The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-17
BUTTE News.
OVER THE MAYORS VETO
The Street Railway Resolution
Goes Through Flying.
THREE NEGATIVE VOTES
Mr.. Wharton Has His Own Way as
Usual - Paving Propositions - The
Question OF Annexation-Chang
ing the Fire Limits

ing the Fire Limits.
Manager Wharton of the Butte Street
Railway company had his way in the
council again last evening. As predicted
in the Standard, Mayor Harrington
vetoed the resolution passed at the pre-
vious meeting approving the railroad
company's selection of a route for the
new electric street car line 10 Walker
vile, but Manager Wharton kept his
promise and passed the resolution over
the mayors objections. When the veto
message was read, Alderman Heilig got
on his feet and raised the point referred
TO by Mr.. Wharton i'm the Standard
Monday morning. in which he laughed
at the mayors idea of vetoing the reso-
luton, and said he had provided against
il by having a clause inserted in the
franchise granted last fall providing for
approval of the route by the council.
The city attorney to whom the point
was referred. held that it had no merit,
and then the question of passing the
resolution over the veto came up for dis
cussion. 1t found but three aldermen
and the mayor opposed TO it, and was
sent flying over the veto by vote
of Is to ;.
The meeting was protracted and much
important business was transacted. Only
one protest TO the proposition to pave
was made, and as the time for hearing
them expired last evening, the council
decided to go ahead and pave in ac-
cordance with three of the resolutions
adopted at the previous meeting, with
reference to East Park street and Main
and Wyoming alleys. The one protest
was against the proposition to pave
Hamilton street. and as Broadway is in
cluded in the same resolution of inten-
tion, and the council was not certain
whether the property owners protesting
represented a half of the property on
Hamilton street, 1t was decided TO lay
over the matter with regard to these
two streets. The resolution to pave
Granite street. which was laid over at
the last meeting, did not come up, but
steps were taken looking to the paving
of West Park. Among other important
matters considered was the Introduction
and passage Of an ordinance providing
for submitting to the electors at the
coming election of the proposition to ex-
tend the city limits.
j. +. Collins called the attention of
the council to the Fleming a. Walsh
smoke consumer. The communication
was referred to the special smoke COM
mittee. The owners of the Ohpir
lode claim asked the remittal of Ger
tain taxes, referred to the judiciary
a communication asking for action on
the acceptance of the plat of the Cob
ban addition. Property owners on Ga
lena street petitioned the council for
the extension of Galena street across
Missoula gulch. Property owners on
South Arizona street asked for a sew
er on that street to connect with the
sewer now on Arizona street and that
on Utah avenue. Property owners on
Iron street asked that the water COM
pany be directed To put in water
main on Iron street and Maryland ave-
nue.. A petition of Fleming a. Walsh
for a plumbing license was granted
The city treasurer's report. as pub
lished in yesterdays Standard. was
read and referred to the finance COM 4
mittee.
City Treasurer DeWolfe submitted
communication giving the appraise-
ment of the commissioners appointed /
by the district court to appraise prop /
erty condemned for the opening of Iron
street as follows;
Owner Amt. Allowed |
Gavin Observation-Disclosures 600 I
Julia A. Beck $500. .............. 600 |
Christine Mattson and Margaret
LOCKWOOD 49,. ....,. ........... 300 I
Charies Gayman .................. 1.5oo I
Robert NJ. Cobban ............... !
Jesse Whitmore ........... ....... 1850 |
Total $500 49,. ...-.......... .4s1
The commissioners further stated |
that none Of the property owners have
appealed from the appraisement, and
as the time for appeal has expired, the
city can take possession and open the
street by paying the sum given.
The report was accepted and the ways
and means committee instructed to
prepare resolution 10 be submitted TO
the council at its next meeting, provid-
ing for the payment of the amounts
named.
In another communication the city
attorney reported regarding the pay
ment of a judgment for $146.15 procured
by John Mccormick for rent of prop
erty used by the city as a stable The
recommendation was adopted and a
warrant ordered drawn.
Street Commissioner Brannigan re-
ported that in compliance with instruc-
lions he had removed distractions To
the alley running north and south In
block A Of the original townsite and
that a Mr. Cooney owning cabin
which stands partly IA the alley refused
o move the cabin unless compensated
He also called the attention of the
council to the manner Of certain people
n building trap doors in sidewalks.
eaving the hinges above the surface of
he walk for people to stumble over. He
ras ordered to proceed and remove the
cooney cabin and enforce the sidewalk
res Nations.
a communication from the mayor
Awarded
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