Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-10
MANY MATTERS
Considered by the City Council
Last Night.
SOME DAMAGE CLAIMS
Property owners Who Would Have the
City Pay for Damage Resulting
From the Storm.

From the number of claims presented to
the city council at last nights meeting for
damages inflicted by the recent storm it
is evident that some Of the people would
hold Mayor McCarthy's administration
responsible for climatic conditions. The
council, however. is inclined to think 9TH
erwise, and all u claims will meet with
but scanty consideration.
For the construction of a sanitary sew
er on East Galena street the following
bids were opened:
Oren & Bardsen. $3.50: Karleman &
Jennings, $2,SCo: w. F.. Cobban, 50, 200;
Perham Bros, $2,763; Eschle Plumbing
and Heating company, $3.50; John Hen
rata. 81, 253.6 5; William Harkins, $1,000.
An objection was made awarding the
contract to Hark.ns, the lowest bidder,
on the grounds that he is not a resident of
Butte, and some one moved that John Hen
rata, the next lowest bidder, be given
the contract.
Attorney Lamb said the council was
bound by law to aware the contrDct to
the lowest bidder.
The motion to award to Henratta was
lost, the vote being 5 to 4. The contract
was then awarded to Harkins by a vote
Of 10 to 2.
The report of the police committee sus-
tanning Chief Lavelle in his suspension of
Officer Mike TOrpey was approved.
The following claims for damages by
the recent flood were received and re-
ferred to the committee on streets and
alleys: Mrs. Susan A. Lynch, 800; John
Mccormick, 5 1000; M. A. Harkins, 1921.
A petition from the board of education
praying that Aluminium street be graded
west from Montana street was referred to
the street and alley committee.
The special committee appointed to ap-
praise damage to property resulting from
the grading of Silver street between Main
and Colorado streets reported recon-
merding that Elizabeth Lane be allowed
$1oo and Hannah Blackburn s175. The
remaining abutting property is to be
charged so per cent. of the cost of the
grading.
The steam heating franchise ordinance
was passed by unanimous vote.
Council bill No. 22 changing the grade
of Montana street, and council bill No. %,
establishing grades on Aluminium street,
Oregon avenue and Broadway alley, were
referred to the judiciary.
A resolution defining the sprinkling dis
trlcts was adopted.
A resolution declaring the city's inten-
ton to construct a sewer on Colorado
street, from Aluminium to Fremont, was
| IdsScu. august 10 was SET as the date
for hearing objections.
The city attorney was instructed to
take necessary legal prelimlnaries look
ing to the extension of Aluminium street
to Washington, Washington street from
Gold, Platinum and Gold streets, from
Montana west to the city limits. He was
also instructed to take steps to amend
ordinance No. AZ, charging the bound
aries of the permanent sidewalk districts
! r., cnrraSnnn7 with fbp vino 1iStrictS
A permanent sidewalk was ordered con-
structed in front of the building of the
Montana Meat company, on Granite
=! street.
The July sidewalk estimate of John Nc
Coy was accepted, but payment deferred.
The estimate for the same month Of
James Farrell of 5 1,013.72 was ordered
paid.
A resolution providing for the extern
sion of the Buffalo gulch sewer 400 feet
to the b.. A.. & p. track was passed.
The council instructed Street Commits
! sioner Cotter to stop the sinking of shafts
on the Hope addition.
A new tin roof was ordered placed On
the city hall.
The bill of ]. H. Leyson, $3.50. for rent
of the city corral, was referred to the
| judiciary committee.
Thomas Rowan, contractor of the Buff
falo gulch sewer, which was vetoed by
Mayor Mccarthy, in a communication
! threatened to sue the city. His cOmmuni-
cation was referred to the committee On
| sewers.
J.. A. Riddell's contract and bond for
| the construction of the Arizona street
fire station was approved and accepted.
Street Commissioner ]. J. Cotter recon-
| mended that sidewalks be laid as follows:
On the south side of Front street from
Arizona to WyOming: on the west side of
| Colorado from Galena to Porphyry; on
| the east side of Colorado from 612 to GIG,
and in front of 632 Colorado street: on
| the west side of Renshaw alley from Park
to Galena streets. On motion the side
walks were ordered laid.
A telephone was ordered placed in the
office of the chief of police.
John +. Peterson offered to erect II gar
bage receptacles in return for advertis-
ing privileges. The proposition was re-
ferred to the board of health.
A communication from Lynch & Bach
elor in regard to insuring the boilers Of
the free library building was referred to
the light and building committee.
The report of the judiciary committee
was as follows:
Il. That they have had under consid-
Grafton the communication Of Susan A..
Lynch in reference to damages to prop
erty at the southeast corner of Covert
and Broadway streets, and ask for fur
Their time in which to report.
"2. That they had under consideration
the communication from John O'Rourke
and Daniel Sullivan in reference to spe-
cial sidewalk tax on lot II. in block p,
of the original townsite of the city of
Butte, in the sum of $13.24, and recon-
mend that the same be granted, inasmuch
as his tax is for sidewalk replacing one
previously put in and paid or on tn. 18th