The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-02
AFFAIRS In THE COUNCIL
Quite a Wransle Over q Petition 10
Erect a i2Xi2 Store.
IT'S VETOED BY THE MAYOR
The Mayor Is Sustained BY a Good
Majority of the Aldermen-City
Treasurer Delury's Quarterly
Statement.

grist of petitions relating 10 spring
improvements occupied the attention of
the city council for an hour last evening
at the regular monthly session. W.. G.
Pendleton presented a petition asking
that he be allowed to build frame build
ing, 12x12 feet, on the corner of Main
street and Park avenue, on the Mrs.
Berry property. This was opposed by
Aldermen Lesser and HasIey, who wished
to enforce the recommendation of tho fire
committee, which was adopted at the last
meeting, that no more frame buildings
be erected within the fire limits. Alder
men Morris and OConnor thought that
this case was deserving of special consid-
Grafton, because the petitioner is not an
able-bodied man and the building was to
be but temporary affair. The petition
was granted by the following vote: Ayes
Cox. Jones, Williams, Morris, O'Con-
nor, Gnose; No-Hasley and Lesser.
Alderman Gnose then moved that a
special committee be appointed to SUPER
intend the building and have it made
larger if possible. The motion prevailed.
Aldermen Gnose, Jones and Hasley were
appointed as such committee.
Petition from c. w. French for per-
mission to weather board the building oc-
cupied by the Anaconda Meat company.
at the corner of Cherry and Commercial
streets, was granted.
pair two buildings in the burned district
and this brought up the same old discus
sion and was referred finally to the fire
committee.
A sidewalk was asked for by residents
of Walnut street from Fourth to Seventh
street in a petition, which was referred to
the city attorney with instructions to pre-
pare resolution ordering said improve
ment.
Chief of Police White reported a num-
har Of a rif liOh <,fr
city pound he reported as damaged by
floods. The street commissioner was in
structed to fix the pound, and the re-
mainder of the report was sent to the fire
and light committee.
The fire committee filed a report against
allowing Joseph Munson to enlarge his
house on Park avenue into a store. Chair
man Hasley stated that this report was
made in accord with the resolution
adopted at the last meeting of the coun-
Gil, and the question bobbed up sereneiy
once more.
Alderman Williams made a few re-
marks in which he laid open the incon-
sistency of the council in granting petit
tons for frame buildings when at a pre-
vious meeting the body had declared di-
rectly contrary to that policy by a unani-
nous vote. He said he had the ''supreme
nerve" to favor the petition now before
the house, but he thought the council had
placed itself in a very peculiar position,
Mayor Thornton SAID he felt called upon
to say that had this point been raised when
the petition of Mr.. Pendleton was before
the house he would have endorsed il as
wen taken. In his capacity as an execu-
tive officer merely he did not feel as though
he had the right TO interfere III the action
of the council.
Alderman Hasley said that the fire COM
mlttee considered the resolution a very
important one for the protection of the
city, and at the rate permissions had been
al of hnr l.
no fire limits.
A motion to reconsider the vote adopt
ing the resolution of the fire committee
was made by Alderman Cox. With this
obstacle removed the petition of Joseph
Munson was granted.
Mayor Thornton then made a short
but emphatic statement. He said: "For
the first time since / have been mayor of
this city and presided over your delibera-
tions, am compelled to veto your pro-
ceeding l wish to go on record against
permitting the erection of 12X12 frame
structure on ono of the best lots in the
city. would do as much for Mrs. Berry
as any one here. l have known her and
her late lamented husband, but it is a
duty which / owe to my fellow citizens to
veto the petition of Mr.. Pendleton." Con
O'Connor moved that the petition be
granted over the veto and he got a second
from Alderman Morris. A general dis
cussion ensued and finally a vote was
taken which showed still arother
switch in the minds of the aldermen who
now voted as soiidly against Pendleton's
petition as they had before voted for il.
Those who sustained Mayor Thornton
were Aldermen Lesser, Hasley, Jones,
Cox, Williams and Gnose. Against the
veto were Aldermen O'ConRor and Nor
ris.
City Treasurer John NJ. Delury filed his
quarterly report for the quarter ending
March l. which shows balance on hand
of Sl6.281.45, which is distributed among
the various funds as follows: Street and
alley fund. So. 263.95 sewer fund. s.. sic. AZ;
dog fund, S5l987; general fund, S.. ISL. 20.
The annual appropriation ordinance and
salary bill was made a special order for
this evening TO which time the council adj
journed.
Funeral of Olive King.