Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-08

PiDkhan, Sergeant, Mahoney and Wynne
BILLS ALLOWED.
The following bills were allowed and or
o. dered paid:
Thos Rowan IL Co., culvert on
Woolman et."....................$271 "a
Barret " Jacky, supplless............ 20 OF
Peter Martin, keeping fire team.... go OC
Sawtcle IL Evans, supplies.......... AZ
Butte Hardware Co...................... IL 9C
Silver City Lumber Co., lumber...., 90 OC
S. Mullvile, labor...."................. 4S sc
". j. y Brien ................~............ 12 OF
Windsor Stables......~ so 0C
G. 5. Lewis, od........................ 13 0C
Street ..................,.......... 361 80
b. f, Calkins: :............................ % S5
IntermOuntain....... ..................S.,, 1876 So
A petition from Mrs. Rosa Perkins, doing
business on Park street, was read, asking
permission to make a display OF goods in
front Of her store during the balance OF
the month. The petition was tabled.
4 request was received from j. j. York,
asking permission to make repairs and
alterations in the basement OF the Eagle
saloon on Park street. On motion the
petition was granted.
THE FIRE BRIGADE.
The hack drivers petitioned for the
amendment OF the ordinance prohibiting
hackmen from stopping at certain street
corners, and asked that they be granted
permission to stop their hacks at all cross
ings while waiting for fares. Alderman
Lynch moved that the ordinance be
amended as prayed for. Before action
could be taken, OH motion OF Mr.. Mon
teath, the special committee to confer with
the Fire Brigade reDOrted.
Mr.. Pinkham, chairman of the commit
tee, made a verbal report that the Brigade
had agreed to deed it's property to the
city, provided the city would set aside
$1,000 to he used as a fire fund. After
making the report the alderman then made
motion that the sum asked be set aside.
provided the Brigade decided it's property
as agreed.
Alderman Monteath thought the propo-
sition not comprehensive enough. He
thought that the special committee should
be instructed 10 inform the Brigade that,
in case it accepted the city's proposition,
u paid fire department would be estab-
shed the members of such department to
be selected from the members OF the present
organization. The suggestion was subse
queutly embodied as an,, amendment to Mr..
Piukham's motion and prevailed unani.
mOusy.
PETITIONS AND REPORTS,
Mr.. Lynch's motion to instruct the City
Attorney to prepare an amendment TO the
ordinance relative to hackmen was now
put, and after considerable discussion, in
which n number of the aldermen partici-
pated, prevailed.
The report If the Police Justice for the
month Of November, showing total OF
lIs f,.R Hnn
The report was referred to the Finance
Committee.
The petition of NJ. Meyer to make some
alterations in u frame building ou Park
street was read and gra anted.
The report OF the Street Commissioners
for November WAS read and filed.
resolution establishing Il Board OF
Health was read for the first time, and re-
ferrcd to the judiciary Committee.
The Special G, mmittec to confer with the
Frc Brigade rel teive to the purchase OF the
Brigade's property by the city after CON
ference with the Brigade, reported that tha
latter had received the city's proposition,
and would take the matter under advise
ment. Report accepted and committee
continued.
RAUsHMAN EXPLAINS.
Thomas Raushman, the lottery man,
now appeared before the Council but SAID
that he did not feel disposed to make any
cxDIanation as everybody was prejudlced
against him and therefore did not expect u
square deal. He was conducting lottery
he said. and people would play against u
and occasionally would lose aud some
times would win. ''Of course" he said, II
have "A percentage or otherwise L couldn't
afford to run the game, and II the aldermen
want to see how it works L Will brlng IL
I'M here some time and show EN-" The
offer WA not accepted, the aldermen ap-
parently not being anxious to try the eS-
pertinent.
Alderman Monteath moved that the
matter De again r, ferred to "a special com
mittee composed Of Aldermen MulVIlle,
Lynch and Olson. ,,,-
This had the effect of bringing Alderman
Lynch to his feet, who said that the mat
ter had gone far enough, and that haush-
main was a thief, and that he couid prove
if. He said furthermore that a man was
IN the room who had been robbedoi Sl,ooV
nv Raushmann and his confrderates, ana
asked that he be sworn and the manner OF
doing business by Raushmann shown up
exactly as it existed.
Alderman Monteath withdre" ms -0t'on
and on motion OF Mr.. LyGch' ole onrls,
n
called and sworn by Justice LlppincoIt.
VICTIMS EXPERIENCES,
The witness, an intelligent Scandinavian,
said that on the evening OF September IS'
1883 he came down from the mine in Wnlch
he was emnIoyed and while walking down
Main street was approached by two men
whn askod him q take a drink and then
10 with them to a place Oh Park street. as
n man from Salt Lake was there VINO
wantr IN see him. He took several drinks
with the men and then accompanied tnem
to the place designated. Inc arinks S
he took. the witness staoeo,
affected him oueerly, unlike any otnef ne
ever hoJ taten. Just how it occurred
Christesen did not seem to remember, pu
before he realized it he had lost a CHECK ior
S106. at this juncture one ;oi Uno =
who was in the room, informed nlLn SnaU
he would invest So Lore ne "oulu .Ln
back what he had lost. No6 nayns on nf
money, ChrsJesen gave MIN 1oi tals Of
denost nm Wells, Fargo & Co.'s bank az
Salt Lake for 81 300 as security ioh i, "a "a
money. which the man said he woulu au.
vance The certificate was hanoeu W
Raushmann. hut he said that ne ,,,, Giu
not have nancy enough to cash IL. ino
two men then took him to JACK Do"u
place but Dowd would have nothing 70 uo
with them. Here third party showed up
and Christesen was introduced to MN, ,CI sn1
men giving the new arrivals name as 20: Oo,.
Lloyd" They related tne ca ciFtd'v tha nartv
to the Colonel who joined tne Pa.GS, ta
Christesen swore, and they weno inS9 S nt snt
City Treasurer's Office to seeir ne coI,u ,l. be
couldn't and Col. Lloyd" kept the certifi.
cate and Christt sea went home. The next ae
day, be continued, he concluded tnaG M.,ls ne
lad been robbed and tcI'grapheo 10 mens; en :;
Fargo & Co., not 10 p.,y the ceroiicaOo -
presented. Ia