The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-05
Butte Department.

recommend that payment of the cit,
warrants presented to the council 70
consideration by A. r. Bray be de
MED"
There were several lively tits durin,
the evening between Mayor Thompson
4 and Alderman Byrne. The principa
one was over the appointment of fire
men. The mayor made this appoint
ment In the following report to the
| council:
II saw the commissioners to-da,
while they were In session in regard
10 working county prisoners in tn,
stockade in conjunction with the city
| prisoners. they to furnish one -haif thu
| guards and the necessary tools fol-
their prisoners to work with. They
have agreed to comply with my re-
quest. but 1t is necessary to send to the
manufacturers for three dozen double
handouts. two dozen for the county
and one dozen for the city, which will
take two weeks to procure. To secure
the safe conveyance Of the prisoners to
and from the stockade, / have instruct
ed the county commissioners to buy
one dozen for the city, which will be
sufficient to secure "a prisoners.
Il interviewed the chairman of the
fire committee to-day and asked him
for recommendations of the two extra
Z.
and he said the fire committee had not
met and had no recommendations to
make until he called a meeting of the
committee. / find from a communica-
ton from the chief of the department
that there are five men on the depart
ment that have not been confirmed,
and / think Ii necessary they should
be appointed and confirmed; therefore,
L would appoint the following named
gentlemen TO the orfy,
for the balance of this official year:
Chancey Hanson, John Kelly, william
Orr. William Schatzlein and Gus Hess
all OF which most respectfully submit
for your consideration"
Alderman Schatzlein, chairman OF the
fire committee. wanted to know why
the name of f. NJ. Thompson was not
presented with the other names for
positions on the fire department. He
said that a majority of the aldermen,
including four of the FIVE members OF
the fire committee, had signed a petit
ton to Chief Werner for the appoint
ment Of f. M. Thompson and John
Kelly. He noticed the mayor had ap-
pointed Kelly and wanted to know
why he did not appoint Thompson as
well. The mayor replied that he was
ready to appoint any one the fire COM
mittee might recommend. but he
thought the petition should have been
referred to him instead of the fire chief
he made the appointments, not wer-
ner."
Someone has made the statement"
continued the mayor. that / would
not appoint Thompson, because his
wife is Catholic. There is nothing in
that at all He used language while
on the department before that don't
care to repeat, so at least / am told by
other members of the fire department
That was my reason for not appointing
him."
Schatzlein said that the fire marshal
has ignored the fire committee alto
gether in recommending firemen. mas
much as he has not recommended
those whom the committee asked for.
we want no tale bearers in the fire de-
partment," said Schatzlein. Before
these names are confirmed let the fire
committee pass on them. Thompson is
a first-class fireman and the best driver
OF fire team In the city. He left the
department before OF his own free will
Some talebearer with a personal spleen
has been telling stories about him."
Byrne took part in the discussion, |
which continued for a long while. !
Byrne finally accused the mayor of try /
Ing to "squirm out of it," The mayor /
denied this and ordered Byrne to sit
down. Byrne would not sit down, but /
said: II am willing to leave the choice I
OF firemen to the man who knows more I
about the fire business than any other ,
alderman in the city, Mr.. Schatzlein. |
believe he is willing to appoint fire. |
men without regard to creed, nation /
atty, religion or politics. and that is |
more than 1 can say OF you, Mr.. |
Mayor"
"Sit down or TIL have you put out of
his council chamber" cried the mayor.
You can't do it," said Byrne.
II can do it," said the mayor. land
VIII do II IL you use any more person
,lities.'
Byrne denied that hen had used any
and several more pleas
lntries were exchanged. Finally, what
eemed an interminable discussion was
ut short. and the matter of firemen
vas postponed until the next meeting.
c. b. No. 81, providing for the reg
llation of hackmen. was read a third
line and provoked another discussion.
after a third reading, Montgomery
moved that the ordinance be laid on
he table. The mayor ruled this out
4 order. Byrne accused the mayor of
eing guided in his decision by football
ules. The mayor said football rules
Tere better than fool rules, and Byrne
aid the mayor ought to know. Byrne
aid the rule on the subject says that
unless otherwise disposed of, shall be
laced on its final passage" The mayor
hen changed his ruling. The motion
D table was lost and the hack ordi-
ance was then placed on its final pass
ge and was lost. falling by one OF the
Inc votes necessary to pass It,
The police committe presented this re-
ort:
Your police committee recommend that ..
ne suspension of John Hooper from the
olice force be made permanent, and that !,
rank Hadley be appointed to fill the va ;
ancy.
We recommend that the police force ,
increased by three men. and that ].
/ Steinborn. Joseph r. without and =
homas II. Oliver be appointed as regu-
n policemen.
we recommend that one OF the regular
act as guard at the stockade" :
The report was adopted and all the
our policemen were confirmed, the vote
eing unanimous in the cases OF all ex-