The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-06
ALL KINDS OF BUSINESS
City Council Puts in Three Hours
of Hard Work.
A NEW SEWER DISTRICT
Pipes Will Be Laid From the Court
House to Fourth Street-Committee
Appointed on Pool Room LII
censs Matter.


went through the business like water
through sewer. The councilmen
wasted no time, and when the session
came to a close they could conscien-
tiously say that they had earned their
salaries. All of the aldermen except
one were present and all of them added
their mite to the general whole.
Improvement district No. 10 was ere
ated and bids We're ordered advertised
for for the construction Of the sewer
from the new court house down to
Fourth street, where it will connect
with the main sewer
The pool room license matter was
called UP and referred to special COM
mittee for full investigation. 1t was
the expectation of this question coming
up that brought the crowd to the city
hall
Street Commissioner Shovlin made
three timely suggestions, which We're
taken up at once. One referred to the
Sheep gulch water another to the dig
ging of bitches in the streets and the
third to the wood saw men who leave
piles of sawdust in the streets.
The proposition to codify the city or
dinances and the printing of the same
was referred to a special committee.
The reports of the city officers for the
month of May were received and ac-
cepted and the usual grist of bills was
read and referred to the finance COM
mittee.
Those present at last nights meeting
We're Mayor Madden, Aldermen Collins,
Kelly, Talbot, Dolan, Mcdonnell, Sla-
dich, Fitzpatrick, Davidson, Dunn,
Murphy and Stephens. The minutes of
the previous meetings were read and
after a slight correction approved. The
reading of the minutes took up half an
hour of the time, after which a number
of petitions We're read
Chief of the Fire Department C. S.
Mentrum sent a communication to the
council in which he stated that the hook
and ladder truck now in use is entirely
inadequate for the needs of the depart
ment, being both an unsafe and insult
ficient piece of apparatus. He request
ed that a new and larger truck be pro-
Vided Alderman Davidson moved that
the request be granted. Alderman Nc
Donnell moved that it be referred to
the fire committee, which latter motion
prevailed after some discussion.
City Treasurer John r. Walkup asked
the council for a leave of absence for
y days from June 7. The leave was
granted. .T7..g arsgs,rr. @
Dick Lindsay. manager of the
Worlds Messenger and Package COM
pany, sent in a communication in which
he complained that outsiders were in
terfering with his messenger business
and requesting the council to adopt
measures to prevent the infringement
on the company's rights. The commune
cation was referred to the judiciary
committee.
Sheriff Jack Conley asked permission
to erect a frame barn on lot 8, in block
20, next to the city hail. wherein to keep
his horse and buggy in order that they
might be ready to hand in case of emer-
gency. The size of the building was to
be 30x12 and II feet high Most of the
aldermen We're opposed to allowing any
one to erect frame building within the
fire limits, and there was some discus
sion. Alderman Mcdonnell moved that
the petition be referred to the fire COM
mittee. Some of the aldermen didn't see
the necessity for referring a matter
that was plainly in violation of the or
dinance, and the motion was lost Aid
erman Dolan then moved that the
prayer of the petition be disallowed
The motion was carried
A leave of absence, was granted Off
Ger William Powers for 80 days.
City Engineer Mcdonald submitted a
the SIS per month allowed him by the
old council for office rent be continued
The request was granted.
French & Co. asked permission to
raise the grade Of the sidewalk at the
corner of Commercial avenue and
Cherry street six inches. The matter
was referred to the street and alley
committee.
Wagner & Sevigne asked the council
for an interview in regard to an illus
trated history of Anaconda and Deer
Lodge county. The publishers desired
to obtain suggestions from the council
as to the views which would be the
more desirable. The expense to the city
is to be the cost of the photographs and
engravings the cuts to be the property
of the city. On motion of Alderman
FITZPATRICK the communicate ton was re-
ferred to a special committee of three
for investigation Mayor Madden APP
pointed Aldermen Fitzpatrick. David
son and Talbot as such committee.
Alderman J. V. Collins was granted a
leave of absence for 80 days from June
Is. ~
The report of the chief of notice
John White, as already published in the
Standard, was read and referred to the
finance committee.
The report of City Treasurer J. r.
Walkup was read and referred to the
finance committee. The report is as
follows:
GENERAL FUND.
April ~, balance ...-................$l2 975 90
Licences collected ....... q0e 50
Express wagon Tags '.'..-......... 100
DOG tags '''''...'. .'''..'........... 80 90
Row fines ......... ...............,. lis on
COWS lmpouhoed .''..... .......... 200
Police court fines ............. 237 M
Warrants paid
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