The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-07
IN THE CITY COUNCIL
REPORTS and Ordinances Discussed at
Considerable Length.
A BILL FOR TYPEwRITINC
The Matter of Licensing Telegraph
Companies Brought Up-Aider-
man Stevens Goes After
the Dogs Again.

>,. Tan e-The city council met
"a. a,,aninp in regular session. All were
nresent but Alderman Bonner Inc
mort Of the treasurer for Decemper s"v
ed that during the month szS,ffo.io ns ma
h..n d,shursed in taking up warrants anu
70 s.S.~,h,,,ng among various funds. The
,oost important feature of the meetins
was the report submitted by the city at
,ornev ON various subjects which nave
been referred to him. --,..
THE frst was on the matter OF Imposing
n city license upon national banks oo,ns
business within the city. upon inns WI.
Crouch reported adversely, staung tha'
the state had no right itself to impose
sucb a license and therefore couio no'
delegate TO municipalities such right.
In the matter of imposing license on
the telegraph companies the city attorney
renorted that he found a difference IN the
laws of the various states. Inc ohi'eo
States supreme court held ina, SUN "a
cense cannot be enforced or collected anu
the city attorney held likewise.
Mr. Crouch stated that the city was not
entitled TO a share in the penalties anu
interest on delinquent taxes. hesaroihe
the rmuch-discussed question OF tne hre
insurance company tax, the CITY a'torhey
gave as his opinion that the nohey
should be paid TO the city treasurer anu li
not 70 the treasurer of the voluntary nre
s,usart Mr. Crouch added that In his
n
oninion the county treasurer had acted
nronerly I'm paying the money 70 the oe-
nartment treasurer, as he had authori.y
~ the members of the city councii AZ .ne
time. AS to the disposition made OF tne
nooney made by the fire department. WI
Crouch said he met with committee Oh
the FIRE department and oeheVeo tnas 'ns
money had been USED TOT 'he 'e' ~
the fire department.
when the salary bills came up Aioer,
man lombard objected TO the payment OF
the salary of the clerk. as the amouh'
was in conflict with the provisions OF tn'
codes regarding salaries of officials OF th'
city of this class. The council passed th'
hills. however, Mr.. Lombard alone Vouht
against them.
THE hill of w. O. Ranft for typewritinf
~ ordinances for the city attorney als'
evoked considerable discussion. The may
or stated that he had requested MT
Crouch TO have the ordinance typeWri.
,an as there was some doubt of the abil
itv 10 read the handwriting of the city al
torney. o.,
The question of the unsatisfactory con
d,tion of the ordinances, already explain
"a IN the standard. came up for discus
sion and II was agreed by all that Their
is radical need of ordinance revision. Tn
matter Is liable TO rest here, as II mas 8
frequently done.
Alderman Stevens made good his prom
Use and sailed into the dog question VIII
commendable energy. The Standard ma
in the past two weeks made reference I
the dog nuisance. and the aldermen
agreed that some means have to be take
to abate It, The dog ordinance. which ma
been a dead letter for so long. will proos
hly now be enforced. The petition {
Fowler & Moore for a saloon license wa
granted.