Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-14
OFFICIALS TO
TASTE WATER
CITY ENGINEER AND ALDERMAN
EVANS DETAILED TO IN
SPECT SUPPLY.
COUNTY SAYS SMALLPOX
HAS BEEN STAMPED OUT.
will Not Consider Itself Responsible
for Contagious Diseases Within
the City Limits.

Aldermanic opinion. as expressed at last
nights meeting of the city council; was to
the effect that Butte water was bad enough
to drive a man to strong drink. The mat
ter came up towards the close Of the SEES
sion i when ar the an9 9r g HSaI1 a,s naa oecU %as
precipitated by the motion and pertinent
remarks of Alderman Evans OF the sew
enth ward.
Your HONOR said he, softly. as though
he wanted to break a piece Of bad news
as gently as possible, the water Butte Is
and think should be Investigated. l move
you that q committee Of three from this
body be appointed to interview Superin-
tendent Carroll and ascertain If there is no
remedy"
Then followed a lively discussion. Alder
man Bryant moved to amend that the en-
voir and make a thorough investigator,
and. if absolutely necessary; drink some
of the water. The distinguished alderman
from the Second ward suggested the drink
ing of the water with a reluctance that
was plainly evident. 1t was apparent that
while it panied him, he proposed to DO his
full duty to the constituents in the Second
who elect him with such unceasing regu-
larity.
Alderman Bryants motion.
This is a serious matter" said he, land
there should be no josh.ng about It. ! am
Then followed amendments to the amends
ment, during which, Alderman Evans de-
clared himself out of order, and at his own
suggestion sat down.
The matter was finally settled by the
appointment Of Alderman Evans and City
intendent Carroll of the water company
and report at the next regular meeting,
Then followed a seance. during which the
ghost Of the smallpox epidemic was brought
back to life through the medium Of the
following communication from the board
Of county eommissi nn rI oonv ~ Tho
report Of DR.. Sullivan, who, prior to the
10Th instant. has been the physician in
1.-The county board of health is glad to
report that the late epidemic of smallpox
has been stamped out and that no cases
pest house, as you will observe from DR..
sullivan's report. has been closed. and we
take this p opportunity ndSI to further notify
the fact that the county board of health
will not in future receive, take charge of
or care for any person or persons afflicted
within the corporate limits of the city of
Butte. We take this action by virtue of
eral bearing upon this subject. You win
therefore please take official notice that
the board of health of Silver Bow county
manner responsible for the spread or of
the suppression of any contagious diseases
arising within the limits of he city of
Butte, nor will the county care for any
person or persons afflicted with such con-
tagious disease, other than paupers, who
are a proper charge upon the county and
entitled to the benefits of the poor fund
thereof"
The communication was filed.
H. NJ. Sanchfield was awarded the con-
tract for the construction of a sanitary
sewer on Copper street from Main to Wyo-
ming, his bid being 81, 100. Charles sanden's
bid was 81, Jos. Thomas Rowan offered to
do the work for $l,175, and w. J. Killeen
for s., 245.
In a communication. Frank Harrigan,
it was indebted to him in the sum of
A,SO5.73 by reason of the fact that he was
not permitted to carry out the contract.
The matter went to the judiciary.
: The various committee recommendations,
previously published in the Inter Mountain,
were adopted.
Assistant Fire Chief Cunning was grant
ed a two months leave of absence.
Uhe council declared its intention of
grading Copper street from Main to Wyo-
ming. The first meeting in August was
fixed as the time for hearing objections.