The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-11
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Returns of the Election Were
Canvassed.
A BUSY SESSION HELD
Monthly Report OF City officers Pre-
sented-A Large Number OF Bills
Approved by the Council
and Ordered Paid.

| the late lamented election were can
vassed. No change was made in the
unofficial figures reported in the Stand
ard, and the clerk was instructed TO
issue certificates to the successful can
didates. Aldermen-elect Coffee and
May We're present as spectators and
enjoyed the proceedings. especially the
reading of returns.
The council met tonight in adjourn
ed session. Aldermen Mix, Mcbride,
Broadbent, Gibson and Herzog being
present. The clerk read the minutes of
the last regular session, and of the ad-
journed session of March H. The min
utes being approved, the regular
monthly reports of officers were read.
The tleasurer's report showed a bal
aimee in the city treasury of $5.460.90, di-
vided as follows: General fund.
s1,251.99: library fund, s1,625.52; road
fund. 1862 0J; fire fund, $3.50; pound
fund, IS cents: sinking fund, SCISSOR.
The money received for licenses during
March was 80, and from the police
court $164.
Health officer Burger made report
covering his work of the past year and
| reporting no contagious diseases in the
| city at present and the sewer system
! in good condition. The treasurer re-
ported that the semi-annual payment
| of bond interest will be due before the
next meeting of the council and asked
| that enough money be transferred to
the sinking fund to meet the payment.
| which will amount to So
| The regular bills, amounting to
| $1.10SS2, We're read and allowed. The
| expense bills of the month. including
| election bills. amounted to $51S92. This
| included also the share of city expense
| of changing the grade of the Bitter
| Root branch to accommodate the Toole
avenue crossing. The bill, which was
| one-half the cost of making the change,
was objected to by some of the alder
men. The mayor explained the agree
ment that was made with the railway
| company before the work was done
The auditing committee cut the bill to
$3.50.
Alderman Broadbent thought that the
| matter ought TO be investigated and
the figures understood before any such
cut was made. He therefore moved
| that action on the bill be deferred untt
the matter could be presented 20 the
| property owners. There was no second
! to the motion. Herzog then moved that
| the bill, as reduced by the auditing
committee, should be paid. This was
carried, Broadhent alone voting in the
negative.
A bill of the Democrat Messenger for
publishing notices was reduced, the
chairman of the auditing committee
stating that the chief of police had said
/ that he would pay for one of the no
tees. The bill as reduced was paid.
The bill Of Charles Kellogg for paint
ing street signs was also a matter of
dispute The street commissioner said
that he had ordered % extra signs and
that Mr., Kellogg had said he could not
do the additional boards for the con-
tract price. Mr.. Kellogg was present
| and explained that the additional SIGNS
had not been ordered at the time the
contract was made and that he had or
dered his material on the contract basis
| He could not now make the signs in
| small quantities for the same urfcC as
i he had made the large number The
council decided that Mr.. Kellogg had
fulfilled his contract and the bill
amounting to So. was ordered maid
Alderman Herzog presented a resolu-
ton ordering the water company to nut
in six-inch main on Toole avenue.
The resolution was referred to the fire
and water committee. A petition for
a new sidewalk on East Front street
was read and referred to the sidewalk
committee
The council then proceeded to canvass
the vote of the city in last weeks cleo
ton with the following results: May
or-Webster. rep. @4S: Cave, dem, 800.
Aldermen: First Ward-Logan. rep. IS:
Pulliam. dem. 66; Second Ward-MiX
rep, 6S; Slmohs, dem. 6b: Ihlrd ward
DAILY, rep, lo4' Coffee, dem, is;
Fourth Ward-May, rep, l2I; kelm
dem, "a. Alderman Broadbent presided
curing the canvass ana Aideftnen Gid
S-,n anu Mtfiide acteu as lelIeES