Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-01
Total 900. $40 ,o15 .53I Sill ,52o. As SIS, 1865
The past yea quite a large amount OF

The past year quite a large amount OF
| paving was done. On the 9Th day of June,
1898. a contract was let to E. 0. Dugan &
Co., to pave the following named streets:
Park street from Arizona to Academy;
Granite from West Wyoming alley to
Hamilton: Hamilton from Broadway to
Granite: Wyoming alley from Park
to Broadway and Main alley from Park
to Granite, the contract price being $3.50
per square yard for a granite block paw
ing upon a six-inch concrete foundation.
The total cost of the paving, which in
cluded engineering. digging UP old drain
! boxes. etc. amounted to 500. 707 20; which
! amount being divided by the number of
square yards of paving laid, which was
II ,055.65 square yards, made a rate OF
5 .73h per square yard. which figure was
used IN making the assessment.
The total cost of all paving done last
year, including catch basins, storm
| drains. curbing. engineering, Inspection,
| etc. amounted to $73. 407. 90, of which $685.
| $780, was charged to the abutting prop
erty and the balance being paid out Of the
general fund Of the city.
During the year 1898 an unusual amount
of sanitary sewers were constructed. The
following table No. 2, showing the size
and length Of all sewers built during the
past year, also the total cost and rate OF
assessment per linear foot Of frontage.
Table No. 3 shows the number of miles of
the various sizes in the city.
The total linear feet of sewer construct
ed during the year was 1887 feet, at a
total cost of $27, 1879. Sc: Of which 1924, O0s. 40
was paid by special assessments against
the property benefited. the remainder was
! paid out Of the general or sewer fund of
the city.
Using these figures with s143.3s5.0 90 the
total cost of the sanitary sewer system up
to May, 1898, we fnd that the entire sys-
tenn has cost. exclusive Of interest. the
sum of $170.515.56, of which 1924 ,341. 40 was
collected by special assessments and SAG,
234. IS was paid by general taxation and
from the bond issue of 1890.
During the past year s3,375.10 was ex.
pended on the storm sewer system, Of
which amount s~3,115.10 was for the con-
struction of catch basins and drains tc
the storm sewers, of which $69o.35 was
paid by the property within the paved
district, and the balance out of the sewer
fund.
No extensions We're made to the storm
sewers with the exception Of a box sewer
which connected the northern terminus o.
the Buffalo gulch sewer with the 3. A. &
p. Railway culvert, the total length OF tht
box being 225 feet.and the cost $500, which
was paid out of the sewer fund.
The table shows the total length o.
storm sewers up to date TO be storm cul
verts. brick and stone, 3,043 linear feet
cement pipe. 10-inch. 1853 linear feet; ce
ment pipt. pinch. 3,400 linear feet: per
manent catch-basins, 30; total cost OF thu
storm sewer system up to date. s1O3, SAG. Is
The total amount of wooden sidewalk:
laid during the year was 81 ,G23 feet or Al
miles. the cost being $500. IL, Of which
$S,754.51 was assessed, the balance
81, las. 61, being still In doubt as to whom
It is to he charged.
I would suggest dhat the storm culvert
in Nissoula Gulch be connected between