The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-10
In THE CITY COUNCIL
An Urgent Petition Brought to The
Attention of the Aldermen.
A BAD SPOT ON OAK STREET
Reports Of the Treasurer and Other
Officers-The election Returns
to Be Canvassed at the
Next Meeting.

The April session of the city council,
which was adjourned, the regular time
falling on election night, was held last
evening at the city hall. All OF The alder
men were present except Alderman Nor
ris. City Clerk T. O'Leary is absent in
Bozeman and NJ. A. Dubrey was appoint
ed clerk pro TEN.
Most of the business transacted ~as Of
a routine character. consisting of the
reading of minutes for March, payment
of bills and the reception of reports.
petition of citizens calling tile atten-
ton of the council to the inhabitants OF
lower Oak street was received. The pc
titioners recite that they are househoId-
ers and citizens of this city AMI would
respectfully represent that the north end
of Oak street, between Front and Com
mercial streets in said city, is inhabited
and infested by a most disreputable class
of citizens, entirely devoid of virtue and
morality, who. by their brazen and cor
rupt solicitations. hourly shock the sen
sibilities of all good, true, virtuous aud
upright citizens of the commonwealth
who are compelled to reside in that
neighborhood or to pass to and fro in
their daily avocations. and resulting in
the destruction and pollution of the good
reputation of said locality and the dis
turbance of the peace and repose of its
good citizens as well as to inJure the
and they respectfully petition the homer
able council TO take immediate steps 10
have said locality cleansed from this vile
blot upon our city's fair name by rcle-
eating the nuisance TO some less con-
spicuous locality than the present one,
and thus give US the relief We claim IN
der the laws of both God and man, and
we will ever pray. etc.
On motion of Alderman Walkup the pc
tition was referred to Chief White with
instruction to take action remejying the
nuisance.
City Treasurer Deury filed his monthly
report showing the various sums to have
balances on hand April /. as follows:
General fund. $25.65s.1O; dog fund.
sS5O.12; street and alley fund. s2.O29.4q;
sewer fund. sl3i.S SO: city hall fund. $751;
500 SO; total cash on hand. s46.974.eO
The report of Street Commissioner
O'Neill showed the amount OF labor *
pended on streets TO be s296.I5, and for
material sl26.15.
Alderman Walkup introduced an or
dinance creating a sprinkling district
which will comprise the business portion
of the city. II was referred % he jedi
ciary committee.
The recommendation from the street
and alley committee that Alder street
between Sixth and Eighth, be graded
was adopted and the street commissioner
instructed to proceed with the work
Alderman Lesser brought up the ordi-
nance which requires wheelmen TO carry
lanterns or bells on their bicycles, which
was referred to Chief White.
Bids were received from the Anaconda
Light q Power company and the Ana
conda Water company for lighting the
city and furnishing water and were re-
ferred to the regular committee. Arc
lights are SIS and hydrants IS per month
under the proposition rendered.
The bids for furnishing vault doors,
vault furniture and a clock for the city
hall were opened and given into the
hands of committees for investigation as
TO economy and suitability. The specifca-
tions of each bid. were different from all
others. The printing of the ordinances,
Tor which bids were offered. was placed
In the hands of a committee.
The council adjourned to meet on Mon
day night next, which is the legal time
Tor canvassing the election returns.