Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-20

gill IfuIlUlI6 ~coIlpdHy, requesting d L.
cense, which was submitted some time
since, was granted after a wordy war
during which Macarthur paid his alder
manic respects to the city engineer.
A communication from Dr. Alexander,
requesting the council to order the Iele-
phone company to connect his residence
with a telephone, was received, and a
resolution, ordering the company to make
the necessary connections, adopted.
The ca ton of the cOunty COM
mlssioners relative to the proposed Cen
terville sewer was referred to the sewer
committee.
Mrs. Godfroy's petition for the use of
the armory was referred to the building
committee.
Residents of South Main, Freeman and
Iowa streets petitioned for additional arc
lights, and the petitions were referred to
the light and building committee.
The bond of ]. c. Sullivan, police mag
istrate-elect, was approved. III
The city attorney reported the title
right Of the Carte Blanche lode as cor
rect. and he Carte Blanche lode addition
plat was on motion accepted.
Mayor Harrington vetoed council bill
No. 80, providing for the extension of
Porphyry street, for the reason that no
provision was made in the bill for the
levy of condemnation proceedings.
The light and building committee re-
ported as follows:
Your light and building committee
recommends the arc light at the corner
of Gaylord and Galena street be changed
to the intersection of Gaylord and Mer-
curry street, in compliance with the Pc
tition of l.. d. Russell. ct al. referred to
us March 18th, 1889. Report adopted.
w recommend that the communica-
sion of James O'Rrien for rebate of side
walk tax be referred to the city engineer
for a survey. We recommend that the
bids of Austin and Western Co, Gtd.),
be accepted for the furnishing to the city
of three sprinklers ard two dump carts,
for the sum of 81 1884. and for furnishing
to the city one sweeper for $3.50, and that
q contract be awarded to the said COM
pany according to their respective bids"
Motion to indefinitely postpone the re-
port was lost.
with regard to the petition of silas F.
King and John A. Elliott for franchise for
llghtlng and heating, we that
the petition be placed on file. In the mat
ter Of the petition of Murray & McCor-
mack, asking for rebate on sidewalk on
Hamilton street, s1S3, we recommend
that the same be disallowed.'
Billy Woods, the irrepressible. was
given the privileges Of the floor and ad-
dressed the council with reference to al
lowing the auditorium to be used as a
gymnasium for the police and fire depart
ments. Mr.. Woods speech, while not of
the Patrick Henry order, had the desired
effect. His petition was granted.
The report of the judiciary committee
was as follows:
In regard to the petition of Silas F.
KIM and John A. Elliott for franchise
for lighting and heating, we recon-
mend that the petition be placed on
file.
In the matter of the petition of
Murray & Mccormack, asking for re-
bate on sidewalk on Ho milton ctraat
$1S3, we recommend that the same be
disallowed. ~
I'm the matter c. the claim of Mrs.
Susan Lynch for $500 for damage to lot
on Covert street. we recommend that
the same be placed on file.
with regard to the communication
of the city attorney in re, cases of Lou
Metz and others, against the city of
Butte, We that the city at
tol'ney apply for a new trial in the
case of Lou Metz, and if denied,fthat an
appeal be perfected in the supreme court.
we recommend that council bill No.
81 be passed. We recommend that the
matter of John P. Scully be referred to
committee of the whole council. ~
In the matter of the communication
from c. w. Newton in regard to pernlan-
ent sidewalks, we recommend that the
same be placed on file. We also recon-
mend that the communication of Mrs.
ChflSlldn Sm1tn be placed on i1le.
In the matter of the communications
from the city engineer in regard to
sidewalk deficiency, 81, 145. SIS, we recon-
mend that the same be placed on file
and the warrant in favor of N. S. Led
ford for S1,147.22 be held until such time
as the matter is adjusted"
Council bill No. 81, condemning certain
property for city corral urpos was
adopted.
The report Of the fire and water COM
mittee was then read. 1t was as follows:
"Your fire and water committee has
made a careful examination of the fire
apparatus furnished by the Fire Elk
tinguisher company of Chicago, and has
| carefully compared the same with the
proposition submitted by said company,
on the 7th day of September, 1898, and as
| q result of their examination now report
as follows:
1--WE find that the truck and ladders
are about $50 or 800 pounds over the
weight called for by the specifications.
The ladder was to weigh $50 pounds,
| whereas the ladder furnished weighs Az
pounds.
The pulley is supposed to be a pat
ented sheave wheel, and that furnished
is a common pulley.
The ladder furnished will not catch
at over 64R feet, and will not reverse at
that length without great trouble. The
specifications call for a ladder IS feet in
length.
The stay poles will not lay on top of
| the ladder without sliding backward or
forward when going up or down hill.
This renders them dangerous and liable
to run on the horses or fall off the