Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-22

erty below it would not be worth Is per
cent OF Its present valuation. He called
attention to the fact that the road lead
ing TO the Cora mine had been a public
highway many years, n said the water
company had no right to build the reser-
voir across this highway without author
ity from those in charge Of pub
lie affairs to do so, and he
hoped this consent would not be
given. He said many poor people had
invested their earnings in homes on the
north and south side of the gulch, and
these people were in dread and fear and
would willingly sell their homes at much
less thar they cost them because of the
proposed construction Of the reservoir,
which, when completed. would be a con-
slant menace to their lives The action
OF the water company, he said, was un-
precedented. He considered it an out
rage Tor the water company to come with
IN the boundaries of the city, and without
consent, to build a reservoir. It was the
duty OF every citizen Of VAUDEVILLE to
use every possible means to defeat the
project. From the standpoint of danger
the lives of probably 1000 people living
as far down the gulch as Park street.
would be threatened. II am very glad"
said Mr.. O'Donnell, ''to see Mr.. Carroll,
the manager of the water company, here.
He can appreciate how the people of
Walkervile feel in regard to this matter,
and see how earnest they are in their
protestation. As a lawyer I promise my
fellow citizens to do what I can to balk
the water company in this matter. First
we Will resort to civil law, Their rilmina
law, and then If the courts fail to give us
Justice, we will go to the water
and order them to remove their ma
chinery, bag n baggage, from the
premises" Then pointing to Mr.. Carroll
fhQ CnnA kAp cold sT y1,o ,rra ryn,,. r,o,, r,311
never fill that reservoir with water. The
people of Walkerville will not permit it.
Beneath the site is a honeycomb of mine
workings and the danger would be such
that the residents of VAUDEVILLE could
not afford to allow the reservoir to be
constructed.
Other speeches were made by Alfred
Johns, John Rumble, I. Trevarthen, j. NJ.
Lewis, j. r. Clinton and others, and the
position taken by Chancellor O'Donnell
was endorsed thoroughly. There was no
division of sentiment-the speakers were
a unit against the reservoir scheme.
Mr.. O'Donnell then moved the a com
mittee of five be appointed by Mayor
Briney, to act in conjunction with the
mayor and city council, and to take all
legal steps necessary to prevent construc-
tion of the reservoir. The motion was
seconded by J. N. Lewis prevailed by
unanimous vote.
The aye appointed as such committee
Charles O'Donnell, Joseph Annear, Joseph
Broughton. Alfred Johns and County
COMMISSIONS Ed Mathews.
Mr.. Carroll then addressed the meeting
briefly. He stated that the company
could secure no other site Of sufficient
heighth to force the water to the Ana
conda hoists. He assured the citizens of
Walkerv1lle that the company desired to
make the reservoir safe, and to this end
would suggest that the city council select
competent engineer to look after
the interests of VAUDEVILLE, and see that
the work was not faulty, and the water
company would pay the bill.
However, Mr.. CAROLS remarks did not
seem to have much effect, as far as
changing the sentiment of the meeting
was concerned. The meeting then ad-