The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-28

not approve this bill"
In explaining his veto the mayor said
that he believed In the plan agreed On
and IL the aldermen could show him
that there Is such a company In exist
ence in Montana he would withdraw
his veto, but he had been unabl to
learn of any such company.
Il may be guilty in this thing" said
Alderman Bryant, for i introduced the
bill, but 1 kne nothing about the mat
ter. / was asked to take the ran
chise to the city clerk. which / did. ]
move to confirm the veto"
The veto was concurred In by a man
lmous vote.
The report of III. @. Halves. the expert
appointed to go over the books of the
late City Treasurer Simon Jacobs, was
then read. After the death of Jacobs,
j. A. Baker was engaged to expert the
books, and made a report showing the
defalcations in the various terms. The
bondsmen for the third term settled up
their part Of the d~efalcation. but the
bondsmen for the second term refused
to pungle. inc so suit was brought by
the city. The case was about to be
called for trial, but the fact that j. A.
Baker had also suicide left
the city without expert evidence. SO
III. @. Halves was engaged for this SER
vice. Mr.. Halves submitted his report
In detail last evening. 1t showed the to-
tai defalcation for the three terms from
May 4. 1889, to May 6. 1895, TO be $751;
s4s.57. OF this. 1887 came in the first
term. $12, 172.77 in the second term, and
$3s, 723.07 in the third term. The report
Of the expert was referred to the judi
ciary committee n a warrant ordered
drawn for $500 in favor of Mr.. Halves.
The mayor announced the following
additional bremen appointed: John
White, Charles Cleveland. stephen Shea
and Charles Holden. They were unani-
mously confirmed.
Council bill No. 10. i%nstituting pro-
ceedings condemning the lot on Arizona
and Mercury streets for a fire station.
was introduced and passed under sus-
pension of the rules. Council bill No. 16.
In regard to the precautions to be taken
In the erection of big buildings in Butte
was read and referred to the judiciary
committee.
The clerk was instructed to advertise
for bids, TO be in one week hence, for a
sewer on Nevada avenue from Gold to
Platinum streets: on Caledonia street,
from a point $50 feet west of Emmett
avenue to Excelsior avenue, and On EN-
celsior IN from Caledonia to
Quartz streets, and for grading Gale
donia street from a point $50 feet west
of Emmett avenu to Henry avenue.
The city attorney was Instructed to
institute condemnation proceedings for
opening up East Gaenon street from
Main street to Pennsylvania avenue,
Bids were called for grading Galena
street from to Warren ave
nue.. A petition from residents of Utah
avenue asking that no more sidewalks
be laid on that avenue. all the walks
having been laid within five years, was
referred TO the street and alley COM
mittee. ID. w. Tflton sent a communi-
cation to the council stating that his
buildings at Nos. 1876 and 1873 West Park
street are neither permanent nor first
class, and that therefore a permanent
sidewalk should not be placed there. He
asked that action ordering the perma-
nent walk be rescinded. The petition
was granted. A petition from the ID.
j. Hennessy Mercantile repre-
scented hat there is only an eight-inch
main in the sanitary sewer in front of
the new Hennessy building. which Is in
adequate for such a building. The build
ing drains to the rear. The company
asked that a sewer be constructed from
the northeast corner of Main and Gran
lite streets east on frantic street to the
culvert running down from Dublin
gulch. The communication was referred
to the sewer committee and the city en-
gineer.
The school trustees represented that
they are constructing a new schoo
building at the corner of Galena and
California streets, which will accommo.
date 600 children. and the sanitary con.
ditions are of the highest importance.
The trustees ask that a sewer be con-
structed and the matter was referred
to the sewer committee. A. w. Barnard,
NJ. ]. Connell and ]. ii. Leyson asked
that they be permitted to lay their own
permanent walks OF fagstone instead
of allowing the sidewalk contractors to
construct them. The matter was re-
ferred to the street and alley committee.
A petition from residents OF Caledonia
street. between Emmett avenue and
Western avenue, in the Volunteer addi-
ton, asked for a lowering of grade in
some parts. 1t was referred to the street
and alley committee.
A petition from q. A. Kornberg asking
for a rebate of 81 incurred in changing
sidewalk grade on jackson street, be-
tween Copper and Quartz streets, which
was done through an error of the street
department, was referred to the street
and alley committee.
Residents of West woolman street ask
ed that the Moulton Water company be
granted permission to lay water mains
on West Woolman street TO the r.. A. 4
p. track. The petition was granted.
Residents of Maryland avenue asked
that the ~unsanitary condition OF things
near the gas works be abated. a ditch be
constructed and cess pools filed up. The
street COMMISSIONS was instructed to
abate the nuisance.
W. C. Bachelor and 50 other residents
near Missoula gulch asked that a storm
culvert be constructed in the gulch. repre-
senting that the open sewer in u%nsanitary
and an eyesore. The petition was referred
Jointly to the health and sewer commit
tees.
Mrs. II. Wolf, a sufferer from the pow
der explosion. asked that she be allowed
to peddle without paying a license. The
matter was referred TO the
The following report of the license COM
mittee was adopted:
Relative to the communication OF Mat
wilkins concerning ~scavengers doing bus
mess without a license. we m
that the matter be referred to the board
of health.
1--WE ask for further time IN rerayd IN