Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-18

sWeepers and sprinkers. 1t was from
the Olson and Christian company. The
firm Offered to supply the city with
sWeepers at $500 and $3.50 apiece accord
irg to style selected. Two 900 gallon
srrinklers were offered for $3.50 each. .
Alderman Macarthur said that .he city
had purchased sprinklers eight wears ago
for $3.50 and he did not see why more
should be paid at the present time. At
his suggestion the bid was rejected and
the clerk instructed to re-advertise for
bids.
Bids for the construction of wooden
sidewalks for the year 1G:i WIRE or@ned
and referred to the street ana alloy COM
mittee. The bids ;,ra for several sizes
of walks and the graduation of prices
appears to be about the same in each
case. The bids for 12-fopt sidewalks
We're as follows: Nick Hughes. $50
cents; Thomas Rowan. As cents: w. r.
Perham, SO cents: Fl. NJ. sanfi5;d. 81
cents: Peter Oren. 50 cents; ]. H. Turner,
60 cents: George w. Johnson. 81 cents.
The bids We're referred to the judiciary
committee.
The finance committee recommended
the payment of bills aggreeatinA,
$3,317.25. Bills of March and April ara
included. The report was adopted and
the clerk was instructed to draw VAR
rants for the respective amounts.
M. d. Elderlsin rendered his restGf,a
ton as member of the police force. It
was accepted without comment.
Treasurer-elect Zen +. Cakins fled
his bond in the sum of $,5Oooo His
sureties are as follows: Fat Mullins,
$4,000; Thomas r. HinGs $1,000: Mrs.
Lulu Largely, $50, COO: II. l. Wilson, So.
900; J. H. Curtis. SIS 600; s. V. Kemper
! $4,000; d. ]. Charles. So eco: II. -.
Frank, $4,000: Henry Mueller. $4,000.
! Local union No. 65 Of the Internal ;onal
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. ask
ell that the salary Of the city electrician
be increased to $125 per month. Re-
ceived and placed on file.
| A petition from Mrs. Ellen Byrfe asl<e |
that taxes to the amount of S51.2O he
stricken from the tax rolls on the ground
| that they were Illegal as the property
which is located at 53l Wyoming street
was sold to the city for taxes in 1922.
Referred to the judiciary committee.
The bond Of Nick Hugh $ in the si.rl
of $4,000 with Thomas RoWlands ana
j. F. Donlan as sur ties for the grading
| Of Harrison avenue was approved.
The bond of White & Davis in the sun,
of $1,000 for The city printing With the
Fidelity Deposit company Of Maryland
as surety was approved.
Council bill No. 20 providing for the
. condemnation of property for the open
ing of broadway alley was passed on its
third and fral reading.
Ordinance No. p providing for the ex-
tension of Platinum street was passed
on it's third reading
Council bill No. % providing for the
NJ I
was rassed On its third reading.
Council resolution ga providing for
the construction of a sanitary sewer on
West Galena street from Alabama street
IT, Excelsior avenue was passed on its
third reading and April "a was named
as the date for hearing objections to the
construction of the sewer
Bids for the construction of a sanitary
sewer on Jackson street FROM Quartz &c
Copper were opened as follows:
II. M. SanNeld .....................$ 3tt
Lawrence Neill Observation-Disclosures. 54s
| Peter Oren Observation-Disclosures. 49,
The contract was awarded to Pete.
Oren.
Adjourned to meet next Wednesda y
evening.