The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-16
ANACONDA NEWS.
CONTRACT LET
Couhcil Awards It to the Stand
ard Publishing Company.
LOT OF ROUTINE MATTERS
IBuls-And Petitions Occupy the Attention
4 the Aidermsn-Miy or Leisers
Ruling on a Certain Motion
Is Not Sustained.

The council was called TO order by
President Collins. The president didn't
ktay IN the chair very long. for Mayor
Leiser showed up In 10 minutes. There
kwere threats of fining the mayor. but
hs 1t was his first offense he was let
bn easy. Those present were: Mayor
heiser. Aldermen Mcguire. Mckenzie.
tHamill. Devine, Fitzpatrick, Davidson.
4Gangner and Collins.
The city engineer asked that he be
empowered to have certain sheets
tprinted showing the connections with
Vsewers and the line. The permission
fwas granted.
d. Kaufman, proprietor of the Good
Friend Clothing company. petitioned
Ehe council for permission to stretch a
N~csnvas sign from the store to an
Electric light pole at the edge Of the
sidewalk. The prayer of the petition
}Vvas granted.
Permission was also granted to II. II.
Logan to put up a swinging canvas
sign in front of his store.
The report of the stree and alley
committee recommended that the taxes
assessed to William Nellihen for build
ing a sidewalk be refunded. The COM
1mittee asked for further time to con-
Hsider and investigate the sidewalk tax
kof Ed Stamford. The committee fur
nther recommended that the sidewalks
ION Park avenue between Chestnut and
IBirch streets be placed to grade, the
Icity to furnish the labor and the pro-
Uperty owners the lumber and material.
THE report was adopted.
The report of the finance committee
Recommended the payment OF certain
bills. The return of the committee in
kcluded a bill of $40 from r.. Martin
for breaking a horse for the fire de-
ppartment. Half a dozen of the alder
n fmen discussed this bill. in-as-much as 1t
Twas stated that Martin had agreed to
break the horse for s.. The bill was
Finally laid over; the other claims being
vallowed.
A bill was received from Pat Walsh,
a sewer contractor. for Sis which he
claimed due him for the reason that the
warrants in which he was paid had
Ebeen discounted by the bank at ~ per
|cent. The claim was laid on the table.
The city hall committee recommended
hat the city take no action I'm the mat
Ter of fitting up the room in the city
ball for the band 10 practice in. The
room, said the committee. was in sucn
poor condition that heating the apart
nent would be very expensive. The
Committee recommended that the petit
Ution of the band be denied. The re-
uport was adopted.
Alderman Fitzpatrick called up the
Imatter of the refund of the taxes on
uthe Margaret theater. The city attor-
ney asked for further time in which TO
render an opinion with reference to
the legal phase of the question.
Mr.. Flanagan of No. sos East Park
~avenue asked permission 60 have a
Uhydrant on the sidewalk in front of his
premises. on motion, he was granted
permission to ave the hydrant. pro-
vided he kept his sidewalk free from
lice.
on motion of Collins the clerk
WAS instructed to at once fix the
special tax levy for certain sewer i'm
provement districts, as the people
against whom the taxes were levied
should not be made TO pay the interest
continually accruing.
The bids for the city printing were
then opened. The bids were as fol-
ulows:
Standard Publishing company-Letter
heads, $3.50; ~treasurers' receipts 4 by IL.
uA.75; treasurers' receipts. g by IA. $500:
road tax receipts. $3.50: orders, 4 by IL.
1880; city warrants, 800; legal blanks.
by sh. $3.50; legal blanks. sh by IA.
$500; envelopes. No. 6h. $500: enyel-
lopes. No. 10, $500: note circulars, si.oo;
V~letter circulars. $500.
+. E.. Lyman-Letter heads. $500: en-
Ivelopes, A.15; bill heads, $3.50 to 500:
city license blanks, $3.50: receipts, Sc. so;
warrants. Sl2.00: circular letters per
tnousanu, So.oO, circulars per Duo, $iO0:
posters. $500 to $3.50: election blanks,
500 per 100: legal blanks $500 to sl2.0).
Charles Apling-Treasurers' receipts,
$500; city warrants. $500: licenses. sf2.-
90; posters. $500 and $3.50; letter heads,
$500; road tax receipts. $500: note cir
~culars, 1900: legal blanks. 1915 and
$500; envelopes. s2.75 and 1915: bill
heads, $500; note heads. $500; letter
circulars. $500; dodgers, $500 to $3.50.
On motion OF Mr.. Collins, the contract
for the printing was awarded to the
Standard Publishing company.
Alderman Mckenzie introduced a
resolution declaring the Anaconda
Standard the official newspaper of the
CITY for the publication of ordinances
and the like. After reading the resolu-
ton, DR.. Mckenzie moved its adop-
ton. Mayor Lesser ruled the motion
out Of order. He explained that he did
not ant to antagonize DIR. Mckenzie
or any other member Of the council.
He did not. however. believe that the
resolution could be considered unless
bids We're advertised for and submit
ted. In order to bring the matter TO a
vote, Or. Mckenzie appealed from the
decision of the chair. The mayors
ruling was not sustained. every alder
man voting against him, except Dav-
fdson, who voted To sustain the chair.
The motion was then put and carried.
Mr.. Davidson this time voting for its