The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-05
TO TALK ABOUT
Subjects That Will Keep Butte's City
Council Busy.
frsnchi>~> For Water service and G"r an
Electric lailrOat The Police lnSe~-
tiga,i"" Question Likely tn
aoune lp.

Spectal CORRESPONDENCE of the STANDARD.
BUTTE. Feb. will he "a meeting
of the city council Tomorrow evening and
the prospects are that il will he a mighty
interesting session. az first Importance
will he the report of the committee an in
into the police court affairs.
Since the time at the meeting Of the COM
m,ittes, Judge Newkirk has conducted him
self I'm a manner above rcproacb, and
during the period Of trial he has conducted
affairs At his court regularly and attcn-
lively. u il altogether likely therefore.
that the COMMITTEES will recommend the
of Judge Ncwkirk So long as
affairs Proceed so satisfactorily, and this
course will meet with general favor. IL IL
intinnatod that the committee. will proceed
further than merely to report regarding
Judge Newkirk.
Tits minated that letters which have
been received from anonymous persons
alleging crookesiness ar neglect of duty
wi %il ih b. i r.a, n u, = IN. eM %cs 81 n' "i. u ne. i" ssr
pected that any action will be takcni in
his matter further than the appointmcnt
OF ~ committee by the mayor tn invcsti-
gate fully the charges that have been
made. The committee will invite all wit
ncsscs and all who have written letters to
the committee to appear and tell their
story. III the charges are substantiated
punishment will be inflicted by the RE-
moval Of those convicted. while if the
charges are not supported. u full and
complete generation will bc given.
OF equally vital Importance tn his city
VII =" NV fpfi~isisFtttbh III tWo IRAN
chises. One will le for u new water COM
pany. The franchise has been prepared
and IL Is believed il will pass the council.
IL is asked from the Silver Bow Hydraulic
and provides for tine furnishing
of water from Divide creek tn the city.
The other franchise hat will bc asked
IL for an electric street railway. The
result will he given in another column.
The proposed orslinanrt, was prepared
first by the attorney for the slrd
was then submitted To John Is. WelcoInc,
acting city attorney, who has revised IL
with ~ view tn the city's interests. As this
| proposed franchise stands. il il believed
IL will commend itself tai the council and
will receive favorable attention.
There il likely tn he also AN interesting
consideration at the position Of assistant
fire marshal. A petition will be- presented
for the appointment of Fred Kelley to the
place. MIR. Kelley has the support of the
volunteer flrs, brigade Fire Marshal
O'Brien has already appointed Mr.. Cam
eron to the position, and the question will
be whether the council will confirm the
selection or appoint Mr.. Kelley.
II there il time enough there IL likely Ia
he something done in the matter of a
pound. The city has n p~oIndmastcr bul
to construct n pound in an alley of Soutl
Main street. bs.tw wesn the city and South
Butte. As South Butte il likely to liz
within the corporation limits of the city Ia
time, il * thought this will be the best lo
cation. III il IL decided tn construct d
pound. IL will he large enough Ia accom-
mediate the stray cows that tiIronx the
streets, and thorough work will he mad,
of the. pound business.