will want
TO be annexed. II is not understood
why this section was overlooked when
the adjoining territory was annexed.
but probably II was not built up at
that time.
II the territory under consideration
IS not annexed this spring, IL cannot be
annexed until a year from this spring.
and the inhabitants would have to go
another full year without lights and
without police and fire protection.
Therefore IL is important that action
be taken at once so that the matter
may be submitted at the ensuing cleo
ton.
The new codes makes the following
provision in section 1926 for this annex
alton of territory:
''when any city or town desires to
annex any abutting and contiguous
territory. II Is lawful, by ordinance
passed for that purpose, to submit the
question of annexation TO the qualified
electors OF the city or town. If a ma
Jority of the electors vote in favor of
the annexation. the city or town coun-
ell must present to the board of county
commissioners a petition for the an
nexation. The petition must describe
the territory proposed to be annexed,
and there must be attached thereto
map of the same. Such proceedings
must be had as are provided in this
chapter for submitting the same to
vote of the qualified electors Of a pro-
posed addition, and IL a majority of the
electors residing within the contiguous
territory vote in favor of annexation,
said territory becomes a part of said
city and the inhabitants and all prop
erty therein are subject to the ordi-
nances and other regulations of the city
or town. as If originally forming
part thereof"
1t will be seen therefore that the city
must pop the question. 1t must vote
first and II IL consents TO accept the
new territory. then the people of the
new territory must decide as to whether
or not they want to be annexed.