The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-09
BY A OF REPLY.
Aldermen Of the Firt Has His 81,
About Things.

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While I object TO appearing in print, I
feel called upon 20 answer The charge
made against me In an article which ap-
peared In your paper OF the 9Th inst.
signed by James McNulty, the worthy %
city treasurer. This self-constituted judge
OF the actions n motives of the writer
has seen 1T to rush into print with q tale
OF his woes and a poor attempt to divert
the attention Of the public from himself
and the question OF the reduction In the
salaries OF certain city officials by making
an attack upon me and my official acts.
Does the gentleman suppose that the pub
lie will be so easily led away from the is
sues in the case?
He accuses me OF having ignored COM
| mittee limitations and having undertaken
| the general MANAGEMENT of municinsI NJ.
sairs am ianoran, ~, WIN, Tho aon,Ia
80 80 ',n,aas - - a. 1919.
man 'e'o's' ""'.s' wv i"ct OF
the hnahce cofhmittee having appointed
an accountant to investigate the treas
urer's books. The writer was not and is
yocated having such accountant for the
sor,ic.s ron,Iorod 40 s,ch on,,,,i,,o. A."
u'.,.~ ~.
n","s :" ~ neeueu a''u
mat he eia'ih TOT .ne same was reason
able and just. This is probably where
the shoe pinches, which has caused the
gentlemen to make the complaint. az
have bccn harmedm Lot him .,,a 10 au,o,,
the harm and the cornnI,;n, will ho 49,
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away.
Asto the charge uiat oDtaihed q prom
Use from James Richie To have the con-
tract for painting the hose house, that a
contract was to nave been let. but that M
my reuuest the matter was DELAYED for n
f.v, Law anil ,ha, ,aL;n. ,d,.n.
- W 'sty Attsh inv hnttk vi
- NNn'S' '.h'io,"'. ""sehec iioih
the ci'y' starteu on the loD WITHOUT ever
being explicitly employed, the gentleman
lies and knows he lies when he makes
such a charge. The facts of the case are
th.se. Mr. Richie camo ~ ~ 90 nj. 90,
accord and said that no wanted the nr;,n'
inc ON the hose house done nj once In mr..
der that fhe lumber nm il would not
| shrink In accord.pca with h;s ro.
uIest. / had n man ~ II" the
work. as I was getting ready "a 90
Fast. remained East abont = uno,f,
and unon INV return I moi AIiarrnar,
Johnson. a nc,nber of the fire counn;ttaa
WHO asked me why had not tinisha,i ,hn,
haunting of tbe hose ho,ise' S,nnos;no
that the fire and Mr. Richie
we're expecting me TO paint IN. I com.
nlc,ei lie wnrI and reel H. .;,,, ~,
least $40 less than the regular nrice- Az
the time i put i'm the hill for tbe worL I
stated 10 the council that I tbouyht some
exclamation should he made i'm tie nreYn-
ises, and told them that / believed some.
thing should have been said nhout The
work before I undertook n hut rs so,no
time. several weeks. would eIanse betnre
a meeting of the council. and ms the fire
and Mr.. Richie wcre nnx;nns
To have the house PAINTED and had re.
uucsted me 10 90 ahead and paint mi had
iono . will f,,r,har s,a,o A., NJ, NJ
honey. another ,ncmber Of The cn,nn,;,,aa
also spoke TO me about the work and de,,
sired that do IL, Al no time or from no
one did i solicit the contract ar I'm ,nv
manner attempt 10 secure il. and took Il
AT the rculest of Mr..Richic and those
members of the fire committcc mon-
tened.
As 10 the CHARGE thai I advoca,.d tho
cutting down of the salaries of the CITY
clerk and attorney and CITY treasurer. ana
afterwards advocated. AT the same meat
inc, the llowance of $40 per month mi.
IL is trne.and Iadyocatci s,Ich n course for
these reasons: The city clerk and attor-
ncy is maid N salary az Si sO mar ann,,n,
and allowed a fee Of SEQ in each case
which comes M before the police co,,r,
when the fines and fees arr. paid. Tho
CITY attorney i not present M nne.haif ~
the cases tried i'm the court wei he receives
his fec of $50 per casu Whether he he
nrcsent or moi. Isit ms, ,h,, ha sno,,LI
he paid for services he does moi RENDER
Resides, al the request OF the civ
clerk The %couuc,I has heon ,n,AR
lately holding lis mcetinys |, III
office and having rent for the same The
ity maid for ti,a chairs I'm h;S niiic, anl
also maid n hin for Services ~ nm assis,an,
for him. IN IN. city rlcrL IL not IN o.
do his work witLout nm nssis,an, la, lin
nav sucL assistnnt aud M, call NJ, H.
| city Ia do IL.
The city trcasurer's salary WINS dxeJ n,
ordinances pass..d ApriI a 1854 M sam nor ny
annum which. Including certain fees was
as the ordnance stimulated. 10 Inc occcntei
services rendered ih,s city h, H. ,r,a "i
urcr. Two or three mnn,h: aft.r IN.
council took their seats Mr. McN,i,x
who accuses me Of N fln,y,n, ,,;aIa,;,m ~