Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-04
MEETING Of
CITY COUNCIL
JAMES FINLEN WAS APPOINTED
LIBRARY TRUSTEE LAST
EVENING.
BIDS FOR CITY PRINTING
WERE ACTED UPON
The Viaduct Matter Was Discussed but
Definite Action was Deferred Un-
Til Next Meeting.

At the meeting of the city council last
night Mayor Mccarthy presided and
there were thirteen aldermen present.
A large amount of business was attend
ed to- among which was the appointment
of James Finlen as a library trustee to
take the place made vacant by the death
of Thomas Courtney. The bids for the
city printing We're considered ana the
contract let to White and Davis. n
lengthy complaint was received from }.
Ii. Leyson in relation TO the conduct of
the health officer and although Alder
man Elderkin was in favor of having the
officer suspended it was decided to refer
the communication to the judiciary COM
mittee for investigation. The complaint
in full is published in another column.
At the conclusion of the reading of
the minutes Mayor Mccarthy announced
that there was vacancy on the board
of library trustees. caused by the death
of Trustee Thomas Courtney. He placed
the name of James Finlen in nomination.
1t was confirmed by a vote of 9 against
4. Aldermen Archambault Congdon, Ell
derkin and Mcconnell voting in the neg
alive.
The mayor then announced that Jerry
partment and he would place the name
of jeff Donovan in nomination to succeed
him. The nomination was confirmed.
A communication from j. r. Whar-
ton. manager of the Butte Electric Rail-
way company was received. Mr.. Whar-
ton offered in connection with the Har-
rison avenue viaduct proposition to take
up and replace his tracks: to bear one
third of the expense of grading and ex-
cavating the street beneath the viaduct
and to put in a sufficient number of in
candesoent lamps to properly light the
viaduct
Alderman Bryant said that the special
committee appointed to look into the
matter had met and Mr.. Horne, rep
resenting the Northern Pacific railway
and that gentleman had verbally in
formed the committee that his road
would stand one-third of the expense of
the grading. Mr.. Bryant said that the
matter was one of great Importance and
should be attended to at once.
Alderman Mayo stated that Mr.. Horne
had promised the council a written COM
munication on the subject but had fail
ed to send it in. He believed that it
was simply an oversight on the part
of Mr.. Horne. He believed that it would
be we'll for the council to meet again
next Wednesday and in the interval get
the written communica ton from Mr.
Horne.
| Mr.. Wharton, who was present. said
| that the company intended to on May
IA, give all the school children free
ride to Columbia Gardens and he Ger
tainly could not until the viaduct was
constructed. He asked the council to adj
vertise for bids for the construction to
be in by next Monday night With the
understanding that if the railroad COM
! pany did not submit a written PROPOSE
| ton in accordance with the verbal Of
fer that the bids be not considered.
! A motion to this effect was carried
| City Attorney Lamb reported on the
feasibility of opening and extending
Gold, Washington, Aluminium and Placer
streets He stated that the cost of open
ing Gold street would he x1,65O: WASH
ington street, $4,000; Aluminium street,