The Anaconda standard., 1899-07-06

| ton Mayor Mccarthy asked Bryant If
| he knew there was gambling being
done Bryant replied that he did and
| had played himself. and the mayor then
! said that if he would make affidavit to
| that effect the police magistrate would
I issue a warrant. He thought this was
| the proper way to go about it. He was
| the head of the police department, and
as such had issued orders to the chief
| of police. He had no reason to believe
| the chief was not doing his duty, and
| he did not propose to allow the council
| to usurp his prerogatives. Accordingly
| he would refuse to entertain the reso-
| luton.
Bryant-Do l understand you to re-
| fuse to entertain resolution properly
presented?
Mayor refuse to entertain the reso-
luton till have something beside hear
say evidence that gambling is going on.
You can appeal from the decision.
Bryant appealed.
knewltown-I am surprised, Mr..
Mayor. ct your ruling. This resolu-
tion has come properly before this coun-
Gil, and you have no right to refuse to
entertain 1t. The mayor has rights. but
so have the aldermen, and the council
is higher power than the mayor
Mr.. Bryant-Mr. Mayor, you made no
objection earlier in the meeting when I
moved to instruct the chief of police to
afford protection with regard to street
lamps, but put the motion. Now you
refuse to put a motion seeking to in
struct him in another matter.
McArthur-I was opposed to the form
er motion. holding 1t was unnecessary
and out of place, but l raised no objec-
tion. l take the same position now. and
hold ii is the place of the mayor to in
struct the chief of police and that
therefore this resolution is not in order
knowlton-It is the duty of the chief
of police to enforce the laws and crdi-
nances, and he took an oath to do so.
aware gambling is going on, and If the
mayor has instructed him. why does
he not obey l think it is time the
council instructed him.
McArthur-If the chief took an oa h
to do his duty, why is it necessary to
instruct him? l think the alderman
makes a pretty severe charge when he
says the chief knows gambling is go
ing on.
Knowlton-I can prove he knows It.
MCArthur-If the alderman can prove
what he says, why does he not file
charges?
The mayor called upon Knowlton as
president of the council, to put the ap-
peal, which lost. The chair was sus-
tanned by this vote: In favor OF the
ruling-Ferns. Kelly, Kroger, Near
thur, Medin, Smith: against-Bausman
Britt, Elderkin, Knowlton, Virtue, Bry-
ant.
Several bids for furnishing supplies
for the fire department were opened
and referred to the fire and water COM
mittee.
Bids for constructing the storm sewer
in Missoula gulch We're next opened as
follows: George Gum, $3.50 per perch
for brick and stone work and 65 cents
per cubic yard for excavation; James
Ryan, s419 and 80 cents: C. ]. Nc
Sherry, S4.35 and As cents; j. A Rid
dell 1888 and 40 cents. Two bids were
thrown out because not accompanied
by certified checks. The contract was
awarded to ]. A. Riddell
The bids for constructing the Buffalo
gulch storm sewer were: j. A Rid
dell, 1888 for brick and stone work, 20
cents cubic yard for excavation; c. j.
McSherry, $4.35 and As cents; Perham
Bros. s4.1S and 25 cents: James Ryan,
S419 and 80 cents; NJ. j. McCue. a.25
and So cents; John Finley, $3.50 and 80
cents; F. F. Kelly, s430 and 80 cents
The contract was awarded to Rid
dell.
County Clerk and Recorder ]. E. Mo-
ran was awarded contract for fur