The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14
no OBJECTIONS MADE
Another Step Taken in the Paw
ing Matter.
INVESTIGATE THE WATER
The City Council Will Go to the Dam
Next Sunday In a Body n In
spect the Resources of the
Supply for Butte.

announcer step or w IN ADVANCE Was
taken by the council last evening in the
matter Of paving for the season. 1t was
the night for hearing objections to the
paving Of Granite street, but no objec-
tions were presented and SO the resolu-
ton was adopted. me city attorney was
instructed to draw up ordinances for
the pacing Of Broadway. Hamilton and
Granite streets.
The resolution declaring the intention
Of the council to pave West Park street
from Main to Academy street was final
ly passed under suspension OF the rules.
Next Wednesday evening was fixed as
the day for hearing objections to the
proposed improvement.
The new franchise for the street rail-
way company was read for the first
time and referred to the judiciary COM
mittee.
Tn following resolution was passed
on the subject of water:
Whereas. There are grave complaints
in regard to the present water supply
and especially as to the water; there
fore, be II
Resolved, That the city council of the
city of Butte proceed in a body Sun
day. April II, to the dam and sources OF
supply as far as practicable and inspect
the same"
The council canvassed the returns of
the late municipal election. The official
majorities were as follows: Ferns,
| democrat, First ward. majority %;
Bryant, democrat. Second ward, ma
| jority 1913; Britt. democrat, Third ward,
plurality A. Medin, democrat. Fourth
ward, plurality. 81; Kelly. democrat,
Fifth ward. majority Is; Siebenaier.
democrat. Sixth ward, majority az;
Noyes, silver republican. Seventh ward.
plurality 81; Knowlton, democrat.
Eighth ward, majority 10. Total ma
jority for annexation. LOIS.
A communication received from w.
II. Sutherlin, asking that the city
council cooperate I'm the Omaha expo
sition, was referred to a committee OF
three aldermen and the mayor Space
has been allotted for a representation
of the city of Butte with its public
buildings.
The health officer reported that he
had made arrangements with the board
of county commissioners by which they
are to pay the city $50 per month. be-
ginning Nov. 1. last. for the use of the
crematory. The report was approved
and a bill to this effect will be sent to
the commissioners. City Attorney De
Wolfe recommended that the property
condemned for the opening of Thornton
avenue be taken possession of and that
the owners be paid the awards allowed
them by the commission.
A bill from H. WATSON for S44 for
horse feed was ordered not paid. fall
ing to get a vote of the majority of the
council.
The street railway company was
granted permission to extend its double
track on East Park street to Atlantic
street.
The committee on plats and additions
recommended that the Csbban addition
to the city of Butte De accepted. The
report was adopted.
The report of the sewer committee, as
published in yesterdays Standard, was
adopted.
The report of the street and alley
committee, as published in yesterday $
STANDARD, was adopted.
I'VE recommend that the city treas
urer be instructed to call, in the order
of their registration, warrants issued
on the following named funds to the
amount of available cash in the city
treasury to the credit of the said funds:
Street grade, sewer, paving, special i'm
provement district No. I, special alley
and general. We recommend that the
city attorney be instructed to draw 8
resolution transferring 1855 from the
interest fund to the general fund; also
transferring 81. 600 from the public i'm
provement fund to the general FUND;
also transferring $4,000 from the gen.
eral fund to the special improvement
district No. / fund; also transferring
&c. GOO from the general fund to the spe'
cial alley fund"
The report of the financial commit
tee was adopted. Besides the usua
number of bills. the report contained tht
following:
1--WE find that the treasurer lists Ger
tain taxes for special purposes under th'
lool 90 .c,p,jrv CnllarfiOnS' instead 81
under the head of Taxes also tina
duplicate receipts are used instead o.
regular receipts for the purpose, ano
we recommend that the treasurer lis
all taxes collected, both general AM
special, under the head Of Taxes, ant
the regular tax receipts be used.
The fire and water committee reported
as follows:
I'VE recommend that the petition o
M. ]. whitney ct al. be granted. AM
that water mains be laid on Nevad;
avenue from Aluminium street to lroI
street. We recommend that the petition
of Miles Finlen be granted to lay waite
mains from the corner OF wyoming an
Broadway streets" The report wa
adopted.
The report of the special smoke com
m.ttee. as published in yesterday
Standard, was placed on file. n tn
i committee granted further time to max
a final report.
The following resolution changin
grades was read and referred:
Block No. IS. Of original Butte town
site. northwest corner at alley run
ming north and south changed from ~
10 7O5 feet, and established as changed
northeast corner at alley running mort
ar.i south changed from 102 to 'O5 feet
and established as changed
The street railway company was In
structed to relay the planks betwee
their tracks in the city limits whereve
required. The council then adjourned