The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-05
PETER HALE'S HOUSE
The City Council Has Concluded Not
s to Remove It.
LOTS OF FUN LAST NIGHT
Byrns and the Mayor Indulge In a
= Pleasing Passage-A Deluge of
Reports. Recommendation
and Petitions.

y There was standing room only at the
entertainment at the city hall last even
ing, and not much of that. The big
crowd got their moneys worth in the
shape of fun, although the star attrac-
ton, Vivfon and Gamblers. in Cald-
wells new piece entitled THE Hale
House Duet" proved something of a
failure. The two aldermen lacked the
courage to deliver the speech in which
Mr.. Caldwell had so carefully drilled
them, and, as they failed to advocate,
explain or give any reason whatever
why the ordinance should pass, IL failed
to receive any support whatever and
was ANONYMOUSLY killed.
The only fight over the thing at all
was an apparent effort to shut off de-
bate and avoid public discussion by re-
ferring the Hale house ordinance back
TO the judiciary committee. The latter
committee did not choose to make any
recommendation in the matter, and
recommended that the ordinance be re-
ferred to committee of the whole.
Alderman Cook moved that instead of
considering the ordinance in committee
OF the whole IL be referred back to the
judiciary committee. Alderman Heilig
seconded this. Alderman Byrne pro-
tested against this proposition. What"
he said, does the alderman expect to
gain by referring IL back? 1t has been
before this committee this afternoon,
and the committee thought II best to
refer 1t to a committee of the whole,
so that, instead OF all the blame being
thrown on the judiciary committee. the
entire council should discuss the matter
In public and every member express be-
fore the world his views and convic-
lions on the subject. This is the place
to settle such a question, not in COM
mittee meeting. Let every one go on
.ws1 n
orn on this question, and no one should
be-"
Alderman Cook thought the commit
tee should make some definite report,
and did not believe In their evading re-
sponsibility In this way.
When this ordinance was intro
duced," said Alderman Harrington, IT
asked for information of the movers as
TO its purpose and reason. Nobody
would give me that information, but,
fortunately, through the medium of the
press, we have been informed Of the
reason. But IL seems the gentlemen
who introduced the ordinance have not
yet reached the point where they can
give their reasons for introducing IL,
and want TO have 1t referred for two
weeks more. / am surprised that AL
derman Cook should father such a
movements movement to pigeon-hole
this ordinance and let 1t die. l thought
Alderman Cook was a man willing to
go on record
II deny that my purpose was TO let
the ordinance die" interrupted Alder
man Cook. MY purpose was to make
the committee present a definite re-
port"
why not be men and vote on this
tonight" continued Harrington.
Show your colors. Don't be ashamed
of them
Cook said that Mr. Harrington mis-
states his position. He was prepared
to vote at once. and was not in favor OF
letting the bill die in pigeonhole. He |
the committee should make a |
report on IL.
Alderman Pascoe said the committee |
thought II better to refer the whole |
matter to committee of the whole /
rather than have separate reports be- /
fore the council.
Alderman Knowlton said he was
ready to vote on the ordinance at once
and was not in favor of postponing Ii.
The motion to refer again to the ju-
dietary committee was lost, as follows:
Ayes-Cannon. Cook, Heilig, Rowe
a
Noes-Byrne. Gamblers. Carder, Har-
rington, Knowlton, Montgomery, Pas
zoe. Rodda, Schatzlein, Vivion, Walsh
IL.
Inc lnpllOn 10 TeIeI 10 committee OF |
he whole was then adopted by about
he same vote. The committee of the
whole was a very simple affair Neither
Aldermen Vivion nor Gamblers would
iay O word in advocacy of the ordi-
nance and seemed willing to drop IL
is easily as they possible could Alder
nan Pascoe was appointed chairman
n the committee of the whole. Schatz-
Elm moved that the ordinance do not |
&C nd a a. i
Without discussion this was adopted,
he only dissenting votes being those .
II the two men who introduced the or
finance. That ended the Hale house
BUSINESS
The judiciary committee also recon-
nended that the clerks ordinance for
losing all stores at O'clock p. m. be
eferred to the committee of the whole. | ,
nut there was no discussion and by a |
learly unanimous vote the ordinance
vas not passed. The balance of the
report was adopted IL is as
ollows:
I'VE recommend that council resolu-
ion No. 81, levying a tax TO defray ex- ,
lenses and pay damages for the pur-
base OF private property for the pur-
'ose of extending and opening Dakota |
treet, between Aluminium street and ,
ron street, be passed and published. |
we recommend that council resolu-
ion No. -, levying a tax TO defray the ,
Expense and pay damages for the pur-
base OF private property for the pur-
ose of extending and opening Colo
ado street. between Aluminium street ,
nd Iron street. be passed and lawfully
ublished.
We recommend that c. Il. ISL. pro-
iding against soliciting for hotels. .
oarding houses. hacks and other We
icles. or for any purpose whatever. in ,
lde OF the depot Of any railroad com ,
any in the city OF Butte. or upon the
latform thereof. be passed and law ,
llly published.
We recommend that the petition OF {
he Home Investment & Realty COM ,
any ct al, for remission OF municipal ,
axes for the year 1895 on certain lots
the Parrot addition for the reason =
hat the same are held exclusively for /
lining purposes, be granted We ,
commend that the petition OF II ,
lumkin et al for passage OF an orii- !
ance requiring pawnshops and loan s
fices TO close at the hour OF 3 O'clock \
IN. on legal holidays be granted ana I .