The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-11
in THE COUNCIL ROOMS
0rdinanc, Introduced for a 4O-Year
Telephone Franchise. +.
TO PROTECT MEAT VENDORS
The Bicycla Bobs Up In the Meet
ing and as Usual extraordinary
Suggestions Concerning IL are
Made-Official Count.

BUTTE, April 10-At the city council
meeting Tonight Alderman Dawson intro
duced an ordinance to grant a 4o-year
franchise to Patrick Mulln and w. Nice.
White to put new telephone system in
the city. The provisions of the proposed
franchise are that work on the construc-
ton of tho System, should begin within
eight months after the passage OF the or
dinance and that IL should DO ready for
use within IS months after construction
began and tho ma ximum rate TO be charged
NOT to exceed IS month for each tele
phone. Tho ordinance won't over under
tho rules.
Another important ordinance introduced
was by Alderman vivion to prohibit the
pcddifng of meat and fruit on the streets
OF tho city, but making an exception in
favor of residents of the state who ped lilo
products of their own raising.
petitition OF tho Woman's Industrial
institute for permission to use the audi
forum for a bazaar during the week OF
May was referred TO tho mayor with
power to act.
A petition of w. L. Hoge to have de-
linquent tax penalty refunded because
tho property had boon assessed and sold
under the wrong name was referred to
| tho judiciary committee.
l. communication was received from
| the advance agent of tho Mahara's min
strels stating that he had rented the audi
| forum from the mayor for four nights
| and had gone on with his preparations to
give performance. but some one had
was immoral aud he had with
drawn the permission to use the
| hall. The communication stated
that the performance was strictly moral
and decent. Mr.. Mahara was present
and stated that some one had evidently
been trying to "knock him" because he
would not come to the terms demanded OF
/ him by the opera house management.
He offered prominent references and
newspaper clippings to show that hiscom-
pany was all right, but the mayor said he
heard from source that he considered
reliable that the show was fake and a
robbing scheme. The communication
| was laid on the table and the mayor given
power to act.
City Engineer Blackford submitted a
voluminous report covering the work OF
his department for about five years.
| Without having IL read IL was referred to
the printing committee.
The finance committee report was re-
The mayor appointed Pascoe, Dawson
and Walsh as q committee TO canvass the
vote of the city election. They found
very few changes from the figures as pub
lished Tuesday morning. The Official hg'
ures on mayor are as follows:
thompson ...........'........... .o0s
HOVER .:....,....... i'os9
|
The clerk was instructed TO issue certi-
Gates to the successful candidates.
Alderman Cook suggested that the
mayor instruct the marshal TO enforce the
bicycle ordinance aud called attention 10
the fact that very few bicycles had the
necessary alarm attachments and that
the sidewalks were used by bicyclists
contrary to ordinance. The mayor said
he would instruct the marshal to arrest
all violators OF the law. Alderman Daw-
son suggested that the ordinance be
amended so as to require COW catchers to
. be attached to all "machines."