The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-16
SECURED THE FRANCHISE
And the Aldermen Got the Gus
tomary Feed at Whatley's.
RULES WERE SUSPENDED
Books OF Ex-Treasurer Jacobs to Be Re-
Experted-Smallpox Signs Ordered
Taken Down-Police Patrol
System.

System.
The street railway company got an
| other franchise from the council at it's
| meeting last evening for an electric line
| for hauling ore and freight through the
city streets. 1t is for a line across the
I north part of town, to connect the
Stewart mine with the Montana street
line, at the Original mine. The bill for
| the ordinance granting the franchise
and right of way was introduced by ALI
derman Bryant and after a few words
of explanation by him, slipped through
without being referred and passed to
| third reading under suspension of the
rules and passed. After the council
meeting the aldermen INDUCED in the
| customary feed at Whatley's that al
| ways follows the street railway getting
| what it is after.
i The meeting was lengthy and a big
4 amount of business was disposed Of.
| Among the matters of chief Importance
to receive consideration was propo-
sition from the city attorney to have
the books of ex-Treasurer Jacobs re-
| exported, which it was decided should
be done. A long discussion over the
smallpox situation, which resulted In
4 the passage of a motion to have the
smallpox signs taken down from quar-
antined places where there is no small
i pox, and the receipt of bids for fur
| nishing the city with a police patrol
system and wagon.
j. H. Farris, agent for William Allen
Butler, asked for a rebate of taxes on
| property in the Moonlight addition.
w r. Orr's bill for extra pay as quar-
antine officer was rejected
Il. Bumkin was granted a rebate Of
taxes on an oyercharge due to cleari-
cal error.
j. w. Glligan asked to be relieved of
the necessity of paying for a sidewalk
laid in front of his premises on jack
son street. Referred to the street and
alley committee.
Mrs. Isabella Scheur asked by petit
ton for an order to the treasurer to
charge no penalty on taxes she had
failed to pay on time. Referred to the
judiciary committee.
Mrs. Flora Mcdonald asked to be re-
1 lieved of the necessity of paying her
taxes on the ground that she was I'M
| able to pay them. Referred to the judi
| ciary committee.
Mrs. E. Gilbert petitioned to be al
| lowed time to pay her special sewer
tax without mourning a penalty, owing
| to her straitened circumstances. On
motion of Bryant the petitioner was al
| lowed to pay one-half this year and
the balance next year. without the inn
position of the penalty.
4 f. l.. Melcher and others petitioned
for a light at Farrell and Atlantic
4 streets Referred to the light and
| building committee.
Business men in West Park street
petitioned to have the smallpox signs
in that district removed, representing
that their business was injured by
them.
Bryant, in moving to grant the pc
tition, said he understood the city was
| feeding about so people in the district
referred to who had escaped through
the skylight and he could not see why
the signs should not be taken down,
Kroger spoke in favor of the motion
and Mayor Mccarthy said he thought
for the protection of the general pub
| lie the signs should stay.
/ Medn said he had seen two of the
inmates Of the Avon sitting in front
of the place talking to school children.
He said that if a man had So he could
get out of any quarantined building in
| town.
Bryant said he understood the guards
| were allowing people to go into all of
the quarantined buildings in town at
night to visit friends. He added that
the guards employed paid no attention
to the duties expected of them, but
spent their time in saloons. He thought
the guards were useless expense.
City Attorney Lamb was asked for
his opinion as to. whether or not the
city will be liable for damages to per-
sons quarantined. He said the city was
liable for the keeping of any persons
| quarantined during the quarantined
period. AS to loss of profits or the city
being liable for damages, he asked to
be excused from giving an opinion at
this time. He added in response to a
question from Page that the health Of
f1cer had the power to enforce the quar-
antine without consulting the council
The motion was changed to read that
smallpox signs be removed from all
places where there is no smallpox, and
| carried.
Mrs. Barbara Prior petitioned for a
| reduction of taxes on the ground of
being a poor widow. Referred to the
! Judiciary committee
Mrs. Augusta Winberg made SINH
lar request, which was also referred to
the judiciary committee
Peter Work, who said he was coun-
ty charge, asked to be excused from
paying 60 cents taxes. Referred to the
judiciary committee.
Maggie Symons submitted bill for
rent of her lodging house and other
damages amounting to 1872, incurred by
reason OF the quarantine on her house
owing to smallpox case developing
there. Referred to the board of health.
City Attorney Lamb informed the
council that the condemnation proceed
ings by which the city sought to acquire
property for the opening of Granite al
ley had reached stage at which the
city must pay for the property con-
demned and 81 400 was voted to pay for
the appraisement. A similar communi-
cation with reference to the alley run
ming east from Renshaw alley was sub
mitted and S7,725 voted for the purpose.
The bond of the A. c. M. Co. in the
sum of $4,000 for conducting an cleo
trio lighting business was approved,
with ID. J. Hennessy and T. F. Courtney
as securities.
The bond of S. and L. Freedman to