The Anaconda standard., 1895-06-06

! that that nre ala not iast nNe Hiih-
| utes."
| DIR. q. b. whitford, the health off,
| Ger. submitted a report showing in
| detail that the expenses of the health
| department for May was $557.65, whic.l
| included a charge of $l4 for mortu-
| airy report. The report went 10 the
| finance committee.
The street commissioner reported the
| following expenditures for May
| Labor on streets. $607 90
| Sprinkling under contract...... $3.50
| Sprinklink team hire before
| contract was let............... $500
| Sprinkling Butte City Water
| company. for water........... 356.69
| Repairs on sprinkling wagons. 40.l0
| Lumber ....................... lf'oS
| Blacksmithing ................ 33.42
Total .so7. .O5
| The city engineer reported that six
| building permits were issued during
| May and 500 collected in fees. The
| reports were received and filed. The
| finance committee submitted a list or
approved bills, but recommended that
hereafter all city pay rolls be referred
to the finance committee before the
warrants were drawn. The recommen-
dation was agreed to. and Pascoe sug-
gested that the committee should go
still farther and adopt a straight pay
roll system so that the employees may
sign for their warrants on the time
books. The mayor said he believed
that this was the correct and safe plan,
but the suggestion was not acted upon,
although IL was favorably discussed.
Ii developed from the reading of the
bills that the city blacksmithing has
been done rather promiscuously and
not confined to the firm having the con-
tract for that work. Nivion registered
kick against this seeming irregular
ity, and insisted that the blacksmithing
should all be done by the contracting
firm. The mayor stated that he would
look into the matter and see that all
work for the city be done by the prop
er parties.
The judiciary committee recommend
ed that W. II. Patterson be paid $500
for property bought by the city on fur
nishing a satisfactory deed and with
out recurring an indemnity bond, as
had been ordered by the old council.
The report was adopted and the COM
mittee was given further time In
which to consider other matters refer
red TO -
The report of the police committee as
published this morning was presented,
and B.'rne announced his opposition to
making the force as large as IL was
last year. I'VE can't give the people
a metropolitan police system with a
village income he said. "and we must
keep within our income. There may
be some complaint on account of a
scarcity of policemen. but such people
viii have to kick. If they don't there
will be an increase i'm taxes. l would
remind you. Mr. Mayor. that in your
inaugural address you promised the
people an economical administration
and a reduction of taxes, and you can't
keep these promises without economic
inE. | move that this report be re-
ferred To the ways and means commit
tee. and that the committee be also in
structed To look over the matter and
make such suggestions in regard to
the police and other departments that
that II may deem advisable" The mo-
tion prevailed.
Pascoe stated that the approximation
for the police department for the year
is $4,000. The amount was the same
last year. but an additional appropria-
tion of $4,000 had TO be made. The
street and alley committee recommend
ed that the contract for the city horse
shoeing be let separately and that the
old contracts under that department
be let the same as now. The sprink-
ling committee recommended that the
petition To discontinue sprinkling on
Ohio avenue be denied. Schatzlein in
quired whether or not the city could
compel the payment of the sprinkling
tax. lie regarded sprinkling as a
luxury. and he questioned IL the coun-
ell could legally pass an ordinance
against the viii Of the people. The
city attorney was asked for an opin-
ion, and he stated that the ordinance
and council were in control In reply
To a question from Heilig. the city en-
gineer stated that the city had never |
had "a deed or dedication of Ohio ave-
nue.. and had no legal right to IL eN-
cept the right Of use. The report of |
the committee was adopted.
on the recommendation of the |
sprinkling committee. the city clerk
was instructed to advertise for bids
for furnishing the city with water for
a term Of one, two or three years and
also for "A franchise TO run for 40 years
Bids will be inserted in the Chicago.
New York. 81. Louis, san Francisco.
Boston. Philadelphia and local papers |
for 80 days.
Vivions ordinance prohibiting the |
peddling Of meats. fruits and vezeta-
bles, the ordinance Vacating Maiden
Lane and an ordinance granting a
franchise for 20 years 10 the Metropolis
tan District Telegraph x Messenger
company were read and referred TO |
the judiciary committee. The Ordi-
nance providing for grading and lay
ing sidewalks on Maiden Lane was |
adopted
The following bids for feeding the