The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-20
Butte Department.
HIS REPORT AT HAND
Suggestions Made by Mayor ThOmp'
son to the City Council.
THE JANUARY STATEMENT
He recommends That Two Mount
ed Police Be Employed to Pa
troll the Suburbs at Night
Timely Topics Discussed.

Mayor Thompson's report for the month
of January is somewhat delayed, but II
is at hand at last. and contains some val
liable suggestions to the aldermen. IL Is
as follows:
Butte, Mont, Feb. 10. 1896.
ITO the City Council of the City of Butte.
''Gentlemen: 1 herewith respectfully
submit to your honorable body my report
for the month of January. 1896, contain
ing the receipts and disbursements and
comparative statement Of January month
of 1895 and 1896. showing the increase and
decrease of the expenditures of the city.
The exceedingly large difference In the
statements is partly accounted for by the
necessary expenditures on account OF the
powder explosion of one year ago.
1.-The treasurer has forwarded to New
| York 1000 to redeem bonds, this amount
| being in the sinking fund and could not
| be used for other purposes; this reduces
the amount of our bonded Indebtedness
| to S160, 900.
1.-THE contagious diseases mentioned by
| the health officer in his report for the
month of January are under control, and
have been stamped out to a great ex-
| tent.
my attention has been called to the sad
| accident on the Montana street railway.
| and / would recommend that a special
| committee be appointed to investigate the
same and ascertain, If possible, what
caused said accident and recommend
| some means whereby a like occurrence
could be avoided in the future.
| THE chamber Of commerce requested
| me to invite all aldermen to attend their
| meetings, which are held in the council
| chamber on the third Tuesday of each
| month, to confer with the business men
| and citizens of this city and discuss all
questions coming up in that body per-
| lid to Inf nf CffU i'm nuh-
| lie matters, that there may be a closer
! affiliation between the business men and
| the city council in all matters pertaining
| to the city's welfare.
| THE police and judiciary departments
have called my attention to the necessity
| of again opening the stockade and work
ing the prisoners, who have increased to
| the capacity of the city and county
| jails. have conferred with the county
| commissioners and have submitted to
| them the proposition of working the city
and county prisoners together, they to
furnish one-half of the guards. While
| there is no arrangement yet decided upon
1 think there will be in the near future.
| From the number of hold-ups and rob-
| berries that have occurred within the past
| month IL is apparent that the city is
filling up with a large number of desper-
ate characters and the present police
force seems to be insufficient to guard
where these characters select to carry on
their desperate work. Therefore / would
recommend that the police force be in
creased by putting on two mounted police
to patrol the outskirts of the city in the
night time and to perform such other du-
ties that may be required of them.
IT would also recommend that a COM
mittee be appointed to confer with the
citizens and taxpayers living in Talbot &
Jones and Fawcett additions to the city
of Butte. and also that part of the KEN
per addition lying north of the city limits
and Talbot avenue, to see whether the
citizens living in said described territory
do not want said additions to be incorpo-
rated in the city of Butte. so they can
have police protection. street lighting
water and other Improvements from the
city.
IT have instructed the fire marshal to
test from six to ten fire plugs each day
and report the pressure of each, to see
whether they conform to the required
pressure for fire purposes; we are keep
ing strict record of the same and find
so far that the required pressure is kept
up, and will report each month a state.
ment of the pressure maintained by the
water company.
Receipts for the month of January, 1896
Cash in bank. Jan. 1, 1896. $50, 657. 8:
| Cash on hand Jan. l. 1896 ........ 2S5 81