The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

| increasing the department and introduced
| Chief Mentrurn, who explained the need
| there is for a larger force. He showed
that at meal hours only four men are left
| in the house to answer alarms, and four
men are not sufficient to handle all the
| apparatus properly. At times there are
even less than four men present, as each
| man is allowed seven hours off once every
| six days. In other departments in the
| state a greater time off is allowed
Davidson, in moving to increase the de-
| partment by one man, said that in the
| last year the fire force has more than
| saved the salary of one man by attend
| ing to the alarm system and doing large
| amount of carpenter, painting and other
| work. Davidsons motion to add a man
to the department passed unanimously.
| Dead horses. dogs and cats was one of
the subjects treated by the council at its
session.
Collins brought the matter up as chair
man of the finance committee. He pre-
scented f. l.. Hoagland's bill for 81 for
| hauling away the carcass of a horse.
Bills of this character have been sent
! in every month by Mr.. Hoagland," Col
| Inns explained "There are several months
| bills on hand now their total being sl4.50.
| He has a charge of Sc for hauling away
| dead cats and dogs and 81 for hauling
| garbage from the city hall. I think We
ought to have some understanding as to
| who authorizes this work to be done"
! Chief of Police White explained that he
| had ordered the carcass of the horse to be
removed. but he knew nothing about the
| dogs and cats.
1--WE ought to have some specified
| amount per month fixed for doing this
| VIC rk,' said Talbot. land should be surq
these cats and dogs don't come back on
| u.s."
"Give Jack White a punch and let him
| punch them like they punch coyote
| SKINS suggested some one, but the sug-
sestion failed to meet with popular ap-
| prevail.
| Here" continued Talbot. "is a charge
for removing 16 cats and II dogs. If this
| thing is kept up long the town ought to be
| depopulated of cats and dogs. 1t seems
| to me they are multiplying rapidly"
| The bill of $14.50 was allowed On mo-
| ton of Collins the clerk was instructed
| TO advertise in the Standard for removing
| the cadavers and for removing garbage
| from the city hall for the year beginning
Jan. J. bids to be opened at the next
| meeting.
| On motion of Collins the clerk also was
| instructed to advertise in the Standard
for bids for supplying the fire depart
| ment with feed for the horses
! Collins had lot of bills on which he
| wanted the action of the council Among
! them was the old one of So 10 due the b.
| A. IL p for freight charges. This account
| bobs up every now and again. Collins ex-
planned that a warrant was drawn more
| than year ago in payment of this ac-
| count and delivered to the then city
clerk Colonel OLeary, who claimed he
| had paid the B.. A. & P. in cash. The
B., A. & p. claims he did not. On motion
| of Davidson the matter was referred to
| the city attorney
Another bill brought up by Collins and
one that provoked a lengthy and stormy
| 1l1,a
claims $50 for the use of four scrapers
on the street during July, August and
September.
Street Commissioner shovlin explained
that only two scrapers had been used and
that their use did not extend over a per-
iod of more than 10 days. They We're
badly worn when he received them. He
thought % cents a day for each or a
! total of $3.50. or IS, the price of a new
Scraper, would be fair rental to pay
l. Mcdonnell at first moved the bill be al
lowed. In the debate ensuing every mem.
Der present had something to say. Fin
ally, after many motions had been made
and parliamentary tangle seemed inn
minent, Mayor Madden untangled the
matter and presented it in the following
manner: Collins, seconded by Dunn, moves
| that the bill be allowed for S16 the price
| of two scrapers: Fitzgerald. seconded by
! Davidson. moves an amendment that the
| onded by Stadich, moves as an amend
! ment to the amendment, that the bill be
| allowed for 49,
| The amendment to the amendment los.
| and the amendment fixing the compensa-
| ton at $3.50, carried without roll call on a
| close vote
a number of regular bills were read by
| the clerk and referred to the finance com
| mittee.
| Inc finance committee presented the rec
ommendation of City Attorney Boarman
that the bill of D. J. Ryan for s14 for
| damages resulting to his premises from
the Sheep guch overflow be disaIlowed,
| Ihe recommendation was adopted
| On the recommendation of City Engi-
neer E. II. Mcdonald, Thomas Kelly the
| contractor in Improvement district No
IA. in which he is building a sewer, was
allowed s4o5, being 70 per cent of the $40
! worth of work done to date.
"A number of regular bills presented nv
| the finance committee, with its approval
| were ordered paid
| CHAIRMAN Talbot, of the committee to
| which had been referred the matter of
| the new fire department truck. reported
| IN FAVOR of paying the contract price of
the apparatus to the A. c. M. Co.'S hard
| ware department. Agent Mallory having
| assigned the contract to that firm I'VE
nave examined the specifications and ex-
ahmed the truck" said Talbot land find
IL conforms to the contract with the .x-
| ceptlon OF the chemical attachment This
chemical is not Holloway as provided
| Tor, but Chief Mentrum is perfectly salts
ned with it. Mr., Mallory tells us the
| reason the Holloway was not furnished
| was that the manager of the Seagrave
company wanted to put in something his
| company can replace This comnanv
makes this chemical and can replace 1t at
| any time
thlef Mentrum was called upon and
mage statement similar in effect He
| said he had tested the chemical tboroupb-
| ly and was satisfied with 1t in all re-
spscts. The bill was ordered paid.
j. II. Cahoon was appointed night scav.
| enger and his bond in the sum of SO,
| with l.. j. Baker and Fl. G.. Gov as surs
| ties, was filed and approved
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