The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-11
IN COUNCIL TONIGHT
The Indications Are That the Meeting
Will Be a Quiet One.
SUGGESTIONS TO THE MAYOR
Alderman Byrne VIII Go to the
Hall Unaccompanied by Es-
cort-ApproprIation VIII
Be Considered.

IL is not expected that any Calling
guns Will be needed at the council meet
ing tonight All was peaceful around
the city hall yesterday and there were
no indications of bloodshed or horror
II is said that the populist county CEN
tral committee has appointed a body
guard to take Alderman Byrne to the
council chamber tonight and see that
ne gets away safely, but this is hardly
thought to be necessary. The mayor
declares he is going to maintain order
tonight If it takes a leg. That being
his determination the aldermen are
likely to keep quiet.
Not by way of criticism at ALL but
merely by way of gentle suggestion 1t
may be remarked that order would be
easier to maintain IL the mayor would
use the American parliamentary rules
which are familiar to most people who
were born in this country. The parlia-
mentary rules which the mayor has
been following doubtless do well enough
over in Canada, but are not very well
understood in this country The mayor
should discard the Canadian parlia-
mentary rules and substitute the Amer
lean rules, which are better understood
mere and could be enforced with less
trouble and less vigorous language.
The principal matter of interest this
evening will be the making up of the
annual appropriations for the coming
municipal year. and the salary roll for
the year. The ways and means COM
mittee met yesterday and prepared a
schedule which will be submitted to-
night The changes are not very ma
tertal, but the total of appropriations
will be about $4,000 greater than a
year ago. The sum of $4,000 is appro-
priated for the taking up of the library
floating debt which is in outstanding
warrants. A year ago these library
warrants amounted to about $40, 600 OF
this amount $4,000 in warrants has
been paid. The appropriation of $4,000
Will be for the purpose of taking up the
balance of the warrants, amounting to
2,000 and the interest.
The appropriation for salaries is in
creased from $4,000 to $25, 900.
The appropriation for light is 500, 900,
which is about the same as last year,
the actual cost of light being about
81, 700 per month.
The street and alley appropriation is
$4,000, which is $1,000 more than last
year. Mayor Thompson was anxious to
cut this appropriation down to $4,000.
but the members of the council were
of the opinion that more work is need
on the streets than has been done the
past year, and so the appropriation was
increased.
The engineering departments appro-
priation is $1,000, which is the same as
last year.
The appropriation for the sewer de-
partment is 100000 which is about the
same as last year
The appropriation for the fire depart
meht is $500 which is the same as
before. The fire department is the
only one which does not come up to
the full amount appropriated.
The appropriation for the police de-
partment Is increased from $4,000 to
$4,000. The growth of the city and in
crease of the police department are con-
sidered to render this increase neces-
sary.
The appropriation for the health de-
partment is $1,000, the same as before.
The appropriation for the interest
fund is 1000. which is $4,000 less than
last year. The decrease is made posi-
bic by the redeeming of some of the
bonds on which interest had heretofore
been paid. The appropriation for the
sinking fund is Sc, 500, which is the
same as before. There is also a new
fund created styled the emergency fund
for which $1,000 is appropriated. This
fund will be to enable the city to pay
cash on certain things which come up.
such as small expenses for which war
rants cannot well be paid, rebate OF
taxes, etc.
The total amount of the appropria-
tions is $214. 500 Last year IL was about
$3.50 900.
The committee recommended that the
city take up now all the outstanding
for which there is money in
the treasury. The city will soon have
about $4,000 in the treasury and the
committee recommends that this cash |
on hand be used to take up warrants |
on which the city is paying interest.
Alderman Pascoe, chairman of the |
ways and means committee, considers |
the financial condition OF the city bet |
Ter than for years before. This is |
argely owing TO the increase OF revenue
rom licenses. not only have licenses |
been increased generally, but many /
nave been forced to pay taxes who |
never did so before.
The salary list will be just about the
'ame as last year. The committee re-
iuces the salary of the librarian from
z 900 per year to 81 500. Some of the
aldermen object to this reduction. so II
$ likely to be beaten i'm the council.
rhe librarians salary was reduced $500
year ago. The increase in the salary
is rendered necessary |
through the fact that an assistant city
treasurer and police court clerk are
low employed.