The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-06
ANACO NDA NE WIS.
BUILDING THE SEWERS
The Council Holds q Three Hour
Session Last Evening.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
The Sewer Question Calls Forth Much
Discussion-A Resolution for Bond
ing the City for the Constructor
OF the Fourth Street Main.

The city council met in regular month
ly meeting last night and a great deal of
business was transacted. Mayor Lesser.
Aldermen Dalton. Hammill, Collins,
Devine. Petritz. Fitzpatrick and Da-
wilson were present. The reading Of
the minutes of the previous meeting
was dispensed with and the business Of
the evening was begun. A communica-
ton was received from Justice of the
Peace c. H. Williams for permission to
place a sign on the sidewalk in front of
his court room on Main street. Alder
man Collins spoke against the granting
OF the petition. stating that he had
always been against the placing Of
signs on sidewalks n the matter
ought to be stopped at once. Alderman
Petritz moved hat the petition be
granted, but his motion did not prevail.
Alderman Collins then moved that the
petition be not granted, and all the
aldermen voted for the motion except
Petritz.
A communication was received from
City Treasurer Walkup asking permis-
sion to remove his office from the city
hall to No. 107 East Park avenue, in the
Durston building. He stated that his
office was SO situated at one side Of the
police court, that when court was in
SCsSioi - a a HulSdICc oolH ID l0OSe
having business in the court and those
who desire to transact business with
n treasurer to be compelled to pass
through the police court to get to the
t~reasurer's Office. Mr.. Walkup stated
that the change would result in no
extra expense to the city. Mayor Lesser
said that he would like to have the
matter go v till the next meeting in
order that the matter might be ~investi-
gated. 1t was moved and carried tina
action on the request be deferred to the
next meeting.
Fred La Forest asked permission to
operate a sprinkling cart upon the
streets of the city to be paid for by pri-
vate subscriptions. The petition was
granted.
T. j. McCarty asked permission to
remove a certain frame building to the
rear of a lot i'm the eastern part of the
city in order that he might be enabled
to build a substantial building on the
front part of the lot. The petition was
granted.
william Holden. a o~ne-legged man.
asked permission to erect a small port
able frame building on East Park ave.
nue. for the purpose of starting a fruit
store in order that he might support
himself. The petition was granted.
A numerously signed protest was
received from property owners on Park
oeoihoS tiC titdtlo
of eve district No. 6, for a sewer run
ming dow the alley between Park ave-
nue. and Third street. The complaint is
made that the district is unnecessary
and uncalled for, as many people on
Park avenue have connected with the
Park avenue sewer at their own ex-
pense and they do not care to be COM
PEELED to pay for another down
the alley, as those living on Third street
a connect with the Third street
sewer. There was considerable discus
sion on the matter and Frank Strick-
faden was given permission to address
the council in support of the protest.
The protest was finally referred to the
sewer committee for investigation.
The report of the police magistrate
showing the collection of $40 in police
our fines was referred to the finance
The report of j. r. Walkup. city
treasurer. was read as follows: 1t was
to the finance committee: