The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-02
Butte Department.

for a bare representation-one judge
and one clerk, who are known to be
democrats. concerning whom there IL
no doubt. That is only just. You are
in the majority. gentlemen, and car
| vote IL down, but / tell you Ii is not
just. and It will react just as sure as
the instinct of fair play and equal
rights to all is instilled in the breast OF
every real American citizen"
The motion to reconsider the appoint
| ment of judges and clerks was then
| put and was carried by vote of IL to
| 2. Aldermen Vivion and Gamblers. of the
| Hale house duet notoriety, alone vot-
| ing against It,
| The name of Dan Brown was then
! substituted for the name of j. +. Grant
| as populist in the Second ward. In the
Sixth ward James Reynolds was sub
stituted for Calvin Pussy and Ike Genz-
berger for Chance Harris.
| The vote on the Sixth ward changes
! was: Ayes-Byrne, Carder, Cook,
briggs, Harrington, Knowlton, Mont
| gomery, Pascoe, Rodda, Schatzlein-10.
Noes-Cambers, Cannon, Rowe-3.
Alderman Vivion asked to be excused
from voting, claiming that the whole
thing was illegal.
No change was made in the case of
Charles Bausman, democratic Judge in
the Fourth ward, who is running for
alderman on the republican ticket in
that ward. 1t is understood that Mr.,
Bausman has consented to resign as
democratic judge under the circum-
stances.
Attention was called to the fact of
the dust on the streets. and it was de-
cided to have sprinkling started at once
on dusty days. and bids were called for
the sprinkling of the streets from
April Is. Alderman briggs thought 1t
should be ascertained first whether
there will be any water to spare for
the streets. The mayor said the water
company was under contract to furnish
all the water necessary, and II had
made no claim of being unable to fur
nish it.
The council spent an hour in commit
tee of the whole considering the police
rules and finally referred them back
to the police committee, with instruc-
lions to revise and condense.
The following report of the judiciary
committee was adopted: Your COM
mittee recommends: That the mayors
veto of c. b. 1873, entitled "A bill for an
ordinace prohibiting the blowing of
locomotive whistles within the city
of Butte. and requiring the ringing of
bells upon locomotive engines at street
crossings be sustained. That said C.
b. No. 1888 do not pass. That C. B. No.
providing for the transfer of the sum of
$4,000 from the general fund of the city
of Butte to the emergency fund of said
city, be amended so as to provide for
such transfer of $500 only, and then
be duly passed"
The following report of the street and
alley committee was adopted:
I'VE recommend that the petition of
NJ. c. Harris to place a wagon scales
on Arizona street be denied. We recon-
mend that the proposition of Attorney
r.. Mcbride, made in behalf of Mrs
McLeery, mr. the sale of property in
Quartz street, be rejected. We recon-
mend that the petition of b. d. Riley
ct al, asking for a sidewalk on Mon
tana street, be granted. We recon-
mend that the street commissioner be
instructed to relay the sidewalk on the
north side of Porphyry street, between
Idaho and Montana"
c. Il. 1S9, an ordinance transferring
$500 from the general fund to the emer-
gency fund, was passed.
A petition was received from Shung
Wo asking for a gambling license at
No. 80 West Galena street and referred
TO the license committee.
A protest was received from 260 citi-
zens against passing the ordinance for
the stopping of the blowing of locomo-
tive whistles
communication was received from
James A. Murray stating that an offer
had been received for lot l. block l, of
the Moonlight addition. and unless the
city wanted the lot and would take II
at once, the lot would be sold. Referred
to the judiciary committee.
The paving petition, already pub
lished in the Standard, proposing to
pave Park street from Montana to Ari-
IONA streets, was referred to the paw
tn Tho than
journed for one week.