The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-07
LATE NEWS FROM BUTTE
= How the Council ReinStated 01AseI Car
roll to the Day Force.
nsrshsi McArthur Nss Upheld in Sst. As-
stoW Transferring Him tn the Night
shift = Other business Transacted
at Last Nights Meeting.
Special tn the standard.


BUTTE. Nov. 6.-Thc city council met
tn-nixht. All the members present except
Aldermen Mpnteath and Cowan. Fire
Marshal O'Brien presented his monthly
report, which showed that the paid and
volunteer fire department had responded
I'D - fire alarm one" during the past
month. Several petitions were presented.
among them one signed 10y A. "a. Bennett
and other property owners in the block
on the south side of Park street between
Main and Montana. asking that AN alley
hc cut through, said block. 1t was re-
ferred to the, street committee.
WIN. Scallan aud w. q. Spt,.r notified
thc council that i'm July last Nj. l.. CtatteI,
of Deer Lodge, fell into "a deep rNcava-
tion near III" new Bennett block. on East
Park street. which had been improperly
: left ',ngard"d. An ainicabls' settlement
was desired.
Aid. Mueller reported that the finance.
committee had audited the police, court
accounts. all of which We're found correct.
The claim of Assessor Holland for 81 LOO
Tor duty 1s asscssor in the city. was rr-
fcrrcd to the city attorney for invc>tiga-
tion, us the city ordinance only allowed
him tn be pad 500.
Alderman Piukham, chairman of the
streets committee, reported that most of
the, men employed upon the streets had
been discharged. Seven were let go to-
night. by the next meeting of the council
all would he laid OF and the work on the
sewers completed. The chairman of the
streets committee recommended that "a
culrert he built across Gold street. near
the new Northern Pacific station, and
'ih't es
S@bc left - dothe grading.
- Mr.. McCaig sa,d the Northern Pacific
railroad did not deliver freight to the us.o-
pie of Butte at their doors. Thc people
have tn go tn the freight house for their
goods. The street is therefore ina the in
tercsts OF the. city. not OF the railroad. A
large number Of merchants had rented
grounds at the new Northern Pacific sta
ton and were erecting warehouses. A
graded street mt this point would bc of
more value to the. citizens than Ia
the railroad company. The Northern Pa
Iltf taaa Ir..a Vrnsl lss.A.lk sl-.... .....I A.
improve property in that 'ud of town.
The total cost of grading this street and
than sl,loo. which expense the city Should
freely incur. as il was II city street. The
matter was finally referred back.
Alderman Gcwhy. chairman of tn" pc
!, lice committee, moved that the rr-igIIa-
y ton of Edward Carroll as policeman u.
accepted and "a man appointed in his
Ini.,tcd ON the police force. The motion
was carried. Thomas Cody was appoint
shaw moved tiiat Edward Carroll. who
had assigned i.'cuus" he was uu.,b..
Sc elected to aarv. upon the day force. ii,
argued that Mr.. Carroll haI made a ~picrr
did officer and should MOI bc "nfairi,
treated 10y the city which hc had served 81
diligently and honestly.
Alderman Tcwlly objected IA Carol
, being again put upon the force. II woni.
to appoint "A man In this way. If the otIl
Ger did not care to serve upon I'll.
* I'LL b' iNNAit ~ us U
the marshal SAW fiji. Marshal McArthu
said he had requested Mr.. Carrll to worl
on might duty. and that the officer refused
and resigned. Carroll had made "a mos
efficient, painstakin2 and sober ofiic or
and he regretted that Carroll wo,ild no
work upon whatever he was ordered. Tn
marshal urged that il Carroll was reap
pointed i'm this way. the m.lrshal's author
ity would bc greatly reduced and his ell
cheney destroyed among his men. II
!. asked that ic be- allowed to control hi
= men without tho interference of the couI
Gil.
Alderman Mulvcvillc urged that Carol
had resigned because he had two sic
children at home and could not wor
upon the night shift. Carroll had been
A. splendid officer and should not br used 4
" an unkind manner 10y the city which II
had so efficiently served. There WA
something behind all this which the cour
oil did not understand. but which ~justiii.,
Carroll in rs'signing. He should u
put back upon I'll. forcaand treated ia irl,
Mr.. Olsen thought il unjust to- the MAJ
shal for the council To interfere in hi
authority over his men. Carroll had II
signed because IA. and the marshal Ia
disagreed. and another man should Il
appointed in his place. Carrolls real
pointmcnt would be "a direct slap IT III
marshal.
Alderman piukiEam moved. and Aide
mau Mulvevillc seconded, that Carroll !
put back upon the force and put on ia
duty. The motion was carried. Jaiu'
n Lrytlrn and w. Il. Warner were al,
elected 10 the regular force.
The Emmett and WELDON
Strange" platS we're added tn the cit
and other routine business Transacted.