The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-22
THEY WILL Rave TO WALK
Council Decides Not to Put Po-
icemen on Wheels.
THE SEWER WILL Be BUILT
To b Paid for BY Warrants On the
Sewer F~und-Counctl Takes 40
ton In the Omaha Exhibit.
Other CITY Business.

Cnlet OF foilce White and A0gistan
Chief O'Brien are not going to rid,
wheels-not just yet at least. That wa,
the decision rendered at last night
council meeting. when tour aldermen
voted against buying the wheels and
three In favor OF the proposition. II
ID likely, however. that enough alder.
men "a be swung into line to buy the
W bicycles when the council meets
again. There was all kinds of wit
sprung when the bicycle proposition
came up and nearly every alderman
TOOK q crack at Jack White, who was
present.
Those present at the meeting were
Mayor Lesser, Aldermen Collins, Dali
ton. Davidson. Fitzpatrick. Gangner,
Hammill, johnson. Petritz and O'Brien.
The special order of the evening was
the report of the sewer committee re-
garding the proposed Fourth street
main sewer. The report recommended
that the plans submitted by the city
engineer be accepted. with the excep-
ton that instead of running north on
Alder street from Fourth to the Park
avenue main, 1t should extend north on
Alder only to h alley between Third
and Fourth, thence east to the Bryan
school sewer at Washington. This to
form part Of a lateral which may be
built in h alley between Third and
Fourth.
The committee reported that II be-
lieved 1t to be a bad financial policy to
attempt payment out of the city funds.
After a careful review Of the financial
situation. 1t is found that the amount
of money on hand, Inc the amount of
revenue to be collected for the present
year 1898 insufficient to meet the regu-
lar hills and OrdinarV ancrfrin0 ax-
penses.
1t Is therefore recommended that the
sewer be constructed M paid for by
the issuance Of warrants on the sewer
fund, wherein there is at present but
$1,725, but at the next general levy for
the city one mill may be imposed for
sewer purposes, which will realize
$4,000.
Alderman Davidson said that he
heartily agreed with the committee ex-
cept in the manner it was proposed to
pay for the sewer. He thought that
the sewer could be paid by transferring
money from the various funds to the
sewer fund. and that there would be
enough money available in that way to
construct II. He was opposed to pay
ing interest on the warrants.
Alderman Collins said hat there was
now on hand about SIT, 900; hat dur
ing the next nine months $4,000 more
would be made available, making
$37. 900 in all. Estimating the city's ex-
penses on last years basis, he thought
there would be a shortage of from $4,000
to IS 1000 by Jan. 1, 1888. II the sewer
were paid for out of the city funds,
there woul be a deficiency for regular
expenses. He thought h a the inter-
est on the warrants would be about
$500 for the first year and $3.50 for the
second year.. while it would cost $500
or more to hold an election for bonds. |
He thought the plan proposed by the
the only way practicable.
Alderman Fitzpatrick aid that he
had beer informed that the city's val
uation this year would be $400, 900
greater than last, and that the taxes
pay the interest.
Alderman Collins said that, anyway. |
the city could call in the warrants for |
at any time there was
money enough in the treasury to take
them UP.
the report be received and adopted.
A petition for several sidewalks to be
laid in the eastern part of the city vas
from John Platt and others.
petition was granted.
City Treasurer John r.. Walkup was
permission to move his Office
to the Durston building.
IL Wdy6 Ill I1cdIS COHlIIlIllee re- /
the appropriation for the fiscal
as follows: Light, $1,000; water.
q, 100; street n alley. IS, 800; fire, 81, 900;
So, 1000; miscellaneous, s. 5000;
city hall. $1,000; treasurer. 81, 000; police
$1,000; health. $500; alder
men, $50; mayor, $500; city attorney
md clerk, 81, $780,; bond interest, So, 800.
There was some discussion as to the
appropriated for light and
water, and II was finally referred back
20 the committee for amendment.
The judiciary committee recommend
I'd that the ordinance bonding the city
'or $4,000 for sewer purposes do not
bass. As the ordinance was not at
hand, 1T will be let go by default.
A resolution providing for a lot Of
was passed. 1t was stated
hat several people who have been or
to lay walks could not dc so be-
ause no plank eight inches wide could
had. n as the rule is that the side
walk planking be eight inches wide, the
commissioner had stopped sew
raj persons who were putting down
plank. II was decided to let
hose who have already purchased six
nch planks be permitted to use them,
tut hereafter all sidewalks will have
o have eight-inch planks.
The bond Of L. w. Goddard in the
Ium of $500, as night scavenger, was
and ordered filed.
The finance committee reported ia
'orably on a number of bills, which
we're ordered paid and warrants
Lrawn.
The advertising for the bids for the