The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-16
was adopted and warrants ordered

was adopted and warrants ordered
drawn.
The judiciary committee reported
recommendations as follows:
THAT council bill NO. So, a bill for an
ordinance granting right-of-way
along, through and under all the
streets. alleys. avenues, public grounds
and other public ways within the city
of Butte to D. ]. Hennessy and. M. Don
ahoe for the purpose of laying pipes
and mains in the city Of Butte for
heating and power purposes, we recon-
mend that the same be amended by in
sorting in section 5, in the blank space
therein, the words city hall and public
library, and as so amended the commit
tee recommends that the same do pass
In reference to the re-experting of
the books of ex-City Treasurer Jacobs.
mittee of the whole of the council and
disposed of.
That lot IT,, in block 3. of the Moves
& Upton Railroad addition to the city
of Butte, be offered for sale to the
board of school trustees for the sum Of
$500"
motion to consider the report by
section carried and when the reference
to exporting ex-City Treasurer Jacobs
books was reached the council went
into committee of the whole with
knowlton in the chair City Attorney
Lamb stated that for the purpose of a
suit against Jacobs bondsmen an ex-
porting of the books was necessary, ow-
ing to the former experts having failed
to complete the work
Noyes asked If some of the accounts
were not missing, and Mr.. Lamb stated
| that he had heard it murmured such
was the case, but he was not certain
Noyes then moved reference to the jul
dlciary committee with power if it saw
Mt to employ an expert. Macarthur
thought best to decide the matter at
once by empowering the city attorney
to act.
The motion was amended to empower
the mayor and city attorney to employ
an expert and to require him to give
bond THAI he will complete the work
and be in court to testify when the case
is called, and SO amended was carried.
The committee reported this recon-
mendation to the council upon arising
and the report was adopted. The ball
ance of the judiciary report was
adopted
Council bill No. SO. granting a right
way company for an electric line be-
tween the Stewart and Original mines.
was introduced by Bryant, who asked
for its immediate passage in order that
the company might get to work at once.
City Attorney Lamb stated that he had
| had found it properly drawn.
The rules We're suspended and the or
| dinance passed.
| The franchise is for 30 years aud is il
| conformity with the franchise for the
| Montana street line.
Council bill No. So as recomm ended
for passage by the judiciary commit
| tee was passed.
Council bill No. 81, introduced by
Britt, new ordinance regulating sec
| ond hand stores, was read the ,irst and
second times and referred to the iu-
! dietary committee. The ordinance IS
intended to place greater restriction on
| second hand dealers for the purpose ct
preventing fraudulent dealings.
The Butte General Electric company,
by Manager Turner, submitted t. COM
munication stating the company
had been reorganized under the
name of the Butte Lighting
and Power company for the
purpose of increasing its capital and
extending its business and asked he
passage of an appended resolution
which provided for transferring the
Butte General cor1pany's franchise &C
| the new comrany. The resolution was
| passed withou- a dissenting voice.
Bids were opcned for supplying tire
city with police patrol system and for
| a patrol wagon as follows: GameWell
Fire Alarm Telegraph company by +.
| G, Slower. president, furnishing patrol
| system, $S.5O5 For furnishing patro
wagon: Spokane Blacksmithing com
pany, $685.: F. M. Grady, $500, and the
| WAYNE Sulkeyette company, $500.
The bids were referred to the police
| committee and the council adjourned
| until o'clock Saturday evening ano
award the contract.