Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-21
Will Go Into the Courts Against
Butte Lighting Company.
FOR NEXT YEAR
Smallpox Claims Turned DOWn-NeW
Fire Station Accepted-A
Busy Session.

mayor McCartny has declared war
against the Butte Lighting company. He
gave the city council formal notice last
night of his intention to go into the courts
and make a fight against the 1O-year light
contract recently awarded the company
over the mayors veto. He declared that
he would not affix his signature to a doc
ument which would compel the city to
purchase light from one concern for 10
years.
The mayors declaration was brought
on by the reading of the report of the
light and building COMMITTEE which rec
commended the placing Of thirteen addi-
tional lights.
The eport of Fire Chief Sanger, to the
effect that he had suspended Henry Ber-
ringer and Fred Noble was approved, and
Chief of Police Lavell "a granted a five
days leave of absence.
Superintendent j. r. Wharton submit
ted a proposition in behalf OF the street
railway company. He asked the city
to deed the company First street in Block
10, Farrell's addition on condition that
the company deed to the city 40 feet ad-
joining the alley running through the
block, for the purpose Of widening the
street. The matter was referred to the
street and alley committee.
SGVeldl cldllllS lCI uGiuuScS dIlSlllS
from the enforcement of quarantine reg
utationse against smallpox We're received.
Mrs. H. McDoe asked for $50. so to replace
bedding destroyed by the authorities.
Frank Stevens asked for $142.25 for bed
ding destroyed and $347.25 loss of rentals
during the time the Stevens block was
under quarantine. Emma J. Stevens
| submitted a claim for $4S for services as
| cook at the Stevens block during the
quarantine period, and Mrs. David Mel
klejohn, whose home was q~uarantined.
asked for $231. so damages. The claims
| Were referred to the board of health.
James NJ. Mclaughlin was granted a
plumbing license.
TIL bonds of D. J. Hennessy and NJ.
Donahue, who were recently awarded an
electric light franchise, e.. A. Morley who
has contracted to expert the city books.
Big Blackfoot Milling company. lumber
contractors, and the Wayne Sulkeyette
pal recently awarded the contract
for supplying the city with a patrol
wagon, were approved.
The final estimate of J. A. Riddell. the
contractor who mas just completed the
new fire station was approved in the sum
of Sc. PAS.
Britt attempted to resign from the
board of health, but was not permitted
to do SO.
City Engineer B~ickenbach reported that
the ground which the city proposed to
condemn for the opening up of Placer
street was mining ground, and could not
be assessed for the improvement. In re-
gard to a complaint received from the
! Butte, Anaconda 6 Pacific railway COM
pany, to the effect that a sewer was leak
ing on North Main street, he said he had
: notified them that the city had no sewer
at the place mentioned. The report was
! approved. .-
The paving committee reported as fol-
lows:
I'VE recommend that the following
Streets be paved next year: Wyoming
street from Broadway to Copper street;
Main street from Copper street to Wool
man street: Quartz street from Alaska
street to Wyoming street; East ark
street from Arizona street to Gaylord
street; West Park street from Montana
to Washington street; Main street from
Galena street to Maryland avenue: Art
IONA street from Broadway to Utah av-
enue: Copper street from Main to Penn
Sylvania
The report was adopted and the city
attorney instructed to prepare the nee
essary resolution.
The report of the judieiay committee
was as follOWS:
THAT they a had under cons;dera-
ton the petitions of Mary Boomer and
Susan A. Lynch asking for damages by
reason of the condition of their property
on Covert street at the intersection of
East Broadway. Such condition alleged
to exist by act of the city in opening Co.
vert street, and on account of the limited
knowledge of the judiciary committee as
to the condition of the streets and abut-
ting property in the city of Butte, we beg
to recommend that your honorable body
refer this to the street and alley commit
tee inasmuch as they are in possession
of the information that will enable them
to act intelligently.
THAT we lave had under considera-
ton the claim Of Joseph Either for dam
ages by reason of falling into an exca-