Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05
THE CITY COUNCIL
Contract Let For Lighting the
City
FOR A TEN YEARS PERIOD
Several Matters of a Routine Nature
Disposed of at Last Nights
Meeting.

The first regular meeting Of the city
counci for the month of October was
hello last night. Two reports from the
board of health We're read, one of which
touched pom the question of compul-
sorry vaccination, in view of the recent
discovery of smallpox in the city. AL
derman Bryant said that no action had
been taken by the board, except that DR.,
Alexander brought it up during it's last
meeting. The matter was agreed to be
being no probability of an epidemic.
The condemning as a nuisance of a
private sewer running from Main to Wy
oming streets was postponed for a week
in order to give the owners of the adja-
cent property an opportunity to clean it
out. This sewer, according to the city
engineer is clogged with grease as a re-
suit of the negligence of cheap res
taurant keepers in the neighborhood who
do not use the catch-basins as required
by law.
The building and light committee rec
commended in their report that the Butte
General Electric Light be
awarded the contract to furnish the city
with light. This contract is for ten
years. The council approved of the re-
port and it was unanimously adopted.
Permits were also granted to Sloan m
McGovern and John Mccoy.
Several communication We're then
read by the clerk and acted on by the
council. A petition from taxpayers on
Arizona street requesting a raise in the
grade of the street of six inches, signed
by James Shannon, was referred to the
street and alley committee. Another
rn%sftay, S.nc,,nCtfor fhof oo o1aa%pt1
light be placed at the intersection of
Wyoming n Grove streets was referred
TO it's appropriate committee. A petit
ton from Mrs. Hannah Williams asking
to have an order of the council, that a
new sidewalk be built neal her property,
be revoked was referred to a committee.
The soldiers welcome committee was
accorded permission to erect a triumphal
arch at Main and Granite streets.
Another protest was received from
Mrs. Campana. This. too, was referred
to the street and alley committee, while
q protest from w. Nc g. White concern
ing the opening OF Nevada alley was aid
on the table.
A pathetic appeal was read from Mrs.
Margaret Bauscombe in which she stat
ell that it would be impossible for her to
pay her delinquent taxes owing to her
extreme poverty. Her case was referred
ITO the Judiciary committee.
w COuIICll OluSISu olucNdIhS Idlu III
front of the VIII house, H. L. Franks
building, Friends block, Eagle bakery,
Beaver block and Chambers block. A
bond with sureties was accepted from
the Montana Heating company. A war
RANT was ordered drawn for the balance
due in the construction of a at
Montana n Fremont STREETS according
to the final estimate of William Harkins,
which was accepted.
A petition from the Parrot Mining
company requested permission to carry
water from Gaylord street to their smell
ter. The petition was granted, subject
to the putting up of a bond of $40, 900 to
save the city harmless in case of any
drainage resulting from the laying of the
pipes. Reports from the standing COM
mittees We're adopted.
A report from the chief of police shows
that during September one hundred and
sixty-eight arrests We're made. Fire
Chief Sanger's report shows that the de-
partment responded to twelve alarms
during THE same period, the losses ag-
gregating one thousand eight hundred
and ninety dollars. The council then
adjourned.