The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-24

: sioner, except in cases in which If 4.
desired TO remove a sidewalk for IN,
purpose OF excavating for the erection
of a building.
L A communication from civ .,,,rro,
DE Wolfe stated that Mrs. bella nan.
Iahah, through her counsel. refused "a
!. accept the $500 offered by the council
= IN satisfaction of the judgment rem
uereu IN her favor. Alderman Near
thur moved tina as the CITY attorney
haa rendered an opinion that the city
hdu no ground on which To fight the
! case. mat a warrant be ordered drawn
= IN payment of the claim in full.
amounting to 81, $50 and costs. The mo-
ton carried. nv
5 Inspector of Weights and Measures
II ). walker submitted his report for
august, showing the amount of licenses
coilected by him during the month to
have been 81. O25.s5. The report was re.
cetved and filed.
Inc ways and means committee re-
ported, estimating the cost of the con-
templated improvements in connection
win the IRE department and city hall
AT 10000 for the site for the enlarge
ment OF the Quartz street station. Sc. 900
Tor the site for the new fire house at
Arizona and Mercury streets. SIC. 1000 for
the building to be erected thereon. and
sS.VV Tor the improvements to the city
nan. IL was recommended that the civ
attorney draw a resolution appropriat-
ing $4,000 To the public Improvement
tund. The report was amended 10 pro-
woe mat the amount be approximate
from the general fund, and adopted
The light and building committee re-
ported, recommending that the street
ight on Maryland avenue between
Flatinum and Aluminium streets DE
moved To the junction of MARYLAND
avenue and Aluminium street: that the
nght on East Granite street opposite
Covert street be charged TO the county
and the county 20,
electric light company be notified. that
the city purchase from Lee w. Foster
the property in the rear OF the city hall
for $i3,0 OO.
On motion of Alderman Macarthur. the
items or the report Were considered
separately and the matter Of purchas-
ing the property in the rear of the cIty F,
hall was referred 10 the judiciary COM :
mittee. and the report as amended was q
adopted. "
The street and alley committee re- :
ported, recommending that the Phoe- /
nix Electric company be permitted to d
place a pole on the south side of West q
Park street near Main; that council bill .
NO. ~, pertaining to establishing the a
grade on Covert street. be referred to
OF the whole. Further time q
was asked for with reference TO the bill r
Tor damages of l.. Stecker. Accompa- Il
nying the report was a communication II
from Street Commissioner B%ranagan ,
containing the recommended y
tions that sidewalks be built as follows: f
the south side of Iron street between a
Utah avenue and Wyoming street: both o
Of Third street between Utah ave- q
nue. and Wyoming street: both sides Of a
Second street between Utah avenue and a
Wyoming street. both sides of First y,
street from Utah avenue TO Colorado: !
north side OF quartz between Jackson y,
and Washington; south side of Broad -,
way between Crescent and Jackson: y,
side of Maryland avenue between y,
The b., A. & +. tracks and Main street: -
north side of Second street between n,
Nevada avenue and Colorado: 100 feet "
IN south side of Quartz from Montana: Tr
n front Of No. 81 West GaIena: north I'm
'ide of Granite from No. 357 to 367; west In
tide OF Main from Fremont to Iron, and a
IN the south side of Broadway from II,
Covert street to No. $40. 1t was also Al
that action be taken 10 st
'enew the lease on the city stockade. nj
On motion the report was adopted and In
resolution ordered drawn in conform to
~ with the recommendation of the be
treet COMMISSIONS with reference to
he building Of sidewalks. on motion or,
he mayor was authorized TO attend to fei
he matter of renewing the lease on the rel
tockade. tn
The fire and water committee reported av
commenting that the petition of Will "a
I'm Thompson and others for an extern tho
ION OF the water main. he SEE
that the petition Of the pI'
company and others t,o
pr a fire alarm box on Aluminium "a
rect be granted and that the box be ~
laced at the corner of Aluminium and Iol
.rizona streets; that the petition of req
'aniel Brogan n others for a water -
Iain on Michigan avenue from Oregon :,
venue to Pirst street be granted: that stsa
he oidot the Fire Extinguisher company roc
furnishing the city witt a hook and ore
oder truck to cost $l,475 be accented -,
10 the petition of A.. j. Wood ~,
Try and others for a water main on er,
oolman, Henry and Anthony streets. ~
.rther time was asked. The report yor
lrther stated that the committee had ma,
the plans for a fire station Sc
Arizona and Mercury streets. and ens
that those Of William n
'hite be accepted. -
The reading of the report was fol- euu
wed by a motion by Alderman KnowI- Of
n 10 consider the various Roo
tions seriatum. The first four recon- s Z,
snuatlohs Were passed without Incl cent
mt, but when the fifth was reached emil
hnowlton stirred up a hornets To
st by moving that this Boo
m be rejected and that the city clerk and
instructed to advertise for bids. He The
ited he had been led to understand let
2 city could do better. Led
Macarthur said he could not
? the sense OF readvertising. He knew
but Two firms to bid. and these had
'eady submitted bids and the one
commended to be adopted was the ""''
vest. He said he had been Informed
II the agent of the Seagravas com &c
mad said there was $500 in il for homo
ne one II he got the order. He felt Of s
attempt had been made 10 rob the the
y, and he was opposed to giving the -.
n another chance TO bid. He moved -
"A mend hN n.g.BgfV4v ,L-4 10 tltlb
tinguisher company. pafpa ssia a. cna,
uld ike 10 hear from the agents of on u
TWO companies and from Chief ment
The other members felt like the !