The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-03
HEARD ON THE SIDE
Gossip Relating to tn, Affairs Of the
City Government.
NEW MUNICIPAL PAY DAY
SprInklIng VIII Not Be Extensively
Done This Summer-Accomm
dating Library Employees
Late Treasurer's Books.

Butte. June 2.-Yesterday was the
first municipal pay day since the new
administration assumed control OF al
fairs. Warrants were cashed at dis
count of per cent, which indicates
that the credit of the city has not lost
through the disappearance OF the
money which should be in the bank to
the credit Of the city. Sometimes last
years warrants were cashed as low as
2 and per cent. discount, and some
times the scalpers have demanded and
received as high as 10 per cent. FIVE
per cent. is, however. the usual and
average rate of discount on salary
warrants. and the discount demanded
this month is therefore no higher
than IL was before the sinking fund
disappeared.
The experts are still at work on the
late city treasurer's books. and II is
thought now that they may get
through in two or three weeks. The
licenses and receipts have all been
checked up and the experts are now
engaged in checking up warrants, OF
which there are 1900. The bank book
is also being checked uD and this has
been doEe up to the fore part OF the
year 1894. No information is given out
| by the officials from which any con-
clusion can be drawn. If the experts
| have learned anything TO show just
what became of the city's money, or
just how large is the shortage, they
keep their own counsel.
Some of the aldermen at the last
council meeting expressed the beliet
| that the city's water supply is not
| large enough to make 1t sate TO
| sprinkle the streets on as extensive
scale this summer as in former sum-
mers. The spring has been very dry,
and some of the aldermen who visited
! the reservoir a week ago are OF the
! opinion that the city Will be THIRSTY
| before fail. In order that there may
| be plenty of water for drinking, wash
ing. mining. mechanical and fire pur-
poses il has been suggested that only
| the principal streets be sprinkied
| There win be no curtailment or the
sprinkling, however. at present. The
| month Of June is always rainy month
| i'm this section of the country and there
| is likely to be much more water in the
| reservoir on July / than on June /.
| No action will be taken in regard 10
! sprinkling until the result shows how
| much water will be on hand July /
to last through the dry season.
! II has been decided to keep the Ii
brary running in spite Of the fact that
! there is no cash on hand. The en-
! ployes have all agreed to wait for their
| salaries until the taxes are received
| next DecembtI- "A bhe-ihlii e"A W ~
levied for library purposes and this
will bring i'm about $4,000. 1t costs less
than so. 900 per year to pay all the ex-
penses of the library. so by levying a
| one-mill tax each year for two years
| the expenses of running the library
! three years will be covered.
Very little municipal work will be
done by the city this summer. No
sewer work is on the tapis, but there
is considerable agitation relative to
| grading, and some streets 1t has al
| ready been decided TO grade. There
| will also be a good deal of laying of
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