The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-09
ANACONDA NEWS.
WAS A ROUTINE SESSION
City Council Allows a Number of
Monthly Bills.
Mr.. PETRlTZ BUGGY RIDE
The Alderman Came Very Near Having
to Pay for 1t Himself-Hay and
Grain Contract Awarded.
Drainage Problem.

There were enough aldermen and
more present at last evenings council
meeting to constitute quorum and
considerable routine business was
transacted. The judiciary committee
reported recommending that the claim
of w. b. May against the city for $4,000
damages be not allowed. The report
was unanimously adopted The report
of the finance committee was read. 1t
recommended that the usual monthly
grist of bills be allowed. The report
was adopted and the clerk was in
structed to draw warrants for the pay
ment of the bills.
Mr.. Davidson. from the finance COM
mittee. said that in regard to the bill
Of 1919 of the Gutta Percha Rubber
company for hose, there was no item
lied bill at hand and the committee did
not feel at liberty to recommend its
payment. In the matter of the bill OF
George w. Johnson for $3.50 for MAX
ing out the present ownership list, the
council decided that Mr.. Johnson be re-
quired to furnish an itemized state
ment of the number of hours he had
put in on the work
Alderman Collins said that inasmuch
as there was always more or less
trouble over bills of this kind. he would
move that, in the future no city officer
should have authority to order work
of any kind done. but that these mat
tiers should be left in the hands of the
council. The motion was unanimously
carried.
There was a laugh coming at the ex-
pense of Alderman Petritz over a bill
of Sc from Boyd Bros. for buggy hire.
The finance committee reported that no
order had been attached to the bill and
therefore they could not recommend its
payment. Alderman PetritZ said that
he had hired the buggy to go down
into the valley and get a team for the
fire department, as the team that had
been in use had been taken away. Sew
eral of the aldermen thought that if
MIR. Petritz We're allowed to take buggy
rides at the city's expense. the others be
allowed to do 50 also. Mr. Collins said
that when the aldermen took their seats
each had taken a solemn oath to act as
he thought best for the welfare of the
city and he didn't think it right to let
Mr.. Petritz enjoy a nice buggy ride,
when the city wouldn't even pay his
expenses to attend the municipal con-
Vention at Helena a few years ago.
Mayor Lesser congratulated the alder
men on their sudden streak of economy
and hoped they would keep the good
jumping sdewise for about 10 minutes,
explaining all about his buggy ride,
when the council allowed the bill
Alderman Davidson said that he had
Likht company and that there had been
talk of a contract between the city
and the company to extend over a num-
Der OF years at a reduction of the pres
ent rate. The clerk was instructed to
write to roundabou cities and find out
what arrangements these towns had
with the light companies.
The matter of furnishing hay and
grain for the fire horses was taken up.
There was good deal of talk on the
matter. Some of the aldermen wanted
to empower the chief of the fire de-
partment to go into open market and
buy the material as wanted. while
others wanted to award a contract to
some firm to furnish the hay and oats
for a period of one year. This latter
proposition was finally adopted and the
contract was awarded to MacCallum Il
Cloutier, who were the only bidders. 1t
was ordered that the firm be compelled
to give d good and sufficient bond for
the faithful performance of their con-
tract.
Alderman Collins introduced a reso-
luton instructing the city engineer to
draw up plans and specifications for
the laying of the sewer in Improvement
district No. 3, as soon as spring came
The resolution was adopted.
y bill of ]. b. Reynolds was read
The bill is for S25 damages sustained
by water running into his cellar dur
ing the late freshet. The bIn was re-
ferred to the finance committee and
then there ensued a discussion about
the drainage problem. 1t was finally or
dered, on motion of Alderman Collins
structed to at once open the crossings
on the west side and TO look after the
drainage in general. The council then
adjourned.