The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-22
and measures. as previously published.

and measures. as previously published.
was rea and filed.
In a communication City Attorney De
Wolfe notified the council that John
Mccormick had obtained Judgment
against the city for $3.50 and costs
amounting to $3.50. on motion a war
rant was ordered drawn in payment.
City Treasurer McCarthy's report for
November was read and filed. The re-
port shows that on Dec. I the total of
cash In the treasury was sl25. 225.Ss. The
report shows that from miscellaneous
sources collections were mad to the
mount of ss.s11. The taxes collected
were as follows: Genera taxes. $751;
$50. IS; special street grade. S227.6 so: spe-
cial sewers. $3.50; street and alley.
sl35; special sidewalk. $1,S2s.30; special
sprinkling. s2.so2.Os. The amount of
warrants paid in November was
s1.559.5o. The city engineer submitted a
bill for $40 In favor of r.. o.. Dugan &
Co. for extra work don on Hamilton
street, recommending its payment. a
warrant was ordered draw in pay
ment.
The street and alley committee re-
ported. recommending that the petition
OF j. III. Leyson for a certificate of
grade OF certain streets be granted;
that the city engineer be instructed 10
make assessments for all permanent
sidewalks; that the city engineer he
furnished sufficient assistance to pre-
pare the assessment roll for woode
sidewalks for 1898; that the assessment
for grading Caledonia street In the Vol
unteer addition be fixed at IL cents per
linear foot. Relative to the estimates
of II. Kinds & Co. for building
permanent sidewalks. further time was
asked. Relative to the October and
NnNAEnham
for building OF wooden sidewalks, IL
was recommended that s16.5s be deduct
ed and the bills otherwise be allowed.
In connection with the report. the con-
tract and bond of N. s. Ledford for
constructing woode sidewalks during
1898. was submitted to the council by
Clerk Holland for action relative TO
the contractor releasing the city. he
having assigned his warrants TO the
State Savings bank and left the city
without signing a release.
Seibenaler moved the consideration Of
the report by sections and when TIA
section relative to the final estimates
of t. Kinds q Co.. was reached.
S~eibenaler moved the council go into
committee of the whole and dispose Of
the matter. Pascoe objected and said
the committee would probably be able
to adjust the matter II given further
time. on this statement Seibenaler did
not press his motion and the report was
adopted. With reference to the clerks
communication, Mr.. Hubbard. repre-
senting the lumber department of the
Anaconda company, which furnished
the material, was permitted to state
that his firm had assume Ledford's
Indebtedness and would look for it's pay
TO the STATE Savings bank.
The matter was finally recommitted
TO the judiciary committee with in
structions to the city attorney to draw
up a release for the city to be signed
by the parties in interest upon the war
rants being turned over to the State
Savings bank.
The light and building committee re-
ported as follows:
Relative to the charges made by the
Butte General Electric company for
furnishing light to residents of the city,
we are Informed by the general maa-
ager that all rates have been reduced.
We recommend that the light on Idaho
street near Copper street be changed
to the intersection Of Copper and Ida
no streets; that the light at the cor
ner of Copper n Wyoming streets be
changed to the intersection of wyom-
ing street and Anaconda road: that the
ight on the northeast side of the Ara
conda road be moved further up tire
road to a point opposite the Parrot
gate; that the light situated about $50
yards east of Wyoming street lie
changed to the intersection OF Anacon-
da road n the track OF the Butte
Consolidated Railroad company. Rela-
tive to the changing OF the light be-
tween Covert street and Oklahoma ave
nue. TO the intersection of Covert and
Broadway streets, we recommend tina
there be no change. We recommend
that the bill Of William White for 5000
be allowed"
The report was adopted and a war
rant i'm favor Of William White was or
dered drawn.
The ways and means committee re-
ported, recommending hat the city
treasurer be instructed to place the en-
tire amount OF the levy for sinking
fund purposes for 1898 at the disposal
of the sinking fund and that he be in
structed to have a notice published and
a opy sent to Blair a Co, of
New York. calling for the redemption
Of sewerage bonds Nos. 80 to S5. inclus-
i've, OF h issue OF April 1st. 1889,
amounting to Sc. 200. The committee al
so recommended that a warrant be or
dered drawn on the sinking fund for
s4,4s0 to pay the interest due Jan. /,
1889, on the city's bonded Indebtedness.
The report was adopted and a warrant
in payment of interest ordered drawn.
Inc sewer committee reported, rec
~ommending that the rates Of assess
ment for sewer construction he made
as follows: In the Volunteer addition,
H.04 per front foot; in the Farrell ad-
dition, so cents per front foot. Adopted.
The judiciary committee reported Tire
following recommendations:
w recommend that the petition Of
George =. Bretherton for rebate of tax
es be granted n hat a warrant lie
drawn on the emergency fund for S24,
the amount prayed for in the petition:
hat council bill No. 26 be passed and
published: that the petition of Albert
Inc Ginsberg for rebate of taxes be not
granted; that the petition OF Ellen Har-
rie for rebate Of taxes be not granted:
that the petition OF Mrs. George w.
Phelps for rebate OF taxes be not grant
ed: that the claims Of George l.. Gag
non. Polydor Vadnais and r. l.. Ma
honey for damages on account OF
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