The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-04
i.BROzEMAN CITY AFf|Rs
Recommendations Made by May
or Award.
PROBLEM OF THE STREETS
A Hundred New Crossings Are Needed.
Six New Bridges Are to Be Put
In-The Water Works-In
the District Court.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Bozeman, May 2.-On Monday night
Mayor Award assumed the reins of
office as chief executive of the city Of
Bozeman. At the meeting of the coun-
Gil he made the following remarks and
suggestions:
II assume the duties as mayor of the
city of Bozeman with an earnest wish
and promise to perform whatever de-
wolves upon me as such officer-thor-
oughly and for the best interests of the
city, so far as in me lies.
THE law makes it my duty to call
to the attention of the council such
matters within my knowledge, relating
to city affairs, as may require your ac-
ton. Therefore, l submit the folIvw-
Ing:
I'm the matter of the water works,
which the city has recently acquired:
We are commencing the MANAGEMENT
thereof to-day, under new conditions
prescribed by ordinance 1877, and while
it will undoubtedly, in the beginning
at first, place upon the water commit
tee considerable responsibility, / be-
lieve the committee will be able to adj
just matters with the collector, in such
manner as to relieve itself of an I'M
due amount of care and time spent in
that capacity. I believe the present or
dinance will be found sufficient and sat
1sfactory The city will require pipe
and main extensions and perhaps re-
pair supplies, which the council should
take immediate steps toward secur-
ing
The streets are our gravest problem.
I am informed that there are six new
bridges to be put in within the city
limits, also about hundred new cross
ings and as many more to be repaired
Fourth and Eighth avenues, for which
Nelson Story has decided ground to the
city, should be opened, and on Fourth
avenue at least, the new street should
be graded from Babcock to Main street
The recent high water in Bozeman
creek washed out portion of the crib
bling which protects its banks, from
Babcock to Mendenhall street, and
what remains is said to be almost
worthless. All of this work. taken IN
connection with general supervision
of the streets and alleys of the civ,
will require most of the time of tie
street commissioner as superintendent
during the summer months. I would
therefore recommend provision for il
day policeman for such time as the
council may think necessary.
THE law makes the city treasurer
collector of the dog tax without any
powers. I would recommend that the
law be amended to make the chief ,f
police and his assistants collectors Of
the dog tax, having the treasurer pro-
vide and furnish necessary dog checks
to the chief, taking his receipt there
for. The city clerk should be directed
to provide the treasurer with new re-
ceipt books. The second issue of the
city hall bonds will be payable at the
option of the city on the list of next
TI11Ir ho f,if HOG it,} In -iy,1y-
ing fund, which can and should be used
In partial payment of these bonds.
Il have the following appointments
to submit for your approval: City
clerk and attorney. George D. Pease;
chief of police and street commissioner,
W. L. Lansing; policeman No. I,
Thomas M. Sipes: Policeman No. 2,
Richard Davis; janitor and jailer, John
Newberry; chief of fire department, W.
g. Alexander: engineer. Emil Ketterer:
library trustees, Mrs. Lester S. Wilson,
Mrs. Walter Cooper
The following committees We're also
appointed: Finance-Aldermen Koch,
hewitt, Stanton, Lamme; tire-Alder-
men Cleaveland, hewitt, Harris; public
health-Aldermen Koch, Davidson,
Cleaveland; public buildings and
grounds-Aldermen Lamme, Mitchell,
hewitt; printing-Aldermen Harris, |
Mitchell, Stanton; permits-Aldermen
Mitchell, Koch, Harris; library--Alder-
men Davidson, Stanton, Lamme;
water-Aldermen Cleaveland, Stanton,
Mitchell, hewitt.
The mayors address and remarks to |
the council do not contain any sugges- |
ton looking toward any improvement |
in the condition of Main street, but |
only regarding repairs to be made of |
necessity Many people are of the |
same opinion, and express the same |
wish. that the late Mayor Bogert did |
at the Elks banquet the other night, |
to the effect that there might be some |
made in Bozeman's mud !
hole, Main street, in the future, as it |
is a disgrace to the town. Probably
Mayor Award will express his opinions
in this regard as soon as everything
is in running order. Most of the old
city officials appointed by the late
mayor retain their positions, with some
few exceptions The most noticeable
change is that of Jack Robinson for
policeman No. l. 1t will be long time
before the city will find more ELI
gible man for the position of policeman,
as he and his successor, Mr. Sipes,
when working together were hard to
beat, but unfortunately he is dem
ocrat. w. Y. Smith, police magistrate,
succeeded himself, and continues to
punish offenders and deliver opinions
III iSSat iAeStlOHS dl the Ola STAND.
john Maxey took charge of the books
Of the treasurer's office, and also of
the water works office yesterday, and
the several aldermen elected at the last
city election took their seats in the |
council. With the exception of two
democratic aldermen. the city of Boze-
man is under the regime of the re-
publican party, as it has been for sew
7ral years past.
Judge Armstrong convened the dis
.rlct court of the Ninth judicial dis
riot of Montana in and for Gallatin
county on Monday, May l. at 10 O'Clock.
IN calling the docket there were found
o be three criminal cases. 81 civil cases
md Y probate matters demanding the
ittention of the court. The jury was
'alled for Monday, May Is, for the
purpose of trying several cases. The
'ase of the state VS.. ROLAND T, Sloan
will be tried again this term, and on
Monday Messrs. Luce & Luce entered
heir appearance as counsel in place
# Messrs. Hartman & Hartman The
acts of this murder casa ara n. |