Daily inter mountain., 1899-05-25
MEETING WAS
HARMONIOUS
Strange Condition of Affairs in
the City Council.
WELCOME TO PRESIDENT
A Suitable Address Will Be Prepared
and Forwarded to Hin1--Mayor
Appoints Committees.

Appoints Committees.
The possibility Of Butte receiving a
visit from President Mckinley, when he
comes west this summer, was discussed
in the city council last night, and while
the aldermen may quarrel over who
Mayor Mccarthy appoints poundmaster,
or have some slight differences on parlia-
mentary points, they are united on the
proposition of giving the president a
most royal welcome should Butte be on
his itineracy.
The matter was suggested by a letter
from Senator Thomas H. Carter to Post
master George w. Irwin, and which was
referred to the council. 1t was as fol-
lows:
1T seems to me that it would be nice
thing for the people of Butte to give
some expression of their desire to have
the president visit that city during his
trip through Montana. The board of
trade. the city council and such other
organizations as are representative in
character might give expression to note
or resolutions of invitation"
The mayor appointed a committee con-
sisting of Aldermen Medin, Elderkin, Nc
Arthur, Knowlton, Kelley and City Attor-
ney Lamb, to draft resolutions apprO-
pirate, to be sent to the president. in
viting him to be the guest of Butte for a
day or two during his western sojourn.
Last nights meeting was singular in
one respect. 1t was harmonious. The
municipal lion and the aldermanic lamb
were at peace, apparently.
EARLY during the session Mayor Nc
Carthy announced his standing commit
tees. as follows:
Fnance-McAthur, Smith and Kelly.
Judiciary-City Attorney Lamb, Nc
Arthur. Bryant. Paige, Bausman. Arch
ambault, Siebenaler, Virtue and Knowl-
ton.
Fire and Water-Terns, Paige, Smith,
Macarthur and Kelly
Board Of Health-Health Officer, Me-
din, Bryant and Britt.
License-Kroger, Macarthur and Kelly,
Light and Building-Elderkn, Medlin,
Kelly, Smith and Siebenaler.
Police-Mayor Mccarthy, Ferns Smith,
Paige, Medin. Kelly, Kroger, Elderkin
and Noyes.
Printing Ferns and Virtue.
Library-Kelly, Medin and Ferns.
Sewer-McArthur, Kelly, Elderkin,
Paige and Smith.
Streets and Alleys-Kelly, Medin,
Paige, Ferns, Smith, Noyes, Elderkin
and Kroger
Paving and MISUNDERSTANDING Ell
derkin, Ferns, Medin and Smith.
Ways and Means, Plats and Additions
Ferns, Kroger and Medin.
Petitions from Mrs. o. Hopkins, Au-
gust Riddles, Isma McCarrick, A. Wehl,
George A. Cobban, R. A. Day, Marie
Paumee, Joseph A. Lewis and Frank
Coyle, in regard to erroneous taxes, were
read and referred. as were also a petit
tion for the erection of an arc light at
the corner of Main and Fremont streets
and light at the corner of First street
and Iowa avenue, light at the corner
of Excelsior avenue and California street
and a fire alarm box at Emmett avenue
and Caledonia street
The charges preferred by Alderman
Paige against ex-Oficer O'Meara were
ordered filed. as now that OMeara Is no
longer a police officer the council has no
further jurisdiction.
A communication from the Trades and
Labor assembly, giving list of the
fair" tin shops in the city, was placed
ON file.
A petition from the Olympia Brewing
company, praying for the extension of
the water mains, petition asking for
the extension of the Colorado street san-
tary sewer from Aluminium street south,
a petition for water mains on Nevada
avenue, and cOmmunica ton from
Charles Il. Lomax, calling attention to
damage received by his property, were
referred to appropriate committees.
The following communication from the
county commissioners was read
"Gentlemen: The board of county
commissioners and the county surveyor
are desirous Of building a servIceable
boulevard from the present southern
limits of the city Of Butte, southward
to the Six-Mile house; said boulevard to
consist of a driveway 60 feet in width,
with pathways on each side therefor. Il
feet in width, for the use of bicyclists;
provided, however, that your honorable
body will lend your cooperation and as
slstance thereto in the following manner
wiz:
THAT you will have the city engineer
cooperate with the county surveyor in
making the necessary surveys and in the
preparation of estimates of the cost of
said proposed boulevard.
THAT the city of Butte will pay one
half the cost Of all work done and mate
rial furnished, when said proposed boule-
ward shall have been completed.
This board feels that you will agree
that the improvement contemplated is
Of more value to the citizens of the city
of Butte than to the county at large,
and as the city receives two-thrds of ali
special road taxes collected, the board
feels that the city should stand at least
one-half the cost of said proposed inn
provement, if not more. The board would
like to receive a decisive reply at an early
date.
by order of the board. Very respect
fully, J. f. MORAN,
County Clerk"
The communication was received and
placed on file.
A petition for a~Iwater main on Main
street. near Delaware avenue. was re-