The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-17
FIXING The SALARIES
hot Iuch Change Iids From Last
Years Schedule.
The Council Canvasses Mondays
Vote and Announces h OFF,
cial Result--Mr. Pascoe to
Take q Seat.
BY the standards Special Wire.

By the Standards Special Wire.
BUTTE, April 16.-At to-night's council
meeting the most interesting feature wal
the recommendation of the committee on
ways and means in regard to salaries and
appropriations for the ensuing year.. No
changes of moment were made and the
committee did not recommend that the
fee system be abolished. The fees and
salaries were fixed the same as last year,
except that the salary OF the driver OF the
nose cart was raised from $3.50 to $1,000.
The salary fund was abolished, the am
punt being placed in other funds. The
mounts for lights and police were in
creased. Below is the report:
Al "a meeting Of your on ways and
means held at the city hall on April 10, is@p,
present alderman Cowan and MeDermott, Of
said sommi,tee, your r. eS !, a ,hl, ~ .he cd ,o,-
pensation Of city officers hereafter ame shall
be ms follows. Mayor per annum $50; Alder,
man for each council meeting attended - and
for each committee meeting attended 81; pro.
yided that the lumber Of meetings Of council and
committees shall not exceed hve In any one
treasurer S0Oand 10 per cent. OF all licenses col
lected and - per cent. of all poll TAX
and dog, tax collected, city, attorney
he taxed AS costs In all eases brought for
violation Of any city ordinance In the public
court where the fine and costs are paid, police
magistrate ~ ,aOD and a docket charge OF S2.J0to
be taxed as costs In all police court cases where
the fine and costs are paid. City marshal sl,sD;
chief OF police si.5oo, street commissioner si,no.
sl,aO, FIRE marshal si-G0. police officers each
si,sD, health officer s.ea, city engineer
sseA ,Im 1sss Al Allow the d fGaeril Of may city ip"" h ia%e
cart 81 frcmen $500. That the following
sums Of the money shall be appropriated To the
general fund; To the salary fund 5000; interest
fund 5000; police s25,OD0; street and alley
$1,000; fire and water s1s,oo; light $4,000; Judi;
that the expense OF the different departments Of
the city government be paid ont OF the funds
there pro,ided n thereby er Simplifying the seep,ns
Your committee further recommends that the
expense OF grading and improving streets in
new portions OF the city and OF laying sidewalks
therein be taxed 10 the property benefited
thereby. The law permits the whole or any pOr-
ton not less than one-half thereof to be so taxed,
enforced. Your committee further recommend
the building Of sidewalks In all portions ~ the
city and "A thorough renovation Of all existing
sidewalks. Respectfully shhmittei.
w. McDrRMorr.
The report was referred to the judiciary
committee. and will be acted on next
"Wednesday light. when The council
sion regarding sewers. City Engineer
Harper reported that gum shoes. boots
and dead animals have been found i'm the
sewers, and il is believed that traps are
not used in ali connections. He recon-
mended trying the flushing experiment To
clean them out. The city attorney was
instructed to draw up an ordinance i'm re-
gard 10 sewer connections n report at
the next meeting. The clerk was instructed
TO advertise for 4J0 feet OF sewer to be
added to the storm sewer. Alderman
1'ewey favored having a regular board of
three plumbers, hut no action was taken
OIL the matter.
The committee on lights reported that
inasmuch as the two companies had made
precisely'thc same bid, each be given half
Of the city. This was adopted. The
the contract the job should be equally di-
vided.
Alderman McDermott hen created q
| ripple Of laughter by moving that paper
be pasted over the windows and the coun-
Gil proceeded to canvas precinct "a. Al
appointed tellers. The result showed a
majority of 257 for Mr.. Walton, the
STANDARD having been the only paper to
publish his majority exactly with the Of
flcial figures. The returns for alder
men were read as they have been
published n the successful candidates
declared elected accordingly. No objec-
ton was made to this seating of Mr.. Pas.
coe, the republican from the Second
ward. His majority by the official figures
was 3 instead of 4, n there were IL
blanks. The clerk was instructed to is.
sue certificates TO those declared elected
and to draw warrants for the payment oi
judges and clerks of election.
A petition from Mr.. Pringle in regard
to his lot on Granite street, between Jack
son and Crystal n from the Butte fire
brigade. for an electric light i'm front
OF their fire house; bills of the Butte
Hardware company, ut the electric ligh'
comnanv and of Treasurer Jacobs wert
referred TO appropriate committees. Ar
extra bill for $3.50 for constructing
booths, In addition to the original appro
priation of 500, was allowed.