The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-17
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Officer VIM. J. McGrath Is Ap-
pointed a Police Sergeant.
MRS. SLOANE'S CITY TAXES
The Council Did Good Act in Remit
ting Them for the Last Three Years
Contract Scavenger System in
Committee of the Whole.

The mayor at last nights council
meeting made the nomination for ser
geant of police which has been hanging
fire SO long The council early in Janu-
airy passed the ordinance creating the
office of sergeant of police. but the APP
pointment had not been made, officer
buchanan acting temporarily in that
capacity. The mayor appointed to that
office William j. McGrath, one of the
most capable and faithful officers on
the force, and the appointment was
confirmed by a vote of all the alder
men except Bausman. The new SER
geant has served nearly three years on
Buttes police department.
The mayor appointed as registry
agents for the coming municipal cleo
ton John Simpson, democrat, and
George Audley republican, for the east
side, and James T. ODonnell, demo-
crat and T. j. Grandey, republican, for
the west side. These appointments We're
all unanimously confirmed, except that
of Simpson, who received one negative
vote, that of Leggat.
The council did a very good act last
night in renting the taxes of Mrs.
John Sloane for the past three years.
Mrs. Sloane lost her husband and two
sons in the powder explosion of three
years ago, all three having been men,
bers of the doomed fire department. 1t
has been an indelible disgrace to Butte
and to all its citizens that Mrs Sloane
since then has eked out a preearious
existence by taking in washing. She has
no other source of revenue, but owns her
little home. She has been unable to pay
her taxes ever since the explosion, and
they have become delinquent, SO that
there is now standing against the prop
erty city taxes of $4S.63 for 1895; s51 so
for 1896, and $5044 for 1897. The county
commissioners had agreed to remit the
county taxes ii the council would remit
the city taxes. The council last night,
in committee of the whole, considered
Mrs. Sloane's case, and by nearly
unanimous vote RENTED the taxes for
three years 1t was little enough to do
for woman who lost her husband and
two sons in the city's service.
The council also considered, in COM
mittee of the whole, the ordinance pro-
yidinE for a contract scavenger system.
Health Officer Shultz was given the
privilege Of the floor and spoke in its
favor and answered a number of OBJ
jections offered by aldermen. After dis
cussion the bill was indefinitely post
poned.
The above matters had been consider
ed in the Judiciary committee and re-
ferred to the council in committee of the
whole. The report of the judiciary COM
mittee was adopted, as follows:
We recommend that the commune
cation from the board of county COM
missioners relative to Mrs Mary Sloane
be considered by the council in COM
mttee of the whole.
I'VE recommend that the request of
j. r. Wharton, receiver, relative to
turnouts at the corner of Main and
Broadway and at the corner OF Main
and Granite streets be granted.
Relative to council bill No. IS, we
recommend that the mayor be granted
pntil ia af l1a
council! TO approve or veto the fran
chise therein granted TO the World
Package Express and Messenger COM
pany.
I'VE recommend that council bill No.
55 be not passed.
We recommend that council bill No
So be considered by the council in com
mittee of the whole.
We recommend that council bill No.
81 be passed and published.
The fuss over Chief Mulholland's per-
centage, which is a regular feature of
all council meetings, came up again
last night. Objection was made to the
reading of the minutes. which stated
that the finance committee was in
strueted hereafter to audit all percent
age bills of the chief of police. This was
finally stricken from the minutes by the
following vote:
Ayes-Bausman. Bryant, Davey.
Knowlton, Leggat. Ljubibratieh, Me-
Arthur, Muntzer. Paige.
Noes-Bowman, Heilig, Melcher, Ro-
Wan-4.
A start was made in the paving for
1898 by the passage of this resolution
by Alderman Rowan: BE it
Resolved, BY the city council of the
city Of Butte, that the paving commit
tee of the city council be authorized 10
ascertain what streets or parts of
streets and alleys should be paved dur
ing the next summer and report to the
council as soon as practicable.
Ordinance No. 81, ordering the con-
struction of a sewer from the Drifter
mining claim to Silver Bow creek, was
passed by an unanimous vote.
The following petition was received:
The undersigned believing it to be
for the best interests of the city at
large and particularly for us who live
on the west side or are engaged in
business on Main street and Broadway,
respectfully request you to permit the
Butte Consolidated Railway company
to change the route of ears on it's west
side line, so as to run on Wyoming and
Broadway to Main, thence north to
Granite and thence west. The above
change would cause the cars on this
line to pass the postofiice, city hall,
near the opera house. and nearly all
the business part of the city and will
be a great accommodation to us.
Signed by James Fl. Monteath,
Charles r. Leonard and % others"
The petition was placed on file.
The following communication was re-
ceived from the Women's club:
I'VE, the undersigned members of the
Woman's club of Butte. hereby most re-
speetfulIy yet emphatically protest
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