The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-16
SEAGRAvE GETS THE BID
This Company Will Construct
New Hook and Ladder Truck,
LIVELY COUNCIL MEETING
Attorney Boarman and Alderman Fltz-
Patrick at 1t Again-The Bids for
Typewriting the City Ordi-
nances Are Rejected.

The contract for the building of a
department of Anaconda was given to
the Seagrave company of ST. Paul at
the meeting of the city council last
evening. The bid was $3.50.
Other bids had been received as fol-
lows: Gleason Bailey Manufacturing
company, limited, of New York. 81, 93s;
Fire Extinguisher company of Chicago,
$1,70o; d. d. Hayes of Oakland, CAL,
$2,250; Charles T. Holloway of Balti-
more, Md, s2.25O. and the La France
company of Elmira, N. Y, $4,000.
Chief Mentrum declared himself in
favor of the Seagrave ladder with the
Holloway attachment, for the reason
that 1T was much easier to handle.
l.. 5. Mallory, representative of the
Seagrave company, announced that the
good work that had been done by his
firm in the past was a guarantee for
the future. He said that they would
furnish the Seagrave ladder with either
the Champion or the Holloway attach
ment.
c. A. futile, representing d. d.
Hayes, addressed the council, saying
that the worth of the work made by
the firm was too well knownSto need
any comment.
The council then took recess for 20
minutes to consider the bids. On re-
Suming business, a motion was made
by Alderman Mcguire that the Sea-
grave bid be accepted and the motion
carried.
1t was decided to have the city at
torney draw up the contract and have
him insert any additions that would be
recommended by Chief Mentrum.
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torney Boarman again resumed their
little war which had been started at tn =
last meeting over the typewriting of
the city ordinances. The bids were
opened last evening, and among them
was one from Attorney Boarman.
When this was read, Alderman Fitz-
Patrick rose and said:
Il don't see that Mr.. Boarman has
any right to do this. Several days ago
Street Commissioner Shovlin purchased
a team and the city attorney told him
that he had no right to do this. If Mr..
Shovlin had no right to do this, then
he (Mr. Boarman) has no more right,
for he's city officer, too"
Mr.. Boarman then said that he did
not do this to make any money, but
simply to guarantee good work to the
city.
On motion of Alderman Fitzpatrick,
seconded by Alderman Dunn, the bids
that had been received We're rejected
and new bids will be asked for.
The finance committee reported IA
vorably on several small bills. They
were allowed and ordered paid.
Ordinance 1853, amending ordinance
1876, regulating the use of bicycles,
velocipedes or other riding, machines.
was read The following words had
been added to ordinance 1876:
That any person or persons riding
a bicycle or other riding machine, in
the streets of the city after the hour
of o'clock p. m, shall have lighted
lamp attached to such bicycle or riding
machine in the front thereof"
The judiciary committee recon-
mended that the ordinance should not
adopted and on motion of Alderman
Talbot, seconded by Alderman Dunn,
the report was adopted
Mayor Madden presided at the meet
ing and Aldermen Talbot, Sladich, Nc
Donnell, Musphy, Mcclure, Kelly, Fitz-
Patrick, Dunn, Davidson, Dolan and
Collins were present.