Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-18
CITY CLERK
SUSTAINED
IN HIS ACTION IN CUTTING DOWN
PRINTING BILLS SUBMITTED
TO COUNCIL.
OPPOSITION TO NEW
Improvement DISTRICTS.
New Sanitary Sewer Proposed-Coun-
Gil Declines the B. A. & p.
Proposition.

of routine bushes was transacted. No
discussions, no Wrangling, nothing but
harmony and a well-aranged plan of
action; that was the programme.
: Resolutions creating Improvement
districts No. % and "a. were opposed by
Attorney Thresher in behalf John Il.
Curtis and others and G.. d. Robb n
others. Upon the clerk reporting that
objections had also been filed to res
olution creating districts No. % and Is,
all objections were referred to the street
n alley committee n city engineer
for investigation. =
The report of the special committee
appointed to confer with the Butte.
Anaconda & Pacific Railway company
in regard to constructing steel spans
across Colorado street and Nevada
avenue, was presented to the city clerk
and then withdrawn. The railway COM
Nevada avenue, to cost $500, n
charge it to the city, $500 to be deducted
if the city should fill in the cuts. The
company also agreed to place a similar
span. across Colorado street in the
spring at it's own expense, and to give
the city a right of way across it's prop
erty for the opening and extension of
Nevada avenue.
On motion of Alderman Mayo it was
voted unanimously not to accept the
proposition.
Petitions We're received from taxpay-
ers Of the Fifth ward for an arc light
at the intersection Of Gaylord and
Davidson streets, or at the railway
owners on the north side of Iron, be-
tween Main and Colorado streets, for
a lowering of the grade, petitioners
agreeing to pay the cost; and from
property owners for an extension of the
water mains from the corner of Lewis
hon street and Henry avenue north on
Henry avenue to Waukesha; thence
east one block to Excelsior avenue; also
from the corner of Henry and Wau-
kesha stress west one block to EN-
NETT avenue.
Mrs. Fl. O. Hopkins, who owns prop
erty on Arizona street between Mercury
n Platinum, presented a protest
agains the projected improvement of
the street. Her protest was filed. =
The petition of the Butte Plumbing
company for a plumbing license was APP
proved by the city engineer and granted
by the council.
The report of the street and alley
was as follows:
Your 'committe reports that they
have had under consideration the mat
ter of Mrs. Burton. relative to the lay
ing Of a wooden sidewalk in front of
fier" property, and would recommend
that she be granted until spring to put
in a new walk on condition that she or
der repaired the said property, which
was falling on the same, so as not to in
terfere with the walk.
That they have had under consider
alton the petition of ]. T.. McGovern
and others for change of grade on
North Arizona street n respectfully
ask for further time.
"They would recommend the extern
sion of the Caledonia street storm, cul-
vert a distance of $50 feet.
"They would recommend that a new
sidewalk be built on the west side OF
Montana street from Copper street
south to Quartz street alley.
"TheV would recommend a new
sidewalk be built on the south side OF
Copper street in front of lot /, block
10, Butte townsite. n
"They would recommend tha a new
sidewalk be built on the north side OF
East Broadway from Main street to a
point 81 feet east.
'"They would recommend that a new
sidewalk be built on the south side .o1
Porphyry street from Main street to- q
point rs feet west" =
Upon motion of Alderman Evan the
report was adopted as read.
The following report of the printing
committee was also adopted, with nc
vote to the contrary:
"Your committee would respectfully
submit the following report:
THAT they have under consideration
the communication of Charles Heilbron.
ner company relative to their contract
for the city printing and the reduction
of certain bills by the city clerk, and
find that their charges against the city
clerk are false. and that the clerks
action in cutting down said bills &C.
cording to the contract is right anG
proper and should be sustained"
The report of the nance committee
recommending the payment of q mum.
Der of bills was adopted. Warrants
were ordered drawn for the payment o,
the bills.
Alderman Kroger introduced a res.
olution declaring the intention of the
city council to construct a district sewer
for sanitary purposes on Galena street
east of Excelsior, to a point east o.
Alabama street. This resolution passed
the first and second readings. Alderman
Kroger moved that the city pay 40 PEE
cent of the cost instead of 25 per cent
Alderman Elderkin amending the mo.
ton that the matter be referred to thu
street and alley committee. The amend,
ment was defeated by a vote of 8 to 3
Elderkin, Kroger and Congdon being il
the minority. Objections to- the res
olution will be heard next Wednesda,
evening.