Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-19

OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION OF THE
WATER STORED IN REsER-
VOIR Is RECORDED.
BIDS FOR FIRE STATION
TO BE OPENED AUG. |.
Link & Carter the Architects-Tim
Riordan Awarded Contract for
Laying Sidewalks.

The gentlemen who look after the
business affairs of the city held a meet
ing last night and during the session re-
ceived the report of the special COM
mittee on water which comprised AL
derman Evans and City Engineer Bick- !
enbach. The report was to the effect
that the committee had visited the res
ervoir n found the water within six
inches of the top; hat the fluid appeared
to be clear at the surface, but was of a
dark green color and had a peculiar
odor; that the water of Fish creek was
good and was being brought into the
city without contact with the reservoir
fluid: that it furnished about half of
the city's supply. The report was filed.
The council decided to erect a new fire
station on the Quartz street site and di-
rected the clerk to advertise for bids for
the work. The bids will opened on Aug
ust l. 1t is estimated that the new struc-
ture will cost about $12, 900. Link & Car
ter will act as architects n superin-
tend the construction of the building.
The special committee on plans n
specifications reported favorably on the
plans submitted by the architects, but
recommended the use of Montana pine
instead of the Idaho product, and cement
brand.
Bids for the laying of permanent side
walks for the ensuing year were examin-
ed and the contract awarded to Tim
Riordan, whose bid was the lowest
The other bidders were J. J. Murphy,
Soss & Sutton and j. Rafferty,. Rior-
dams bid was as follows: For cement
blocks, $2.19 per Jar yard; for solid &C.
ment, s1.75 per square yard; for flag
stone, 1886 per square yard; for granite
curbing without concrete foundation,
$1.15 per linear foot: for granite curbing
with concrete foundation. $1.25 per linear
foot.
A petition for the extension Of the
Crysal street water service from Mer-
curry to Diamond street was granted,
and a protest from residents of Jefferson
street against the laying of sidewalks
in the street until after the street is
graded was referred to the street and
ALLEY committee.
Two hundred dollars was added to the
firemen's disability fun for the bene-
fit of Owen Cunning, the assistant chief
of the fire department.. who became sick
while on duty.
The council adopted the joint report
of the street and alley and judiciary
:. committees on the proposition of allow
, ing the claims of G.. ]. Marks and w. w
Walsworth for damages alleged to have
been sustained by the grading of Yves
Galena street. The report recommend
ed that the claims be disallowed. Thu
z report of these committees on the Jack
( son street excavation occasioned by tn
=; conduction of mining operations beneatf
the surface was also adopted.
The report recommended that the F1rs1
National bank. which the committees
held responsible for the cave, be mott
fed to at once restore the surface of thu
street to it's proper level and repair TIT
sewer injured by the excavation; other
wise the city would do 1t and lake tn
n bank bear the expense.
e The sewer committee reported ad
versely on the claim of Dugan 4 Hark
ms for 5000 extra compensation, and re
. uuested that the claim of John Doyle D
placed on file.
= The judiciary committee reported tina
it had examined the claim of William
White and would recommend that he D
paid $685. Sc. The claim aggregated 81,
LOG. SO for architectural work in connec
ton with the new Arizona street fir
station.
: The committee also tina
the claim of Frank Harrigan for dam
: ages arising from an alleged e Q
y contract with the city be disallowed. o
two other propositions the commute
:, asked for and was granted further tim
in which to look into them.