The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-16
ANACONDA news.
OBRlEA IS THE sLEUTH
The Night Chief Will Act a
City Detective.
TO CELEBRATE
The Mayor Authorised to D . Mass
Meeting for Monday Night In Regard
to . Fourth Of July C~elsbraton.
The Business Transacted.

The city council met In adjourned
session last evening and transacted a
considerable amount of business of a
varied character. Among the most i'm
portant matters coming up was the
question of whether or not Anaconda
will have a Fourth of July celebration.
The mayor was instructed to call a
mass meeting of the citizens of Ana
conda for next Monday evening to take
the matter up Frank O'Brien. the
present night chief Of police, was ap-
pointed to the ONCE of city detective.
and another policeman was added to
:. the force.
! ing were Mayor Lesser. Aldermen Col
; Inns. Dalton, Davidson, Devine, Fitz-
Patrick. Hamill, Johnson. Mckenzie
and Stephens.
A number of residents of Spruce.
Walnut and Sixth streets called the at
tention of the city council to the fact
= that recently several Cinnamon have
made their residence in block 70, and
that they conduct an opium den, and
( 4 resort where vicious characters con-
gregate. The petitioners stated that
rentals had been reduced in that sec
ton since the advent of the Mongo-
Uans, and that the unwelcome China
men made so much noise and made
themselves SO obnoxious that people
were disturbed, The matter was re-
ferred to the chief Of police to take
such steps as may be found necessary
to remedy the evil.
= A petition was received from the fol-
flowing employees Of the brewery. who
asked permission to organize them
selves into a volunteer fire department
80 mt r,r1a,. The .,oo,t.s~r 90 ~. -AtoP
of the city fire department and to be
under his jurisdiction: James H..
Hayes, Herman Meschmeyer. Frank
Schackenbach. job Armbruster. Matt
Petritz. Lorenz Wildner, Lorenz
Schmidt, Henry Winterhof, Paul
Gaber. Herman Mohn. Ferdinand Leh-
man, Joe Pfiger, William Plaas, George
Spehar, Jake Schey and o Bow
man.
Devine moved thai the prayer of the
petitioners be granted. The motion
. The city engineer asked authority to
purchase a desk or other suitable case
in which to keep the maps, plans. pro-
files n records of the city engineers
Office. 1t was moved that he be given
authority to purchase the same, pro-
vided that the cost does not exceed $25.
Carried.
The city engineer submitted an esti-
mate of the work ~alreadyodone upon the
Fourth street main sewer contract and
the work in improvement district No.
6. The estimate showed that the work
to date amounts to 81 500 on the main
sewer and $1,000 in Improvement dis
trict No. 6, a total of $500 on the con-
tract of j. A. Hasley. 1t was moved
that the contractor be allowed 20 per
cent of the estimate. Carried.
Chief OF Police White reported ver-
bally on the matter of the petition for
the removal of Ida Anderson from the
eastern end of the city, because Ii was
alleged she made herself a nuisance.
The chief said hat so far as he a
been able to ascertain the woman was
quiet and peaceable enough. and that
reputable people, had assured him that
she was not a disturber of the peace.
The quarrel which led up to the pre-
seEtation of the petition he said was
the result of a neighborhood trouble
about some children, who were claimed
to be abusive. The report was received.
The judiciary committee reported ia
vorably the ordinance granting a fran
ch.se to the World Parcel Delivery,
Package and Telegraph Messenger Call
company. The report was accepted.
The ordinance provides for the grant,
ing of a franchise to the World COM
pany to operate its system for a period
OF 20 years. 1t Is allowed to string
wires along and over buildings with
out poles. provided the consent of the
owner of the property is first obtained;
to maintain poles and wires, the poles
to be not less than 30 feet above the
level of the sidewalks and to be placed
under the supervision of the city engi-
neer. The city reserves the right to re-
move or to order a change of the loca-
items of poles at the expense of the
company. The city also reserves the
right to string it's own fire alarm or
other wires upon the poles of the COM
pany without cost. A bond of 81, 1000 is
required to indemnify the city against
any damages that may result from the
operation of the system.
The ordinance was placed upon its
third reading and was passed under a
suspension of the rules without oppo-
sition.
The finance committee reported back
a number of bills. Upon motion they
were ordered allowed and warrants
drawn in payment.
The selection of a new alderman from
the Fifth ward to succeeded John
Schultz, resigned, was passed over un-
til the next regular meeting.
A resolution was introduced by AL
derman Collins providing for the crea-
ton of special improvement district No.
10. comprising blocks IS. SO and 107.
running through the alley between Elm
and Pine streets. south from Fourth
street. three blocks.
Alderman Davidson again entered q
protest against the creation of any
more Improvement districts unless they
were asked for by the property owners
concerned. He said the council seemed
to be going crazyo on the sewer business.
Before a new district should be created
a petition from the taxpayers should
first be presented.
Alderman Collins called attention to
the fact hi the statutes provide that
the city council may create improve
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