Daily inter mountain., 1900-08-02

R MOUNTAIN: BUTTE. NO
and the city have differed. the board Of
health and the honorable mayor met the
board of county commissioners Of Silver
Bow county at the instance of the city.
and have the following report to submit
to your honorable body: The commission
ers agree to accept from the city In full
settlement of the city's proportion Of the
expenses of the epidemic 30 per cent. OF
the total expense OF maintaining the pest
house and controlling the epidemic in all
parts Of the county. The total amount
of the expenses was not learned.
The commissioners agree to pay to
the city in settlement Of the road tax
affair the proportion of IS per cent. OF
the tax held in dispute by them."
The mayor said he understood that the
county was only willing to settle on the
terms proposed provided the city would
make some agreement with reference to
handling smallpox cases in the future.
Mayo was opposed to making any
agreement at all. The city could attend
to it's own business. Mr.. Macarthur took
the same view and II an emergency
should again arise, would be in favor Of
the city building it's own pest house. The
cost would be small and he believed such
an arrangement would be more ecunOm-
teal and satisfactory.
Dempsey did not see the use Of sending
the committee back If any conditions
stood in the way of closing the matter
up. He thought the city had waited long
enough on the poll tax matter, and if
there was to be further delay. wanted to
see some definite action taken at once
with reference to the matter.
Macarthur and several other members
still believed that a settlement could be
report without reference to any condi-
tions.
The bill from the county showed that
the total cost of the smallpox epidemic
was $19.5o7.S2. The citys share of this,
exclusive Of $21OO for building the pest
house. which was on county ground.
would be about $780, and a motion final
ly prevailed to have the committee again
meet with the commissioners and make a
settlement on the terms proposed.
Elderkin presented blue prints from
Architect Patterson for a stairway in the
public library building from the library
room to the basement. The cost Of this
improvement would be about $780, oak to
be used. The architects fee would be
1-2 per cent on the cost Mr.. Patterson
was requested to furnish detailed plans.
The following communication was re-
ferred to the police committees:
To the Honorable City Council Of the
City of Butte-Gentlemen Inasmuch as
the patrol wagon which was some time
ago ordered by your body and which, on
its arrival here. was determined in its
then condition to be not suitable to the
demands and needs Of the city, has been
altered and repaired so as to comply with
the requirements of the police committee
patrol system; and inasmuch as there is
no available space in the fire station at
the city hall building for its location:
therefore suggest that your honorable
body take immediate steps toward secur-
ing temporary location in some access
frn1 W. crnn GO
that the patrol system, heretofore inaug-
urated may have the service of this val
liable adjunct, thus utilizing in the high
est degree the patrol system which was
designed and intended as material aid
and benefit to the police system of the
city Of Butte.
I bespeak for this subject your early
consideration.
J. S. Mccarthy,
Grading resolutions Nos. 3o7~ and 3os
were passed, the being no objection.
City Engineer Bickenbach reported
final estimates on the Killeen contract
for constructing the sanitary sewer. $345:
on the Sunfield contract, $1,100; July es-
estimate Rowan contract for street paw
ing, $12,O0S.31; T. r. Kinds. paving con-
tract. 81 039.8l; Whiteway & Shackleton.
curbing, district No. 2, $210.31, and dis
i.
approved and warrants ordered drawn.
Chief Lavell. Treasurer Holland, Chief
Sanger and the building inspector SUBJ
mitted the monthly reports of their de-
partments.
The report of the committee ON fire and
water, recommending that the Office OF
fire captain be created with salary OF
$11O per month. was adopted and the at
/ torney instructed to draw up an Ordtn-
ance.
A petition signed by 500 residents OF
+, Butte, asking that a matron at police
headquarters be appointed and suggest
ing Mrs. Virgins as a suitable person
| for the position, was referred.
| Petitions as follows were read ana re-
| ferred: From residents Of Kings addi-
| ton, asking that the Dublin Gulch stone
sewer be extended through the add'"~~
from residents asking that an alley be
| opened from Washington to Crysta
streets, between Broadway and Granite
from Julian Smith. asking for sidewalk
repairs at Granite and Alaska streets
from John E. Bown with reference to nui.
sances in his neighborhood; from resi-.
dents asking that Dakota street be grad.
| ed south of Iron.
On a report Of the engineer the sewer
! committee was instructed to investigate
the condition of the box sewer in Dublir
! Gulch, and take such action as nigh
7, be necessary
The petition of a resident for permission
to make a sewer connection near tht
Federal building was granted.
Adjourned for one week.
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