The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-06
A Lot of Routine Matters Dis
posed of by the Council.
SLOW IN GETTING TO WORK
A Large Number OF Petitions and Claims
Received and acknowledgements
over the Grading OF East
Galena Street.

ting around. and IT again became neces
sary 10 send out the chief of police {,
round up a number of aldermen in or
got to work strict attention was giver
to business. and a big lot Of routin,
matters was disposed of.
After the reading of the minutes, tn,
bond of Grin A. Bardson for construct.
ing a sewer on Second street from At.
lantic TO Gaylord was resd APP
proved.
A claim of Mrs. Susan A.. Lynch for
1926 for damages to her property, LOT
2. block /. Moonlight addition. sus-
tanned by reason Of the grade on East
Broadway and Cobban streets having
been changed. was read. Alderman
Britt moved the appointment of a board
OF appraisers from council to in
vestigate the claim and assess the dam
ages. Alderman Melcher thought the
claim was similar to many others
against the city. m hould be received
and filed like n other. and moved TO
amend by having the claim take the
usual course. After some discussion.
the amendment to the amendment that
the claim be referred to the street and
alley committee carried. and the claim
was so referred.
A petition signed by J. ii. Curtis and
others was read. asking for the appoint
ment OF a committed to investigate the
matter of houses of +. II. Keller and
T.. G. Larson being located in the street
at the south end of jackson. Referred
to the street and alley committee.
A communication from Dugan & Co.
requested that h street and alley
committee have Granite street. where
II Is obstructed by material in front
of the Hennessy building. cleared so
the pavement of hat street can pro-
coed. Alderman Macarthur moved that
the communication be received and
filed. Alderman Bowman offered an
amendment that the Hennessy COM
pany be notified to clear the street.
Mr.. Macarthur said he thought the Hen
messy company was as anxious as m
one to get the pavement done. and that
the street would be cleared as quickly
as possible. The matter was referred
eventually to the city engineer and
street commissioner.
a petition from property owners in
East Galena street was read, asking
that the grading of that street be not
stopped, but hat the grading be con-
tinued IND sidewalks laid. The petit
ton referred to a recommendation of
the city engineer, as published yester-
day, that the grading be stopped at
Gaylord, for the reason that to grade
Galena across Gaylord would leave a
drop Off of five or six feet on Gaylord
at either side of Galena. In his recon-
mendation the city engineer stated that
continuing the grade across aylord
would necessitate lowering the street
car company's track three feet and a
half. This aroused some discussion. Al.
derman Kelly taking the position that
the property owners on the street had
some rights which should be considered
as well as the street car company in
this. Alderman Noyes said he favored
the city engineers recommendation,
but not out OF any consideration for
the street railway He had
visited the place and found hat con-
tinuing the grade of Galena street
would necessitate the grading of Gay
lord. which could not be done at this
time.
The city engineer explained tina the
street car company's tracks are now
on about a , per cent grade, and IL IL
became necessary to lower the track
the line could not be operated. Besides
TO continue the grade would necessitate
grading Gaylord.
Alderman Bowman moved that the
petition be granted and the street
graded according to contract. Alder
man Kelly said the property owners
on the street asked some time ago to
have the grade raised. which was re-
fused. Now the street car company
wanted II raised IL was proposed to
grant IL. He thought the street ought
To go through on the established grade.
w. IL. Thompson was given the floor
and entered a protest against further
lowering of the grades, as a property
owner. The motion lost on a viva voce
vote. and Alderman Bowman demand
ed a call of the roll. and the motion
lost by n vote Of s to 4.
An offer to furnish the city with a
n ladder truck in accordance
with the specifications of the fire chief.
for 1885 without steering gear, and
for 1870 with steering gear. was sub
mitted by Charles II. Penny.
OF the Anaconda Copper Mining COM
pany's hardware department.
l.. s. Mallory. representing the Sea-
company, manufacturer of
hooks and ladders. submitted the fol-
lowing communication:
ITO repeat a verbal proposition made
before you honorable body. we will
bring our hook and ladder truck To
Butte for trial by your fire department.
After its trial. II. i'm your opinion. the
price charged. with freight added. is
too high, we will name fve men in
Of acknowledged reliability from
W h'ui ybu may Stitti any hummer YOU
choose, by whom the matter of price
shall be determined. their decision Ia
be final"
Fred j. Rowlands, agent Of the Fire
Extinguisher company. submitted a
communication stating he had compiled
with the action of the previous meeting
the agents OF the two COM
panies bidding TO submit blue prints OF
their ladders. The latter communion
tion was referred TO fire and water
and the other communica-
tion was laid on the table.
Street Commissioner Branigan re-
ported that he had been unable to do
With the matter OF the claim
Of 5. Tremblay for damages TO his prop
erty. sustained by the grading OF Plat
mum, which had been referred 10 him.
as the claimant demanded a retaining
wall built. which he had no authority
to do. The matter was referred To the
city engineer with Instructions to ascer-
ain IL the property OF the claimant
had been encroached on
The city engineers recommendations