The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19
One Vote Decided the Fate of the
Chiefs Bill.
WAS FINALLY DlSALL0WED
His Salary Is to Be Raised to a2oO-The
Butte Bystander Captures the
Plums in the Contest Over
the City Printing.

centage bill, hung in the balance while
Alderman Cannon hesitated how he
should cast his vote. His vote one way
would have turned 1872 over to the chef,
while his vote the other way would leave
the 1872 in the city treasury. Mr.. Cannon
hesitated, and then when his name WIS
called the second time. he voted TO dis
allow the bill.
Apparently the council was never more
evenly divided than on this proposition of
Chief Mulholand's bill. At the last coun-
Gil meeting the aldermen voted by to z
to allow 1t, and then voted by 10 not
to allow it, Alderman Cannon voting both
ways that night. The matter was referred
to the police committee and the council
adjourned until last evening.
The police committee got together yes
terday afternoon and grappled with the
little bill, Rowan, Paige and Davey Ia
voring the payment of the bill, while
Bausman, Leggat, Macarthur and Munt-
yer opposed it. This made to against
allowing the BILL but when the ooulcll
met 1t was discovered that Alderman
Muntzer, although present, was not
member of the police committee, and
therefore had Ito right to vote on the
report. That left the vote to on the re-
port. In order to get the matter before
the council enough members of the COM
mittee signed the report disalioWing the
bill and Alderman Pascoe moved the
adoption of the report. Alderman Nc
question came to a vote and the bill was
disalloWed as follows:
Ayes-Bausman, Cannon, Leggat Nc
Arthur, Muntzer, Pascoe, Paige. Noes-
Bowman, Davey, Dorais, Heilig, Ljubi-
bratich, Rowan-6
Alderman Heilig then moved to allow
Mulholland $40 instead of 1872, the $40 berg
the amount collected from women wni.e
s22 was collected from gamblers and also
that hereafter no commissions OF any
he q chiefs
AIRY should be raised $50 a month.
Alderman Macarthur objected to the mo-
tion on the ground that no bill for $40
had been sent in by Mr. Mulholland. The
bill was for 1872 and the council had dis
allowed 1t. Furthermore, the council has
no right to vote Mr.. Mulholand anything
more than his salary. The alderman read
section 4,769 which says that the salary
of the chief OF police must not exceed
$500 per month and that he shall receive
no fees, percentage or additional COM
pensation. 1t would be a violation of the
law If the council should vote the chief
any sum.
Alderman Paige moved that the city
attorney be instructed to draw up an or
dinance raising the salary of the chief
from $3.50 to $500 per month. The city at
torney was SO instructed.
Alderman Pascoe then moved that here
after no fines be collected from the pros
ttutes; that if offenses were committed
they should be taken to the police court
Alderman DaVey raised the point of
order that the council has never author
lied the collection of fines.
THE point is well taken" said the
mayor.
'Then what is this bill for?" asked Nc
Arthur.
This money collected is not fines"
said the mayor. at is from forfeited bail
bonds. The women put up the money fer
their appearance in police court the fol-
lowing day to answer TO this charge. If
they fail to show up III police court the
bonds are forfeited.
The Butte Bystander was an unwel.
come intruder into the printing contest
unwelcome so far as the two original
contestants were concerned. 1t was pretty
generally understood that the deal had
been fixed between the two papers Tor
the Miner to have the publication of ordi-
nances, while the Inter Mountain was
to have the job work. book binding etc.
But the Bystander entered the ring and
knocked the spots out of the other bids.
The Inter Mountain offered TO do the
work for 10 per cent. less than the work
could be done out of the city. After some
debate the council voted to award this
contract to the Bystander, but stipulated
that the work must be done in the city.
This will probably bring the matter up
again.
The bids for publishing city ordinances
were then opened and are as follows:
Miner first insertion, 45c; each subse-
quent insertion, 40c. Inter Mountain. Soc
first insertion and soc each subsequent
insertion. Bystander, 10c first insertion,
TIC each subsequent insertion. Several
of the aldermen objected to having the
ordinances printed in a weekly paper,
and after some debate the contract was
awarded to the Miner.
Peter Sanger, who was appointed as
sistant chief of the fire department some
time ago by the mayor, but failed of con-
frmation, was again placed before the
council, and this time was confirmed by
a vote of 10 to 8, as follows: Ayes-Bfy-
ant. Bowman. Davey, Dorais, Ljubibrat-
ich, Macarthur. Muntzer. Pascoe. Paige,
Rowan-10 Noes-Bausman, Cannon, Hell
ng, Knowlton. Leggat-5.
RenshaW alley promises TO H.. reopened
for traffic very soon as the judiciary COM
mittee reported to the council in favor of
settling the Renshaw alley controversy.
The city had appropriated 10000 to pay
the owners of the alley property. which
they had not accepted But as they are
now willing to settle for $40, 5s5.4 40, the
council voted to appropriate this sum
and settle the matter This compromise
was agreed to under a suspension of the
rules.
The bill of John Mccoy for repairs to
the city hall was considered by the conn
ell in committee of the whole. The con-
tract price was 80. but Mr.. Mccoy had
a bill for extras amounting to si6i.70.
Building Inspector jerks allowed extras
to the amount of S2u5.O3. The council and
Mr.. Mccoy finally compromised by allow
ing him extras to the amount OF 1851 So
The water company was given 50 days
in which to extend its mains on East
Broadway.
The petition of S. NJ. Nixon was placed
on file.
on the recommendation of the street
and alley committee the Royal Milling
company was granted permission to place
a scale at the intersection of Utah, Arr
Rona and Gold streets.
Resolutions levying special assessments
TO pay for the seasons grading on Mer-
curry street from Oklahoma avenue to
Warren avenue; on Broadway from Okla
homa avenue to Gaylord street and Grant,
GAYLORD and Atlantic streets from Broad
way 10 Park streets; on Dakota street to
Colorado alley: on Colorado from Gold to
Fremont: on Gold from Dakota to Wy
oming; on California avenue from Second
street TO Front, and for paving Main