The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-19
CHECK THE zEPHYRS
Livingston Proposes to Erect Some
Kind of a Windbresk.
IT'S BEFORE THE COUNCIL
a Petition to Put in a Telephone
Line-Regarding the Fee Sys-
tem-Judges and Clerks
of Election.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Livingston, March 1S.-An adjourned
meeting of the city council was held
last night, but no action was taken on
the question of providing a windbrealx
In the western part of the city This
proposition is the outcome of a general
desire TO accomplish something, IF pos
slole, In the way of securing an abate-
ment, as far as that end NAV he Sc
cured, through human agencies, of the
severe and disagreeable westerly winds
tnat at times sweep with terrible fury
through the city. This is the only OBJ
lection ever found with Livingston by
anyone, and through this one cause the
growth of this city has been greatly
retarded in the past and it will con-
tinue 10 be a handicap to future de-
Nelopment, unless something can he
done to check the gentle zephyrs :"
break their force or divert them from
the town. About the only feasible
pan would seem to be the general
planting and cultivation of trees along
the streets and alleys and within the
enclosures of the western residence por-
tlon or the city. And If all residence
portions of the city would take up the
painting or trees and the setting out
or hedges, 1t would not only result in a
rev years in the tempering of the
winds, but would, in a wonderful de-
gree, add to and enhance the beauty
ana attractiveness of the Gateway
city. But this is a little depression
from reporting the cloings of the coun-
Gil. In regard to the windbreak, the
committee asked for more time TO CON
slider the subject
City Attarney Wilson read an opin-
Ion concerning the right of the marshal
TO receive fees in police court cases. in
Which ne held that such was contrary
TO law. He drew a distinction between
this officer and the police magistrate
or city attorney, because the marshal
was appointed after the codes took eff
feet, while the two other officers named
went into office prior TO the time the
codes became the law,
The matter of extending the water
mains to the court house was laid over
IN order to consider a petition from
residents on Calendar street to extend
the mains from II street, instead of c.
SO as TO accommodate them as we'll
Il. X. Francis and o. Lewis petitioned
for the privilege of erecting telephone
poles and stringing wires within the
city limits. Not long ago A. w. Miles
asked for the same privilege, but the
council thought the codes stood in the
way and did not grant the request.
Last night the aldermen inclined to
the opinion that perhaps the codes were
more ambiguous than binding regard
ing the granting of franchises or per-
mits, and consequently there was more
favorable feeling upon this subject, but
at the same time they did not want to
refuse the petition of Mr.. Miles and
then turn around and grant a similar
petition to others The city attorney
informed the council that in his opinion
they could not grant permit, but they
might pass an ordinance regulating
such matters and providing the condi-
lions under which public enterprises
like this might be constructed and
maintained within the city. The petit
ton was referred to the committee on
ordinances, and the petitioners were
requested to provide the committee
with a toll schedule and to supply
whatever other information might be
pertinent The petitioners desire to put
in local exchange, to connect with the
Rocky Mountain Bell system and the
lines to the park and to Boulder.
The judges and clerks to serve at the
coming aldermanic election were ap-
pointed as follows:
First Ward-Judges, c. o. Krohne.
e. c. Jameson, William Jones. Louis
Lahm, A. c. Owens; clerks, George w.
Anderson. d. j. Donovan.
Second Ward-Judges. c. A. Burg, p
w. Nelson, Nj. D. Kelly ]. Y. Holmes,
w. p. Mulholland; clerks, s. S. Mar
shall. Fred Brooks.
Third Ward-Judges, S. Deutsch.
Sam Jeays, II. T. Spencer. Martin VIII
son, Z. NJ. Sybert; clerks, Dan Short,
Lawrence Dobell.
The First ward polling place will be
the Ross carpenter shop; Second ward.
the city hall; Third ward. Hefferln's
hall.
Treasurer Carriers bill for office rent
was taken from the table and the mo-
ton to allow IL resulted in a tie, Cor
don, Livingston and Martin voting aye
and Mayne, Thompson and Krieger in
the negative. Mayor Harvey settled
the question by voting no.
A communication was read from AL |
derman Livingston rendering his resig-
nation, to take effect the first meeting
in April He intends to move out of
the Third ward and sends in his resig- |
nation in order that his successor may |
be elected at the regular election. Ac- |
cepted.
An adjournment was taken until |
March %, at which time the appropria- |
ton and salary ordinances for the next I
IL months will be taken up.