The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-07
WILL BUILD A new SEWER
| Council Decides to Construct
One in Center of City.
JUNK DEALER ORDINANCE
Is Passed on a Suspension Of the Rules
and Signed-Compels Dealers to
Pay a License of Three
Hundred Dollars.

The November meeting Of the city
i council last evening was of short dura-
Z ton, but considerable business was
transacted while the session lasted.
( Mayor Madden presided and Aldermen
Dolan, Dunn, Fitzpatrick, Kelly. Muir
ply, Mcdonnell, Sladich, Stephens and
Talbot were also present.
A petition signed by ]. V.
PSfritz and several others. ask
ing the council to create a new
Improvement district embracing blocks
1 80, 40, Al, %, % and 81 and the depot
and grounds owned by the b., A. & p,
1 so that a sewer could be built, was
j read. The petitioners suggested that
the sewer should be built beginning in
the alley west of the Montana hotel,
thence to the alley between Park ave-
nue. and Commercial avenue and thence
to Maple street through the said alley.
On motion of Alderman Fitzpatrick,
seconded by Alderman Stephens. it was
unanimously ordered that a resolution
should be drawn up creating the new
district, which will be known as I'm
prevement District No. a.
Ordinance No. 163 regulating junk
shop dealers, was then read. The ordi-
:
pay q license of $500 year and shall
furnish bonds of $4,000. The ordinance
was read twice and referred to the jul
dietary committee, which reported rec
ommending its adoption. On a suspsn-
! sion Of the rules it was read a third
Mayor Madden and ordered published
I In the Standard.
The street and alley committee rec
! commended the laying of sidewalks on
Commercial avenue along lots u, 10,
i H. is, 16, II and is in block 7, and lots
1 49, II, is, 10, 20 and q in block 8. The
report was accepted and the street COM
! missioner informed to notify the tax
payers to lay the sidewalks.
City Attorney John r. Boarman rec
Bros. for $3.50 for damages alleged to
have been caused to their stable at the
\ corner of Cedar and Third streets by
4 an overflow of water last August be
wholly disallowed On motion Of Al
& derman Murphy, seconded by Alder
and the claim disallowed.
il A petition signed by A. F. Kent and
d others, asking that a fire hydrant be
placed at the corner of Spruce street
and Commercial avenue, or Park ave,
niue, was referred to the water and
Tight committee.
8 The petition of Matt LAWN and 9TH
#ers, asking that a sidewalk be aid
Sfrom the railroad track opposite Main
zstreet to the northern addition, was
granted ON motion of Alderman Fitz-
Patrick, seconded by Alderman Ste
phens.
Alderman Fitzpatrick announced
that the fire insurance on the city hail
had expired on Oct. 10 last and that
the policies had been renewed. There
lis $4,000 insurance Of which $4,000 is
in companies of which G. P. Welcome
is representative, $1,000 with M. j.
FitzPatrick's companies and $1,000 IN
companies for which OBrien & Peck
over are the agents. The premium IS
1920 for every $4,000 for the term of
three years. Last night it was ordered
that $3.50 be paid to the companies.
This will cover the premiums until Oct.
10, 1902.
The resolution authorizing the city
treasurer to collect delinquent taxes
was read and adopted.
The bills for street labor and the reg
ular monthly bills were allowed and
warrants were ordered drawn for their
payment.
The following report of the city's
finances for October, as submitted ny
City Treasurer John r. Walkup, was
read and referred to the finance com
Inittee: