The Anaconda standard., 1895-11-21
AFFAIRS OF THE CITY
The Council Holds Its Regular Nesting
Without Friction.
BIDS FOR FURNISHING COAL
vivion Wants to Be Placed on Rec
ord-Reports OF Committees
The Chief Of Polioe's Bill
Discussed. As
BIDS FOR FURNISHING COAL

!, | ehC Adce tWO nCtllnBS dL which tht
gambling question was the principa
matter discussed were read and Vivior
asked that they be amended so as t.
show the ruling of the mayor that a
motion to reconsider could be made II
times in the council, one by each alder.
man. That ruling was brought out
by my question" said Vivion, "and as
that was all had ITO say at that meet
ing l would like to have 1t shown In
the record. And furthermore we are
likely to have to refer to that ruling
within the next year."
Police Captain Waters was granted
10 days leave Of absence commencing
with Dec. /. .
Twenty owners of express and Job
wagons presented a petition asking
| that they be allowed to use East and
| west Galena street as a stand for their
wagons. Vivion stated that there was
an ordinance describing the limits in
which job wagons could stand; ON his
motion the petition was laid on the
| table.
Several applications for a refund of
city taxes were referred to the jude
| larry committee.
| Harrington and Pheasey offered to
build an arch in the storm culvert un-
der the Thomas block for $40 per
perch; Their bid was the only one re-
committee and city engineer.
| The following bids for furnishing the
| city with coal were received and re-
! ferred to the public building commit
tee: Consumers Fuel company, Gait
| lump in car lots per ton, Sc: in less
than carload lots, $3.50 per ton; Gait
egg. s5.75 and s6.25; Gait nut, $3.50 and
$3.50; pea COAL $3.50; Gait slack 1885,
Harris & Mccormick company, chest
nut coal from the Chestnut mines near
Bozeman. lump, s4.25 per ton; run of
mine coal, 1915; slack, 1925. Butte Coal
company, Rock Springs, lump, in car
load lots, 81 per ton; in less than car
load lots, $3.50; Rock Springs NUT Sc so
and 81; Rock Springs pea. So and $3.50;
ROCK Springs slack, $4.25. Butte Sewer
Pipe d Tile company, Rocky Fork
lump, in carload or lotion lots, $4.5O; in
smaller lots, $3.50 per ton. Western
Fuel company, Rock Springs lump, in
carload lots, 81; in less than carload
lots, $3.50 per ton; Rock Springs nut,
$3.50 and 81; Rock Springs slack, s425.
The Western Fuel company, stipulated
IN their bid that the prices quoted were
for tons of 1000 pounds each, and WI
Won suggested that the public building
committee ascertain how many pounds
the other bidders proposed to give for
a ton.
The following report of the judiciary
committee was adopted: ,- aa- AfD
"Concerning the communica tions of
MISS kearney and Thomas Murray, in
reference to their being unable to- paw
city licenses for business conducted by
tnem, We see no legal way of relieving
them from such payment, as the IL
cense law and ordinance makes no pro-
visions exempting the poor from pay
ment OF license when engaged In a !
business for which license IS REQUIRED
We recommend that Ed Bluett and |
fatrlcK J. Lyden pay the amount re- |
qured for redemption of premises sold |
Tor delinquent city tax of 1892 TO the |
person holding certificate OF sale from |
the county treasurer, and then, IL they |
desire. that they petition the council TO /
refund the penalty. Relative to all 9TH
er matters heretofore referred to- US /
ana not reported ON, we ask for furths
In the matter of the petition of A. ].
swift, one OF the volunteer firernen
VINO was injured in the great dyna-
mite explosion, asking the council for
nnanclal assistance in having an Soper-
auon performed on his arm the fire
committee recommended that the petit
ton be laid on the table until there
was money in some fund on which the |
appropriation for the purpose asked
Tor could be drawn. The finance com |
mittee reported as follows:
we have examined the reports of
the city treasurer for September and
Octooer and find the same correct as
far as they go, but they do not COM |
ply fully with the provisions of sec
ton Ass. article 3. which requires a
statement of the condition of |
each fund under oath. We have ex-
amined the police court docket and |
weekly reports of the city clerk there
IN and hnd rhe same correct. We sub
init the bill of Chief Tebo for action
by the council. Therein are charges
that, to your committee. it appears,
should be paid by the county, and un-
III authorized by the city council the
committee must refuse to recommend
payment of the saune."
The chiefs bill amounted to $3.50 for
ncldental expenses. such as kilograms
20 and from outside points relative to
police matters and for livery rigs in
down crooks and securing in
ormation outside OF the city Cook
'nalrman or the finance committee
tated in regard to the last section OF
he committees report that there were
good many items charged in the
hiefs bill which were incurred I'm l.
tate cases and should. therefore. be
aid by the county. and that 1t was in
rider TO adjust this matter that the
Ill was laid before the council He
Explained that formerly the chief and
MARSHAL received a constable fee OF
50 a month from the county which
'aS Suihclent 10 more IMAM cover the
expenses incurred in state cases, but
his fee has recently been abolished
nd they now get nothing from the
ounty. Chief Tebo explained that in
Is bill were items for telegrams which
e had received and paid for before
moving whether they related to city
r state cases. There were also in 4
tances In which kilograms had 10 be
ent Immediately and allowed OF no
clay for consultation with the county
Ulcers and he thought II was .only
ght that he should be Reimbursed for N
loney that he had paid out more than
month ago. He had no. desire TO u
work. the council and IL the council
'ould establish a monthly allowance
)r incidental expenses he would keep
'ithin that limit. no matter how small k
might be. On motion OF Cook the 8
layor was instructed to walt on the
Dunty commissioners and ends2vor to :
them AogfQnatQ. a r.ns<~4<1~a 81 /