The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-17
LIVINGSTON.
The Water Question at Last Where II
Can BE Settled.


Can Be Settled.
Special Correspondence of the Standard
Livingston, Dec 1.-THE agitation
that has been going on in the Gateway
City for the past three months regard
ing municipal ownership of water
works has finally borne fruit and the
matter brought to q place where it
can be rightly settled. Council meet
ing after council meeting has been held
for the purpose of debate upon the
question. and after each adjournment
it seemed as if the matter was never
any nearer settlement than before
the meeting was held. Last Tuesday
evening the city dads got together for
another catch-as-catch-c can bout with
the municipal ownership bugaboo and
hnally got 1t off from their hands. Two
petitions were presented at the meet
1ng-one asking that the council sub
init the question to vote of the peo-
pie and another protesting against
such action. No one dreamed that the
ordinance would be passed, but sur
prise awaited those who had gathered
to witness the usual rough house"
that has invariably attended the dis
cussion of the water works PROPOSE
ton. Alderman Jones. who has stead
lily opposed the submitting of the ques-
ton to vote, on the ground that the
price asked by the water company was
TOO high, arose and said he had con-
Guided that the people wanted to ex-
press their views on the matter and
| that he would be in favor of granting
the taxpayers that privilege A vote
was taken and the roll call found AL
dermen Jones, Doonan, Robinson and
Nelson voting in the affirmative and
Hefferin and Harvey opposing the
proposition The election will be held
on Jan. 3D. 1900, and will decide wheth-
err the people of this city want the wat
er works bad enough to pay 100000
for them or not. The campaign is ak
pected to be a warm one, as feeling
runs rather high on both sides of the
question.
w. A. Clark wants the Livingston
electric system-some people thought
he had it-but a complaint filed in the
office of District Clerk Bailey yester-
day shows that he hasn't got it yet,
but wants it pretty bad. The COM
plant recites the fact that John r.
King, manager of the Livingston Wat
er Power company, represented" to
w. A. Clark that he owned 2,496 shares
out of $500 of the stock of the corpor-
alton, and that if Clark would pay him
81 and "other valuable considerations
he would transfer all this stock to
him for the sum of $4,000. King and
Tom Ash used to be in partnership in
this electric light business. Honest
Tom Ash was in the legislature some
time ago and he voted for Clark. 1t
ment was made. Well. anyhow, King
don't appear to be overly anxious to
transfer the stock, and so Clark. by his
attorneys, Welcome and Root, file
complaint stating that the damages
which could be awarded for non-per-
| Torrance of the agreement could not
| be in any proportion to the injury suf-
fered and pray for specific perform
ance of the contract and a temporary
| injunction restraining King from trans
| ferring any of the stock pending a
! hearing of the case. Judge Henry
| signed the restraining order yesterday.
| The papers in the case We're filed by
| w. A. Clark, jr.. who was here yester-
| day. To the Standard correspondent
| Mr. Clark said he was going to Wash
ington Sunday and remain there-as
| long as W. A. senior hangs around the
| capitol.
! The body of NJ. A. Buckle was
| brought down from Jardine Tuesday.
| 1t was in charge of H E. T. Hanetain
and w H. O'Brien, old friends of the
| deceased, who came from Nelson, B.
| c.. to take the remains back to Lon
don. Ont, where Buckles parents re-
side. A funeral service was held Mon
| day at Jardine and the sermon was
| preached by Bishop Brewer of the
Episcopal church. The mines We're al
| shut down and every one in the camp
attended the funeral. Mr.. Buckle was
81 years of age, native of Canada.
| He was a graduate of the University
| of Toronto, having taken the degree
of NJ. A. Sc. and NJ. +. from that in
| stitution. His father, DR.. R. NJ. Buckle,
| is superintendent of the London insane
| asylum Mr.. Buckle represented the
bulk of the Canadian capital interest
| ed at Bear Guch.
The Ladies' guild of the Episcopal
| church held their annual fair in the
| Albemarle annex last evening. 1t was
ha ftI Of fljr hn
| ladies have ever held and a neat sum
| was realized to aid in the church work