The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-27
MATTERS OF MOMENT
Coal and Meat Discussed By the
Judiciary Committee.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
IL Is recommended That the Pow
der Ordinance Do Not Pass
Job and express Matter-To
Open Covert street.

The aldermen who attended the meet
ing OF the judiciary committee yester-
oay afternoon discussed two matters
which they consider of great moment TO
the people of the city-namely, coal and
meat Several of the aldermen cited
instances where they are positive they
nab been given short weight in coal and
told OF complaints that had been made
10 them. The mayor said the trouble
with II all was that there is no law
winch gives the inspector of weights
and measures authority to take a load
or coal to any official scales and weigh
IL. by ordinance, the assistant city
clerk is also made inspector of weights
ana measures, but is given very little
authority. 1t was a quite general sem
timent at the meeting that an ordi-
nance should be prepared which should
require that coal be weighed officially.
Several aldermen told of cases where
tons OF coal weighed as low as 600 and
100 pounds.
Alderman Bausman thought the city
ought TO have meat inspector-a man
10 visit the butcher shops and slaugh-
ter houses and ascertain what kind of
meat is being sold in Butte. The mayor
said that this work is being done regu-
larry by the building Inspector. Mr..
Bausman said that the building inspec-
tor is undoubtedly a very good man
and knows all about buildings. but he
could not be expected to know much
about meat, and he thought that a man
should be employed to inspect the meat
that is sold in Butte, who knows all
about meat and can tell good meat
from bad,
The committee decided to recommend
that the powder ordinance presented at
the last meeting do not pass. This pow
DER ordinance changes the limit from
the city at which the powder maya
zines can be placed from three miles 10
Two miles and a fraction. This ordi-
nance will be changed so as to provide
that the magazines cannot be built
within three miles of the city limits.
except at the specific spot selected by
the committee for the magazines east
of Meaderville.
The committee also decided to recon-
mend that the job and express wagon
ordinance do not pass. It seemed TO
the committee that IL would place these
wagons too much on the main streets
of the city.
1t is recommended that the city pur-
chase from James A. Murray lots and
3 in block of the Thornton addition
Tor $780, for the purpose of opening up
Covert street between Granite and
Broadway. 1t was concluded not to do
anything in the matter of opening Cow
ert street between Park and Broadway,
as this land has been leased by Ed
Hickey
The sewer committee also met yester-
day afternoon in the Office of City En-
gineer BLACKBOARD. 1t was decided to
recommend to the council that a sani-
tary sewer be constructed on the north
side or East Broadway from Arizona
street to Ohio avenue
1t is also recommended that the coun-
ell appropriate $500 to repair the Buff
falo gulch and Old Town gulch storm
sewers. The repairs viii consist of paw
Ing and pointing these sewers. IL the
council approves of the recommended
ton, the work will doubtless be begun
at once, as the spring freshets are mo-
expected. and IL is very de-
sirable that the storm sewers be placed |
IN as strong condition as possible