The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-21
SESSION A LIVELY ONE
Council Transacted Considerable
Business Last Night.
LICENSE FOR POOL ROOMS
Contract for New Sewer Awarded to
Thomas Kslly - Police officer
to Be Appointed for
Lake Park

The special council meeting last
evening was of short duration, but
during the time that the alderman
We're IN session they transacted con-
siderable business. Mayor Madden pre-
sided and Aldermen Dolan, Davidson
Dunn, Fitzpatrick, Kelly. McGuire
Murphy, Mcdonnell, Sladish and Talbot
were present
Inc most important business on hand
was that of the licensing of the pool
rooms IN Anaconda. Alderman Kelly
announced, when the question was
taken up, that he had spoken to Emil
hansen, the proprietor of the Centen
MAJ pool room, and that he had been
told that the pool rooms, if they were
again opened, would only report the
results on one track
Inc report of the ways and mea,s
committee in that matter was read IF
recommended that the city attorney be
instructed to draw up an ordinance
placlng the license of pool rooms at
slO0 per month, payable in advance.
On motion of Alderman Dalton, sec
ohded by Alderman Davidson, the re-
port was adopted and the city attorney
was instructed accordingly
petition signed by Is taxpayers was
read asking the council to have a lat
eral sewer constructed in the alley be-
tween Pine and Walnut streets, to run
north from Seventh street to the main
sewer, through blocks numbered los.
81 and rs. The petition was granted
ana the clerk was instructed to adver-
tise for objections to the work being
done.
Bids for New Sewer
he
sewer in improvement district No. IS
were then opened. There We're only
three bids. Thomas Kelly of Anaconda
offered to do the work for 81, 295: Pat
Walsh. also of this city. asked $780,
and Peter Oren & Co. of Butte asked
$1775.
There was some discussion in this
matter over the fact that the certified
check of 10 per cent of the amount
which had been asked bv the council
did not accompany the bid of the first
named bidder, Mr.. Kelly having placed
the money in the hands of City Treas
urer j. r. Walkup. The bid of Mr.
Kelly was accepted on motion of Alder
man FITZPATRICK, seconded by Alder
man Murphy.
Alderman Mcdonnell moved to amend
the motion by accepting the bid of Pat
Walsh, saying that the latter had here
tofore done good work for the city and
that as there was only a difference of
% Mf. Walshs bid should be accepted.
McDonelfs amendment was seconded
py Alderman Sladich, but it did not
ealls. WI, helly was instructed to
work would be we'll done.
The Judiciary committee reported
that ordinance No. 161, which had been
prepared in regard to improvement dis
trict No. 49, comprising blocks Sc, Il,
satisfoo+orv tn ..Ili, 49," y Nas
nassad ana s;,,l,1 ~ nsa. ,, as
r. m'as n,n,,ea ~. ~ 1870 hauue,,'
seonnaad ~ ,,sa.'.o 49, MAJ nlI 1o
+hotttbs o,,S;, = t'ali ~ ~ IN
tha ~ ", N.Y. pe pli'iteu once III
A1donn.nn rro,i,nt i i..s. 81 It. ieu'
iii that A. putta naa ny 'aie coon-
pa;Irsa ~ ao,,,, snliaI oiiua " Iaciiit
~ ~ 4 ,,aa,,,In u .,h NC iep o., =.
~ tnr A at i1ahe pain anu put II
$500 s 81 r. - O. so,ietaple was ap-
nounoiI r. go anaidaa taa rs ~ 'lie
oman. -, !. Has uee!ueu 10 appoiht an
taeel, W. Mie es IVY ~ shali pe 70 keep
me park free from undesirable peo-
nv ,o,,,+ 10 A.. ,..
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,'Io ,.,as,tt.ili NY pas 'iieis VI ,ile Ies
"a IA ~, o I'M "aa ieau anu auope
A. "a, GU ~ .ne nn "aS ms. oeteo 70
nv, up tttia ~ tne saiile.
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aHe s,e 49, ~ eiaes
H. eiae -. 49, ne
~ ~ hea ,ta VII e'ai avenue was
''ot $ '''teu no.
Ne" truck "ahte".
The matter of the purchase of new
nook and ladder truck for the fire de-
partment was then taken up, Chief
Mentrum explained that the ladder
truck now used by the department had
that the ladders could not be used on
high buildings, as they We're not long
enough. The truck was used many
years ago hS the volunteer department
and 1t Is unsafe Tor any man to work
on the ladders. In view of this the