The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-29
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
A Petition for Q Water Pipe on
Sixth Avenue North. ,
THE CITY CLERKS REPORT
The Details OF the Past Years Expend!-
lures me- . Comparison With Pre-
vious Years-A Decrease In
the Indebtedness.

Great Falls, March 2s.-There was
more excitement owe the registration
OF the voters for the city election than
there was at the city council meeting,
and the hallway was crowded between
the registry ONCE and the council
chamber. All of the aldermen were
present and the mayor presided. A pc
tition from William Springer and 9TH
ers was read by the clerk. 1t asked
for a water pipe from Sixth avenue
north to the alley south Of Fourth
avenue north. The petitioners prom
Used to dig the trench providing that
the city would furnish the pipe and
pay for the plumbing. The petition
was referred to the committee on pub
lie improvements.
The city clerk then read his annual
statement OF the city's financial on
dition, together with the details of the
past years expenditures and a COM
parison with the expenses of the pre-
vious years. The statement is taken
from the actual figures for ten months
n estimated for the remaining two
months. The for the fiscal
year ending April 30. 1898. were 500
6f4.93 The expenditures were 49, .46,
leaving a balance of which Is in other
words a decrease In the Indebtedness
w bAE Clty VI SlS,oOo.fts Ink uloSl re-
>markable feature of the statement and
the me which most rebounds to the
credit OF the present democratic admin
1stration, is that the expenses Of the
city have in the past yea been cut
down from those of the previous year
by $6.s1s.65, in spite of the fact that
during the past year there vas an in
crease in both the hydrant rent and
in the interest on warrants redeemed,
which latter item is not entered on the
books of the city until the warrants
have been paid by the treasurer, and
to a certain extent the expense Is a
proof Of a better financial condition.
The year ending April 80, 1897. when
a democratic and populistic council die
lated the. financial policy of the city.
was considered a record-breaker. as in
that year the council by rigid economy
reduced the current expenses by
s7.25S.19 owe the previous year, but
this year just past breaks that record
again by the saving of very nearly
$1,000. A few such years would reduce
the city's debt to a minimum and go
far to redeem the extravaganza Of pre-
vious republican administrations
The bond of j. b.. Shaw in the sum
of $500, with A. s. Fletcher and X. p
Wilbur as sureties for the faithful per.
formance of the duties of city horse
herder. was approved. The committed
on public improvements asked further
time on the matter of draining Sixth
avenue south and the extension Of
Fourth avenue north. The time Svas
granted.
The city engineer submitted specifi'
cations for the lumber to be used In
re-fooring the First avenue NORTH
bridge. The same were approved. Al
derman Mcdonnell called the attention
of the city council to the fact that thu
successful bidder on the Fourth v
nue. north contract had failed to file &
bond. On motion of Alderman Roberts
the matter was placed in the hand:
of the park commissioner. The certi'
fled checks accompanying the bids wer'
ordered returned.
On motion the council adjourned t.
Saturday night. when the salaries fol
the coming ear will be fixed.