The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-06
AN ADJOURNED MEETING
The City Fathers of Vaudeville
in Session.
PLUM FOR MICHAEL DUFFY
Appointed Alderman to FIJI he Vacancy
Left by VIM. Daliine- Petition for
q Light Granted Light
Contract Amended.

An adjourned meeting of the Walker
vile city council was held last night in
the cozy council chamber of the city
hall. and Mayor Briney presided. with
the following aldermen in attendance:
Gates. Invernezzi. Sandow and Sims.
Alderman A. G.. Mcintyre Is out Of the
city on business and William Dalling
has forfeited his seat in the council b.
reason of his removal of residence TO
Butte.
The most important business trans
acted was the appointment Of Michael
Duffy TO the vacancy caused by Mr..
Dalling's removal from the city. and
the amendment of the light contract.
The petition for a light near the Meth
odist church was granted. as was also
one from Pat Carney to build a Chin
ney in his house and one from II. T..
Snyder to construct an addition to his
house.
Alderman Gates reported progress in
the construction of the Fourth street
sewer. after which a general discussion
was had relative to the city electric
lighting contract. An amendment to
the contract in hand was adopted pro-
viding for a strict compliance in the
matter of arcs that fail to burn. in
which case the company is required to
make a corresponding reduction in its
charges. Before the contract Is signed
the company will be required To remove
the wire poles where they obstruct
traffic on the sidewalks. In some places
the poles are in the middle of the walk.
and that makes IL bad for the boys
whose vision is defective.
Alderman Invernezzi reported that he
had conferred with the company Tela-
tive to the proposed arc at the Lexing-
ton hoist, and said that the company
had assured him hat Ii was the inten-
ton to erect a pole I'm that dark spot
40 feet high or more. on the top of
which would be placed an arc light.
Mr.. 1nvernezzi then moved hat the
seat of Alderman Dalling be declared
vacant and Mr.. Sims seconded IL. Car
ried. Mr.. Sims then nominated Michael
Duffy as a m of the board from
the Third ward to fill the vacancy. Mr..
Sandow seconded and the motion pre-
vailed without dissent. Mr.. Duffy was
sent for to make the customary speech
Of acceptance. but Marshal Curran, who
went in search OF the elect, said that
he had just retired for the night. and
being indisposed by a severe cold, he
could not respond to the summons. II
was suggested that he might have at
least sent his acknowledgment OF the
ono conferred in the shape of a small
keg of nails or a plug of tobacco.
Mr.. Invernezzi reported the street
over which the old cable road ran was
In bad condition. caused by the fault
OF the car company after tearing up its
road to put the street In the same con-
dition in which IL was before the rails
were laid. That matter will come up
later.
Mr.. Sims suggested the a~dvisability
of appointing a sanitary physician. re-
marking that cases often arise in which
the services OF a sanitary officer are
well nigh Indispensable. No action
was taken on the matter.
At the next meeting, which will be
held Wednesday night at 1880 o'clock
sharp, the street car franchise propo-
sition will come up for discussion, and
Manager Wharton will he in attend
ance. 1t was remarked in the course
Of an Informal discussion OF the mat
ter. that IL was the company's plan TO
enter the city over the old cable right
of-wav. Then and there Il was shown
that the council was not a unit in favor
of that plan at all. Some other route
would please the aldermen better. The
light contract will probably be acted
upon at the meeting Wednesday night.
The following bills were ordered paid:
Montana Hardware company, 1870:
John Bishop. refund road tax. So; Ell
Kennedy. repairs to fire apparatus, SO:
Thee. Hennessy. work N streets with
team, $50; Joseph Brassa. street work,
50; Frank Thompson. street work. Sc;
Con O'Neill. refund road tax. 50: Big
Blackfoot umb company, $3.50. q.