The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-24
ANOTHER STEP TAKEN
Two More Paving Resolutions in
the Council.
SALARIES FOR THE YEAR
A Bill Introduced Changing the Fire
Limits of the City-A Report on
the Condition of the Jail by
Boyle and Levy.

Another advance step towards the
seasons paving was k at the coun-
Gil meeting last evening. Two new paw
ing resolutions were Introduced. One
is for West Park street. from Main to
Montana, the same proposition that was
beaten recently by a protest from West
Park street citizens. IL was concluded
To try it again and Alderman Davey in
troduced a resolution to that effect. The
estimated cost per linear foot Is S11. 80.
Another resolution was also INTRODUCED
for the paving OF Granite street. from
Wyoming alley to Hamilton street,
against which protests were filed before.
Both of these new paving resolutions
were referred to the paving committee.
The council bills for the paving of Park
street. from Arizona to Main; Wyoming
alley. from Broadway to Park, and
Main street alley, from Park TO Granite,
passed their first and second readings,
and were referred to the judiciary COM
mittee.
The annual appropriations were re-
ported as follows: Salary. S35, 900; street
and alley, $4,000; police, $50. 900; fire
and water. $751; light, $4,000; sewer,
SIC, 600; engineering, $1,000; health,
$4,000: $4,000; public inn
provement, SIS, 900.
The bill also fixes the salaries for the
year. the sums being he same as last
year. The appropriation bill passed its
first and second reading and was
passed.
A council bill changing slightly the
fire limits of the city of Butte was in
troduced by Alderman Knowlton n
referred. The new bill ixes the fire
limits of district No. l as follows: From
Copper street south on Washington to
Mercury; east on Mercury to Main
street alley: south on Main street alley
TO Silver: east on Silver to Wyoming
alley: north on Wyoming alley to Mer-
curry: east on Mercury to Ohio avenue;
north on Ohio avenue to Park; ON Park
to Thornton avenue; north on Thorn
ton avenue to Broadway; west on
Broadway to Arizona; north on Ari-
iona to Quartz: west on quartz to
wyoming; north on Wyoming to Cop
per; west on Copper to place of begin
ming.
The council discussed for some time
the proposition of raising the salary OF
the chief Of police in the appropriation
bill, but. without arriving at a conclu-
sion, the matter was referred to the
judiciary committee.
The following petition from Jailers
Boyle and Levy was read and referred
to the buif1ing committee: re-
s%pectfully call the attention Of your
honorable body to the general sanitary
condition of the city Jail. While the
water from the fire station will continue
to flow through the noor and ceiling in
20 almost every part Of the jail II is
almost impossible to keep the Jail clean
and in a healthy condition. We also
call your attention to that part OF the
Jail where the dungeon Is located. The
north wall of the dungeon was pulled
down and w prisoners escaped during
the previous administration, and II has
never been repaired. ON the night OF
the 18th instant another prisoner es-
capou Trough the same opening. We
ais call your attention to the doors and
locks on several Of the cells. They will
not lock and ought to be repaired
The following report of the ways and
means. committee vas adopted: In
the matter OF the communication of 5.
DeWolfe, city attorney, in making an
appropriation of $4,4Sl to defray the
cost OF opening Iron street, we rec
ommend that the city clerk address n
communication to the several owners
of the property sought to be con-
demned, proposing to issue city war
rants i'm payment for their several in
~terests. said warrants to be drawn on
the special alley fund, To draw o per
cent interest from the date of issu-
ance, and payment thereof to be guar
anteed within one year from date.
we recommend that city bill Ga,
herewith presented, be passed and pub
lished. We recommend hat all ex-
pense of the public library be charged
To the public library fund. which should
be the only fund for library purposes"
Fire thief Flannery reported the fol-
lowing volunteers as deserving of COM
pensation for work in assisting the fire
department in the Hale house fire: j.
Dick. J. Gooch. j. Yorch, c. Evans, A.
j. Swift, J. II. Ryan, A. G. Rible. J. 4.
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Charles Cleveland. John Malloy, Pat Il.
Rooney. Frank O'Brien. John w. Rice.
Frank Brice. ]. l.. Demick, John T.
sullivan. W. J.. Weatherhead. Mix
Mclaughlin, Pat Farrell. Oscar Paul,
Gus Hess. Warrants were ordered
drawn in favor of the above at the rate
Of Is cents per hour. The hours worked
ranged from three to % hours.
The following protest was received:
I'VE, the undersigned. property owners
of Galcna street. hetween Washington
street and Excelsior avenue. do hereby
protest and demonstrate against tho
proposed improvements on Galena
street for the following reasons, to-
wit:
"First-Said improvements will cost
more han such Improvements will ben
eft the general public.
"Second-That the present use of said
street does not require such improve
ments to accommodate those who trav-
ell over it."
The protest is signed by ]. 4. Tai
bot. the estate Of a. ]. Davis, A. w.
Barnard, j. A. Murray and Mary Rein
hart.
The following report of the water
committee was adopted: we recon-
mend that the petition of Gus Fftschen
and others be granted, and that water
mains be laid along Hopkins street
from Platinum to Porphyry streets. We
recommend hat the petition Of J. II.
Reins and others referred to this COM
mittee Sept. I. 1897. be- granted. and
that water mains be laid on Idaho
street between Gold and Aluminium
streets.
W recommend that the petition OF
Ii. a. Eaton and others be granted.
and that water mains be laid on Iron
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