The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-28
SUSPENDED THE OFFICER
Dave Loughran Is Laid Of for
Thirty Days.
WATER SUPPLY DISCUSSED
A Serious Probiem-Noyes Thinks he
Reservoirs May Give Awsy-Mayor
vetoes the Steam Heating Fran
chise-Firemen Appointed.

officer Dave Loughran, by last
nights action of the council, is sus-
the police committee, who conducted
the investigation Thursday evening.
made no recommendation to the coun-
Gil of any sort. but put in the following
report:
Pursuant to the order of the coun-
ell of July 20, 1898, to investigate the
charge made by Robert Osmond
against officer Dave Loughran. we
were notified that a meeting of the po-
lice committee would be held at the
city hall Tuesday, July &c. at s p. m.
as we were the only members of the
committee present, we decided to hear
the testimony of the witnesses and re-
port the same to the council. The
newspape report hereto attached is a
correct recital of the testimony ad-
duced at said meeting. and we respect
fully submit the same for your con-
sideration. John Britt, John Ferns,
members of the police committee"
Attached to the o report was a
clipping from yesterdays Standard
giving a report of the police investiga-
ton.
Il read hat report" said the mayor,
and consider ii a very fair and i'm
partial report. In fact, 1t was practi-
cally a verbatim report of what went
on at the police committee meeting.
Do you wish this newspaper report
read?"
1t was unanimously voted hat the
Standards report be read, and so City
Clerk Holland read the report to the
council.
At the conclusion Alderman McAr-
thur said: 1T seems to me that this
officer conducted himself very unbe-
stands his business at all. / move that
he be suspended for 80 days" This
was seconded by Alderman Knowlton
and carried unanimously.
Alderman Noyes wanted to know
what the judgment of the aldermen
was in regard to the water supply. He
thought there should be a report on the
trip to the reservoir.
w will have to take a newspaper
report for that also" said the mayor
mo one seems inclined to make a re-
port. Is there any alderman well
enough Informed to give an opinion on
this subject?"
There was no answer for a time, and
then Alderman Knowlton said the
water seemed to him to be better han
a year ago, but he thought there was
still room for improvement. He said
that there is not enough Fish creek
water coming down the flume now to
supply the city. and so the reservoir
supply has to be used. He thought il
the Basin creek supply were turned
into the Fish creek flume instead of
into the reservoir, there would be more
mountain water furnished the city, and
that condition of things would be tenn
porarily bettered.
Alderman Britt inquired if the water
is fit for family use.
THE general appearance of the water
is all right" said Alderman Macarthur,
but the general taste and smell are
all wrong"
This seems to me a very serious
problem" said Alderman Noyes, more
serious than the people as a rule seem
to realize. 1t struck me that those res
ervoirs are in a very critical condition.
/ don't think the upper one is safe az
all. tits a crib reservoir and was evil
IDENTIFY built by contract, and l certain
ly think there will be trouble. If il goes
it will carry the lower reservoir also
and Butte's water supply will be gone
| am not an engineer and perhaps / am
away off in this view, but that reser-
voir o to me like a very ticklish
affair. 1t is a menace to the people in
NAS eAAS aaAa v INV tAAf u iBbINts
The fact that the aldermen were
treated very nicely out there by the
water company does not help the people
who have TO drink the water" said AL
derman Page. This con-
tracted to furnish us pure and whole
some water. 1t is not doing it. We pay
1t $1,S00 a month. They should give us
what they agree TO. 1t is a bad scheme
for the people to allow bad water tbs
/ vhnlp VAR arnnnd uhiIa thu aIlarr,,,
get champagne once a year. | move
that the last months water rent be
withheld from the company"
There was no second to Alderman
Pages motion. Alderman Ferns said
that the lower reservoir is full of polly
wogs and surely impure. The upper
has little water in It and little prospect
Of getting any fuller this season. That
ended the water talk.
The mayor set his biggest foot down
On the franchise recently granted for a
steam heating plant in Butte. He We
toed the franchise in the following Ian
guage:
Il have deferred my approval o.
council bill No. 6. a bill for an ordi-
nance granting a franchise TO the Butte
Steam Heating and Fuel company for
a period Of 40 years.
After diligent Investigation am
convinced that there Is no such COM
pany incorporated under the laws of
the state of Montana, and fearing tina.
this grant may be sought for mere
speculative purposes by its promoters
l deem Ii my duty TO notify o that
unless 1t can be shown that such a
company does exist and is preparing
to carry out the provisions of this