The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-09
AFFAIRS IN THE COUNCIL
Several Contractors Bid on the
Grading of Higgins Avenue.
COOPER ST. WATER MAIN
Monthly Reports OF the Various City o.
fcers-Bills Ordered Paid-A Guam
tity OF Letters, Petitions and
Requests-Routine Matters.


amount of business was transacted and
number of improvements ordered for
| the city. The meeting opened at the
usual hour with quorum present,
which settled down to business The re-
| port of Judge Landers, police magis-
trate, showed that 1910 had been col
lected in fines, which includes $50 that
was paid to the city by Kern & Nc
Cullough for the privilege of shearing
their sheep on the south side at the
Mclaughlin MILL
The city treasurer's report showed
that there was a balance of 81, 346 SIS in
the general fund, and that he has
received for the month of July from
the police court the sum of $42S, and
from the licenses collected s1,19S.5O. His
disbursements amounted to $645.O5.
leaving balance in the general
fund on the list of August of s., 92S. o. In
the library fund there was a cash bal
ance of 81 ,269.23. and the disbursement
for the month of July was Sill, leaving
balance in the fund on August / of
$1,l5S.23 There was balance on July
l in the road fund of $35020; the dis
bursement amounted to $172.76, leaving
a balance of SLIT "A. On July / there
was balance of $62.50 in the fire fund
and the disbursement amounted to
$29.75, leaving S32. rs in the fund on Au-
gust l. The pound fund had $1475 on
July l. to which is added So collected
for fees, making a total of $17.75 in the
fund on August l. There We're no re-
ceipts or disbursements in the sinking
fund for the month of July, there being
a cash balance of $20.0S in the fund
August !.
The city clerks report showed that
there were warrants drawn on the
treasurer for the sum of $T13.32 for sal
airy bills, and warrants to the amount
of $l007.72 for expense bills. The num-
Der of licenses drawn and issued was
%, amounting to 81 ,055
The report of the chief of police and
street commissioner was, as far as to
the police court matter, the same as
that of the police judge.
The sidewalk that was ordered on the
east side of blocks 6 and Z in Nc
Whirk's addition. was reported as not
being constructed by the owners, and
on motion of Alderman Mcbride the
clerk was ordered to advertise for
| bids for the laying of this sidewalk
| The same order was made in the case
| of lot %, in block 6, and lot l, in block
| 8, in the original townsite. In the case
| of the sidewalks in front of lots II and
| II, in block 50, in the Railroad addition,
| the street commissioner was ordered to
repair them. He also recommended that
the bridge across to the island be re-
| paired, and after considering the mat
| ter the council ordered the repairs
made. The painting of the iron work
| of the Missoula river bridge was con-
| sdered by the council and after a
number of suggestions it was ordered
that the city clerk advertise for bids
| for the painting Of the iron bridge and
the piers: the quality of the paint was
| 1nft hn s,tr nd oil Low uni q
The salary and contract bills for the
month We're allowed and ordered paid.
| The water company presented bill for
| $20S and the electric light bill amounted
to $3l7.50. In addition to these the reg
ular salary bills, amounting to $713.32,
were allowed, as was also bill pre-
scented by William Jameson for S25.
The following expense bills We're read
and ordered paid: c. F. Kellogg, for
painting 90 street signs, Sc; Andrew
Logan, blacksmith work, 5000: Fred
Doe, Sll.25; John Nelson, $S.25: Samuel
Scott, $50; Theo. Saquin, $375; James
Orr, $29; c.. w. Dunlap, $S25: tthe
above is for street work.; Wallace Mix,
was allowed $1l.25 for lacking up the
street signs, as was also George Ora
ham SIS for the same work and the
furnishing of a horse. John Jacobson
for hack hire SO; Big Blackfoot Milling
company, for lumber for sidewalks
Sll.ZO, MlSSOuld DluS COMPANY
chandise for the fire department, S5i5;
Murphy & Worden, feed for the fire
team, SLIPS: John Rankin, for side
walk lumber, SI.G5: Kennedy hotel, toi
feeding the prisoners, $l1.S5; G. Maro,z
harness for city team. $3.50; Hays 4
Marsh, feeding teams, s..
A petition was read. signed by 444
persons in that section of the city ad-
joining Cooper street, asking that the
city council order the water company
to lay siX-inCh main the full length
of Cooper street. This brought on q
motion to reconsider the motion thai
was carried ordering the laying of a
water main on ToOle avenue, and the
excitement that was caused by this
motion was mentioned in this morn
ing's Standard. A correction should be
made. and it is that the word ''scab'
was used by Alderman HerZOg instead
of the word scamp" Alderman Her.
Zog occupied the attention of the coun'
Gil for about an hour more in trying
to show that the motion was out Of
order, for the motion ordering the lay
ing of the water main had been ordered
| more than two months ago. After tht
alderman from the Fourth ward had hi:
say the other aldermen made few re
marks in support of the motion; tht
vote was then called for on the ques
ton whether the council would recon
slider the vote that was had orderins
the water main layed on Toole avenue
Aldermen Logan. Gibson and May
voting yea and Aldermen Mcbride ant
| HerzOg voting no.
a communication was received from
the League of American municipalities:
of New York, extending an invitation
to the aldermen and city officials to be
present at the third annual convention
! which is to meet at Syracuse, n. Y.
! en- September ~, 20. 81 and %. TIL:
mayor stated as the invitation was no
accompanied with transportation tick
cts. the invitation was ordered place.
| on file.
The Western Montana Trades anC
Labor Council requested the council
through a letter, to let the contract fo
the grading of Higgins avenue to
resident contractor. and that the con
tractor be required to employ unioI
men and to pay the union scale q
wages. and that the contractors be re
quired to give employment to residen
citizens. The communication was or
| dered placed on file.