The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-24
THAT FIRE ALARM AGAIN
The CITY Council Once nore Discusses
the Rival Systems.
Oaynor's System Is Not Giving Sat-
isfaction in Butte Sayings
and DoinRs OF the City
Solons Last Night.
nv the STANDARDS Special Wire.

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BUTTE, July ga special meeting of
the city council was held this evening.
The business went of very gently until
the fire committee was called upon To re-
port. II was understood that the council
was intending 10 call the department 10
account for alleged neglect Mt the recent
fire on Gaiena street. As chairman OF the
fire committe, Alderman Lynch arose and
said that during the recent fire the alarm
system had acted very poorly. The bat
teries had been neglected and were
very weak. He was not on that
account ready Ia condemn the system.
The Joker had recorded all
right but the general alarm had not. For
some time past the system had not 70
ported well. A box rung in u place ire
quently indicated another.
Fire Marshal Jordan said In e%xplana-
ton of the recent confusion that two
alarms had come i'm ut once and tile bat
terics were So q of shape that they
couldn't tell much about u. The Joker
was however all right hut the watch dId
not think To look at IL.
Judge Barrett here asked: Did not the
assistant chief say when the alarm came
in that the fire did not amount To much
any way and so 20 back ="
Mr.. Jordan did not al that anything
of the sort had occurred.
Alderman Goodale thought that IL was
evident that some one had neglected TO
care for the batteries. The system ought
not TO he condemned.
Fire Marshal Jordan said that the sys-
TEN was in bad shape when he came INTO
Office and never had been in shape until
now. Now all the batteries had been re-
fitted and 10y the time the council met
again would be in good working order.
He denied that fireman had said that
the fire did not amount to anything. The
la .ana..I ANIL
tried To explain that the joker sometimes
started Of It's own accord aud rceled oil IA
false report.
This reported weakness OF this present
system called 10 mind the old fight be-
tween the supporters OF the rival sys-
TENS.
Alderman Condor said that no fireman
could handle this present system IL IL got
out of order. lie favored the Gamcwcll
system.
II. ID. Ecker arose by the courtesy OF
the council To explain that this false
alarm from 81 had been all ON
account of a rotten battery. The
alarms from AZ and ~ were
perfect as the record shows. The zines had
been destroyed by fire. No zines could be
procured ia town and when they were pro-
cured there was no vitrol. Now, however,
the batteries were in shape. There would
be no more difficulty. In answer to AN
inquiry ON the part of Alderman Lynch,
rejecting upon the present employees, Mr..
Ecker warmly responded: "Mr. Lynch,
the men never have had an opportunity
to give The system IA proper trial. A good
battery Is required ia my system and the
stuff needed was never ordered until re-
Gently"
Alderman Lynch here inquired for the
assistant chief, and while he was being
the alderman that
he had ordered Bart Flowers suspended
IAr ttr. =.ala aud Ia, ..t.xItt az Ia ta
instated. He wanted every drunken man
in the department fired. u he had given
orders 10 that effect. A fireman above all
men ought to be sober. Again, he had
heard Of dissatisfaction because some of
the city employees were not paying their
bills about the city. He should recon-
mend that any such men in the fire de-
partment be bounced.
As soon as the assistant chief appeared,
he was called upon for m explanation.
His explanation was In the main a
tition of the already given. Still u
steady fire Of questions was kept up until
the mayor interfered, holding that such
an investigation ought to he brought be-
fore the fire and not In the
whole council.
Perhaps the next most important bust
ness Of the council was the ilnal settling
OF the broadway street sidewalk difficulty
which occupied so large "A share of the
councils attention AT the last meeting.
Alderman Cowan as chairman Of the
committee. to which this matter
was referred recommended that the
sidewalk he raised To grade, believing that
this will Ice AN Improvement 10 the church
property. This report was adopted and
the sidewalk ordered raised.
The claim of L.. J. Hamilton To- Si15 for
services as attorney were ordered paid.
On motion of Judge Barrett 81 ,6aO, now in
the general fund were transferred 10 the
public Improvement fund for the use IF
financial committee In paying for the 10
feet of land recently purchased. IL was
determined To put the plumbing of the
present city hall in good repair and the
city clerk was authorized 10 advertise for
bid on this work.
Henry l.. Haupt's petition To repair the
building adjoining the Harrington liquor
store, was tabled, IA was also "a petition
from J.E. Harris 10 build "A house on East
Galena street.
Spencer Worthington's petition to con-
struct a building on East Mercury street
was referred Ia the building committee,
as were similar petitions from ". H.. Horst
"a II. II. Becker. Thomas Layell and
Others presented "A petition asking for the
force. This was referred 10 the police
committee.
A petition was received from Assistant
City Clerk G.. N. Gosman, asking for a
two-wcek's leave Of absence. While IL
was at first suggested that this matter
should be referred To the Mining Journal.
IL was finally left To City Clerk Gilligan.
with power.
SCHUMACHER AND THE JAP.
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