The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-12
HELD A BUSY MEETING
The Preliminary Business Was
Rushed Through.
CANVASSED THE RETURNS
Certificates Ordered Issued TO the Sue
cessiul Candidates-The Clerk In
structed to Advertise for Bids
for the City Printing.

Missoula, April 1.-THE city council
met tonight in regular session. h
meeting was a busy one. including as II
did the canvass of the vote for city
officers last week and the advertising
for contracts for the coming year. The
preliminary business of the council was
transacted with dispatch and the re-
ceipts of officers for March were read.
The report of the treasurer for March
was: General fund. balance March l.,
So, 240.53 received. general taxes, $4,000:
special taxes. $4l4.1l: police court fines.
sos. so: licenses. S4S2. 20; sidewalk ac-
count, $500; total. x,657.04; transferred
To library fund. $21.02: paid on war
rants. $3.50; total. $2i.52; alance in
fund March 81, A.532.52. r
The following balances are reported
i'm other funds: Road fund. $50: dog
fund. s126. 40: library fund. $500 10; sink
ing fund.-. $232.02: pound fund. $40. The
total balance i'm the treasury on April /
was 81, 916.g
The fire and water committee re-
ported regarding the petition of the
fire department asking for 81 per hour
for men at fires, recommending that the
city council appropriate $25 "A month,
payable to the treasurer of the fire de-
partment.
II. e.. Stiff. ON recommendation of
the street and alley committee, was
granted leave To fence a portion of "a
street i'm the Montana addition. to pro-
tect his trees.
Chairman Greenough of the street
and alley committee made a verbal re-
port regarding the bill board petition of
last month, recommending that all bill
boards i'm the fire limits be cut down to
n height of five feet n set back three
-. -. H.. Mr. raVA.s xxsaa
adopted and the matter referred to the
ordinance committee to prepare an or
dinance tn that effect. A sidewalk to
the East Side school house was ordered
constructed. The usual salary bills,
with the light n water bills for
March. were presented and ordered
paid. The monthly batch of expense
bills. approved by the auditing com
mittee. to the amount of s253.13, were
allowed. After ~deducting 81 from the
bill for rent of polling places, the cleo
ton day bills were allowed, the total
being sl37.50. including the salary OF
the registry agent. Petitions for side
walks on Orange street and Cedar
street were referred to the street and
alley committee. A saloon license was
granted to A. III. May. An ordinance
reducing the amount of theater license
in the city was laid on the table with
out discussion.
The counc then proceeded to con-
vass the election returns of the city of
last week. Mayor Webster appointed
Aldermen oadbe n Darbee to as
sist in the anvass City Clerk Hughes
acting as clerk Of the ~canvassing board.
The results of the canvass were an
bounced az follows: For treasurer,
Robinson. rep, 81; Lister. dem. 2S7:
Schilling. ind, 242: Listers plurality,
IS. For police Judge. Logan. rep, 1853:
I n. lArg IAn. qce. I ap1ANgs .an tnVitxT
1903. For library tax. 259, against IL
brary tax, IS: majority for tax, Ia.
Tn vote by wards was First ward.
treasurer. Robinson, 81; Lister. IS;
Schilling. As. Police judge. Logan. 10;
Landers, "A. Alderman. ~Greenough,
rep. as; Pulliam, dem. "a. For tax, g.;
against. %. Second ward. treasurer,
Robinson. 16: Lister. 20; Schilling, 81.
Police judge, Logan. So; Landers, 81.
Alderman. Grill. rep, 81; Mcbride,
dem. so. For tax, &c; against tax, II.
Third ward. treasurer. Robinson, %:
Lister. 80; Schilling. "a. Police judge,
Logan. "a: Landers, 100. Alderman,
Gibson. rep, 81; Beck. dem. 81. For
tax. IS: against, %. Fourth ward
treasurer. Robinson. IS; Lister. AS;
Schilling, ~. Police judge. Logan, 81;
Landers. 81. Alderman. Moody, rep,
81; Herzog, dem, II. For tax, 80;
against tax. 20.
The council. upon the completion of
the nva ordered the clerk To issue
certificates to j. w. Lister as treas
urer; William Landers. police judge;
Messrs. Greenough. Mcbride, Gibson
N Herzog, aldermen.
Alderman G~reenough said that he
had been informed that some of the
successful candidates for aldermen
were not eligible on account of not be-
ing fr~eeholders. He was informed that
sha - .xsa "a hon tl hnI t,thfVm q, do
with this.
The clerk was instructed to advertise
for bids for the city printing for the
ensuing year. and for the lumber to be
used by the city during the year. The
estimate for the lumber is about $4,000
feet.
on motion of B~roadbent, the chief of
police was instructed To enforce the
bicycle ordinance. The police We're also
ordered to enforce the pro-
hibiting the driving over sidewalks and
/ to employ "A special officer. IL necessary.
Broadbent made a strong plea for the
enforcement OF the COW Ina and
the question called forth debate. No
definite action was taken, but COW own
ers i'm South Missoula. IL wise, will keep
their cattle out OF yards IL they want
To save the beasts. John w. Lister,
treasurer-elect. presented his official
bond i'm the mount of s25. 900 with the
following sureties: G.. A. Wolf, j. II.
r. Ryman. George Freisheimer. Gas
pard Des Champs. W. &. Murphy and
Fred Kenneth. The bon was APP
proved.
A Commute recess was taken to en-
able the ordinance committee To ex-
anime the nuisance and road tax or
dinances. These were favorably re-
ported and passed. and at 1850 O'Clock
the council adjourned.
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