The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-21
READY ON The WORD GO
Butte'S New Chief Of Police Gets Right
Down TO Business.
Some OF the Changes That will
Come Under the New
Order I'm Police
Affairs.
Siss.iai Co~rrcsrpndencp Of III, standard.


Sissiai correspondents, of the Standard.
BUTTE, Feb. 0.-Chief Of Police Ed
ward Carroll took charge Of the night I0-
lice as soon as the council meeting was
over last night. He had worked on day
shift until q O'clock in tho evening. worked
all night in addition and was around early
to-day, revising the hsats of tho night
fore. Til" appointment was a great sur
prise IT, Officer Carroll. who had no cx-
pcctation of receiving il. He especially
regretted that hc sbpuil take the placc of
l.. Il. Smith. whom lac. always ..stss,mcd
ami respected A. a veteran officer and
true man.
Tho friends of Chief Sunitl, arr. pleased
that nothing az a criminal nature has
hcs'n found against the cN-hicf. III. sole
charge il that he has been slack in his
management of the night forge. evidence
having been received iosi'ow that some "f
the men under h;cf Smith had fr~rqurnt.d
saloons and. otherwise .,bscntcd them
selves from their beats. There il no evil
h,ncr that Chief Smith ever took a. much
as u ten cent pi.ss, tia, did not belong to
him. Tie was one of the oldest police Of
Ulcers in Montana. Tie was sheriff of Deer
Lodge county when that county embraced
Silver How county. At the separation
Shcrih S,uiti, resigned AMI ran for .hcrih
OF Silver Bow county, but WAS defeated.
He served as city marshal of Butte ONE
term. aud -four years ago Joined thr rsgti-
lar loit." force. Last spring IA" was elected
Officer Carroll is well and favorabiy
known by everybody, but nobody can call
him Chief Carroll yet without stumbling.
He has served on the fore. since last
spring and has attracted general attcn-
ton by the energy and tact hc has shown
in pursuing and trapping the wicked He
is q young man AMI cvcrbo.ly ~hrlicvr- hc
will make - first class chief of police.
changes m iarf t%n ar,s,nSSmr nni" Of hi. s mrn,
the changt, taking effect at +" o'clock to-
right. Two men having been discharges!
VIII" wer.' on the t;alcna street beat, Diii-
Ger Jordan, formerly of the broadway
beat. and officer Waller. one of I'll. new
mon. have been assigned tai that quarter.
street beat, while officer Donovan has
been changed from the .lay force.
Officer L,y,lcn il rein-l,tcsI. Officer
Swanson remains ON the broadway street
new men: Oiiic.r Ro.lda Will retain The
streets assisted by Officer Kilihan. one OF
transferred tn the clay force. officer Cody
has been made round>man OF tho nigh
force. AN a~ppointmcnt that will Civ" tn.
f~aiii,fi! ar serviccalic officer in Montana
than Roundsman Cody. Ex-Dniccr wcr.
ncr is very ill with Ia grippe.
Al the meeting of the council last oven,
ing an application was received for an APP
pr3,itnn"ni as seer, s,,rvies ,,c,c",,va.
bic of doing anything in the detective lin,
and had served in the best cities ~ Amer
left his name with the city marshal. Tl,.
matter was referred To tir" polio" commit
tee.
Among other minor matters trans.,ct.,
at the council meeting last night, bid,
were received from X: NJ. Cuhhan for q
for sl,5ou. the other east Of the count,
road for $500. They were placed ON file
Charles l.: Waiy,N offered 500 per montl
for the city's inIilding in East Broadway
now occupied 10y w. H.. Fcnncr n 90.
real estate agents. Alderman MuIviil,
hssas'': .noa aah. aud mI . .i,i.ous aaS t Ia
rent oirci al il double what * now bcini
received. d" Thought thu. city should no
fused.
Petitions from Lee w. Foster la erect
street, aud from Cans x Klein for cxca
waiting "a cellar under their building IL
Main street wcr" referred tn n" building
committee. IotIghInau d Dunsiafi com
, planned that Driver Bart Flowers at iii.
lire department owed them Sly 70
complaint was laid on III: table. City 4,
torncy Corhctt said il was necessary q
appoint ., registry board for the comm,
chairman should appoint the com
mittcc. An obstruction was rrpprt.,
J. in Platinum street of "A shaft house am
, of mining operations at the corner a
? Galcna and Montana streets, using Ga
: lena street for a dump. The matter. wa
, referred to ia" judiciary committee. Mar
. shal Macarthur said that the stone culver
had been investigated and IL was asccI
: tanned that ~ per cent. of the resident
/ west Of Main street Istwoen Quart. an
Silver had connected with II, most q
them with written permission from I'll
city engineer. Ii was the conclusion q
the committee that connection could nc
Ia made with the sewers in Main or Mon
Il tana streets, and il was better that a bo
sewer :ao feet long should he construct"
Z At the terminus of the ~culvert. MIR. WI
= liams of the Silver City planning mill ha
{ threatened tn institute "a suit Tor ,iaInag,
against the city unless something IL don
i'm the matter. The question was rcferrs
tn the sewer committed.
Edward Reese was appointed a reguls
fireman.
Il The Plymouth addition was accepted .
n the city.
Matters in connection with with the cit
Jail and tho pound were discussed.
IL. -. Clark and q. w. Goodalc Wei
u nlINniufaal ra..ti.fIN nt,cnfs