The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-07
IN A REGULAR SESSION
Meeting of the Missoula City
Council.
MUCH ROUTINE MATTER
Approved-Horses in the Pound
Ordered to Be Turned
Loose.

Misosula Nov 6--The city council
met tonight in regular session, six al
dermen being present. The only really
striking feature of the meeting was the
appearance of the city clerk, whose
face was ornamented by discolored
optic and sundry bruises, which indi-
cat Sharkey tendencies on the part of
that official. The minutes of the pre-
vious meeting were read and approved;
ceived and referred to committees: the
contract bills for October We're ordered
paid. The October expense bills, as au-
dited, were read and ordered paid.
These amounted to $1,7SS.25. The prin-
cipal items We're $43l so for street work;
1912 for painting the bridge across the
Missoula river; $64S.17 for lumber, and
$3.50 for fire department expenses.
Frank Buckhouse presented a bill for
$50 for steer and heifer that had been
impounded and Sold Mr.. Buckhouse
was represented by j. NJ. Dixon. who
said that the cattle had been ranging on
the Big Flat and had strayed into town,
where they were impounded and sold.
The aldermen rejected the bill and ten
dered Mr.. Buckhouse the net proceeds
of the pound sale, which was accepted.
The council postponed action on the
electric light contract.
The question of the offensive guy pole
in front of the Simons building was
brought up. The council took q recess
to make some recommendation in the
matter. The committee took the full
half hour and then asked for more
time which was granted.
Alderman Mcbride was instructed to
make necessary repairs to the flush
tanks in the sewers at cost not to eX-
coed $50. Mcbride reported that the
sewer manholes are in many cases in
bad condition and repairs are necessary.
The matter was referred to the street
and alley committee with power to act.
A Sidewalk was petitioned for on
North Second street and was referred
to the street and alley committee. The
committee had examined and made an
immediate report, recommending that
the walks be built. Alderman Herzog
called attention to the unsafe condition
in which the walks have been left on
Higgins avenue, while the work of i'm
provement has been in progress. The
council instructed the street commits
soner to see that the walks are made
safe.
The council then voted to dispense
With tHe IuTtnef services or the StOck
herder. The chief of police reported
that he has u horses in the pound and
! that they will not sell for enough to pay
pound expenses. Some of the horses
| he said, had been sold from the pound
once before this summer. The counci
instructed the chief Of police to turr
| the horses loose.
Mix, speaking for the ordinance com
n1ittee, asked the mayor to instruct the
| city clerk to have the city's ordinance
| book where the committee could get it
He said that he had made several at.
| tempt to consult the books but thai
| the clerk did not produce the book. The
| clerk was instructed to produce thu
| book tomorrow, which he agreed to do
| A retail liquor license was granted t
| Edward Rhodes. A long petition wa:
received asking the council to refuse
| to grant any electric light contract fo
| a period of more than one year. Thi:
was referred to the joint COMMITTEES
that has the electric light bid unde
consideration, A bid for furnishing
| wood was received and referred to tn,
contract committee. The council ad
| journed till Tuesday night of mex
| week