The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-12

regular duties for which he receives u stipu-
lated salary. The city attorney also said
there was nothing in the law allowing the
treasurer compensation for making the
assessment. Any payment. therefore, for
tina service, would be in the nature OF a
gratuity. (.
Alderman Weber made a verbal report
on the matter of charging the public
iium building. He said the trustees re-
fused to pay any rent. He moved the adop-
tion OF the report made some time ago.
charging the library trustees $6O a month
rent and compelling them to pay Tor the
heating. Alderman Reece presented the re-
port of the library and building committee.
1t said they had no doubt of the oity's
right 10 charge rent, but in view Of the fact
hat the trustees vera Conservative busi-
ness men and had been to great extra on,
pense. the COMMITTEES scommenae
that no charge be made Tor rem.
mending the collection of rent for the
library quarters was voted down by yeas
6-Lissner, Post, Collins, Hanley, Harrity
and Weber; nays ~7-BurRard, jackson,
Fuller, Morris. HundleY, Reeco and
Walker; absent-Howell. The report To
give the library its quarters free was
adopted by yeas 3, nays 5, Alderman han,
ley this time voting with those who favored
the ptoposition. There was considerable
talk about the small receipts from the audi-
torium building on account OF rent. AID
erman Harrity, chairman of the building
committee, said that committee had pre-
sented several reports, and the oouncil had
always set down on them. lie therefore
declined to act on the committee any
longer. ,
Fire Marshal MoKinnon, in his monthly
report, requested permission TO organize a
volunteer company of twelve tiremen, the
members to be assigned to duty III the dlt-
ferent fire companies. I'm Il departments
such IA ours,n he said, "where we have to
rely almost entirely on the call force ~
frequently happens that some OF the COM
psnies are seriously reduced in numbers
because of some of the members being out
of the city, while others may be nnhs for
duty ON account of sickness. With the
addition of three or four volunteers to each
company we would generally have the tui!
number of men for each at all alarms:
As the volunteers are to receive no pay, the
marshal was authorized to organic a COM
pany. The marshal called attention to the
immense amount of intlammable material
and rubbish of every description that has
been allowed to accumulate, both III base-
meuts and In the rear of buildings along
Main street and Broadway and other
places. He recommended a thorough
cleaning out. This matter WAS reIerreo TO
the city marshal.
IL. b. Palmer presented a bill for ST. for
getting the steam roller out of the Last
Chance lume. Several of the aldermen
wanted to know what the city was going to
charge the owners of the roller for breaking
the 1ume. Alderman Hanley said the
streets were not designed to carry locomo-
tives and other heavy machinery. The bill
was laid on the table.
City Attorney McIntire asked whether
the council desired to appeal the Whitaker
damage case. 1t was referred to him and
the committee on judiciary. to examine into
with power to act.
Among the bills ordered paid were the
following: ST. 76.93 for electric lights for
September; $2.019 for water for September:
H. b. Palmer, $96l.S0 for paving intersec-
ton of Main and Lawrence streets.
Mayor Curtin called the attention of the
council to the following items of expendi-
ture for September: Mayor and officers
salaries 81, 393.40. police 81, 296.6s, fire de-
partment 81. 1852. IS, engineers department.
$606. 25, street department. $7,492; total,
S13, 521.1s s. In addition. $7,03s.57 in bills
had been audited for the month, making a
total expenditure for September of So
559, 70,