The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-08
ANACONDA NEWS.
A RIGHT LIVELY MEETING
Some Excitement at the Council
Last Night.
THIRD STREET CULVERT
Alderman Dolan Claims That Much I'm
necessary Work Is Being Done in the
Old Addition and That the New
Addition Is Neglected.

There We're only a few persons pres
ent at last nights council meeting, but
II the people had known what was in
store the hall would haven't have been
large enough to hold the crowd. 1t
was a very lively affair and furnished
excitement for ALL
The cause of all this liveliness was the
question that has been brought before
the council time and again by Alder
man Dolan-that of the building of a
culVert under the railroad track on
East Third street. Alderman Dolan
claims that culvert is absolutely
necessary, and, on the other hand, AL
derman Fitzpatrick claims that it is
not.
When the matter was brought I'D last
night Mr.. Dolan said that in the read
ing of the minutes he had noticed that
1t was mentioned that a cuvert was
not needed on that street and that the
special committee had reported to that
effect
Il say that culvert is needed there"
said Alderman Dolan. II am speak
ing from personal knowledge, and that
is more than that gentleman (FitzPat-
rick can say. If he had a shack down
there he would be Of a different opin-
ion."
Alderman Fitzpatrick sbid that he
had property there and that. in his
opinion, no culVert was needed.
street Commissioners Shovlin asked
permission of the council to explain,
and he was allowed to do so. In the
course of his explanation he said that
Alderman Dolan had no just right to
kick. Mr.. Shovlin was informed that
he had no right to censure an alder
man and would have to confine himself
to the culvert matter.
AT this stage of the proceedings the
interest was beginning to die away
when Alderman Dolan again took up
the question
Why don't they work in the new
addition?" said Mr. Dolan. What's
the use of their working only in the
old addition? What's the use of their
lifting up the old crossings, placing in
new ones and having the old wood
hauled to the house of the commits
sioner? There are many more things
that / could say, but I will not do So"
There was some discussion among
the aldermen, but the matter was not
acted upon
On motion of Alderman Murphy. sec
onded by Alderman Dolan, it was de-
cided that the mayor instruct the street
commissioner to lay crossings in all
places where sidewalks are laid,
The resignation of Thomas Mcclure
as alderman from the Fifth ward was
read and on motion of Alderman Dav-
idson, seconded by Alderman Stephens,
it was accepted.
City Attorney John r. Boarman was
granted a leave of absence of 10 days.
Alderman Mcdonnell of the Third
ward was granted a two weeks leave
of absence.
1t was ordered that an arc light be
placed at the corner of Washington and
Fifth streets.
City Engineer z. H. Mcdonald re-
ported that the construction of a sewer
in improvement district No IS had
been completed
The labor bills We're read and ap-
proved and warrants We're ordered
drawn for their payment
The bill of Boyd Bros. for damages
alleged to have been caused by the
overflow of water during the storm of
the month of August was ordered laid
over until the return of the city at
tCfney.
The regular monthly bills were read
and referred to the finance commit
tee.
City Treasurer ]. r. Walkup's report
for the month of August was read and
referred to the finance committee. The
report follows: