The Anaconda standard., 1898-02-18
is PRACTICALLY DEAD
Fate of the Ordinance for a Con-
tract Scavenger System.
NO VOICE RAISED FOR II
1t Is Reported That the scavengers OF
Butte United 70 Defeat the Measure
and They Had Strong Puh-It
Is indefinitely Postponed.

"Indefinfteiy postponed" was the
fate of the proposed ordinance esiaD-
fishing scaVenger contract system ln
Butte. This is generally considered
equivalent To throwing the ordinance
into the waste basket, and although y
may be called up again sometime II is
not likely that that will he done me
story Is that the scayengers oil Butte
combined forces III opposition 10 the
ordinance and as there are IL or IA ot
them they made quite pull-a pun
quite equal to the pulls often exercisea
by the street railroad company anu r.
binds IL CO.
The defeat of the bill was more deet-
siye than anyone expected. Tnere was
not single alderman TO lift his voice
in favor of it. Even Alderman Muntzer.
who introduced the bill in behalt ol lhe
board of health, made no speech IN lts
support, nor did any other member oi
TIE board of health come 10 the rescue
except DR.. Shutz, the health officer.
The doctor carried ON good DEBATE
and answered all objections to the Dill,
but all his talking was without await
Alderman Leggat. who is a member
af the board of health, said after the
council meeting that his only objection
10 the bill was the length OF the exist
ence Of the contract. He thought three
years too long a term. The alderman
did not however offer any amendment
to the ordinance 10 this effect nor were
any amendments offered.
Both Mayor Harrington and Health
officer ShultZ expressed much regret
yesterday that the bill, instead of being
indefinitely postponed, had not been re-
ferred back for amendment.
Il expected that the bill would be
revised before final passage said DIR.
ShultZ Yesterday. Those parts which
and other sections could be changed to
meet the views of the aldermen. There
is certainly a change needed in our
scaNenger system and | had hoped that
the aldermen would discuss the matter
thoroughly and embody their views in
a new ordinance. The action OF the
council leaves everything in regard 10
scavengcr work as 1t has been in the
past. | think there should certainly be
provision passed requiring the use OF
air tight, iron wagon boxes for the re-
moVal of garbage and night soil. Many
of the ScaVengerS use old rickety Wag-
ons and the illsmelling refuse leaks
out and is deposited along the streets.
That should have been done if nothing
else. | also think that the council, If
1t did not choose to adopt the contract
scavenger system, should have fixed a
maximum price to be charged by scav-
engers for their work They united in
opposition to this bill and it is probable
that they will also form a union on
prices and they may double the rates
now charged. There is nothing to pre-
vent them from fixing any schedule of
rates they please If they can agree
among themselves. There is plenty Of
need of correcting the present abuses,
and it is to be regretted that the coun-
ell instead of merely rejecting the or
dinance offered did not amend it where
they consider il faulty"
The mayor said yesterday that While
he did not favor the ordinance as drawn
he did favor most of its provisions. and
he regretted that the aldermen had not
seen fiji To reIer the ordinance back for
revision and amendment. He hoped
and believed that the ordinance would
be again called up.