The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-21
FIRE TEAM PURCHASED
Business. Disposed of Last Night
- by the City Council.
that SMELL STILL THERE
The Committee in Charge of the tOdor-
~ GUS Matter Has a Plan to Rid
-s the Hall of the Objec-
tionable Odor.

The city council met last night and
all members were present except Alder
men Mckenzie and ,Gangner. The ques-
ton of purchasing a. new fire team was
discussed to some extent and the matter
of city hall ventilation and the obyia-
ton of the delightful odor that perme-
ates the council chamber, We're again
thoroughly debated. The smell was no.
1iceable when the meeting adjourned.
After the council had granted Mana
ger Reynolds permission to add to the
buildings in the rear of the Montana
hotel, the question of purchasing a new
fire team was taken up Petritz, of the
committee on teams, moved to accept
the horses selected. Johnson didn't
favor the plan, and stated that the
horses on trial had large. fiat hoofs and
that their feet would prove to be no
good on these hard. streets. Devine
favored trial of 80 days in order to
test the value of the animals, but Pet
ritz said that horses We're like any other
article of commencement usually given
out on probation. He thought the team
was all right. Davidson didn't believe
the council was taking chances on buy
ing the team, and the question was put
to vote, which resulted in 8 ayes and
/ no, johnson voting in the negative 1t
was ordered that a warrant in the sum
of 1925 be drawn in favor of Spencer
Johnson in paymnet for the team.
FITZPATRICK offered resolution levy
ing tax of SIS on each lot in improve
ment District No. 2 to pay for the con-
Struction of the sewer in that part of
the city. Seconded by Petritz, the reso-
luton carried by unanimous vote.
Then followed a desultory debate on
sewers, connections and debris in gen.
eral, in which Contractor Kelly, who
has just completed the sewer work in
the eastern part of the city, took part.
He admitted that more or less debris
remained on Oak street, but declared
that the recent cold snap was more re-
sponsible for the condition than he was.
He further stated that it would be a
wise plan to let the dirt remain there
until spring, when it would be of much
use in filling in the sunken places that
would form when the frost left the
ground.
Several members of the council
thought as Mr.. Kelly did in this mat
ter. 1t was finally voted to pay Mr..
Kelly 81, 900 on his contract, leaving due
him nearly $500, which is withheld I'M
til such time as the contractor shall
clean up the debris and finish other lit
tie details yet to be attended to- The
contractor stated, in his behalf that
one manhole between Front street and
Commercial avenue, down near the
eastern suburb, had been the cause of
much trouble. He had, he said, done
the work according to his. own ideas,
SINCE as he stated, he was not supplied
with copy of the plans. But, he said,
Overseer Pendleton came to him and
told him that the work was not being
done according to specifications. The
mayor put several questions to the con-
tractor, and told him that the work
should have been performed according
MANS However, there iC nearly x311
withheld and Kelly is under bonds, and
it was agreed that the city stood a
good chance of not losing anything by
the contract
That part of the business disposed of.
Fitzpatrick moved that the household
ers affected by the sewer construction,
be permitted to make connections with
1t and that the sewer not be accepted
by the city until Engineer Mcdonald,
who is now in the hospital. reports
upon the work and makes recommend
atoms.
Petritz, chairman of the special city
hall committee, reported that bids for
remedying the odoreus defects in the
city hall had been received, but
moved that they be not opened at pres
ent. He stated as his reason for max
ing this request that the committee had
come into possession of important facts
concerning the leakage from the horse
chamber below; that he believed the
whole thing could be remedied with
small expenditure. Davidson also
spoke in a similar way regarding the
defects, and the possible cheap remedy.
Collins suggested that the permanent
city hall committee work in conjunc-
ton with the special committee in this
particular matter and moved that both
committees pool efforts and try to obvi-
ate the nuisance. Carried. Collins also
appealed to the mayor to offer a sug-
gestion in regard to methods of edisin-
lection. The doctor thought that chic
ride of lime would be good thing.
Clerk O'Leary opened a solitary bid
for furnishing the fire department hay
and oats. 1t was submitted by Mac
CalIum & Cloutier and named the price
of oats at s1.19 that of timothy hay al
S14.75. Laid on the table Hamill asked
to have the bid reconsidered. Then
there was another debate-hay. baled
and loose, oats and Accomplishments
making up the subject of discussion
Devine, Petritz and other authorities on
hay and grain, gave their opinions and
versions, and finally Fitzpatrick an
ether authority on hay. moved that tbs
council advertise for bids for furnish
ing the department hay and oats in the
year 1898. So ordered.
Fitzpatrick moved that the county be-
given permission to put in a pipe t.
connect the women's department of the
Jail with a chimney, this to increase
ventilating facilities. Carried.
The 80 bill from G. NJ. Johnson foI
notifying the council as to ownership
of property was referred to the finance
committee; that from Johnson e. Law
a balance on carpenter work. ordered
paid, and that OF County Clerk and Re