The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-25
AN ADJOURNED MEETING
An Investigation of the Handling
of the Hale House Fire.
A COMMITTEE OF THREE
They Will Conduct an Inquiry-Given
Power . Summon Witnesses-Elec-
ton Judges Appointed and
Polling Places Fixed.

At the adjourned meeting of the coun-
ell last evening action was taken to in
vestigate the grounds for the criticisms
that have been passed regarding the man.
ner In which the Hale house fire was
handled by the fire department. The mat
ter came up through the presentation of
a communication from Chief Flannery.
which read as follows:
ITO the Mayor and the City Council of
the city of Butte:
Gentlemen: In view of the unfavorable
criticism which has appeared in the pub
lie press regarding the manner in which
the city fire department handled the fire
at the Hale house last Monday morning,
the 2lst. as appears from a morning pa
per. "A clipping from which is hereto at
tached, and the injurious effect such pub
lie censure is likely to have on public
and private interests in this city. / am
constrained to ask the mayor and city
council to order an immediate investiga-
ton of the accusations therein set forth
for the purpose of satisfying the parties
concerned as TO the truth or falsity OF
the report
There was no discussion and a motion by
Alderman Heilig that a special committee
of three be appointed to conduct an in
vestigation, with power to summon wit
nesses. was carried. The mayor appointed
Aldermen Rowe. Melcher and Davey.
The special purpose of the meeting was
to appoint and confirm election judges
and decide on polling places. The follow
ing appointments were read and con-
firmed:
First war-Democrats, James Coughlin,
James Maher. Tim Driscoll: republicans,
r.. s. Paxon. W. y. Speer. Clerks: Demo-
crat, Phil Goodwin; republican, w. McC.
White.
First ward-Democrats. John Curran.
Justin Butler; republicans, A. Holmes, M.
LIphschultz; populist. j. T.. Grant. Clerks:
Democrat, V. c. Whiting; republican, Jo-
seph Dawson.
Third ward-Democrats. j. ]. O'Meara,
James McNally, Alex Beaten: republican,
G. II. Moore; populist, j. p. Murphy.
Clerks: Democrat. John Simpson,; repub-
lican. Joseph Crossman.
Fourth ward-Democrats. r. N. Delling-
er. l.. Stettheimer; republicans, James
Davidson, J. Schanlanker. Clerks: Demo-
crat, Thomas Booth; republican, Harry
Wales.
Fifth ward-Democrat. p. ]. Kelly: re-
publican, James Curley; populist. Edward
Winnie. Clerks: Democrat. II. j. Null
doom: republican, Edward Karmie.
Sixth ward-Democrats. w. w. Walls
worth, George higgins. ID. Jellich; repub-
l.can. Charles Lyford: populist, b. NJ.
Lindsay. Clerks: Democrat, II. &. Worth
ington; republican, a. s. Whitney.
Seventh ward-Democrats. John Kelly.
r. Crowley. p. Peterson: republicans.
George Gregg. ELI Larson. Clerks: Demo-
crat, c. II. Little; republican, A. F..
Brown.
Eighth ward-Democrats. p. w. Muir
ray. j. Callahan, VI. whitney; republic
can; ii. i. Winstock; populist. H.. DAVIS:
Clerks: Democrat. T. ]. Booker; republi-
can. b. Beebe.
The polling places were fixed as fol-
lows:
First ward-ofce of John Mccormick,
In East Granite street.
Second ward-Northeast corner of Mon1
tana and Granite streets.
Third ward-In East Broadway. on the
vacant lot between Arizona street and
the Hale house site.
Fourth war-At the Armory.
Fifth ~war-33Sia East Park street.
Sixth ward-Barret q Jacky building, I'm
West Galena.
Seventh wa~rd-Southwest corner of
Montana street and Utah avenue.
Eighth ward-Steamboat block. at juno
ton of Main street and Maryland avenue.
The judiciary committee reported rec
ommending the passage of c. Il. No. "a
as originally submitted, and that the pro-
posed amendments to the building ordi-
nance he considered in committee of the
whole. Bill GA is the appropriation bill as
il stood before the proposed amendments
Of the previous meeting. The report was
adopted on the re~introduction of the bill
by Bowman. 1t was read a first and Sec
ond time, and under suspension of the
rules was read a third time and passed
unanimously. The ordinance appropriates
s233, 600 for general purposes OF the city
government for the fiscal year ending the
first Monday in May. 1893. The only
change the ordinance makes I'm the sala-
ries of city employees is the salary of fire.
men, which is raised from $40 to slOo per
month.
Adjournment was taken until next
Wednesday.