The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-11
IN The THIRD ROUND
Contestants Who are Makins Roadway
In Their Little Scrap.
This Time II 10 the City Treasurer
Who Gets His Work In
Aspects Of an Inter-
estlpR Fight.

out by stating that the undersigned "has
seen III To rush into print with a tale of
his woes and n poor attempt To divert the
attention Of the public from himself and
the question OF the reduction i'm the sal
aries of certain city officials" In taking
n second look at the article he calls attcn-
ton TO, the writer fails TO see a very cx-
tcnsive catalogue of his woes. Ii was
mainly devoted To "A definite allegation
against Alderman Shovlin, IN the sub
jcct of his resolution to reduce salaries
was introduced by way Of comparison
with his later action in advocating the
allowance of rent to the police Judge. The
matter of salaries was definitely settled
for the current ycar by the council at its
meeting held May 4. IL then became n
dead issue, and the writer hereof is not at
this date interested in Mr.. Shovlin's
opinion on this head. He cannot now, IL
he would, affect the salaries for good
or III.
In the next paragraph he has discov-
cred "where the hoe pinchcs" in the af-
fairs of the finance committee having APP
pointed an accountant to investigate the
t%reasurcr's books. That is "A little trans
action that will bear retailing TO the pub
lie. The writer thanks Mr.. Shovlin for
having kindly logged his memory about
il. Doubtless Mr.. SIS innate modesty for
babe his giving publicity to the details of
il and the heroic figure he cut in onn
ton Herewith. In the early part of Jan
nary, general municipal manager SHOW
IN aier nasIhe presumably Rotten
al other KINKS ~ the machine straight
eneu OUT ueciueu uiat the .reasurers ac-
counts were out OF true. IL was taking
snap judgment on that official. but as that
is only n of Dennis peculiarities, let il
pass. hrough h.s ~,iisinuatiohs ne m
uhceu Oh .ne hiiance conlnit-
tec 70 put an accountant on INC .reasnr,
or DOCKS Inc examination occupied
several days anu the mountain OF fraud
tne nrst warn eprese,'aui'e linu punt up
III ms iniid produced the ioiiowing re-
port.
~" Mf bsiid mhdhc' rf'n,niuto'l 4" ~ 'fB
,1nrn ~ ~" w. 1na,tm'n y; ia,
of the city treasurer ,M"NmliyL' / r.io,t tIs
same 10 bc correct according Ia hooks and ar-
counts submitted.
,Sigird.l n. DickEi.
Nliic"hui' JAR -, iSn
III there is anything . the o To make
the shoe piinch tle treasurer, he failed to
lind II during the three months that have
elapsed since the report reached the couI-
ell. When u was submitted Ia that body
Alderman Shovlin expressed his UNI
bounded qualification over II and congrat-
nlated the treasurer ana the city upon II.
He had engineered the matter through
ana was IN nigh giee about H. when,
presto! the wet blanket the ouncil keeps
constantly. IN soak for him fell like a
thunderbolt n he was ~straightway eN-
unguisled. IL came tins time In the shape
OF q Hat refusal OF the council To pay MIR.
Dickey's biIi oil sio. lhat body held iirst
that the work was unnecessary, the bal
ance on the treas,Irer's books having cor
responded nut q short tline previous with
Tue clerks records; second, that the
finance committee could u necessary per
form ~ Without Expense 10 the city,
ana third mat no extraordinary ex-
pense could be incurred 10y. "A
cominittee un,il ine sam was duly author
lied by resolution. MIR. ;. claims To he
ignorant OF what refer To when ! assert
that he IL undertaking To run the city gov
eminent afoot ana alone. Wen, right here
Is an instance that VIII punctilre ms vel
OF ignorance. ne ihstigated the investi-
CATION of the treasiircr's accounts, al
though ne acknowledges mat u was zone
OF his business, by stating he was not "A
member OF the inaiice committee. He
knew all ABOUT u before anu after the cx-
ANIMATION took place, while against that.
Mayor Malian had never heard even an
inkiing OF II until MIR. Dickey's work was
completed.
second instance was his taking i'm out
81 the wet the Tat little paint job, although
hc was not a member OF the committee
Thai had the disposal OF u. Mr.. Dickey's
bill has become a skeleton in Alderman
Slovlin's closet. whenever In the
citroom he Is pressed Tor q subject To
kick about, he hanls II ont and rattles its
dry bones IN "A manncr that would make
his fortune on the stage. TN such occa-
sions his colleagues have "a picnic. He is
harmless. The bill Is his own offspring,
anyhow; so they allow him To rant away
rs the spirit moves him. In the hope, no
doubt, that he will eventually talk IL clear
out of existence. A strong side light
showing Dennis particular interest I'm
this accounting business ran yet he
thrown on IL should occasion require.
Dennis next essays To explain how he
jugglcd the paint job through. He might
have another letter written To explain the
explanation. IL IN clear from his account
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