Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-07
Citizens object to the Removal
Of the Central Fire Station
B%RANNAGAN'S MEN PAID
But Brannigan Still Has Claim Against
the City, Reports Of Var
iOuS Officials.

The business men and property owners
along East Broadway and Main streets
will probably protest vigorously at to-
nights meeting Of the council against
the proposed removal of the Central fire
station. A petition was circulated among
those interested this afternoon and was
very generally signed. 1t will probably
be offered to the aldermen tonight for
their consideration. The petition sets
forth that within a radius of four blocks
from the city hall is situated the most
valuable property in the city and that
the removal of the Central station or any
of it's apparatus would be a detriment to
the adjacent property. When the matter
comes up for final disposition the prop
erty owners interested will probably APP
pear before the council in person and
supplement their petition with verbal
protests.
Mayor Mccarthy signed the warrants
of Captain Brannagan'S street employees
yesterday, and the men who worked
under the ex-street COMMISSIONS were
paid in full.
THE council voted me down on a
basis of Is to L." said the mayor this
afternoon, land / thought it was best
that 1 should comply with the unanimous
wish of the aldermen, and l recOnsldered
my decision to decline to sign the war
rants, when 1 thought that l might be
depriving some honest man of pay for
work honestly performed. l believe that
fully half Of the men under Captain
Brannagan performed their work in good
faith, and for the benefit of these men l
signed the warrants"
However. the Mayor signed a warrant
allowing Captain Brannigan's a up to
May 6. The captain contends that he is
entitled to pay up to May 20, and the
matter will probably prove an interest
ing topic for discussion in some council
meeting Of the near future.
Mayor Mccarthy has issued orders to
Chief Of Police Lavelle to put a stop to
wagons backing on sidewalks. The prac-
tice has become quite commo Of late,
n some arrests may follow.
The sprinkling committee met this
morning and decided to recommend that
the sprinkling districts for the year 1895
be the same as last year, with the addi-
ton that Galena street be sprinkled from
Oklahoma avenue to Warren avenue, and
Mercury street be %sprinkled from Okla-
homa avenue to Warren avenue.
The street and alley committee met this
afternoon and decided to recommend that
the petition of J. l.. Wine and others In
regard to the street grade and sidewalks
and crossings be referred to the city en-
gineer; that the petition of John Bode ir
regard to overcharge in special sidewalk
tax be allowed; that Mrs. Bridget Har.
rington be refunded $25.2S, overcharge or
special sidewalk n grading tax, and
that the claim Of Irma McCarrick be dis
allowed.
The report Of ~Poundmaster P. j. John
son was filed with the city clerk this
afternoon. The report shows hat during
the month of May IS COWS n -four
horses We're ~impounded. The receipts OF
the office for the month were $23 and
n horse was sold for $3.50.
also filed today. The report states thai
the two hose wagon are very much Out
of repair and that of the 5000 feet OF
hose only $500 feet is in first-class con.
dition. The chief asks for 1000 feet Of
new hose. He suggests the necessity oil
the completion of the Arizona street sta.
ton and the repair of he Quartz street
station so the city may be divided into
two districts, and the firemen provided
with healthy sleeping apartments. HI
also recommends the purchase of new hel,
NETS and coats and of new nOZZles an(
play pipes.
During the month the department re.
sponded to IL alarms; the total loss by
fire was 81, OBS: insurance on property de.
stroyed was 81, 200, and the property in.
volved was valued at $4,000. Expense:
during the month We're as follows
Salaries, ST. 91. 16; incidental, $l17. 80
total. 49, 0s.46.
The chief is of the opinion that will
the facilities on hand the department i.
as efficient as it could be, but he consid
ers improvements absolutely necessary
He says the lack of men at the Hal,
house fire demonstrated that the depart
ment was not nearly strong enough.
The report of Building Inspector w. ]
Kennedy shows that during May 81
building permits were issued for tn
construction of buildings costing in tn,
aggregate ST. ,440, for which fees, amount
Ing to $119 were collected.
The report of Street Commissioner ]
]. Cotter shows that 81, 451.45 were ex
pended on the streets and alleys from
May s to June 1.
!. ACCIDENT AT THE GAGNON.
E.. Poad, a miner employed at tn,
Gagnon, fell through a floor on the 900
foot level about 10 o'clock his morning
falling to the next floor, about eight feet
n sustaining internal injuries thai ar,
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