The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-06

to employ help enough to clean all the
streets and alleys of the city the pres
ent month.
The report was adopted.
The fire and water committees report
as published yesterday was read and
action with regard to the new hook and
ladder truck deferred to Monday even
Ing.
The city attorney stated that the pro-
posed condemnation proceedings to
procure property for an addition to the
Quartz street fire station could now go
ahead. and he was instructed to draw
a resolution transferring $4,000 for the
payment Of the appraisement from the
general to the fire and water fund.
The finance committees report re-
commencing the payment of the regu-
lar bills was read and adopted and
warrants ordered drawn.
The judiciary committee reported as
follows:
In the matter of the petition of A..
p. Barrett concerning sidewalk tax,
We recommend that the city treasurer
be instructed to cancel said tax
with regard to the petition of w. b.
Forhis we recommend that it be dis
allowed.
We recommend that the sprinkling
tax against MIS-. Ella Bryons be strck-
en- from the roll.
We recommend that the city council
accept the proposition of F. II. Kinds
& Co. to pay said Kinds & Co. the sum
of S441.40 in full payment and settle
mem for permanent sidewalks
I'VE recommend the petition of Mrs.
Mary J. Williams be disallowed.
In the matter Of Mrs. Mary Bloomer
we recommend that the city engineer
either build a wall or do something to
protect the property.
ION the petitions of c. w. Newton
and Christian Smith we ask for further
time.
we recommend that council bill No.
80 be passed.
The report was adopted and the war
rant in favor of Kinds & Co. ordered
drawn.
Council bill No. 30, extending Por-
phyry street from Wyoming alley to
Arizona alley. was read the third time
and passed.
Council bill No. So, establishing the
grade of Crystal, Diamond, Silver, Mer-
curry and Jackson streets, was read a
third time and passed.
City Engineer Bickenbach submitted
a resolution assessing the costs of build
ing permanent sidewalks in 1898 and in
a communication stated that 1.-The total
amount paid N. S. Ledford, sidewalk
contractor, for the construction of side
walks was $9,900.12. The total amount
of the assessment roll is SS.754.51, max
ing a deficiency of $1,146.61, which cam
not be accounted for. 1 also find
that in some instances property
has been charged twice for the same
sidewalk and where the owner has con-
structed the walk himself. In order to
make the assessment roll balance, the
amount of warrants that have been is
sued against the special sidewalk fund
the amount of the deficiency must be
entered upon the roll either charged to
the city or to the property holders, if it
can be ascertained who has been bene-
flied by the improvements, or charged
to the sidewalk contractor if it can be
found that he has been given credit
for more walk than he really put
down."
The accompanying resolution No
246, providing for a total assessment
of $ST54.51, was referred to the judiciary
committee, together with the city en-
gineer's report. The time having eX-
pred for the filing objections to the
adoption of resolutions Nos. 241, 242. 243,
244 and 245, levying a special assess
ment for the purchase of property for
the opening of Oklahoma avenue
Franklin, Covert to Iron streets, and
Thornton avenue, and no objections