The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-17
City Council Decides to Act in
the Horse Odor Matter.
TO MEET AGAIN MONDAY
Matter of Filling Permanently the Va
cancy in the Fire Department Left
Over-No Action Taken on the
Purchase of q Team.

/ permeates the council chamber took
| definite shape. There were present
Mayor Lesser. Aldermen Collins, Devine.
Shuttle, Petritz, Fitzpatrick, Davidson,
Gangner. O'Brien and Johnson.
The judiciary committee made a YER
bal report, stating that an effort had
been made to effect a compromise with
George A. Shook of his claim against
the city. The committee had offered
Shook $500 in full settlement of his claim,
which sum he had refused. Alderman
johnson thought ii would be good
idea for the council to go into executive
session to discuss the matter. and made
q motion to that effect. After about 20
minutes consumed in secret session the
council again resumed its open meeting
The report of the finance committee
recommending that bills to the amount
of S3.20T.31 be allowed was presented
The bills of DR.. Ray for $50 and James
r. McEale for $4o25. one for treating 3,
prisoner in the city Jail. We're recon-
mended to be disallowed. Alderman
Collins of the finance committee said
there was another bill against the city
of S225 from the county clerk and re-
corder for making a copy IF the tax roll.
The work last year had been done for
SIS, and the bin for S225 was considered
rather large. Alderman Devine moved
to refer the bill back to the finance COM
mittee with instructions to secure in
formation as to the amount of time the
county clerk had put in on the work.
Alderman Fitzpatrick thought that the
question should be brought to the at
tention of the district court for decision.
Alderman Collins moved in amendment
TO the motion of Mr. Devine that the
city attorney be instructed to render his
opinion as To the legality OF the claim
at the next meeting. The amendment
was carried.
The special committee on remedy
for the horse odor reported as follows:
ITO the Honorable Mayor and city
Council of the City of Anaconda: Gen
tlemen-We. the undersigned, your spc-
cial committee on the city hail. beg
leave to submit the following report in
regard to the origin and Il remedy for
the unpleasant odors now arising from
the fire hall:
4 We have carefully examined the
premises and find that at present the
city hall is exposed to these smells.
Right above the stable there is a large
hole in the floor through which the
fumes can easily pass. there being no
obstruction, ard from that point there
is hardly anything to prevent it easily
penetrating this council chamber and
the balance Of the building, as in the
room in the rear Of this chamber there
is no plastering behind the wainscotng
and the lumber of the wamscotting not
to prevent the disagreeable smell com
ing through
AS a remedy for this evil we would
recommend that the following work be
done: We would recommend that the
wainscoting back of the chamber be
torn out. Then the spaces on the top
Of the stringers on which the floor joists
rest should be bricked up between the
joints to the same height as joints max
ing solid. Then strip the studding
where wainscoting has been removed,
lath and plaster with two heavy brown
coats after which the Wanscot.ng can
be replaced, or the walls hard finished.
as suits the council, The trap door
through the floor over stalls which has
been previously used Tor throwing hay
down. can be used for ventilating pnf-
poses. as this trap door is of nc further
use, as the hay is now thrown in from
the rear. We would therefore recon-
mend that a galvanized iron ventilatar.
two feet in diameter, be placed in this
trap door and run from thence through
upper ceiling and roof To a height at
least four feet above the highest point
of roof. OF course, the hole in ceiling
of fire hall that has been mentioned
should be plastered and repaired. We
would also recommend that the present
stairway from fire hall to upper floor
be removed to the rear of stalls and the
opening of present stairway be closed
up 10 match balance of floor. We be-
leve that those improvements will do
away with the unpleasant and un-
healthy odors that now fill the building
from this source. We beg TO remain,
yours respectfully John Y. Petritz,
chairman. T. c. Davidson
Alderman Davidson thought that the
lack of ventilation in the fire hall was
the chief cause of the trouble. The
stairway was now in the way of the
hremen in making the hitch and If il
We're removed 1t would give the horses |
more room to work in.
Alderman Deyine asked the commit t
tee If they could give any positive guar
antee that IL the recommendation of
the committee We're carried out the +
nuisance would be abated
Alderman Petritz said II was hard To
tell whether the improvements suggest I
ed would do away with all of the smell. 7
but he thought that nearly all Of IL I
would be kept out.
Alderman Davidson said he had no
guarantee to offer. The judgment Of /
he architect and fire chief was that the +
iuggested Improvements would remedy T
he evil. Architect Smith had told MIN +
he cost of the repairs would be $500
out for the life of him he couldn't tell T
Shere 1t was all to come in at. Two
would cost about $50, and he /
hought the Whole thing could be fixed
or $50 to $I75
The mayor thought the suggestion of +
he committee would be useless unless
mere was some provision made fer heat
2 create suction through the venfila-
ofs. The smell must be gotten out of +
ne building or it would permeate
lrough every little crack and crexiee
Alderman johnson asked If ii would
lot be good idea To build a stable out
ide the fire hall
Alderman Petritz said that the conn.,