The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-21
THAT WOULD Be BAD
1t Is Possible That Pete Hale May
Live in Two Wards.
AN ADDITION TO HIS HOUSE
As the Proposition Now Stands.
There Is Every Opportunity for
the Cerrymanderers to Sit,
Ponder and Think Ii Over.

There was an obstacle which appear
ed yesterday in the way of removing
the Hale house from the Third ward
into the First ward. 1t was not an OBJ
stacle which could prevent this being
accomplished, If the majority of the al
dermen 50 desire but could prevent
the action having the desired effect.
1t seems that the aldermen who in
troduced the ordinance cut so close
around the Hale house, in their ordi-
nance. as to leave no lee way for posi-
bilities. An advertisement appeared in
the Standard yesterday which set some
of the aldermen to thinking The adj
vertisement was as follows:
Notice to Contractors.-Bidsf for the
erection of an addition to the Hale
house will be received March /. Plans
and specifications can be seen by con-
tractors at the Hale house. Contract
ors will make their estimate both on
all the work required and on separate
portions of work as indicated by spec
ifications. Peter Hale. Charles Lane,
architect"
Now II seems that this addition to
the Hale house is ITO be placed at the
south of the building as 1t stands at
present. According to Charles Lane,
the architect, the addition is to be los
feet long and % feet s inches wide. 1t
Will add so rooms ito the present 165
rooms in the Hale house. 1t will have
four stories and a basement, being
practically five stories in height The
height will be IS feet. Now this addi-
ton Is not included in the ordinance
which was introduced Wednesday
night. providing for the transfer of the
Hale house from the Third ward to the
First ward. The passage of the ordi-
lT1OVa he A,,% t.
will not move the addition to the Hale
mouse. and the line between the First
and Third wards will run right through
the Hale house. That will be bad.
1t is evident that the ordinance will
have to be revised in order to include
the addition to the Hale house in the
removal. There is, however, a doubt
as to whether the addition can be COM
pleted before the spring election, and
II 1t is not completed of course the OBJ
Ject or the A. p. AS. will be attained
III II is completed, however. 1t will be a
dificult matter to prevent all the
boarders at the Hale house voting in
the Third ward from the Hale house
addition.
Peter Hale, meanwhile, is going
along with his additions and improve
ments and paying no attention what
ever to the gerymandering which is
going on around his hotel
Il don't know what ward I am I'm
said Mr.. Hale, 'iand / don't know what
ward they propose to put me in. IL
they viii kindly allow me to remain
in business / will be very thankful to
them and won't interfere with them.
am not here to go into politics but to
make money, and those who want to
De In politics can do so. All this talk
about moving the Hale house is of no
interest to me. If they will leave the
mouse standing that is all 1 want"
There Is thought to be no truth in
the report, which was generally circu-
lated yesterday, that the Anaconda
company Is about TO build a mammoth
boarding house in the Sixth ward n
is to be hoped there is no truth in this
as 1t would be difficult matter to ex-
tend the lines of the First ward so as
10 take boarding house out of the
Sixth ward
Some of the A. p. A aldermen are
much opposed to the ordinance intro
duced by Aldermen Vivion and Camh-
ers, and consider that so unfair a prom
osltlon can only greatly injure the A
+. AS. Mayor Thompson has declared
himself opposed ito the scheme. Citv
Attorney Hamilton said yesterday that
1t was exceedingly foolish, and such
bad policy would react in such a way
as to do much harm. The officers OF
the "A. +. A. are going around like
chickens with their heads cut off ex
horting their aldermen for the sake of
God, home and native land. ITO stand
hrm and show that the A p. AS. are
still united and will stand together TO
wipe the curse of the Hale house from
the Third ward