The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-25
NOTHING BUT SMOKE
The Expected Bride Boom Didn't I K
plOde in the Council.
1T WAS ALL MERE REPORT
East Anaconda Cut into Wards
The Gambling Question Again
Arranging for the City
Election April q.

A busy session or the city council was
held last evening. The sensation prom
Used by Alderman Leiser's resolution
calling for an investigation of the
charges OF bribery did not develop as
much OF sensation as was anticipated.
The matter passed as routine without
making as much as ripple within or
without the railing. The report of the
committee. which was as follows, was
received, and the committee discharged:
ITO the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of Anaconda, Mont:
We, the members of the special COM
mittee appointed by the president of
this council to investigate the charge
that one of the members of this body
had been approached by certain per-
sons with the offer of bride and with
the purpose of influencing the vote or
such members in relation to certain
matters then under consideration by
this body, would respectfully report
that, after having investigated the said
charges, we find that while certain per-
sons have been morally guilty of the
charge so made, we do not deem the
evidence we have been able to gather
in the premises sufficient in law to war
rant further proceedings being taken in
the premises. We would therefore ask
that we be discharged from further ser
vice as committee.
"Oliver Lesser,
Peter Cox,
John Lappin.
The committee to whom was referred
the laying out of East Anaconda in
wards presented an ordinance which
extended the lines of the First, Second
and Third wards to the eastern city
limits, thereby making all residents
north of Commercial street voters in
the First ward; all residing between
Commercial street and Third street
vote in the Second ward, and all south
of Third street are in the Third ward.
DR.. Lesser had serious objections to
action on the division at this meeting,
and made a move for further time. He
was alone in this, and his argument
that the Third and Fourth wards are
too big, and that East Anaconda should
have been made the Fifth ward did not
convert anyone to his way of thinking.
The councilmen were of the opinion
that East Anaconda should be located
in wards at once. without further de-
lay. The ordinance passed under sus-
pension of the rules. Dr. Lesser protest.
ed against what he called hasty action
by voting no.
The judiciary committee didn't take
shine to the petition of the bootblacAs'
union for the high licensing OF street
corner stands, and reported that the
matter was not of sufficient Importance
to demand action by the council.
On the ordinance introduced by Alder
man Lesser prohibiting gambling, the ju-
dietary committee had a majority and
minority report Aldermen Williams and
Shovlin were adverse to the absolute
prohibition plan and offered a substi-
tute an ordinance to compel Sunday clos
ing of the gambling games and making
the conduct of such contrary to law as
a nuisance.
Alderman Lesser filed the minority ia
IN. he oAn Of fhn
substitute Aldermen Williams, Shovlin,
Cox, Rom and Lappin voted aye, Alder
men Lesser, Morris and Walkup nay.
Mayor Thornton said he was not pre-
pared to sign the bill until he had investi-
gated the law on the subject
The city election this spring will oc-
cur April g. The mayor stated that he
would name the registry clerks at the
next meeting and the city clerk was in
structed to take the necessary prelimi-
nary steps for holding the annual battle
of the ballots
On motion of Alderman williams
committee Of three was appointed to
take up again the matter of an improve
ment district in the Fourth ward Alder
men Williams, Walkup and Shovlin were
were named.
A special committee to rearrange the
electric lights of the city so as to better
distribute them and to incidentally locate
a few water plugs in East Anaconda, con-
sists of Aldermen Cox, Walkup and Rom.
A petition from r. NJ. Grieg and others
for an electric light on upper Hickory
street was referred to the light commit
tee.
John Furst was granted privilege 10
erect an ironclad building on the rear pf
his lot on Park avenue, with the usual
restrictions.
Council adjourned and will not meet
again this month unless called in special
sassion NJ tho poavor