Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04
YELLOW FLAG
HEADQUARTERS
PROTESTS FILED AGAINST L0CA-
TlvN OF SMALLPOX DE-
TENTION HOSPITAL.
COUNCIL DECIDES TO RISK
POSSIBLE INJUNCTION.
Would Make a Test Case-D.partment
Reports-street Improve
ment Matters.

the people in the vicinity Of the proposed
site who object to q plague house being
placed under their very nose, provoked
the only discussion that gave snap to
the proceedings Of the city council last
night.
These people sent in a a~remonstrance
against its construction and maintenance
In their neighborhood, and on the side
there were a few threats Of injunction.
The council, however. after hearing an
opinion from City Attorney Lamb, just
placed the petition on file, which Is tan
tarmount to paying no attention to Il.
The hospital will be built and will be in
operation pending injunction proceedings
should any he instituted, the city
will make a test case If the latter should
happen.
Tel members responded to their names
when the mayor raped the gavel at s
O'Clock.
council resolutions to grade and pave
certain streets in District No. 20, which
included Crescent, Platinum and Dakota
streets. were passed.
Bonds for the grading of Alabama
street, offered by Peter Oren, the con-
tractor, were accepted.
Petition for laying a sewer on West
Galena was referred to the sewer COM
mittee.
The city engineer was Instructed to
furnish a grade for an alley to he cut
through the Emmett addition.
Chief Sanger Of the fire department re-
ported the resignation of Michael O'Brien
as fireman and the suspension for fifteen
days, of J. B. Nolan. The chiefs action
was approved.
Citizens living near the sit of the de-
tention hospital on Galena and Arizona
petitioned for the removal of the build
ing to some other place.. Their children
would be exposed to the pestilence should
1t break out; besides a couple of board
ing houses neal by were menaced by the
presence OF the hospital.
Alderman Bryant of the board of health
said 1t was impossible to locate a hos
pitad for small pox patients, even a de-
tention hospital, within the boundaries of
the city without opposition from the peo-
rae; yet he could not blame them. I'm
such conditions. he thought the only
thing that could be done by the city
authorities. when a case of small pox
was discovered. was to make a bee line
Tor the pest house and thereby settle the
whole businesses.
Alderman Kroeger interviewed people
in the vicinity of the proposed detention
hospital and they certainly urged strong
objections. He could not find any other
place for a hospital within fifteen blocks
or Arizona and Galena. where residents
would consent to have a hospital built
next to them. Alderman Kroeger called
upon the city attorney to lei the coun-
oil out OF the wilderness of doubt and
uncertainty.
Il am of the opinion" said Mr.. Lamb.
"that a forwarding station which Is in
no sense a hospital, may be constructed
and maintained within the limits of the
city, n that a petition for an Injunction
asking thai the city be restrained from
constructing u buildings, If the petit
zion stated the true facts, would not re-
suit I'M the court issuing AN injunctio.y
Inc same objection urged against the
proposed location on Arizona and Gslena
would certainly lie as against n other
location that might be selected within
the city. II you could not build there,
you could not build elsewhere If there
De objection" The city attorney said
also If no better place could be found for
a detention hospital thar the one chosen
at Arizona and Galena street, then let It
o. NP 0AHA AV 0GOOu kCduy LO eIe M
city in a test case.
The motion that the petition be receive
ed and filed prevailed; and the wooden
building to be used Is a detention hos
pital will be erected I'm spite of the petit
ton.
Permission was given the S%mokehouse
Mining company to erect a larger butd-
ing for an engine house.
Portion FOR n vynko~ s--S-
street. Kings addition, was referred to
water committee.
Reports from the. several departments
Of the city government were read and
placed on file, some of them having al
ready appeared in yesterdays Inter
Mountain.
The chief of the fire department re-
ported as follows for the month OF Sep
tember. During the month responded to
IL calls of fire; loss. 1920 ON buildings
ana contents; insurance on same SIS. 900:
property involved $1,000. Expenses dur
ing month 81, 703.78 for salaries: incident
ais. $l92.70 total, g. 1864 {.
Poundmaster Johnson made the follow
Ing report: Cows impounded, IA: horses.
3 dogs. 40. Fees collected $32.50 {.
Street Commissioner John j. Cotter re-
ported that $4.045.50 had been
upon the streets. OF this amount $50. 60
was charged to the sprinkling fund. The
commissioner also reported the recent Of
$sl.OO for a black horse. Report was filed.
The report OF Building Inspector w. J.
Kennedy showed that 80 permits had
been issued during the month, represent
ing $S7, 1886. The most important item in
the report was the permit granted in the
name of George Fitchen for the Pythian
temple. representing $50. 900.
Estimates for street improvements.
submitted by contractors, were reported
by the engineers and warrants ordered
to be drawn In their favor for
reaching nearly 81 900.
The judiciary committee reported in IA
vor Of an ordinance creating a plumbing
inspector. and the same was adopted.
along with a resolution fixing his salary
at $500 per annum.
Council resolution defining the bounda.