The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-28
THEY ARE GAMBLING
The Council Did Not Kill Faro at
Last Nights Session.
AN ORDINANCE REFERRED
This Is to Prohibit Games Alto
gether. and Is i'm the Judiciary
Committees Hands - Pow
der Ordinance Passed.
AN ORDINANCE REFERRED


duced at last nights meeting of the
council. The first of these ordinances
was to prohibit gambling on the ground
hoor and failed of passage. Another or
dinance was introduced prohibiting
gambling in Butte altogether. This,
following the regular course. was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
The petition from the business men
to the council against downstairs gam
bling, as published in yesterdays STAN
dard, had some effect on the council
When the matter was up a week ago
the vote stood nine to five in favor of
downstairs gambling. Last night the
vote stood eight to eight, which was
not sufficient to pass the ordinance on
the same night 1t was introduced The
change was caused by the presence of
Aldermen Rodda and Montgomery, both
of whom were absent a week ago. both
both voted against downstairs gamb-
ling, and the change of Alieman Davey,
who last week voted for downstairs
gambling and last night voted against
it,
The vote last night came up on an or
dinance introduced by Alderman Rowe
in accordance with the petition of bust
ness men, prohibiting gambling on the
ground floor. Alderman Heilig said
that, although he proposed voting
against this ordinance, he would move
a suspension of the rules so as to bring
1t to final vote at once. This was
carried unanimously. The final vote
on the passage of this ordinance was
as follows:
Ayes-Cannon, Cook, Davey, briggs,
Knowlton. Montgomery, Rodda, Rowe,
3. Noes-Bausman, Bryant, Byrne,
Gamblers, Dorais, Harrington. Heilig,
Leggat, s.
The vote being a tie, the mayor said
he would cast his vote in favor of the
ordinance, and declared it passed.
Byrne called his attention to the rules
of order, which require a two-thirds
vote to pass an ordinance on the same
night that IT is introduced. The mayor
admitted this, and declared the ordi-
nance lost. Had the ordinance prohib-
iting downstairs gambling been passed
1t is likely that the one which had been
prepared prohibiting gambling alto
gether would not have been introduced
Having been lost, the following ordi-
nance was then introduced by Alder
man Byrne:
BE II ordained by the city council of
the city of Butte:
Section /. Every person who deals,
plays, carries on, opens or causes to be
opened, or who conducts either as owner
employee, whether for hire or not. any
game of faro. Monte, roulette. lanquenet,
rouge ct noir, rondo, tan, fan tan, stud
horse poker poker, craps, seven and a
half, twenty-one or any device for mon
ey, checks. credit or any representative of
value. and every person who plays or
bets at or against any of said prohibited
games or game shall upon conviction be
punished by a fine of not more than $780,
Sec. 2 Every person who owns or is
in possession of any building or part or
portion thereof, or is any way inter-
ested In the business therein carried on,
who conducts or uses the same for
the purpose of conducting, playing deal
ing or carrying on any of the games men,
toned In the preceding section. or who
knowingly permits any of said games to
be played. conducted or dealt in any such
building or part or portion thereof or in |
the possession or under the control of |
such person in whole or In part is pun
ishable as provided in section / of this
ordinance. |
Sec. 8. This ordinance shall take eff |
feet and be in froce from and after the |
-th day of 1885,
Sec. 4. All ordinances and parts of or
dinances in conflict herewith are hereby |
repealed"
The above ordinance was referred TO |
the judiciary committee without OBJ /
lection. By motion of Alderman Cook.
the committee was instructed to fill in |
the blank date at which the ordinance |
should go into effect. On motion of AL
herman Byrne, the city treasurer was |
instructed not to issue any more gamb-
ling licenses or extend any already is
sued, pending the final disposition of /
the above ordinance.
That, ending all the gambling legisla-
ion of the evening the following re-
port was received from the judiciary
Your judiciary committee
recommend as follows: First-That C.
B. No. 191, a bill for an ordinance pro-
riding for the regulation of the storage.
'ale and handling of gunpowder, giant
powder, nitro glycerine and other in
iammable and explosive materials. in
'luding. coal oil, kerosene, petroleum
Ind gasoline, and to prohibit the stor-
lge thereof within two and twenty
light one-hundredth miles of the CITY
limits of the city do not pass. Second |
That c. B. No. 1872. a bill for an ordi-
lance regulating and providing for the
licensing OF job and express wagons, do
lot pass. Third-That the offer of
lanes A. Murray TO accept 5000 in full
payment for the portion of lots and 9
n block 8, Thornton addition to the CITY
u Butte, necessary to open Covert |
treet from Broadway to Granite
treets, be accepted"
The first and third sections of the
Ibove report were adopted. The second
ection was referred back to the judici-
ny committee with instructions to
ring In a new ordinance, after J. o
ones had spoken for f1ve minutes in
'ehalf of the ordinance.
The following report of the street and
Hey committee was adopted and war
ants ordered drawn for the amounts
AIMED:
I'm the matter of the purchase of the
roperty for the widening of Broadway
rest of Jackson street, We recommend |
hat the proposition of Barnard and |
he Davis estate. in connection with
hat of the school trustees. be accepted
nd that warrant be drawn in favor
the said A. W. Barnard and the Da-
is estate for the sum of 81 900, and |
hat the school trustees be notified of
his action of the council and requested
D pay the balance. the amount of $500, |
s per agreement with the councils
pecial committee; and 70 notify the
ouncil when such payment is paid. We |
SIX for further time ~ rapor, ,,pov tta |