The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-02
THE CITY COUNCIL
II Net For the Last Time. in Regular
Session.
AS TO STREET PEDDLING
The Ordinance as Amended Pro-
vokes a Hot Discussion and IL
Defeated Under Suspen-
ta sion OF the Rules.

,ts last regular meeting tonight, with
ALI the members present except Daw-
son. Hayes and Sherman. A great
deal of business was transacted anu
the proceedings were enlivened py an
animated discussion over the ordinance
prohibiting peddling, which was nnaly
referred back to the judiciary comfnlt-
tee a second time. petition TOT a siIs
hvdrant at the corner of Main ana
Front streets was referred to- the IRE |
committee. A petition asking that
Jackson street between Granite ana
Quartz be not sprinkled and that II oe
stricken from district No. was iaid
on the table. A petition from the
chamber of commerce asking tnat tiiat
body be allowed to meet in the couhcii
chamber on the third Tuesday OF each
month until a permanent meeting place
| can be secured was granted.
A communication from the Butte
| Grocers' association urging the pas
sage of the ordinance abohsninS psu-
| ding was received and filed. Inc an
| nuai report of the health oihcer as
| published in another column or TINS
| issue was laid over until the neetlng
| Monday afternoon for reauinS III
full.
The report of the judiciary commit
tee recommending the passage OF
| council bills No. 143 dividing the city
into sprinkling districts. and 49, pro-
hibiting peddling, as amenoeo was
adopted. .. sa,.,~
then came up for it's final reading. me
| ordinance as amended PROVIDED nne e
| of not less than SO nor more than sioo
for peddling meats. fish, fruits, game
or vegetables. with the proVis,o' .has
| II shall not prevent any resident OF
| Montana from disposing OF any meat
| game. fish, poultry, fruit or vegetables,
!. 1.-The product of his own raising, or tnal
NAV have been caught or killed py
Thin within the state. The ordinance
provoked a lively discussion.
~ Attorney Francis Brooks was gwen
l'nermission to address the council IN
| opposition to the ordinance, which ne
: said was introduced in the interests
of markets. -,,s
r | pascoe incurred: II would like TO ask
a Mr.. Brooks IL he represents any whlte
men. / understand that he represents
: Cinnamon, and / do not consider tnat
: they contribute to the support OF TINS
| city government. l do not want 10
disbar any white man from making
n living, but j have no cohsioera'ion
II will say" replied Brooks, that
d I represent both Chinese and white
l. men. Mr. Pascoe being in the mar
ket business, is very much Interested
y II beg your pardon" interrupted
x Pascoe 81 am not interested In that
had nothing whatever to do with th'
g introduction of the ordinance. repea
= that YOU represent but Cinnamon.
YOU represented white men l would no
saw n word against your opposition
- Brooks then retired with the partlnt
shot that the ordinance appheu U
both Chinese and white men. Byrn
" | suggested that the ordinance was
D. very radical one. He would favor tn
ordinance provided that peddllng wa
A. allowed outside of Arizona, Montana
or Quartz and Granite streets, otherwis
he would oppose IT,
In reply to Byrne. Vivion. the fath,e
~ Of the ordinance, stated that ii II wa
GOOD for a part OF the city, II was goo
for the whole. He saw the need Q
10 such an ordinance when he was cor
err nected with the health department a
a needed protection TO the neaIsh !,
is the city II was entirely out or TN
s. question. he said. to secure an inspe'
ton Of the stuff handled by peddler
10. Byrnes fighting blood was up by IN
he time, and he remarked with considel
able feeling; ralk as ass you ., Wsr a xo
o. cannot remove the suspicion that thel
s. is a lob behind this ordinance. II
housekeepers on the outskirts OF u
by city would much prefer TO see whi
to- they buy instead of giving an order
be delivered the next day.
Mt Knowlton moved that the amen'
sy msnt suggested by Byrne be adopte
but he was voted down.
Cook said that the ordinance was Il
at tended to prevent the consumption
-. unwholesome food. and II was on tn
r. Claim that he supported II. This beir
the case, he saw no reason for protec
gel ing a part of the city and leaving Il
,er rest exposed.
lily An EFFORT was then made to pass q
ordinance under suspension OF Z
on | rules. but the motion was defeated
the the following vote: Ayes-Batteig'
ay, Carder, Cook. Heilig. Pascoe. Scha'
d lein. Vivion and Walsh. Nays-Bo'
on man. Byrne. Godin, Kelly and Know
on ton. IL requires a two-thirds vote.
~ lfrNz8e<s to suspend the rules. The or
for nance WAS then referred back To the
dietary committee.
The ordinances levying a special sic
a walk assessment and dividing the Ct
a. into sprinkling districts were pass
~. under a suspension of the rules.
iiAs w. c. Morgan and ii. 2. Emise nj
their acceptance of the ordinance gra
ney ing them messenger system ira
ftth chiae. and also filed q bond of $500 W
Dol Johk % Rourke and Thomas Lavell
'ent sur{tles as a guarantee that they v
rect lcou{nteIice work within the specif
20 tly,4cSr Pat Mullins. w. McC. White a
IAN IA. L. Frank also filed their acceptal
er's of the telephone franchise which v
ling granted them. accompanied by an
ex- ceptance bond of $1,000. with A. j.
On Wis and Alex ]. Johnston as sureties
MED The following bids for street spri
IL a ling were received, the price quoted
ish- ing for each team and driver per d
Angus Monroe. s.; T. ]. Truil. 81
de- John Yank. A.e4; $. ]. Monroe, 81
,ific. p. c. Kittell. S4.40: Peter Nadeau, 81
Car The Butte water company pIeseh
wife the only bid Tor lurhsnihg wafer
Iren, sprinkling purposes. Their bid
Tohn SAYS per day for each cart, which
4 - Ia AZ
f; Il. reduction OF 20 Genus over las, n, se ~
ghn, SIS for each stano pipe ihey .es'
nsas the right 10 smut on ene "aeei
isco. sprfnkling at any time when the !
81 ply runs short. The bids We're refel
TO the sprinkling committee with
a., A structions TO bring in report on
wav- day evening. TO which time the cou
adfourned