The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-17

for bids for the construction of the Col
orado and Fremont street sewers.
A resolution dividing the city into i'm
provement districts, each ward to COM
prise one district. was referred to the
judiciary committee.
A claim was received from Owen
Thornton for SIS, claimed to have been
sustained to his mine by reason of the
late storm. The claim was referred TO
the judiciary committee.
A claim from Margaret Dayton of
1917 for damages alleged to have been
sustained by the storm was referred to
the judiciary committee.
D. E. Schultz presented claim for 1874
on the same grounds and 1t was re-
ferred to the same committee.
A water claim from J. d. Dyer OF
$3.50 was referred to the same commit
tee
A water claim of s4Oo from G. Girson
was referred to the street and alley
committee. Other similar claims were
referred to the committee.
A petition was received from Joseph
and Gaetano Berti proprietors Of BERT
Bros milk ranch, situated below the
old city dump, near the B., A. q +.
railroad, asking that sewer be con-
structed to connect with the Missoula
gulch sewer and thus carry its filthy
tbHltHIS " ii ptiIll iol SilouSi pVio"
the milk ranch as not to damage their
property and business. In September
of last year a similar petition was pre-
scented to the council and was then re-
ferred to the city attorney, who report
ed back with favorable recommends
ton. No further action, however, has
ever been taken. The Berti Bros. are
anxious to carry on business at the old
ranch next winter without further dam
age from the sewer water. The com
munica ton was referred to the sewer
committee.
Aldermen Ferns, Medin and Near
thur We're allowed pay for % days each
for attending sessions of the board of
equalization
The petition of F. w. Blackford in re-
gard to the opening of Aluminium street
was referred to the street and alley
committee.
The resignation of John O'Farrell as
a member of the fire department was
accepted.
A communication from City Attorney
Lamb stated that the amount paid by
the city to respective owners for the
opening of Dakoa alley is $745 This
will be taxed to abutting property. The
matter was referred to the city en2i-
neer for the cost to be properly taxed
to the abutting property owners. An
other communication showed cost and
judgments to be $1,000 for condemning
property for opening Aluminium street,
and was referred to a special commit
tee to ascertain what properties should
be taxed for the opening of this street.
A communication from Sam Ayotte
and others in regard to the streets on
the North Star lode was referred to the
judiciary committee.
j. WehrSpaun was granted permits
sion to change his connecting pipe with
the storm sewer from a 4-inch to a 10
inch pipe.
A petition from George Robinson for
permission to carry on a secondhand
business at 80 West Park street was
granted and the bonds approved.
The contract and bond of William
Harkins in the sum of 5000 for the
Galena street sewer, with James II. and
Edward Lynch as sureties, was ap-
proved.
The report Of the street and alley
committee, as published in the Stand
ard yesterday, with the exception that
the claim of Mrs. Susan Lynch for SlO(
flood damage was disallowed, the SEN
timent of the council being not to al
low any of these damage claims, fol
| il one is allowed all must be allowed
and the city would be rendered bank
| rupt.
The judiciary committee presented
| this report:
THAT they have had under consid.
| Grafton the claim of Susan A. Lynch il
reference to damages to property at the
southeast corner of Covert and Broad
| way streets, and recommend that tbs
| city council instruct the street commits
| sioner to remove the dirt accumulated
on said property and place dry retain
| ing wall along the east side of Cover
| street and along said property.
THAT they have had under con
sideration council bill No. 81 bill fol
an ordinance providing for the paymen
| of licenses to the city of Butte and re
pealing ordinances Nos. All, 492 and $40
| and recommend that section Is, relating
| to lodging houses, be amended by strik
| ing out the word four and inserting
the word six and recommend tina
section s, relating to pool rooms, b.
| amended by striking out the word
sum of one hundred dollars at the en-,
of line three and inserting the word
sum of one hundred and fifty dollars
| and that as amended the committee rec
ommend that said ordinance pass.
"3-That they have had under consid
Grafton the claim for damages for Joh
| Cormick and recommend that the sam
be disallowed.
"4-That they have had under consid
Grafton the communication of jon
| Britt and recommend that the said com
munication be received and filed
"5-Your committee requests furthe
time in reference to the claim of j. H
| Leyson.
"6-Your committee asks further tim
| in which to report upon the communica
| ton of Thomas f. Rowan.
| "1-Your committee have had unde
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