Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-21
THE CITY COUNCIL
Electric Light Company Sub
mitS a Proposition.
LIGHTS FOR THE CITY
Old Contract Will Soon E~xpire--GaS
Company Also Has Lights
For Sale.

Mayor Mccarthy was not present at
last nights meeting of the city council.
It vas his last day az a bachelor and he
was properly of the opinion thai he was
entitled to a holiday. President knowl-
ton presided.
The electric light company, whose con-
tract with the city is abou to expire.
submitted a new proposition to the coun-
Gil last night. The company offered to
furnish the city with $50 arc lights at
1872 annually per lamp, It's lamps at the
rate of 1926 per lamp, 200 lights at $12O,
1926 for $11S, $50 for $116, 275 for STA, or 500
for $112. It offered incandescent lights for
eight cents per hour, would raise the arc
lights from 1000 to 1000 candle power,
and as long as it was the only company
doing business in the city, would give the
city one per cent of it's gross receipts.
The Butte Gas Light & Coke company
offered to light the city hall, exclusive of
the city Jail, for $3.50, and the fire sta
lions for $500 per year.. 1t protested
against the city entering. into a contract
with the electric company for ten years.
The bids were referred to the light COM
mittee.
Bids for the laying Of permanent side
walks were then opened as follows:
Perham Brothers,, common cement, $3.50
per square yard: cement blocks, $3.50 per
square yard. Frank Harigan, $2.10 for
common cement; 1910 for cement blocks:
81. so for flag stones; $1.1O per linear foot
for curbing without concrete foundation
and $1.2O with concrete foundation.
The contract was awarded to Frank
Harigan.
A. A. Gagner offered to repair the old
firo fr,1oH FOR EE-0 E0 NJ O1oon'G fnn6pr
for the same work was $645. The bids
| We're referred to the fire and water COM
mittee.
City Attorney Lamb reported hat the
courts had awarded Albert E. Bruce $500
damages caused by the opening of Wool
man street, and the claim was ordered
paid.
The bond of the Montana Heating and
Ventilating company was ordered return
ed for necessary revenue stamps.
Rev. j. NJ. Settle rendered the city the
use of st. Paul's hospital and the tender
was referred to the board of health.
The report of the street and alley COM
mittee. as published in yesterdays Inter
Mountain, was approved.
The judiciary committee reported as
follows:
That they have had under considera-
ton the claim of Margaret Dalton in the
sum of 1917 for damages alleged to have
occurred by reason of a certain overflow
of water. You committee were unable
to arrive at any definite conclusion, and
therefore recommend that the city coun-
Gil take this matter up in committee OF
the whole.
'That they ave had under considera-
ton the communication from Cobban
Casey, Day & Co., in reference to certain
} streets upon the North Star, South Stal
and January lode mining claims, and rec.
ommend that the same be placed on file
THAT hey have had under considera.
ton council bill No. 2S, a bill for ar
ordinance relating to offenses agains'
good morals and order within three mile:
} Of the corporate limits of the city of Butt,
} and recommend that the same do pass.
'"That they have had under considera
ton the communication and notice from
Messrs. Hennessy and Schatzlein, bonds
men upon the sidewalk contract of JOIN
Mccoy, and recommend that the same b.
received and place on file and that pay
:: ment of estimate therein mentioned b.
deferred until further notice from sait
: bondsmen or proof of payment by sail
contractor of material n labor claims
.That they have had under considera
: ton the communication from Mr.. Weth
ey, secretary of w. A. Clark, in referenc
to the opening of the alley in block No
: 81, and ask for further time in which t.
. report.
: "Tha they have had under considera
ton council resolution No. PSI, a resolu
= ton transferring certain moneys from
the general fund of the city of Butte +
the special alley fund of said city, an
recommend that the same do pass.
THAT they have had under considera
I ton the communication from the city at
torney in reference to the opening o
Granite alley. and recommend that tn
action heretofore commenced in the dis
trict court be dismissed.
.That they have had under considera
ton the claim of J. r. Reed for damage
alleged to have been sustained by reasoi
of negligence on the part of the city o
Butte, and recommend that the same b
disallowed.
..That they have had under considera
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