The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-13
ITS AN EXPLOSION ECHO
The Mayor Vetoes Scotty Orr's
Bill for Damages.
A VOLUNTEER FIREMAN
He Was Injured at the Time of the Big
Powder Explosion and the Council
Had Voted to Allow Him
$25O-A Discussion.

There was an echo of the explosion in
the meeting of the city council last
night. A few weeks ago Willism or
"Scotty" Orr, put in claim on the city
for $500 for injuries received while
working for the city at the time the
powder explosions occurred The coun-
ell voted him $3.50, but the mayor inter-
posed veto at last nights meeting.
This aroused a lively discussion, several
aldermen speaking in favor of paying
the bill. Alderman Heilig declared that
Orr was holding a nozzle at the fire
with Dave Moses, who was killed. He
said Orr was "a voluntary fireman at the
time and had been in the hospital a
long time. The city had paid him wages
while in the hospital. The veto of the
mayor read as follows:
AT the last meeting of the council
the judiciary committee recommended
that the sum of $3.50 be allowed William
| Orr in full for his claim against the city
of Butte for injuries alleged to have
| been sustained by him while acting as
| fireman on the fire department of this
| city on the 18th DAY of January. 1895.
The records of the fire department
! do not show that said William Orr was
| a member of said department at that
| time nor at any time subsequent till
! the 18th day of September. 1895. and the
record of the department shows that
/ he served continuously as paid MEM
/ Der of the department from said 18th
/ day of September, 1885, to the 9th day
/ Of August. 1897, receiving compensation
for his services at the rate of So per
/ day.
Il desire also to call your attention
to the fact that the record of the city
/ council does not show that the said
! William Orr did at any time prior to the
date of his comm unication to the coun-
/ Gil GS97). make a claim against the city
according to law, and therefore is not
III my opinion entitled to the amount
ordered paid to him by the council.
/ have instructed the city clerk to defer
drawing warrant in favor Of William
Orr, pending the future action Of the
council and would respectfully call
| your attention to section 1872 of the
| municipal incorporation laws of Mon
| tana, in support of my position in the
| matter"
Some of the aldermen wanted the adj
vice of the city attorney relative to the
legality of paying this claim, and as
the city attorney was not present the
matter was dropped without action on
| the veto.
The mayor also sent in this commune
| cation:
THE following surety bonds are here
| with returned without approval for the
reason of insufficient security: Miner
Publishing company, $1,000 d. D. Nc
Laughlin qualifying, while the records
do not show him to be worth the
amount; Eschle Plumbing IL Heating
company. 81, 900. John O. Jones qualify
ing, while the records do not show him
to be worth that amount; William X.
Martin. $1,000 G. s. Huff qualifying,
while the records do not show him To be
worth the amount The bonds We're
returned for additional security.
The bill of John c. Heilig for services
as acting mayor a few years ago was
not allowed by the council.
The judiciary committee reported rel
alive to the bill of +. j. Dierks for $3.50
for extra legal services to the city in
the Margaret Joyce case, that he be
allowed 800.
In the council an amendment was
offered that he be allowed $500. This
was defeated by the following vote:
Ayes-Bowman, Cannon, Davey,
Knowlton, Ljubibratich, Muntzer, Ro-
wan.
Noes Bausman. Bryant Heilig, Leg
gat, Melcher, Macarthur, Pascoe, Paige
The motion to allow him 500 was also
lost and the bill was then referred to the
city attorney for his approval.
The bill of Miss Annie Handley for
damages on account of change of grade
was disallowed, the city engineer stat
ing that the grade had not been
changed The claim Of Lon Metz for in
juries on account Of defective side
walk was disalloNed.
Alderman Pascoe sprung a sensation
by the introduction i'll the council OF
this resolution: THAT the city attor-
ney be instructed to draw an ordinance
closing all saloons i'm the city of Butte
from Il o'clock, midnight, until o'clock
a. m. each day"
The mayor put the resolution. There
were one or two faint ayes and storm
Of noes.
The ways and means committee re-
ferred back to the council the warrants
on the special alley fund in favor Of ID.
Goldberg, Lydia McClearey and j. w.
kemper, there being no money in that
fund.
The street and alley committee report
ed in favor of allowing the Butte &
Boston company to build stairway to
the Blue Jay hoist: in favor of disal-
lowing the claim of p. d. Sprague for
damages to his hack: that all business
men he required To remove rubbish from
the cutters in front of their places at
once, and that the street commissioner
clean up all alleys at once. The report
was adopted. The bills audited by the
finance committee We're allowed.
substitute was received for G. Il.
4G. establishing Galena street alley. and
the substitute was passed. The substi-
tute provides for more ground than the
former bill and connects with the pres
ent Renshaw alley.
c. Il. "a, prohibiting dance and hurdy-
gurdy houses, also had SUBSTITUTE
which was passed.
Council resolution f52. levying an as
sessment To defray the cost of SAM
tary sewer on Utah avenue and part OF
Front street, in South Butte, was passed,
and Jan. 10 set az the date for the hear
ing Of objections of property owners
c. +. So, granting To the Worlds EX-
press and Messenger company fran
chise to conduct parcel delivery and
telegraph messenger call system. was
considered in committee of the whole,
and referred to the judiciary commit
tee for the advice of the city attorney.
A motion from Alderman Heilig that
the city attorney draw an ordinance
widening the RenshaW alley T. feet on
the east side was referred 70 the street
and alley committee.
The mayor appointed Aldermen
Rowan. Bryant and Laggat a commit