The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-03
PINKHAM HOLDS HIS JOB
Every Effort 10 Fire Him Made In Last
Nights Council UnaVailins.
Butte Will Buy a Cremator for Gar
bage and Holds a Special Bond
Election on Tuesday August
5th-Doings of the Solons.
By lhc standard,s specIal wlre.

By the Standards special Wire.
Butte, June 1.-The regular semi
monthly meeting of the city council was
held this evening, presided over by Presi-
dent Mueller. Mayor Walton being absent.
All the aldermen were present except Me-
Dermott and Tewey.
The report of the city jail2r showed
that meals to the amount OF Slss.2s had
been furnished city prisoners during the
month of June. Accepted.
The city attorney reported that the cleo
ton for the proposed issue of bonds must
he held according to the requirements of
the state law and gave the necessary in
structions how to proceed. Adopted.
Alderman Kinds of the water commit
tee reported that the superintendent of the
Water company had stated that at the
next meeting of directors of the company
the matter Of constructing a new reservoir
would be discussed. The usual number
of bills were reported back favorahly by
the finance committee and ordered paiti.
The street commissioner submitted his
report for the month of June. showing an
expenditure for labor of Sl,so. War
rants for the several mounts were
ordered drawn.
The ways and means committee re-
ported progress in the matter of selecting
n site for the city hall. Further time was
granted.
Chairman Cowan Of the street and
alley committee reported that the street
ear company was making fair progress in
the matter of placing its tracks on grade
and making the necessary repairs. In
the matter of the electric motor on Gram
lite street the committee reported the
track To he OF grade and recommended
that the street he graded at once so rs Ia
place the track level with the street.
A motion to that effect was then made
by the gentleman u after its amend
ment by Kinds that the work be lone at
the expense OF the abutting property
owners il was carried.
Another motion by Cowan that Gold
street be graded from Wyoming east to
the city limits in conformity with the new
ordnance also prevailed.
Stating that "A favorable quorum was
present Cowan then moved that Broad
way. from Arizona street to the city linn
its, be ais graded at the expense of the
abutting property. The motion prevailed.
Kinds and Pascoe having placed them-
selves on record ON the same matter at "A
former meeting. voted no. Reichlc of the
light committee reported that the electric
light companies had made an agreement
10y which the Butte company was to
light the western part of the city and the
Silver Bow the eastern, Main street 20 he
the dividing line.
petition for the erection Of an electric
| HpIt OH ttan avenue was Ft1crrtu.
Cowan of the joint crematory committee
reported favorably. and his motion in
str,icting the city clerk To advertise for
bids for the construction of a furnace was
carried. A motion by Pascoe, that the
sidewalks on Broadway, between Idaho
and Washington streets, he raised to
grade, carried unanimously.
Several building petitions were referred
10 the proper committee with power.
On motion of Lynch the chairman of
the street and alley committee was EN-
powered TO purchase a wagon and har-
ness for use in hauling away garbage,
cost not to exceed stu.
Cowan then addressed the council in re-
lation To the appointment of Wilder Pink
ham as sanitary policeman, and at once
began to reach for that officers scalp by
moving the appointment To he revoked.
The president informed him that the
council were powerless Ia do SO. exclusive
authority to appoint such an officer being
vested in the board of health.
Lynch then moved that the city attor-
ney be instructed Ia prepare an ordinance
for the government of p~awnshops. Car
ried.
. With n few remarks on the growth and
Improvement Of the city Cowan then
called attention of the council To the poor
condition of the sidewalks of the business
streets aud suggested tina il was impcra-
tive that the old plank walks he taken M
and replaced with stone or asphaltum.
He then moved that the chair appoint a
committee of three to confer with the
business men u property owners on
Main. Park n broadway and report al
the next meeting. Carried. the chair ap.
pointing Cowan, shaw and Ayottc.
Condor again spoke Of the sanitary pc
liceman and moved To repeal the ordi
nance creating the office.
Health Officer RoDarts M Alderman
Goodale spoke against the proposition, the
former especially at great length. Hs
said that seven aldermen had recon-
mented Pinkham because of his abilit,
aud n desire to make the Office entirely
non-political in its character.
Kinds, OF the health committee. said
that he was "A democrat. and for that rca
son had voted against Pinkham, who wal
a republican.
Condor now amended his first motion
SO as to repeal that part Of the sanltar,
ordinance giving the board OF bealtl
authority To appoint the sanitary police
man.
The chair ruled the motion out OF order
on the ground that il was amending al
ordinance, something that couId only b'
done in the regular form OF preparing
and adopting AN ordinance amending al
ordinance already in existence.
: Judge Mediation addressed the council
in reference To- the sidewalks on jackson
street, and requested that the require'
at six feet. instead OF 10. a
required by ordinance. The matter wa
disposed of by submission To the stree
/, and alley committee with power.
ON motion Of Barrett the clerk was in
!. structed to advertise a special bond cleo
ton To- be held Tuesday, August 3.
Goodale's motion To refer To the judi
ciary committee the matter of arrangmi
preliminaries for the election prcvaile'
unanimously.
Barrct's motion To defer appointment a
Judges and clerks of election until til
next meeting, and hat the council al
journ, prevailed with a rush.
Fourth of July hall NV the fir. bripad,