The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-03
BUTTE News.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
A Few Laws Made and Some
More Broken.
A MISERABLE RAKE OFF
The Administration Permits the Collec-
ton of Fines From Women OF the
Town-Chief Mulholland's Bill
Passes the Council


Chief of Police Mulholland FOR his ~
per cent. commission Of fines collected
from women of the town went through
once more. although by a narrow mar
gain. The bill amounted TO $3.50, be-
ing one-tenth Of $685., the total amount
collected. The action of the council was
in direct violation of the law that $l50
shall be in full for all services by the
chief of police and that he shall receive
no commissions or fees of any sort.
The finance committee did not act on
the bill. but referred it to the council,
which allowed the bill by this vote:
Ayes-Bausman, Bowman, Cannon,
Dayey. Dorais. Heilig, Ljubibratich,
NeIcher Rowan-9. Noes-Bryant.
knowIton Leggat, Macarthur, Muntzer,
Pascoe-6.
Thus the present administration con-
firms the miserable rake-oH Which the
former administration gave its CHIEF OF
police and this custom, so offensive 10
decency, so repugnant TO justice and so
f1agrantly in violation of law. VIII now
doubtless be continued until the people
have a chance to elect some new alder
men.
II was rather expected that the report
Of the police committee. generating
Officers Evarts and Murphy, would
raise a fight as there was some talk 10
that effect but the report was adopted
with only two dissenting votes.
The following communication from j.
d. Mitchell in regard to smoke was re-
ceived:
ITO the Mayor and City Council As
YOU have perhaps learned through the
medium of the daily press, ! am pre-
pared TO introduce and operate III inns
city a process which VIII successfully re-
lieve the community of all smoke NUS
ance from which the people now suffer.
/ know how futile ii might be for me 10
undertake to explain in communica-
ton the workings of my process, ana in
order to get the public interested | de-
sire to submit TO you a proposition ana
invite your cooperation, in the follow
ing manner
Your body to name three practical
men, mechanics or engineers, one OF
whom shall be the city engineer. To
these men / shall explain my plan, they
TO report to the city council as soon as
practicable the result of their conclu-
sions."
The communication was referred to
the mayor with power to act.
The ordinance for a city auditor and
assessor did not obtain final passage.
and there is some doubt now whether
il will carry at all Al the meeting OF
the judiciary committee in the afternoon
Alderman Knowlton made n strong OPP
position 10 the bin and gave some fig
ures showing what the cost To the city
would be- The committee decided TO
look further into the matter and asked
for more time for the consideration of
the bill. The report of the judiciary
committee was as follows:
Relative to the communication of the
city treasurer in regard to certain
county warrant we recommend that mp
on refusal of the county treasury to pay
the same. the city attorney be instructed
to commence suit for such paymen.
Relative to c. b. No So we ask for FUR
Bo,. In / In
recommend that the amount of the bond
be placed at Sl0 600 and that the bill
be passed and published. We recom-
mend that action ON council bills Nos.
% and As be indefinitely postponed The
above report was adopted.
Bill IS is the one creating the office of
auditor and assessor, bill IS is the fran
chise for the Worlds Messenger compa-
NY bills 81 and 49, which were ind@h-
nitely postponed. we're the amended
hack ordinance and the ordinance eX-
tending Academy street from Park 10
Galena. Council bill 53. the Worlds
Messenger company's franchise, was
brought up for final passage, and car
ried by vote of IL To :.
A petition was received from the street
railroad company asking permission 10
place turnouts at the corner of Main
and Broadway and the corner Of Main
and Granite. 10 enable the running Of
the west side cars from Wyoming TO
Main on Broadway, the petitioner agree
ing to discontinue the line on Granite
from Wyoming To Main. Referred TO
the judiciary committee.
Mrs. Mary Sloane, whose husband and
two sons We're killed in the explosion.
asked the council 10 help her in the pay
ment of taxes. Her taxes We're delin-
quent in 1895 and the property bought
in on delinquent tax sale by W. J.
Naughton for $l06. 30. The taxes Tor
1896 and 1897 are also delinquent.
amounting To nearly $500 The county
had agreed to remit the county taxes
for these years. provided the city would
do the same. and also pay the $1,000
necessary TO redeem the property. Re
ferred TO the judiciary committee.
The report of the fire committee was
as follows:
Relative To the proposition of erect
ing new fire stations we recommend
that if the insurance companies will re-
duce the rate of insurance equal TO an
amount to the cost of maintaining such
additional fire stations, that the extra
stations be built We recommend that
the petition of John Lindsay and others
for a fire alarm box at Quartz and Ala
bama be granted. We recommend that
the number of the box ordered at the
corner of Platinum and Ohio streets .5e
121. We recommend that the fire chief
notify the Butte city Water company
10 place in proper position all the ny
drants that are out OF position and IN
bad order. We recommend that the
fire chief be instructed To purchase one
additional Najen-Bader. We recon-
mend the appointment of one addition
al fire chief We recommend that the
communication of the Butte City Wat
er company be placed on file"
The council segregated the above re-
port The matter Of extra fire stations
was referred by the council back To the
committee. The section in regard 10
the fire alarm box at Quartz and Ala
hama was adopted. The number Of
the box at Platinum and Ohio was
fixed as III as recommended. The
recommendation for the placing Of hy-
drants In position and the purchase Of
the Vajen- Bader were adopted. The
recommendation for an additional fire
chief was not agreed 10. The eommun-
ication Of the Butte city Water COM