The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-03
OBSTACLES TO An ALLEY
One Is the Destroying Angel and
the Other Is Mr.. Clark.
BUSINESS MEN WANT 1T
Mr.. Clark Is Said to Be Planning a Pala-
tial Business Block With an Arcade
and the Alley Would Interfere
With His Gorgeous Designs.

without doubt a good deal Of feeling
has been aroused among business men
in the block bounded by Park. Main
with reference to the alley they are de-
sirous of running through the block
eastward from Renshaw alley, and on
which the council is to act tonight.
The business men thought everything
was lovely for the alley on which they
had set their hearts. when suddenly
two obstacles appeared. The Destroy
ing Angel is one obstacle and w. A.
Clark is the other. Yet the business
men in this case seem to have greater
fear of Mr.. Clark than they have of the
Destroying Angel. 1t seems that Barrett
& Jackev. Lou Shadour. j. f. Open
heimer, York, Dave Maule and others
who have erected fine blocks on the
south side of West Park street left
enough of their lots for an alley on the
south side of their buildings so that de-
livery wagons could reach the back en-
frances. They wish to give this land
to the city to be converted into an alley,
the entrance to which shall be on Rem
shaw alley and which shall extend to
the rear of the buildings fronting on
Main street. where George Fftchen and
others are very DESTROYS also of having
this alley put through. East of the
Shadour block, where the Symons Dry
Goods company is doing business. are
the two obstacles-the lots owned by
w. A. Clark and the Destroying Angel
shaft.
Mr.. Clark, through his representa-
tives. is active in opposition to the pro-
posed alley. On Mr.. Clark's property
are old one-story frame shacks, about
ready to fall down. but ii is claimed
that Mr.. Clark is having plans drawn
by the Partisan architect, who also
drew the plans for his residence on
Fifth avenue in New York city, for a
splendid business block, to extend from
Park street clear through to Galena.
1t can readily be seen that the pro-
posed alley would necessarily cut this
proposed block right in two in the mid
die, or at least punch a hole through IL.
The new block. it is stated, is to be
modelled after the Palais Rovale In
Paris, and is to have an arcade run
ming from Galena street clear up to
| Park, which co.ld be used by foot pass
engers but not by teamsters. 1t is to
be arched with glass and is to have
stalls or booths along the sides foi
business of all sorts, the whole to be
brilliantly Illuminated at night by
electric lights. The office of the DAILY
Miner will be moved down there. ant
on the top of the building will be q
splendid roof garden, which in wintel
time will be converted into a skatins
rink.
one of the Park street business mel
in speaking of the matter yesterda,
said: o course we arSreciate any
efforts toward the upbuilding of Butte
and give Mr.. Clark full credit for tn
handsome block which he will no doub
erect. But we nave also done some
thing toward the upbuilding of Butte
We have not had French architects 1
draw the plans for our blocks. but on
buildings are as good as Butte archi
tects could make them. We have pu
our money into these blocks and | thin
we are also entitled to consideration
We believe that Mr.. Clark should hav
consideration for the block he pro
poses to build, but I think we shout
also have consideration for the block
we have already built. The shacks u
Mr.. Clark's property were put up .
slight cost and have paid for them
selves hundreds of times over in rent:
Our blocks have not yet paid for them
selves and their value will be great
impaired if we can have no alley in tn
rear We have the kindliest feelings Il
ward Mr.. Clark and much dislike in
terfering with his plans, but our plan
are years old and his were jus
preached yesterday. We hope he wi
erect his block as contemplated. Til
arcade will be a fine thing, but ii o
take the place of an alley and will /
of no service to us. Now, / don't Sc
why MI. Clark canno have a tunn'
or arcade run through his block frol
east to west as we'll as from north
south. The alley could then cut rigf
through the block. 1t could be archie
over and the upper stories of the bloc
would not be interfered with. / thin
that would be the easiest way out
the whole difficulty"
As to the other obstacle, the Destro,
ing Angel, the property owners in II
block say they have that taken care o
All leases have expired through linn
tation and the property owners own
The shaft can be covered up. Eve
however, If any complications shou
arise by which the Destroying Ang
should prove a formidable obstacle. Il
business men will be content to let Il
alley run right up to the Destroyir
Angel shaft and stop there, IL nothir
better can be accomplished. There a
some prospects of the difference
tween h business men and Mr.. Cla
being compromised before tonight