The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-25

judiciary; from Mrs. o. K. Hopkins, re-
ferred to the judiciary; from August
Riddles, referred to the street and al
ley; from A. Wehl, referred to the ju
| dietary; from r. a. Day, referred to the
judiciary; from George A. Cobban, re-
ferred to the street and alley; from Mrs.
Sarah E. Coyle, referred to the city
clerk for action; from Joseph A. Lewis,
referred to the judiciary.
J. l.. Wines and others petitioned
for arc lights at Main and Fremont and
at First and Iowa avenue. Referred to
the light and building committee.
By petition a light at Excelsior ave-
nue. and Caledonia street was asked;
also a light and fire alarm box at Gale
donia and Emmet avenues. Referred to
the fire and water committee.
Alderman Pages complaint against
eX-Officer O'Meara was read, and as
the officer was no longer on the force
the complaint was ordered filed for fu-
ture reference
A list Of the tinshops regarded as fair
shops by the Building Trades council
was read and ordered filed. This was
presumably called forth by the fact
that the city was about to let a con-
tract TO repair the roof of the library
building.
A petition for an extension of water
mains on Olympia street was referred
to the fire and water committee.
A petition for the extension of the
sanitary sewer on Colorado street
south from Aluminium was read and re-
ferred to the sewer committee.
An extension of water mains on Ne
vada avenue between Second and Third
streets was petitioned for: referred to
the fire and water committee.
Isma McCarrick, by communication,
protested against the price charged him
for building a sidewalk in front of his
property. Referred to the street and
alley committee.
James H. Lynch and others petitioned
for a storm sewer in Missoula gulch
from Park to Quartz. Referred to the
sewer committee.
In a communication the grading of
Covert street was again called up by
Charles T. Loomis; referred to the
street and alley committee
The communication of the county
commissioners with reference TO the
building of boulevard south of the
city was read and filed. A motion was
made to refer, but protests came from
so many aldermen that the motion was
withdrawn and the communication pig
-hoed. The aldermen, expressing
themselves, said the city had built a
bicycle path to the city limits last year,
and if the county commissioners want
ed it to go further they should build it.
A petion for extension of water
mains from Fremont and Colorado
streets south to Second street was read
and referred to the fire and water COM
mitee.
John c. Jones submitted a claim for
S67 for damage to a hack driven into a
hole at the corner of Jackson and Dia-
mond streets. Referred to the judiciary.
The Thompson Investment company
submitted map of the Empire addi-
tion rs it has been plated. Referred to
the plats and additions committee.
The official bonds of new city officers
were read and approved: Police cap
tain, James Leyden; chief of police j.
j. LaVell; city clerk, Joseph P. Cal
Ian; sanitary inspector, John Henry
Cronin; jailer, Thomas Boyle; sanitary
policeman, Thomas Mckinley; building
clerk, WilliamF i. Sheffel; city physician,
DR.. J. Newton Alexander; city engi
neer, F. c. Bickenbach: sealer of
weights and measures, Clinton Nc
Neill; poundmaster Peter Johnson;
street commissioner, J. j. Cotter
| letter from Senator Thomas H. Car
| ter to Postmaster G. w. Irwin, which
was referred to the council. was read
as follows:s - rN, ...er.
1T seems to me that it would be a
nice thing for the people of Butte to
give some expression CT their desire TO
have the president visit that city dur
ing his trip through Montana. The
board of trade, the city council and
such other organizations as are repre-
sentative in character might give ex-
preston to note or resolutions of in
vitation.''
On motion of Alderman Knowlton, a
committee was appointed to draft suit
able resolutions and report at the next
meeting. Mayor Mccarthy named as
q r,,it
kin, Macarthur, Knowlton, Kelly and
City Attorney Lamb.
Chief of Police Lavell requested the
purchase of caps, belts, etc, for the
force; referred to the police committee.
The finance committees report was
read and approved.
The special committee appointed to
investigate the obstruction of Atlantic
street reported that the contractor of
the new Atlantic street school had
agreed to remove the obstruction.
Council bill No. 2, granting a right of
way to the B., A. &s P. Railroad COM
pany for the Moonlight spur as pre-
Viously published, was read the third
time and passed, after Mr.. Bryant had
stated that the committee of the whole
had investigated the proposition and
found no objection to the grant.
Bids were opened for making repairs
to the library building as follows: Ana
conda Copper Mining company. hard
ware department, S245: the Bee Hive
company, by H. r. Bartlett, 5000. On
motion of Bryant, the contract was
awarded to the Bee Hive company.
Ferns introduced a resolution that the
council proceed with paving as planned
by the old council, which was adopted
without a dissenting voice.
Mr.. Macarthur moved that when the
council adjourned it be to next
Wednesday night, as there was much