The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-07
FIXED THE SALARIES
Business Transacted in Special Ses-
sion Of the City Council.
Mr.. HEFFERLIN'S PETITION
After Spirited Discussion IL Is Re-
ferred-The Great Wirdbrake
Question = The Dyke
Taxes Notes.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Livingston, April Sat the meeting
of the city council Friday night among
the important business transacted was
that of fixing salaries for city officials
for the ensuing year and passing the
annual appropriation ordinance.
The salary resolution provided for
the following monthly salaries Treas
urer. $35; police magistrate, SIS; chief
of police. SIS; night watchmen, $50 each:
mayor, SO; clerk and attorney, $50; fire.
man. $50; aldermen, SO, and in addition
81 per day for services upon equaliza-
tion board. The resolution as first
drawn up provided that the police mag
istrate and clerk and attorney should
receive the fees pertaining to those Of
fees. in addition to the salary. but an
amendment being offered to strike the
fees out. IL was carried without dissent.
The salary of fireman was increased by
an amendment from $50 to $50. This is
also raise of IS per month from the
salary paid the fireman for the year
past. Aside from this and the fees
which were dropped, the salaries re-
main the same as for the previouss
year.
The monthly and annual reports of
City Treasurer GARNER were read and
accepted. The finance committee prior
W the InetllnB ndu CneCktu up Ine
treasurers books for the past year and
found his accounts correct. His books
are so arranged and systematized as to
be quite an improvement over former
records. The city's receipts from every
source this year, including the item of
cash on hand one year ago of $2275.61,
amount to the sum of $21, 2S3 %. OF this
amount warrants have been issued and
paid from the various funds in the sum
of $19,646.04 When the amount of the
Judgment obtained against the former
treasurers bondsmen shall be paid over
to the city the cash on hand will be in
creased by $756.50. This sum represents
the loss sustained by ex-Treasurer
Woods through the failure of the Liv-
ingston National bank. Taking this
latter sum into consideration. and de-
Quoting from the expenditures, and de-
year the amount of warrants paid and
which are properly chargeable to the
expenditures of the next fiscal year,
the city would be free from debt, not a
warrant outstanding, and comfort
able balance in the treasury at the end
of the fiscal year just ended.
The appropriation ordinance which
the council passed bore the estimate of
$1S,265 for maintenance of the city gov
eminent for the ensuing year, divided
street fund. $1,000; light and water
fund, $500; fire fund, $500; general
fund, $1,000. t m
A petition was read from A. NJ. De-
lone asking permission to put an Iron
roofing upon his Main street building,
which was practically destroyed by fire
a month ago The city attorney was Off
the opinion that this would be in the
nature of a special permit, and conse-
quently could not be granted. The petit
ton was referred to the fire committee
for report at next meeting.
A petition was also presented from
c. S. Hefferlin asking for the privilege
of a Main street entrance through the
sidewalk to the basement of the sMer-
chants bank. The petition was as fol- /
lows:
ITO the Honorable City Council and
Mayor:
"Gentlemen-Will you kindly set at
rest the mind of the ever-worthy and
vigilant city marshal, by approving of
the enlargement of the opening i'm the
sidewalk i'm front of the opera house,
made for the purpose of putting an en-
trance to the basement below, so that
an Improbable basement room may
earn sufficient to enable the property
better to bear its burden of taxes and
expenses necessary for the running of
the city government, and expenses re-
quired to maintain and keep the prop
erty i'm a respectable state, Identifying
the appearance of our elegant city on
the banks of the classic Yellowstone,
and greatly oblige,
Your Humble Servant
&C. S. Hefferln."
"P. She being the only hard-heart-