Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-16
GUARDS ROASTED
Aldermanic Opinion Of Quaral-
tine Officers.
PATROL SYSTEM BIDS
Opened and Will be Passed Upon Sat-
urday Night The Jacobs
Investigation.

Inc quarantine guards, who are IN
most cases watching empty houses. were
treated to an aldermanlc roast at last
nights meeting of the city council. This
roast was so well merited that many of
the guards would resign but for the fact
that such action might stop heir pay.
THE matter came UP in connection with
the petition of West Park street business
men praying for the removal of the
smallpox sign from the Stephens block.
Bryant moved to grant the petition. He
said he understood the city still fur
nisaed food for 80 people who had escaped
through the skylight of the Stephens
block the night after the quarantine was
instituted. Medin was of the opinion that
the quarantine was a farce. He SAID
| anyone could get out Of a quarantineu
| building by placing a S. bill properly. He
| said he had seen inmates Of the Avo on
the outside of the building. talking to
| school children. Bryant went on to say
| that he believed the guards were spend
ing most of their time in the saloons, and
! paid but little attention to their duties.
Finally the motion was amended so as to
read that the quarantine flag should be
removed from all places where there was
| no smallpox, and the motion as amended
| prevailed.
| Bids for the patrol system were opened.
The bid of the Gan1ewell company, for
the entire plant, including wiring, was
| $S,5O5. For the patrol wagon only, the
following bids We're received: F. NJ.
Grady, $500: Wayne Sulkeyette company,
$500; Spokane Blacksmithing company,
$685.. The bids We're referred to the police
committee which will report at a special
| meeting to be held Saturday night.
Council bill No. 80, granting a fran
! chise and right Of way to the street rail-
!; way company, betWeen the SteWart and
| Original mines, was passed under sus-
! pension of the rules. The life Of the
franchise is fXed at 80 years.
The judiciary committee reported rec
! concentrations as follows:
THAT council bill No. SO, d bill for an
ordinance granting a right-of-Way
! along, through and under all the streets,
| alleys, mi public grounds and other
| public ways within the city Of Butte
! to ID. j. Hennessy and M. Donahoe for
the purpose Of laying pipes and mains in
the city of Butte for heating and power
purposes, we recommend that the same
be amended by inserting in section S, in
the blank space therein, the words city
hall and public library and as 50 amend
ed the committee recommends nat the
Sdlle w pass.
I'm reference to the re-experting of the
books of ex-City Treasurer Jacobs, that
the matter be taken up in the committee
of the whole of the council and disposed
of.
THAT lot II, in block 3. of the Noyes
& Upton Railroad addition to the city of
Butte, be offered for sale to the board of
school trustees for the sum of $500"
The council considered the Jacobs mat
ter in committee of the whole. City At
torney Lamb stated that if the city pro-
posed to sue Jacobs bondsmen it would
be necessary to expert the books. After
considerable discussion the mayor and
city attorney were empowered to employ
an expert and require him to give bonds
to complete the work and testify in court.
The committee then rose and reported its
recommendations to the council and they
We're adopted. The report of the Judiciary
committee was then adopted.
ages ordinance, regulating second hand
hand stores, went to the judiciary COM
mittee.
Manager Turner in a communication
stated that the Butte General Electric
had been ~reorganized under the
name of the Butte Lighting & Power
mpany At his request a resolution,
transferring the electric light franchise
from the old to the new was
adopted.
Several communications. requesting tax
rebates, went to the judiciary.
Maggie Symons' bill for $92 for damages
to her business alleged to have been sus-
tanned by reason of her place being put
under quarantine, was referred to the
judiciary committee.
The bono of the Anaconda Copper Min
ing company, in the sum Of $40. 600. for
conducting an electric lighting business,
was approved.
r.l- ru-,
ate exhibit of the city finances up to
Nov. /. The total receipts from May /
to the date of the report amount to $91.-
23O. 80, which with the balance on hand
May / of $68, 691. 81 make a total of $751;
922. 90. The disbursements for the same
period amount to $50, 1884, 6. leaving a bal
ance of $73, 1872. 92.