The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-08
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Aldermen Have an Animated
Discussion About Wood.
MAYOR SQUARED HIMSELF
Appointed Committee That VIII Prob
ably Call the Wood AL Right-Sa
airy Bills Allowed--J. P. Ma
gels Bill Discussed.

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met tonight in regular session. all the
aldermen being present except Green
ough and Jackson. There was but lit
tie business to transact SO the alder
men put in the time of the session dis
cussng bills. and at times the discus
sion became quite animated. 1t reached
climax in the argument over TIE
quality of lot of wood, Is cords, that
Alderman Darbee had purchased FOR
the city. Some of the aldermen claimed
that the wood was no good and some Of
them declared that 1t was all right.
while Owen and Mix said that they
had not seen ii at all. The mayor was
in doubt when the viva Voce vote was
taken and a roll call was ordered upon
this important question, whereupon 1t
was found that the council was evenly
divided. After taking the testimony
of the aldermen who had seen the
wood and of the city marshal, the
mayor voted against the payment Of
the bill for the wood. He afterwards
squared himself. however, by appoint
ing a committee to examine the woou
and report upon its value and a ma
jority of the committee is in favor of
calling IL good wood, according to the
way the vote stood tonight
After the minutes had been read the
reports of city officers were called for
The report of the treasurer showed
that the general fund had in it the first
of the month a balance of $2,570.s2
The receipts for January were, fees. 81:
police court. Sill: licenses. $l,9i9. So.
Warrants were paid. amounting. with
interest. to S5,0l6.17. and $100.51 was
transferred to balance the account Of
the fire fund.
The special committee appointed to
examine paid warrants. bonds and cou-
hat lN.nl Ntt,.a
the coupons and bonds that have been
paid and recommended that they be de-
stroyed. together with a certain Nar-
rant for $24 that had been drawn oN
mistake. The same committee was in
structed to destroy all Of there papers,
together with all paid warrants up tn
Jan. ], 1895.
The city attorney reported that he
had found that the city council has no
authority To exempt any property from
taxation and that. if the council de-
sires, il may exempt the creamery
plant from the payment of license by
an amendment TO the license ordi-
nance,
Then came the bills. The regular
salary, water and light bills We're al
lowed and ordered paid. Tn same
action was taken in regard to the X
pense bills approved by the auditing
committee. A bill of Mott y 90. tor
material furnished the fire department
in 1896 was disailowed. The bill
amounted to 81. A bill of DR.. Matal-
Tough for attending Kid Williams when
he was full of hop, amounting TO "a
| was dsallowed.
Following them came the three bills
| that caused so much trouble. The first
was for the services of Gus Angst,
amounting To $40. Mr.. Angst was em-
ployed by the chief of the fire depart
ment to act as driver during the dlpth-
eria epidemic while the chief was busy
with his duties as health officer. Kem
and Broadbent thought that there We're
volunteer firemen enough who We're
treated well by. the city that ought to
be able and willing to help out in an
emergency of this kind, While the rest
of the council thought differently and
the bill was allowed. j. =. Nagel had
a bill for So for Il rig that was used
by the health officer during the dipth-
eria scare. The health officer explained
that he thought that the bill was lii
tie high, but Mr.. Nagel had been kind
To the fire department and had fur
nished several horses for fires without
charging. and he thought that no OBJ
lection ought be made. The bill was
then allowed Broadbent then ex-
planned why he had voted against 1t.
1t was not on account of the charge.
but because he thought that the city
was paying 800 a month to its fire
chief and health officer and that he
ought to furnish his own rig as the
former chief had done. The wood bin
was then called up. The aldermen had
been warmed up little by the other
discussions. so that they We're i'm good
condition, and they went at this bill
with rush, Mcbride, Keim and
Broadbent We're positive that il was
poor wood. The sap portion was rot
ten. Darbee was positive that the
wood was good. Owen had not seen
the wood. nor had Mix. Mix thought
that ii ought to be paid for because il
had been received and sawed. owen.
too, voted TO pay for ii, as Darbee had
bought il and ii had beeen received
On roll call 1t was Darbee. Mix and
Owen for the bill and Mcbride keim
| and Broadbent against il. Then the
| mayor took testimony and voted no
/ The bill was lost. A committees, how
/ ever. was named TO examine the wood
/ and report upon its value. This COM
mittee is Owen, Mix and Broadbent
! Broadbent remarked that he thought
that he was getting whipsawed. and
the council proceeded with its bust.
ness The action of the mayor in re-
/ volIing the license of Ed Van Stone was
! ratified
Tho street commissioner was in.
structed to build the advertised side.
walk in South Missoula, and the coun.
ell adjourned.
To Our Customers.
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