Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-07

county for doctors. DR.. Alexander, how
ever. did not notify this man until jan
uary So"
In view of all that has taken place"
said Alderman Dempsey. Il think 1t is
time to call for the resignation of Dr.
Alexander" .--..,
Alderman Bryant said that he be-
lieved the city attorney would support
him in the statement that the board OF
health had the right to hire and dis
charge whom it pleased. For one man to
do the hiring and another the discharg-
ing he did not believe was right. AS long
as the mayor had proceeded in an irregu-
lar manner he was in favor or paying Dr.
Bryant.
A motion offered as a substitute to
adopt the report of the COMMITTEES was
adopted. Aldermen Bryant, Elderkin and
Smith voting no.
Bids for the city printing We're receiv-
ed from the Inter Mountain and the Min
err. Each paper offered to do the work
for So cents per folio for the first publi-
cation and 80 cents for subsequent pub
locations.
Owing to the fact that both bids We're
the same it was decided to reject them
and advertise for new bids to be in at
,he next meeting.
The bids for city printing were opened
hut as they were very voluminous they
were referred to the printing committee.
They were from the Inter Mountain.
Miner Davis & White. Mckee & Clark
company and the Journal Printing COM
pany.
Alderman Macarthur moved that. in
respect to the memory of the late SEN
ator Thomas NJ. Courtney. the public liz
brary be closed between the hours of II
m. and 6 p. m. on Friday. Carried.
Bids for the paving of East Quartz
street. between Main and Wyoming. a
distance of SIS feet, were opened as fol-
lows:
Thomas Rowan, 1854 per square yard.
Nick Hughes. s367 per square yard.
James Ryan & Co., $3.50 per square
yard.
James Welsh, s3.44 per square yard.
The contract was awarded to James
Ryan.
Bids for the granite curling on East
Quartz street. 219 feet with cement and
csc feet without cement were opened as
follows:
Usher & Williams. s1.o4 per lineal foot
without cement and $1.16 per foot with
cement.
James Ryan. S1.00 and $1.20
Thomas Rowan. $1.33 and $1.35.
Nick Hughes. s1.1O and H15.
James Welch, Sl.0O and 81 80.
Referred to paving committee.
A communication from the labor par
ty asked that the names Of three judges
of election be changed. In the First
ward, William Head for Jerome Head:
in the Third ward, Harry Cantwell for
r. c. Wiles, and in the Fifth ward Phil
Bodeman in place Of Prudholm. The
communication was filed as it appeared
that the council had the right to fill va
cancies at any time before election
The following other changes in judges
OF election We're made: First ward, Dem
mis- Riley instead Of Tim Cayne, both
democrats: Third ward, Harry Cantwen
instead Of c. r. Wfles; Sixth ward Sol
Levy instead Of John P. McNally.
The street and alley committee recon-
mended that the petition of N. L. OLE
son to maintain a shed on the corner Of
his block temporarily be granted upon
his filing an indemnifying bond in the
sum of $4,000 The committee recon-
mended that the clerk inform Reynolds
& Mcdowell that they at once file an
indemnifying bond in the sum of $4,000
for maintaini.S tramway over Colo
y.
The report was adopted
A communication from Mary Delaney
Boomer stated that she had been wrong
+ fully assessed $16361 for a frontage of
five feet on East Broadway at the cor
ner of Culvert street. She stated that
the property was owned by James A.
Murray and, although she had called
the attention of the city officers to the
matter. the assessment had been made
to her. Referred to the city attorney.
A communication was received from
j. A. Mcmillan asking for two or three
months time to remove a building on
the corner of Front and Wyoming streets
which stands four feet into the street.
The petitioner stated that it would cause
total loss to move it sooner.
Alderman Macarthur objecting to CIV
ing the petitioner more time than 80
days. He said that the petitioners had
objected to paying city taxes on account
OF technicality and he did not see why
any courtesy should be extended After
some discussion his motion was carried
Council resolution No. 339, providing
for the levying of a special assessment
to defray the cost of laying sidewalks
in the city of Butte during the year
1901 was read and carried.
The street commissioner submitted his
| report for February showing that 81. 900 so
had been expended in cleaning streets
| and alleys. Received and placed on
! file.
The finance committee recommended
the passage of bills to the amount of
$13,312.53 as follows: Salary, So, O66. IS;
fire and water, $2,s14.41; street and al
ley, $1,02O.5O: police, salts; public Ii
brary, s7S991; health, $4,000; engineer
| ing, $3.50. Referred.
A petition was received from the To-
cal carriage and wagon makers asking
that the road across the fiat from the
railroad crossing to the Five-Mile house
be sprinkled, the county agreeing to
bear half of the expense; granted.
A petition from A. Wetzstein and 9TH
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