The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-21
FARO TO COME DOWN
At Least a Majority Of the Aldermen
So Declare.
THE POLICEMEN CONFIRMED
All But Nine Unanim ousIy Frank
Anderson IL Jailer Reports
From the Fire and Sewer
Committees-Petit
THE POLICEMEN CONFIRMED

| piers VINO want TO gamble on the
ground floor did not do a thing but
come out on top. and showed a clear
| majority of the whole council in favor
of downstairs gambling. The mayor
and the aldermen opposed to down.
| stairs gambling were taken completely
by surprise and the mayor was consid-
| erably ratified.
The matter came up in the shape of
a petition from Joseph Vogler for gam
bling on the ground floor at No. q
North Main street. This was the old
petition that several times previously
had been refused by the council. Mr..
| Vogler agreed to keep his gambling 35
feet from the front of the building, to
pay special policeman to keep the
street cleared, to prevent all minors
| and intoxicated persons from playing.
Alderman Leggat moved that the petit
| ton be granted. Alderman Rowe NOV
ed that it be laid on the table. The
motion to table was lost by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes-cannon, Cook. briggs. Knowi-
ton, Rowe-5.
Noes-Bausman, Bryant, Byrne, Cam
bers. Davey. Dorais. Harrington, He'll
ig, Leggat-9.
The license was then granted by the
| same vote. Before the vote was an
nounced Alderman Cook changed his
vote and gave notice that at the next
| consideration.
Alderman Harrington inquired wheth-
er the mayor would hold the license in
allegiance until this reconsideration
should be acted on. The mayor so
ruled. Harrington appealed from the
decision of the chair.
The vote on sustaining the chair was:
Ayes-Cannon, Cook, briggs. Knowl-
ton, Rodda, Rowe-6.
Noes-Bausman, Bryant, Byrne, Cam
bers, Davey, Dorais. Harrington, He'll
ig, Leggat-9.
The mayor declared the chair sus-
tanned inasmuch as there had not been
a two-thirds vote against him. This
raised great row, several aldermen
claiming that a mere majority vote
was sufficient. There being no rules
present, however, covering this point,
the mayors decision went.
briggs took occasion to protest en-
phatically against the outrage of put
ting gambling on the ground floor once
| more. He thought the women and the
children and the people of the churches
were entitled to some consideration on
the main business street of the city.
Byrne said he favored ground floor
gambling because he agreed with the
mayor of Anaconda that the way to
stop gambling is to make ii as public
| as possible.
The mayor said he had been opposed
to ground floor gambling from the
j start If this license were granted then
every saloon can have gambling on the
! ground floor and many miners and la
borers who would not gamble unless
| intoxicated would go into saloons, get
| intoxicated, see the gambling right in
the same place and thus get to gam
bling.
Alderman Harrington protested
against the mayor overriding the wish
es of a plain majority by ruling that
| a two-thirds vote was necessary to de-
feat the sustaining of the chair. The
mayor said he was not sure he was
right, but in the absence of any evil
dence to the contrary he would assume
| that he was right and would so rule.
Alderman Byrne asked the city at
torney If the council, under the new
codes, has the power to prohibit gam
bling on the ground floor. The city at
torney looked the matter up and said
that the city has that power. Byrne
| then said that to show he was really
sincere in saying he was opposed to all
gambling, he would move that the city
| attorney be instructed to bring in an
| ordinance at the next council meeting
prohibiting gambling absolutely.
Harrington seconded this motion and
| Ii was unanimously carried. There the
matter dropped for the evening.
All the policemen recommended by
the police committee were confirmed.
OF the "a names submitted all but nine
were unanimously confirmed. Alder
man Byrne created a breeze by moving
that the name of George A King be
substituted for that of ]. ]. Anderson
in the committees report. This was
barely defeated, the vote being as fol-
lows: Ayes-Bryant, Byrne, Davey,
Dorais. briggs. Harrington, Rodda, Z.
Noes-Bausman, Gamblers. Cannon.
Cook. Heilig, Knowiton, Leggat.
| Rowe, s.
Alderman Byrne then moved that the
name of S. L. Russell be substituted
for that of liver Sivertson as a police
| man. Chief Tebo said that Mr.. Rus
sell had resigned and did not care to
| remain on the force having accepted
position with the street car company.
| The motion to substitute Mr.. Russell
for Mr.. Sivertson was defeated The
| nine men who were not unanimously
| confirmed were Crawford. Meiklejohn.
| Nicol, Tucker, Baldisero, Steinborn,
| Newstrom, Mcintosh and Anderson.
| There were four votes against Craw-
ford-Bryant, Byrne, Harrington and
Rodda. One voted against Meiklejohn
| Harrington. Three voted against
Baldisero-Bausrnan, Gamblers and
Leggat. One voted against Steinborn
Gamblers. Byrne was the only vote
| against Newstrom. -Four votes were
cast against Mcintosh - Buasman.
Cook. Knowlton and Rodda. -Four
| voted against Anderson - Bryant,
Byrne, Harrington and Rodda- Cook
voted against Nicol. There were five
votes against Tucker-Byrne. Harring-
ton, Leggat. Rodda and Rowe. The
/ mayor nominated Frank Anderson for
| jailer and he was unanimously con-
frmed.
The kick from the fire insurance men
| against Chief Werner. already publish
| ed, was read and referred to the fire
| committee.
The following communication was re-
| ceived from the mayor:
| Butte. Mont, May 90 1896.
ITO the City Council of the City of Butte:
Gentlemen: respectfully call your at
| tention TO several important matters
which were under consideration by the
! old council. and which I think should re-