The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-10
GIVEN A YEARS TRIAL
4 Compromise Effected In the Councils
Fire Alarm Dispute.
Plumbers viii Have to Take Out a
License Hereafter Judges OF
Election Named Academy
Street to be Extended.

by tie Stanuafu y Speclu Nht.
BUTTE, April 9.-Every alderman was i'm
his seat at to-niRht's meeting. Every
alderman was feeling good natured and
after fighting since last October over h
fire alarm system, the council at last voted
unanimously on a compromise offered by
Alderman Goodale. First, Alderman
Pinkham withdrew the resolution for the
adoption of the Gaynor system offered at
the last meeting. Alderman Goodale in
Producing his resolution said IL was in
tended as a compromise and for the pur-
pose of giving the system a fair trial before
accepting or rejecting II. The resolution,
which was unanimously adopted, Is as
follows:
That the Gaynor rapid fire alarm telegraph he
and the same Is hereby accepted by tile city OF
Butte on trial for the period of one year after the
passage Of this resolution; provided. however,
that nothing herein contained shall he construed
as "a final acceptance Of said fire alarm telegraph
on the part Of said city, and, provided ,ds further,
| sirned rs requiring the said city Ia pay for said
| system either finally or during the said period OF
trial, but the same must be finally and formally
accepted by the said city council before any
liability To pay therefor shall attach
to the said city; and, provided further, that
prove satisfactory the same shall I've accepted
and shall be paid Tor by the said city III the sum
Of sI,s50, with interest thereon, at the rare 81 I.
warrants upon the fire fund Ia he specially drawn
and registered. so that no money from said fund
shall be applied upon s,cn warrant AM a nh I ~ 9h.s
shall have been taken up; and such
warrants for freman,s pay and salaries
said warrant 10 said t;aynor company, notwiull-
standing they may he or become subsequently
registered; and provided In the event SAID nre
alarm telegraph lie finally rejected, the said city
shall pay "A reasonable rental, To wit; al the rate
Of 10 per cent. per annnm during which w. SAINT
may may have s ss;a SUCCESSFULLY, Siss ut operated fhe s s,id
anything herein contained Notwithstanding. TO
period and upon the passage Of 2 resolution re.
jecting the said system the liability Of the city Ia
pay rental for the same shall terminate.
Bids were opened for lighting the city
with electricity. IL was expected that
there would be lively competition between
the old and new companies, but by some
hook or crook, the companies presented
precisely identical bids. Each offered To
furnish lights according to the specifica-
ions at the rate of SIS per light for Is
lights; $3.50 for 40 and Sl6.5O for 80 or
more. The new company, however, Is
furnishing the city hall with lights gratis.
The matter was referred TO the light com.
mittec.
The Judiciary committee reported that
il had approved the revocation OF the
license OF Oppenheim d Co., employment
agency, but il was agreed 10 issue Mr.,
O~ppenheim personally a license on his
agreeing to make the form of receipts
given to applicants satisfactory.
The city attorney on motion CT Alder
man McDermott was instructed to draw
up an ordinance requiring plumbers IL
take out a license, and regulating theii
work under the control of the city coun
Gil as to tapping the main sewer. II was
reported that specifications have beer
prepared for bids on extending the storm
sewer $50 feet further. An ordinance wa
adopted for the purpose of condemnint
private property and opening Academ.
street from Park south to Galena street
the continuation TO be known as Academ,
street.
were appointed. In o wards, thre'
democrats and two republicans were APP
pointed and in three wards, three repub
leans and two democrats. The pay viii
be So for each one. The clerks will be Sc
lected Oh election day by the judges. tn.
. s. Paxson. Milo French, p. j. Macarthur
! Thos. Thornton, Dennis O'Brien. SECOND
I ward. j. Is. Knight, L. +. Wyman, Simon
Jacobs, Thos. j.. Trull,. VIM. +
, mick, F. ". Scheur. Elijah Lytle
. &c. Baker, Joseph Crossman; Fourtl
: ward, James Davidson, Charles Gesman
? NJ. e. Shipper, Charles Bausman, Thoma
Steer; Fifth ward, Ed Mahoney, Eugen
Z Shortsleeves, Thomas Burke. Gus Lacey
James Nelson: Sixth ward. William Gal
. lick, Dan Micklejohn, III. McMurphy
: James Warfield, Il. Jeffreys; Seventh
e ward. George Tong, j.. w. Stoner, Pete
Martin, E. n. Dunkle, NJ. Fifer.
III The receipts of the police court were RI
e ported TO be as follows: Week endin
1 February n, S296.O5; February y. s22.l.s
e March z, Sl52.40; March IA. S222.a5 Mare
e u. S447 .O3: March ~, S1l3.60. II was d'
cided that no building or fire plus
should be allowed within four feet OF fiji
plugs.