The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-29
ANACONDA NEWS.
MASS MEETING CALLED
Plans on Foot to Receive the
Returning Volunteers.
COUNCIL TAKES ACTION
Authorizes Mayor to Call Public Meet
ing Tomorrow Night to Prepare
for the Coming OF the
Soldiers.

Something will be done in Anaconda
was set rolling by the city council at it's
special meeting last evening, when it
was unanimously decided to call a mass
meeting of the citizens to be held in the
city hall tomorrow evening.
The matter was brought up at the
council by Mayor Madden. The menu
bers were unanimous in their opinion
that Anaconda should give its soldiers
warm welcome.
8 Several propositions have been re-
ce1ved by Mayor Madden from persons
offering to give socials and musical en-
tertainments the profits derived to be
turned over to a citizens committee
winch would be appointed by the
mayor. These offers will be discussed
at next Wednesdays meeting
Colonel O'Leary addressed the coun-
Gil urging 1t to take immediate action
to- raise money to receive the volun-
teers. He explained to the council that
good plan would be to issue badges
which would sell at 81. This plan is
the one which was spoken of in the
interview with F. V. Hurley, which was
published in the Standard Saturday. 1t
Is a method which yielded st. Paul and
Minneapolis more than $4,000 in four
days.
This would be popular movement
said Colonel O'Leary, and 1 am sure
that everybody would approve of it,
Every man, woman and cnild would
wear badge and we could thus raise
neat little sum-
Alderman Davidson said he was in
favor of this plan and was of the opin-
ion that the. mayor should go ahead
and announce that badges would be is
sued
Alderman Fitzpatrick said he be-
lieved that the plan was very good
one.
Alderman Mcdonnell was of the opin-
ion that no money should be spent in
feasts.
When the boys return from Butte"
said he, they will be feeling tco good
for feast, as the Butte people will give
them all the wine they can drink and
the fruit they can eat Let us get up
something to care for the sick members
OF our two companies. Our boys are
entitled to it,"
The motion to call a mass meeting
FOR next Wednesday evening was adopt
ed unanimously. EE
The Tax Levy.
The tax levy this year will be the
same as last year, 10 mills on the dol
lar. Those who expected that there
matter were sadly disappointed, for the
tax levy question was gone through
with in less than 10 minutes. When the
mayor announced that that was the spe-
cial order of business, Alderman Fitz-
Patrick presented the following resolu-
ton:
BE it resolved by the city council of
the city of AQaconda, that there shall
be levied upon the taxable property
within the city Of Anaconda for the
year 1899 on each dollar valuati ton
For general admins trative purposes,
Sia mills.
For interest on bonds and sinking
funds, IL mills"
Alderman Dolan objected to a levy
of 10 mills on the dollar on the ground
that there were certain districts where
the people could not get the desired i'm
provements, but the resolution carried
by vote of eight to two, Dolan and
Davidson voting against and Dunn,
FITZPATRICK, Kelly, Murphy, Mcdonnell, |
Sladich Stephens and Talbot voting in
favor of the resolution.
Officer Gerald Sullivan was granted |
leave of absence in order that he may
go to San Francisco to meet the return
ing Montana volunteers.
Chief r. S. Mentrum of the fire de- |
partment was granted an absence of |
10 days, beginning on Monday next.