The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-11
AFFAIRS N THE COUNCIL
Matters That Are Coming Up at
the Meeting Tonight
PETITIONS AND THINGS
The Street and Alley Committee Holds a
Meeting and Decides to Make Recon-
mendations-A Letter From the
Hook and Ladder People.

The city council OF Butte will meet
this evening in adjourned session to
consider various matters Of Importance,
among them being bids for the grading
of Grant street between Park and Mer-
Jury in the Parrot addition. and also of
Gaylord street in the same section of
the city. II is desired that this grading
should be done this fall. and II this is
TO be the contract must be let and work
started without delay. The street and
alley committee Of the city council met
yesterday afternoon and decided TO rec
ommend that the petition OF James Nc
Grevy and others for a 25-foot street
through the Hosking and Nightingale
lode be not allowed so far as the street
is concerned. but the city attorney is in
structed to draw an ordinance condemn
ing property In these claims for an alley
25 feet wide. The alley viii extend from
lower Montana street west to the b..
A. & Il. track. The petition Of Mrs. l..
j. Scott for a rebate on her Sidewalk
tax was recommended to be disallowed.
The bill of Peter Vadnais and +. Daw-
son of SO each for damages on account
of the bursting of a water pipe on East
Galena street was sent pack to the petit
TONERS to have them put their bill in
proper form.
1t was recommended that the bill of
John Rafferty, for patching up side
walks be allowed and the cost charged
to the abutting property.
Council bill II, establishing a grade
on Covert street from Park north to
Granite street was recommended for
passage.
The following petition will be present.
ed to the council at to-night's meeting:
ITO to Honorable Mayor and Council
of the City Of Butte: conference.-the
Cobban Loan and Realty company.
agent for III. L.. Vadnais. respectfully
represents and petitions your honorable
body: That said Nadnais Is the owner
of a certain dwelling house which has
just been completed and is situated on
grounds lying Immediately west of and
adjoining lot No. l. in block No. 4, of
the Stevens additions To the city OF
Butte: that said dwelling house has no
sewer connections and that such sewer
connections are needed for the use OF
said house: that there is a sewer already
built on Crystal street.
Your petitioner, therefore, asks
leave To connect said dwelling house
with said sewer by running sewer con-
nections from said house to the alley
between Mercury and Crystal streets
and thence east on said alley to Crystal
street to connect with said sewer. That
said petitioner Is willing to pay a pro-
portionate rate therefor, as paid by
other property owners using said sewer.
That your petitioner desires action
upon this petition as soon as possible,
in order that said sewer connections
may be made before cold weather.
III. l.. NADNAIS.
by Cobban Realty Co, Agent"
The following bill for damages has
been presented TO the city by Edward
l.. Mahony and will be considered at
to-night's meeting: .l
Butte. Mont. Nov. Q. 1sss.-The city
OF Butte to Edward l.. Mahoney. DIR.
To damages on account of establishing
and changing grade of East Galena
street to the adjoining property of
claimant, being lots numbered 16 and IL.
I'm block numbered II, of Leggat *
Fosters addition to the city Of Butte.
Montana, according to the official plat
and urvey thereof, on file in the office
of the clerk and recorder OF Silver Bow
county Montana. and the buildings n
improvements there. after the erection
and construction of said buildings and
improvements. said lots being situated
on the north side of East Galena street,
between Oklahoma and Atlantic streets.
in the aid city of Butte. to-wit.:
Lot No. Is, block No. u: Damages
to fences, $25: damages TO water con-
nections with the building on said lot,
$40: damages by reason of cost en-
tailed by necessity of building retain
ing wall. 500: damages to property on
account OF depreciation thereof and in
Jury to the same resulting from the
establishment and changing OF the sur
face OF the street adjoining, $3.50. To-
tai. 81 ,125.
Lot No. Il. block No. ~: Damages
to fences. S25: damages to water con-
nections with the building on said lot.
$40; damages by reason OF cost entailed
by necessity Of building retaining walls.
800: damages to property on account OF
depreciation thereof and injury to the
same, resulting from the establishment
and changing Of the surface OF the
street adjoining. $500. Total, 1865.
Grand total. $3.50.
"E. l.. MAHONEY."
The following communication has
been received in regard to fire appaT-
atus recently ordered by the city:
Butte. Mont. Nov. 3. 1s9S.-To the
Honorable Mayor and Council OF the
City of Butte. Mont: Gentlemen-l am
in receipt Of a letter from my princi-
pals. the Fire Extinguisher Manufac-
turing company OF Chicago, To whom
you awarded the contract for furnish
ing your city with a hook n ladder
truck with a 65-foot extension ladder,
also a contract for furnishing a 50-foot
extension ladder. They state In bidding
SIS on the 50-foOt extension ladder. IL
was not understood that this ladder
should be part of the hook and ladder
equipment. and that the extra cost OF
making IL part u the equipment Will be
$50. and the weight OF the entire equip
ment will be increased $50 pounds. The
additional price and weight is In the
housing OF the ladder. SO as to form
part of the hook and ladder equipment.
/ respectfully submit this to your hon
orable board for consideration. An
early reply Is essential. as the truck Is
now under course of erection. Yours
very truly, FRED ROWLANDS.
Agent Fire Extinguisher Manufactur-
ing company"