The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1892-10-13
Proceedings Of the Meeting At the City
Hall Last Night
ABOUT THE ClTY'S FINEST
Mayor Mantie's Views on Police
Affairs-A Right OF Way Granted
The Butte. Anaconda q
Pacific Railway.


that the grade of jackson street. between
Park and Galcna streets, be changed was
referred to the city engineer. The library
committee presented a report recon-
mending that the bid OF Charles Scribner's
Sons. who agree to furnish l.13s volumes.
list No. =, for si..0l ~. he accepted. The
committee also reported that they had cx-
/ ami ned the bids on No. 3 list. which is
made up OF valuable reference and art
books. and recommended the purchase of
lots from the following bidders in the
amounts stated: &. ID. Turner. Sa.45;
kohlbcrg 4 Co.. sioe.s7; u. 4. Calkins,
Si56; Z. Holloway d Co., s139..5; otal,
81 .S6a.77. Adopted.
The Judiciary committee presented
lengthy report recommending the passage
| OF an ordinance granting Ia the Butte.
Anaconda 4 Pacific railroad tho desired
right of way through the city. In regard
! TO the appointment OF n police committee.
the report recommended that the police
department should he subject To the con-
troll OF the city council al all times and
not to any committee organized ar APP
pointed by the council. The report
recommended further investi ieation into
the appiicat ion OF Mr.. Mct;rcgor for n re-
| fund Of over charge in taxation and from
Mrs. Amelia Adams for damages alleged
TO have been sustained from n defective
/ sidewalk n, the corner of Montana and
4 Broadway. Adopted.
1 The report of the special license conn
mittce recommending the transfer OF Mr..
| AIattison's license in Dublin gulch Ia
| Charles Mattison. and also recommend
ing mat hereafter no hcchscs DC 'r'hs'
| fcrred was adopted.
J. Frank was granted a ticket brokers
| license.
The police commission presented q
short and concise report recommending
,he appointment OF ". ~. Lewis: D. L.
Lawson. Napoleon Paque'ie. L. ). Parrolt
| and Henry Shadwcll as police oiii-
GERS. and that the suspension of ex-
officer Iepcr bc made per,nnunnt. anI
referred ali the other matters back TO the
council without reco''imenuation. Beiore
vote was taken on the report. the mayor
! stated that the brief report was due TO
line wide divcryence Of oninion. which IN
I un,,Id havr taken nayes 10 fuiiy cxni,in.
qt.. ,,,axnr aisn ro,I n lon, norsonaI rc.
\ Anc uno "iso Is"u '""e pc'So"'
I port oi ihe lnVestigatioil. gong over w"
I fncts as they have already been pub
lished. The closing part of his address
| WAS ms follows:
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q, ine s,a,ements maae ny Messis. pcchri @ a,'a
~ ~. tnares, poin reputaDis ssntieinan. .niol,nS
.ne eonndenee ana resp'cs oi ,ns snihinun", '1n,
i, ,iuss y. s a..,p,'" ~ y, s ~. w. w.
p,h.s rs 1,n any ,, w'Sns . u1,nSi & % a
p pnSl rui Jus .nan " pn. n"p =. Nv ~
beres In question and secure conviction of the
suhty PaIlms .,, ,,.,,,,,.t. ,,.....,,,.,
| Asa result oi he Icc'n' inlih o.. ahe 'oiii-
, mission nas ALREADY susl' nu.d .nr'e ".e'Is & iof
hegiect OF d,lty and VIOLATIONS ~ pole. rules.
Teauires The .nsncnsIon oi ori,.I cautwsil. and
recommend that Ills he done, am also of
the opinion that there always has been
aud Is now a general laNiiy Of discipline in the
ponce ofrannation ana ,hat nenpef, ~ ,n''
ioi.o ale lo, ii,hi ~ 10 .ia, stInt a'.pun'ant,,
som,,e, ',,,.i ie,p,,,. an, pesnsc, mi I,sp. Ills
nppar,,inity ~ ,l.manJinc ~ the MARSHAL and
chief OF police closer Inspection upon the action
aud conduct ~ the men under their control.
There are several complaints now on ne with
hlc which, :, true; Should pe ana MlIi be ioi-
aaa w" a's" H., ,ha ". ,a a
chief shau act In concc,, and liza,
they proceed at once To a systematic
effort 10 stop tile frequent robberi.s committed
IN the localities heretofore referred 20. III,
can be done py arrestlng da,ly. under thr ordl,