Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-22
WHAT DUGAN DID
Made An EYelaSh Finish on
the Paving Contract.
KINDS WASN'T TRUE TO
Him and Dugan Will Appeal--His
Bid Was Delayed Much
Business Transacted.

street praying for an arc light at the
corner of Montana inc Granite streets,
and the petition of j. S. Redmond for re-
bate of sidewalk tax on account Of an
overcharge, We're referred.
A communication was read from the
city clerk asking the period the council
desired to ask for bids for furnishing the
city with water. The mayor stated that
he had been notified by Mr.. Carroll, the
receiver of the Water that he
was not in a position to submit a bid, but
was willing to allow the present contract
to remain in force.
On motion of Alderman Macarthur $500
was appropriated as the city's contribu-
ton to the Fourth of July fund. The
council also accepted an invitation from
the Fourth of July committee to partici-
pate in the parade.
Street Commissioner J. J.. Cotter was
authorized to purchase necessary harness
for his department.
The mayor was appointed a committee
of n on decoration Of the city hall.
Petitions from F. x. Giard and Mrs.
McCannagh in regard to erroneous side
walk assessments, We're referred.
A contractors certificate, showing that
the sidewalk in front of the Partisan
house had been paid for by Mrs. NJ.
Paumie was laid IN the table for the rea-
son that the certificate was not sworn to.
City Engineer Bickenbach was directed
to make sewer connections with the
library and city hall.
A communication from iCty Treasurer
(yol1r;-, -1;,-r $3.50 49,. --~- A,-
special assistant treasurer be fixed at
1925 per month. resulted in the city at
torney being directed to draft an ordin-
ance creating the Office of second assist
ant city treasurer and fixing the salary
at 1925 per month.
The petition praying for the extension
of the Covert street storm cuivert was re-
ferred, as was also a petition praying for
the grading of portions Of Gold and WASH
ington streets.
The purchase of a horse for the use Of
the street committee was authorized.
The judiciary committee reported as
follows:
1. We hav had under consideration
the claim of John c. Jones. filed June
I. 1899, for damages sustained by reason
Of a defective sewer in the middle Of
the highway at the corner of Jackson
and streets in the city of Butte,
and that the said claim
be allowed to the extent of $67, that being
the amount originally asked for by claim
ant. We further recommend that the city
attorney be instructed to institute suit
to recover said amount from the sewer
contractor h constructed this sewer
and his bondsmen.
2. We have had under consideration
the petition Of John Fl. McQueeny, ask
ing that the sum of $751; be stricken
from the assessment roll for sidewalk
tax on lots No. II and u. block No. IA,
in the city of Butte, this being included
in the total amount of $47.43, and also
asking that the 10 per cent penalty on the
whole will be deducted. We recommend
that the prayer of the petitioner be grant
ed in so far as the $1S.2 0 charge for grad
ing. in as much as the same was paid May
!. 1896, and hat the prayer
OF the petitioner in reference to the 10
per cent penalty be disallowed.
3. We have had under consideration
council bill No. 13, a bill for an ordinance
granting unto the Butte Hotel ompan
the right to cross Wyoming street and
Broadway street with an electrical wire,
and recommend that the ordinance do
pass.
4. In reference to the communication
of Mary Ann Sloan concerning the bail
bond for Nicholas Morrissey. your COM
mittee request further time in which to
report.
5. We have had under consideration
council resolution No. 249, a resolution
creating sprinkdng districts and dividing
the city of Butte into such districts, and
recommend that same be amended so as
to include Covert street from Broadway
street to Park street. and that said reso-
luton as so amended be adopted.
The report was adopted.
An ordinance granting the Butte Hotel
company an electric light franchise was
read the third time and passed. as was
also an ordinance requiring scavengers !
to give bonds in the sum of $500, and a
resolution providing for the grading of
street from Galena to Mercury
The city engineer was instructed to es-
tablish the grade of Gaylord street be-
tween Mercury and Madison streets.
Alderman Siebenaler notified the coun-
Gil that he would be absent from the city
during July and August.
The city clerk was directed to adver-
Use for bids for sewers and the city en-
gineer was directed to prepare a resolu- ,
ton giving notice of the city's intention
to lay sidewalks on Iowa avenue, Covert,
and Oklahoma streets.
Ihen came the matter of opening the
BIDS for street paving. Alderman Seiben-
aler asked if any bids had been handed
In after s o'clock, and the clerk replied
W a Dttu submitted a1ter InaI
hour. Siebenaler then moved that these
bids be not considered and the motion
prevailed. The motion shut out the bid
Of eX-Mayor Dugan. Dugan explained
that he had given his bid to a friend at
O'Clock, with the request that it be
handed in and he thought an injustice
vas being lone hin if he was deprived
# the privilege of bidding because of his
'riend's negligence. Moves said he saw
Ougan hand the clerk an enxelone about