The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-05
ON THE POLICE FORCE
Mayor Thornton Names Two Men Il
Walk Beats.
DOCTOR LEISER'S PROTESTS
Watchman Stevens Promoted
Commissioner O'Neii Files His
Report-Petitions and Bills
Before the Council.

Mayor Thornton named as additional
police officers last evening Joseph
Naughton and w. ]. Stevens. The
intments were confirmed by the
council.
Mr.. Naughton is an employee of the
futile Manufacturing & Supply COM
pany and is highly recommended. He
is an intelligent. strong man, standing
six feet in his stockings. w. ]. Ste
vens has been Waterman at the fire
house for some time. where he gave
general satisfaction. His new position
is a promotion and will give him the
much-desired opportunity of reducing
his weight He is well qualified to
make an efficient officer.
To fill the vacancy caused by the
promotion A. C. Brims was chosen
Waterman. He has been a faithful
fireman and will do well in his new
position. He was also confirmed by
the council.
The mayor reported that he was not
prepared to name the third officer at
this time.
Alderman Lesser opened up the ses-
sion by protesting to minutes which
he claimed did not contain his resolu
ton which he offered Oct. IA, authoriz-
ing Architect Bartlett to superintend
the building of the city hall, and ac-
cepting that gentlemans plans. The
alderman also claimed that Mayor
Thornton refused to entertain that
resolution.
The clerk stated that he had not
written up the resolution in question
because he had no copy of 1t, and had
left a blank in the minutes, where he
would fiji in the resolution later. May
or Thornton replied to the alderman
that his resolution would have been
out Of order at that particular time be-
cause of the unsettled condition Of the
sale of the bonds. which at that time
seemed likely to fall through. BY
the advice of the city attorney no
resolution contemplating the expendi-
ture OF money could have been con-
sidered at that meeting.
The reading of the minutes again
proceeded. until those of the next meet
ing were concluded. in which the plans
of Architect Lane were accepted and
Mr.. Lane elected to superintend the
erection of the building. Alderman
Lesser again had a kick coming, claim
ing that the protest which he offered
had not been recorded in the book
He had made protest and ne wanted
1t to go on the record.
Mayor Thornton informed him that
the only protest he made which had
place on the record was his vote nay,
and that was there. The alderman
insisted on his protest and finally the
mayor told him that If he could find
a president in the proceedings of any
parliamentary body in the United
States where a protest was entered
In the minutes he would order II done
in this case. and there the matter
dropped and the clerk resumed his
reading.
Attorney George B. Winston pre-
sented communication asking for
rebate OF $40 on his license, which he
had paid for one year. and which IL
cense since that time had been reduced
by that amount. The petition was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
The petition of Joseph Smith for per-
mission to erect a carpenter shop was
referred to the fire committee.
The bond of Joseph Tiefenthaler in
the sum CT $1,000 for the faithful full
fillment of his contract for building
the foundation to the city hall was
filed with Joseph Wagner and F. c.
Wills as sureties. The bond was ac-
cepted.
Sundrv bills for labor were passed
and others for material were referred
TO the finance committee.
Street Commissioner O'Neil filed his
report for October. which is as follows:
l have the honor to submit the fol-
lowing report for the month of Octo-
Der. 1895:
Labor on streets, 17Ik days: labor on
crossings, 25 DAYS. labor on Front
street. days; carpenter work ON
crossings, Ga days; filling up Commer-
cial avenue, days; grading Locust
street, Tx days.
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