Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-02
CITY COUNCIL
Legislation Looking to Spring
Improvement.
WILL NOT RENT AUDITORIUM
Districts to be Paved Monthly Re-
ports of Various Heads of
Departments.
WILL NOT RENT AUDITORIUM

Last nights meeting of the city coun-
Gil was largely devoted to the considera-
ton Of spring improvements. Mayor Har-
rinetOn presided and the municipal leg
~islators were all present with the excep-
ton of Aldermen Lubibratich, Paige and
Bryant.
Mrs. Christiana Smith petitioned the
council for the cancellation of her taxes
and asked that the property be not sold
until the matter could be investigated.
Referred. The communication of Mrs.
Eliza Williams. who wanted to know
what action the council had taken in re-
gard to alleged damage to her property
was also referred.
The Thompson Investment company
! applied for a lease on the Auditorium.
Knowlton protested against the consid-
GRAFTON of the application. He was not
in favor of leasing the Auditorium to any
one, and his motion to reject the applica-
ton was adopted. The application of
Heath, to the same effect came up, and
was solar pluxused in the same fashion.
William Winters offered to sell the city
ground for corral purposes in the Noyes
& Upton addition. His plot is 100x152
feet, for which he asks 1850. Silas King
also made a tender of ground to the city,
a lot on Mercury street with a frontage
of 40 feet for which he wants $4,000. The
two propositions were referred.
The petition of L. Morsell, asking that
a portion of $3.50 paid by him for license
for peddling, be refunded, was laid on the
table.
The bills of John Mccoy and H.. J.
Blume, for repairing the old city hall
We're referred to the building committee.
The petition Of the Anaconda company,
asking for reimbursement to the extent of
1866 ga for the construction of a culvert in
the Central addition, was referred.
Mrs. Ellen Byrne asked that the taxes
on her property be cancelled, and the Pc
titiOn vas referred.
Mrs. l.. Ornstein's protest against the
payment of sidewalk tax, was laid on the
table.
A protest from J. w. Mclean, against
a assessment, was referred.
The city attorney was directed TO enter
a motion for a new trial in the suit OF
Lou Metz against the city. Metz has a
judgment against the city for $1,000.
The report of the building inspector for
February, showing that twenty-three
permits had been issued. estimated value
of buildings 9.450; fees $27. so, was read and
filed, as were also the reports of the var
ious other heads of departments.
4 The mayor appointed as registry agents
for the coming city election f. L. Gran
dey and G.. A. Hyford, republicans. and
Andy Tarbet and r.. d. Babcock, demo-
Gratis.
On the recommendation of the license
committee licenses were granted I. Adler,
s. w. Jackson and Walter Wiclimsky.
and that the application of Charles Stew
ems for a plumbers license was placed on
, file.
The report of Chief Flannery of the fire
department was read, as follows: Fires
during the month of February, 16; loss
Sc, 1886: Insurance., $94, 500; valuation of
property in jeopardy $132, 500; department
eXpenses-salaries S 1883. Is; other ex-
penses $50. 80.
The judiciary committee submitted the
following report:
"Relative to the communications con-
corning sidewalk tax in the case of Hen
ry Jonas and Dan Gamer, we recommend
that the city accept half the amount of
the tax from the petitioners the remaind-
er to be paid by the city. In the case Of
the M. j. Connell company, we recon-
mend that the city accept % per cent,
from petitioners and pay the balance. In
the case of p. j. Brophy, we recommend
that the city accept one-half from petit
toner and pay the balance. In the case
of J. H. Leyson and c.. M. Turck, we rec
ommend that the city accept $35 from Pc
titiOners any pay the balance, the said
balance to be deducted from the estimate
of F. Kinds & Co.
Relative to the communication of c.
w. Newton, concerning special sidewalk
tax, we ask for further time.
"Relative to the tax notice Of J. H. and
Matte Curtis and Largey, we recommend
that the city accept one-half of the
amounts from the parties and pay the
balance.
I'VE recommend that warrants be
drawn in payment of the sewer and spe-
cial sidewalk tax against the city"
Alderman Pascoe moved to amend thai
Mrs. L. Ornstein be required to pay only
one-half of the sidewalk assessment
against her. The amendment prevailed,
; and the report, as amended. was adopted
A number of bills, reported on favor
ably by the finance committee, We're al
lowed. The bill of H. j. Blume for injury
to stoves by street scrapers, was rejected
The paving committee reported recon-
mending the creation of ten paving dis.
tricts, for the purpose of laying stone
paVements. The report was adopted.
The special committee which met and
conferred with the county commissioner
relative to the special road tax reported
that the agreement arrived at was that
the city should receive So per cent of the
tax and the county 80 per cent. The re.
port was adopted.
Ordinances providing that only so pei
cent of the cost of opening Covert anG
Iron streets and Thornton avenue be as,