Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-11
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New Marshal Is Inducted Into Omee-
Captain Csulfsr Hoasred VITA = vot.
misunderstanding Appssntfse OF
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City council INST in special ssssoz
Wednesday, night Mayor Ksnyon presiding
The ofieisl bond Il CD. Macarthur, cit.
marshal. with Absnlom Bray and Thomas
r Courtnsy. sarstiss. was presented and
accepted,
After acceptance OF the bond. Captain
Coulter. the outgoing marshal. introduced
his successor. and ina neat speech CON
msnded him to the kind sishes and gosd
viii az the council.
Mr.. Arthur. after having the ba..se Of Of
Zee fastened to kis breast By Captain Coul-
ter. pledged himself to q faithful perform
snce oil duty.
Alderman PiRkhan moved that q vote
Of thanks be extended to Captain Coulter
for the excellent manner In which be hsd
performed his duty and the courteous way
in which be had Always treated the council
and mayor Carried unanimously.
Captain Coulter replied in q fitting man.
ner. and In turn thanked the council for It's
of good will aEd the courtesy
extended and pledged himself 10 lsnd every
assistance and aid to -hissuecessor that lay
his power.
Fire Marshal O,Brien Suggested that the
ire committee Holt q speedy meeting in
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be- department. could be brought about
smith and Patrolnan Carran. Who were
not sworn in at the last meeting, qualified,
md were authorized to enter upon the dis
,harxe OF their several dutieA
The assistant street commissioner, Peter
Martin, also qualified.
Alderman 1eEey moved that ex-Marshal
Be allowed 20 carry arms for six
nonthe- Carried, Alderman london yOt-
NJ no.
Chairman Pinkham, Of the street and
Hey committee. reported that owing to
be limited forcs employed nothing was
lone in the street department excepting to
,eep the streets and alleys clean. He also
allied attention to the special committees
eport on sewerage and asked that the re-
couRciImea i0ok into the matter
nd come prepared to take some action on
he question at the next meeting Of the
ouneil.
Alderman Tsvey took Mr.. Pinkham to
ask resatire to the matter and stated
hat . majority of thepeople we're opposed
D the plan Of the COMMITTEES.
The mayor then appointed as q special
0mDittee to look into the question
lrtber, Messrs- Goodale. Pinkham, Mueller, /
ewey and Aoutesth With instructions to
port NJ the next meeting.
On motion of Alderman Pinkham the
rect committee vasa1thori1ad to employ |
70 extra teams and four extra men to do
rect gork.
Alderman Pinkham next moved that the |
tyeaerk beinstsceted to procure 100 copies
rint-d, In bOokform. ofthe incorporation !!
4, and city ordinances with sufficient |
ank lesyes IN the books to inscribe ordI- |
ances that might be passed subsequently,. /
Mr. Monteath offered an amendment that
le city attorney b. authorized to do the
ork instead OF the city clerk. Motion as
nended prevailed.
Attention Of council wss called by Mr..
to the fact that by ordinance of
d ou1cil ali moneys In the hands OF the
easurer were transferred to the account
the salary fund. leaving nothing in the
her funds to meet Obligations upon them.
the ordinance uas passed to meet csr.
IN exege0cies, he suggested that an crdi-
nee afordinz relief be passed. as the
easurer had refused to honor warrants
upon the other funds, although the
y hsd ample to pay all Of its in
btedness-
Much discussion ensued, which vas
ally terminated by q motion i~nstrueting
Q city attorney to draw up an ordinance
ansferring all the moneys In the salary
nd to the general fund.
ing city officers be paid their salaries
lore such transfer be made, was passed
Ar. Pinkham took occasion to speak
&c more on the sewer question and in
-med the council that by the time the
,rm euef q necessary connections, /,
as culverts, etc, we're completed, the
iount OF money obtained by the sale OF
Eer bonds $SO,SOO, would be nearly ex-
usted- He hen explained the necessity ,,
q general sewerage system for the city ,
. urged the practicabiiity Of the plans !
sgested by the special COMMITTEES, saying
it's support hat under the plan con-
nplated the expense would be borne by !
persons directly interested and that ]
general public would not be taxed for
benefit OF individuals. Il
I'LL ALLOWED. |,
following bills we're read and allowed: Z
HENDERSON, special police$ 13 80 7
y Anderson, police, salary ITO 90 '
zinc Express Co---- 1 90 4