The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-20
BUTTE,S new CITY HALL
Quite Lively Discussion at Last lights
Special Council neetin6.
Special to the standard.

meeting of the city council, a bid Of 5000
was received from J. L. Hamilton of Ana
conda for the present city hall. Alder
man McDern,ott moved that the city at-
torney he instructed To draw up an ord
nance for the sale of the city hall. Alder
man Pinkham declared that the council
is not yet ready tai sell and didn't think a
twu-thirds vote could he gotten i'm favor OF
selling. Quite n worsiy combat ensued.
Alderman Pinkham favoring the
present location and Alderman
McDermott the Broadway street
lot. BY "a vote of Ave tn six the council
decided not to sell the present lot.
Alderman McDermott said as there
seemed to be no probability of the council
ever selecting n site, he thought
the opinion OF property own"rs should
both lots should he sold and as n compro-
mise some third lot selected.
city hall"
Alderman Pinkham said: ~ am utterly
S a%1sRsr S ss %ns'"f z '' Is nr an "pS sasrass "% ,S
, I'm a "a % Sr;S north, ;T Ssr..'
south end of the city has some rights.
There are plenty of lots that can bc pur-
Broadway. 1 favor going down as low as
Mercury street rather than GO any farther
Alderman McDermott moved tn sell
both lots. LET us have no snap indg-
mcnt on this thing said Mr.; Pinkham,
Alderman Gooslale said that the present
action of the council amounts tn com
% haIn "Ssnm ias a anS the e s%S s.S
aoe~n,, f s.. ysry pleasant TS. c "6"si IL.
lot. Alderman Olsen favored retaining
the present site. Alderman McDermott
torn down in order to erect a suitable
building on tho present site. He Thought
the council should keep as close To Main
street as possible. Alderman Pinkham
said he was sorry tn hear "a practical me-
chanic talk about tearing down the pres
ent building in order to enlarge il. Arches
and doors can be put through to the ad.
joining building and ~ good-sized hall
constructed. He declared the COM
stead of a SO foot lot as instructed.
Mr.. Pinkham moved. that the council
10 To 80 feet wide and loo feet long. bids to
be i'm by November d. This was carried.
The contract for the remaining sewers
of the city was awarded to Winters 4 Me-
Sherry. The sewer assessment OF district
No. I was levied on the property owners
cost of the sewers. The clerk was i'm
structed to advertise for bids ON an iron
fence for Montana street. as there Is moth
ing to prevent IA team falling over the en-
banknlcnt there.
More bills for special policemen at the
Macarthur were received. and the scnti.
mcnt was expressed that theirs, should be
less of the special police work, which runs
The fire committee will visit Helena or
Monday tn investigate The Ganlcwell firs
system.
IL is reported that u vein of ore VIA.
struck i'm the Volunteer to-day, which as
says 1S9 ounces.
The Montana state lottery held it's third
monthly drawing Tonight i'm Cornbinat,or
n mildred i "sepls. a%d sicks, S%. 7as drew
ab.. Hat n..tfn -taa A11N in
Ticket No. 80 drew the second capita
prize, sold in Tacoma. and ticket 3s
Ed James is the owner of the ticket draw
ing the capital prize.
Nd. Harris was arrested Tonight fo
"a cutting scrape at the combination. Ill
got into u wranglc with n young fellow
who is known only ~ the name of tn,
, denly Harris pulled a dirk knife from hi
: pocket and stabbed the kid in the lief
arm; The wound was a long deep incis
5 A man ran about the streets of Butte tn
: night attircd in nothing but his trowsers
. aud shoes he had pawned for whiskey
. he was ARRESTED for drunkenness.
,;s S%.nS an w "sa".n nsS OF : Judah Srt Ncns,snd S%.
\ wild chase from California to New iorl
i'm search of his runaway wife. Judge
' where he is we'll known. II will be RI
mcmbered that his wife, who il n particu
. isr!S nS""s a%% y S%%s ~2 IN ta LIFE hi
r ostcnsibly to visit lady fricn
a i'm Seattle. This lady fricn
n was "a woman of the world, and Mr.,
Neustcadtcr being q vain creature. WA
. easily persuaded by her Seattle friend Z
desert her husband and go To New Ior
! tn enter "a life of shame. Neusteadter
u well-to-ho travelling agent for a iarG
cigar firm on the coast. and was passion
ately fond Of his pretty wife. When h
learned of her desertion he became "a
, most broken hearted. He immcdiatcl
!. started tai New York in the hops. of indu,
!. ing her to return. AT the big easter
!. metropolis he had great difficulty in di
: covering the whereabouts of his erin
wife, but finally with the aid {
- the police he found her AN
~ used every effort to- induce her to retur
= to his ds solatc home. But lie was unsu
= ces-ful, AS the maynard woman p~ositivcI
~ refused tn desert the destroying plcasurs
~ of "A fast life for the comforts of "a horn
Neusteader returned to California i'm
= fearful state of mind. He said IL his wi
- would but renounce her present way
living and return to him he would forgi,
W. her and receive her back to his home. l
- does not care to- converse upon the =.
n subject, and says he Is trying to forg
!. her. "~Jud9e's score of friends here syI
- pathize with him i'm his misfortune.
says He Won - Lottery Prize.
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