The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-11

contracted for. The ladder is not SAFE
He would not want to send men up on
1t. The running gear is too light for
the weight it has to carry. Mr.. Row
lands, agent of the company, addressed
the council. He contended that the
specifications had been carried out ex-
cept in very trifling particulars. After
an hours discussion it was decided to
refer the specifications and contract to
the city attorney for an opinion as TO
whether under those specifications the
city is liable to pay for the ladder.
The bills of the registry agents of $42O
each for services were then considered
The charges are nearly double what has
heretofore been paid. The regular pay
is $40 per day for 81 days. The agents
this year put in q extra days work at
so per day. The mayor said he thought
the charge was pretty high. 1t was
voted that the agents be paid S110 ex-
ira, making e'total pay S315 per man
instead of $500, asked for, and instead
of the $210 allowed by ordinance.
The clerk was instructed to issue GER
tifcates of election to the parties
shown by the returns to be elected.
A communication from John P. Scu1ly
in regard to his lot being taken for
public purposes referred to the ju-
dietary committee The following
charges were preferred against Officers
Butte, Mont, April 10, 1S99.-To the
Honorable the Mayor and the City
Council of the City of Butte. Gentle
men: The undersigned hereby prefers
charges against Police Officers Shelby
and O'Meara. and IN support thereof
submits the following statement:
THAT I am a member of the grocery
firm of Macdonald & Lynch, and that
p. A. McKercher is an employe Of said
firm. Mr.. Mckercher and myself were
witnesses to the attempts on the part
of Officer Sheehy to arrest James Gill
about noon to-day. Mr. Gill was pass
ing the rear of our store when the Of
ticer grabbed him several times,
jammed his head against the wall, and
in throwing him down broke his leg.
Mr.. McKercher and myself protested
and told the officer that if he would
let the man alone we would take care
of him. and Immediately called a hack
and sent him to the hospital.
Later in the day Officer Sheehy, ac
companied by officer O'Meara came to
the store and told me to come with
them, as I was under arrest. I asked
them to wait few minutes, as I was
alone in charge of the store and ex-
pected some Of the help to come in any
minute. This privilege was refused.
and, grabbing me in the toughest man.
ner possible, they dragged me to the
city Jail, and later arrested Mr.. Nc
kercher. I consider the treatment of
James Gill as brutal in the extreme,
and the arrest of Mr.. Mckercher and
myself as wholly unwarranted.
1T is a matter in which the liberty
and safety of our citizens are involved,
and l trust you will give it the atten-
ton its Importance deserves. Respect
fully submitted,
JAMES H. LYNCH"
The communication was referred to
the police committee.
A communication was received from
the chairman of the republican central
committee asking for a refund of $50
paid by the committee for the use of
the Auditorium on the ground that the
democrats had not paid anything for
the same hall. The communication was
referred to the finance committee.
A petition of James O'Brien relative
to sidewalk tax was referred to the
street and alley committee.
A warrant was ordered drawn in IA
vor of H. S. Clark for $4,000 in payment
of the lot purchased by the city adjoin-
ing the first station on West Quartz
street.
The contract for painting the sprink-
ling carts was awarded to S. w. Graves
a $40 each
Licenses were granted Hall Brothers
to carry on the business of an intelli-
gence office and employment agency,
and to c. Karatofslly to carry on the
business Of a pawnbrCker.
Council bill 81, condemning certain
property for the use of the city as a
corral, was introduced by Alderman
Noyes and referred to the judiciary
committee.
The following bids were received for
furnishing new sprinklers: Austin 6,
Western company of Chicago, $1,9S4 for
three sprinklers and two dump wagons;
J. T. Carroll, 81 1876 for three sprinklers,
the same as are now used by the city.
He made no bid on road carts. The
bids We're referred to the street and
alley committee.
The council then adjourned.