The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-16
Butte Department.

There is nothing personal In IL. / al
ways liked him before, but thought
was enough when he called the alder
man blank blanks and blanks o
blanks"
1T seems to me-" said Carder, "tha
this is rather short notice to discharg
a man absolutely. It is not fair Of th'
committee to ask the aldermen to vot'
on the question on such short notice.
Byrne said the committee had inves
tigated the matter thoroughly anC
when IL decided to move Kinney 4
merely wanted to let him down easy
He has observed the work of the de
partment under Kinney and the whole
| outfit, and Ii was bad. His language
too, was not what would be used at 9
| pink tea. He thought the reasons giver
| by SchatZlein for the dismissal OF
Kinney should be sufficient. Immedi-
ately after the committee adjourned
said Byrne, Kinney started out on a
crusade of abuse against the commit
tee. He saw in the Standard that Kin
| ney said the committee had not power
| to fire him. BY that remark he shows
his incompetency. for the first requisite
I'm a fireman is obedience. 1t was no
personal matter 50 far as he was con-
cerned. said Byrne. for he scarcely
knew Kinney by sight. To fire him
would have good effect on the whole
department. and show them that they
must obey orders and that the only pull
that will do any good is to do good SER
vice.
Cook raised the point that it was out
or order to change the report after IL
was once presented, and the mayor so
ruled.
II can see," said Schatzlein. that
this bears out Captain Kinney's state
ment that he would make the damned
fire department crawl into their holes
and draw the holes in after them 1t
looks very much as IL he was going to
do IL. II that is the case ] tell you
right now am going to quit the bust
ness. You have no need of a fire COM
mittee If you have no confidence in its
integrity. 1 ask you, Mr.. Mayor" con-
tinued Schatzlein. IF you will accept
tonight communication from me as
chairman of the fire committee reliev-
ing Captain Kinney from duty until
further orders?"
Il WILL" said the mayor.
That Is another way around It,
then, said Schatzlein with satisfac-
ton. IF can't relieve a man when 1
IND him incompetent, disobedient or
insulting, what use is there for a fire
committee or the. mayor? What are
we here for II We are not to decide
Wnether ofi1cials are competent and
doing their duty? Let them know that
the council is the supreme power. no
matter what pull they may have on
the outside. ! would not take charge
OF the department with Kinney there
or have anything to do with it, We
must have obedience"
maintain" said the mayor, right
mere that l have the power to instruct
you TO discharge him without author
lily OF the council or without asking it's
consent. And that is what / shall do"
COOK said Schatzlein was too previous
In this matter. No objection had been
made to his recommendations yet.
The mayor then withdrew his ruling
and allowed Schatzlein's substitute.
hiring Kinney. This was carried.
The section transferring Fred Dug
dale from the Quartz street to the
Central station was then withdrawn |
by Schatzlein. The other recommended |
tionS, That the chairman of the fire |
committee draw up rules for the daily |
exercise of the firemen, that fire boxes |
be placed In Dublin street, near the |
Parrot mine, and at the corner of East
Granite and Ohio streets were adopted |
Schatzlein then offered his services
70 act as chief until Werner RECEIVERS.
he said, however. that ne could not
spare more than 10 days. The mayor
appointed him chief for 10 days and
The appointment was confirmed.
The report of the judiciary commit
Zee was as follows:
I'VE recommend that the city clerk
De authorized to draw a warrant In
aVor OF Mrs. w. +. Reese for the sum |
u S3.3O In payment to her of the same
tmount improperly assessed against
Ter property not in the city limits. said
amount having been paid to the CITY
reasurer; that the clerk be instructed
o draw a warrant In favor of A I
Mckay for s1S15, the amount Maid nv
nm TO the city treasurer for muncipal
axes on lots in Kenper addition, pro-
ldeu SAID lots are not within the CITY
units that the city clerk be instructed |
o draw warrant in favor of p A
.argey and George Tong for the sum |
Il Sa.fO' excess OF taxes paid by them | ,
the CITY treasurer for municipal |
axes OF 1895 upon a certain mortgage
o them from David n. Upton for the
UNI of $l.6s5. on which a payment or
Vo was mace prior to the levy of taxes
or the year 1895. but that the drawing :
sald warrant be conditioned on said |
ayment or 800 having been prior m | !
ne nrst Monday in March. of said ,
ear as II made afterward the same !
'as properly assessable and assessed
Or said year. Concerning city war
ants presented by A. +. BRAY for nav
tent and not paid by the city treasurer
re ask for further time.
AS to c. Il. No. 10. granting n fran-
Mise to the Silver Bow Messenger &
delivery company to construct and :
perate a delivery system, we ask for !
ir,her time. We recommend that the
ltt against G.. r. Hawlev be dts c
Kissed.
me committee, after consideration
tne proposition of III. L. Frank. /, :
ehalf OF himself and the other bonds
zen OF simon Jacobs as city treasurer
" MS last Official term, to pay to the
~ the sum of $4,000 In fun OF an
aims of the city against said honds- I
en- Tor municipal funds misapproprI- I
-ed during said term by the said CITY I
easurer' concluded to recommend said :
opposition be accepted by the council Z
ne numerous contingencies incident TO :
acion against said bondsmen, the d
1certainty involved as TO the ras,,i,,
such an action. the length of time -
kelly TO be required before final iudg~ =