The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-03
THEY FILED A BOND
Successful Bidders for City Hall Con-
tract Name Sureties.
TO BE COMPLETED JUNE
City Council Hold an Important
Session With Small Attendance
Paid the Bills and Talked
of improvements.

Only i've of THE city council were
present at the meeting last night and.
for once, Mayor Thornton was absent
Alderman Peter Cox, therefore. was
called to the chair as president of the
council. The others present were Al
dermen Shovlin, walxup. Rom and
Lappen.
The reading of the minutes by City
Clerk O'Leary occupied some time, and
then grst OF business was regularly
transacted The usual bills for labor
and expense were allowed and ordered
paid
The contractors who were award
ed the building of the new city hall
rendered their bond in the sum of ST.
900 for the faithful performance of
their duties and the fulhllment of the
contract. The sureIties named are the
principals, Conrad A. Rosvald, Thomas
Il. Hblsdale and John jacobson, and
the following, with the amounts set OPP
posite their names: Z. Jacobson, 5000;
j. A. Schroeder, $1,000; ]. b. Gnose, ST.
500; J. p. Stagg. $500; G. w. Collins,
$500; Joseph Nanan, $1,000: F. C. Willis.
$500; John Nye. $1,000 and Isadore
Ehret. $500.
The bond was accepted and ordered
filed.
The clerk then read a blank contract
for the construction of the building.
The council approved of the document,
with the understanding that all sub
contracts be awarded to Anaconda bid
deq,s. and that only Anaconda workmen
be employed, so far as possible. The
contractors stated that this was their
Intention and pledged themselves TO
THAT principle.
The drafted contract calls for the
completion of the building not latter
than June 1. 1896, and for every day af-
ter that date the sum of SIS will be de-
Quoted as "a forfeit for the delay.
The first payment on the contract 10
be made upon the completion of the
stonework, when 70 per cent. of the
cost incurred, as estimated by the ar
chitect, shall be paid; the second pay
ment when the toists are laid for the
second story; the third, when the roof
lis laid. The city to re1adn 25 per cent.
of the entire cost until the building is
formally accepted by tine architect and
by the council
bills for labor and material before the
contract price is paid ito them, and all
work must be done in a workmanlke
manner. and material used as specified.
Upon the acceptance of tine bond, the
contractors were permit tied to take
down their certified check for $1,000,
which they had posted as a guarantee
of good faith.
Tiefenrhaler & Co. presented their
bill for the completion of their contract
VII u1e DullQlnR OF the foundation and
the Same was allowed and ordered paid
A bill of $40 for extra work performed
was referred TO the building commit
tee.
Street Commissioner ONeil filed his
report for the month of November,
showing THAT there had been expended
$304.50 for labor on the streets, and
s140.67 for material. making a total of
S4Oo.17 for street improvements.
Alderman WallSup made a short talk
on the question of a sewer for the city
hall, but ne had no motion to make
He said that the sewer question was
one which Is "a pressing necessity, but
he Thought the sense of the people
SHOULD be learned, esther by mass meet
ing or by special election, before de-
cistve steps were taken, and the meth
cd OF handling the expense be deter
mined.
Alderman Shovlin made a speech for
the appointment of am Inspector of
weights and measures, the establish
ment of city scales and, II possible, of
a public market. His sugges tons were
referred to the committee on ways and
means.
petition from Charlie Beaudette
for permission TO erect a sign post on
Commercial avenue was referred TO
the committee ON streets and alleys.
The council adjourned without setting
"a day and there will be no more meet
dngs this month. unless a special ses-
sion iS called