The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-04
VAUDEVILLE MATTERS.
Ihe City Council Meeting Knocked Out
by q Police Case.

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There was to have been a meeting a,
the Walkerville city council last night.
out IL was postponed until tomorrow
night at 5 O'Clock. The cause OF the
postponement was a city Ease thai was
trled In the room in which the council
meets and was not concluded until
nearly 10 o'clock. an hour deemed 10
-, De 700 iate 10 convene the city fathers
IN regular session. So Mayor Briney
called the meeting to order for the pur-
pose OF entertaining a motion TO ad-
Journ to "wednesday night, Oct. :.
n numpe or important matters are
10 come up for consideration, among
whlcn is that of street lighting. A con-
tract with the Butte General Electric
10 furnish the city with lights
lot the next three years Is one of the
subjects under consideration. There is
also a petition In the hands az the clerk
from residents in the vicinity of the
Belle OF Butte mine, praying for an arc
nght at the intersection of Clark and
Main streets. The finance committee
mas a report to submit Inc II is proba-
Die that all work on the e9eets and
alleys will be stopped. pending a check
ing up OF the cash. 1t is believed that
more work is to be done on the streets
and alleys than there is cash on hand
to pay for.
The case that occupied the attention
OF Police Magistrate w. II. Rogers and
wnich caused the -postponement of the
council meeting, was that against
Charles Beley for maintaining a null
sance. City Attorney r. L. Clinton
conducted the prosecution and w. 1.
Lippencott he defense. 1t appeared
from he evidence in the case that
Mr.. Beley. who conducts a bakery on
Main street. near the foot of Lexing-
ton hill. has allowed putrid liquid 10
accumulate in his back yard during the
summer. 1t was shown that several
complaints had been made of the stencil
arising from the pool. al
though Mr.. Beley had made an effort to
abate the nuisance by digging a cess
pool, into which he turned a portion of
the water by means of a short UNDER
ground drain, which he built at his
own expense. The evidence showed
that he could have completely removed
the cause of the complaint if he had
extended his drain so feet further and
connected II with the main city sewer.
A dozen witnesses testified and the ev-
dence In the opinion of the court was
eavier on the side of the plaintiff and
he accordingly fined Mr.. Beley SIS and
costs. Mr.. Lippencott ave notice OF
appeal
There are dogs to burn in Walker
vile. There is also a protest by a pa
tient community. 1t appears that all
OF the dogs that ave been given float
ers in Butte, Anaconda and Helena of
late have selected Walkerville as the
point of concentration for a renewed
on humanity. There is an ordf-
nance up there providing for a tax of
81 on each and every dog of the male
persuasion and IS on those of the fe-
male gender. IL the tax is not paid,
law provides for the arrest and i'm
prisonrent of the owner of the unli-
censed cur. If he refuses to settle the
bill. In consequence there have been
six arrests during the past seven days.
One man paid the tax all right. but
positively refused to pay the costs of
the suit and he was therefore COM
to the keeping of the genial
Curran for three long, cold
days. The dog went his way rejoice
ing. More notices have been served on
owners of vagrant, incorrigible dogs
and unless the cash is forthcoming
some more men will find themselves
plump up against the stern finger of
the law. There are at present 1S9 dogs
not exempt from the. tax roaming the
streets and alleys Of Walkerville and
finance committee has a covetous
on them, now especially that addi-
cash is required TO prosecute GER
tain work of Improvement on the
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