The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-08
AFFAIRS IN THE COUNCIL
Considerable Routine Business
Is Transacted.
BILLS ARE ORDERED PAID
License Fee Imposed on Photographs and
Similar Instruments Kane 81 Fred
erick Get the Contract for Painting
the Iron Work of the Bridge.

Missoula, Sept. AFTER three at
tempts the city council managed to get
together tonight with all the members
present with the exception of Alder
men Greenough, Mcbride and Coffee.
The report of William Landers, police
magistrate, was read, showing that the
sum of $214 had been collected during
the month of August. Treasurer Lis
ter's report showed that $4,6O051 was
in the treasury on Sept. l. Licenses
collected during August amounted to
$535.50 City Clerk Hughes report was
read, showing that warrants to the
amount of S1,62325 had been drawn.
The salary bills, amounting to S77S,
were read and on motion of Alderman
Logan warrants for the same were or
dered drawn. The bill of Wagner &
SeVlgne, publishers Of the souvenir for
the irrigation congress. was, on mo-
ton, laid on the table. The bill amount
ed to 500. bill from the Missoula
Mercantile company for merchandise
amounting to S34.35 was laid on the
table. The bill of c. E. johnson for
hack hire amounting to 1913 was laid
on the table. A bill from the Boston
Woven Hose and Rubber company
amounting to $500 for 1000 feet of 21s-
inch hose was read. and a motion was
made that the bill be paid and a war
rant for the amount ordered drawn. The
sum of $3.50 was deducted from the
bond furnished by the company with
which to pay freight. The bill of the
democrat Messenger company for $25
for two special road books and 200
blanks was referred to the auditing
committee. Three bills presented by
Jurors in the case of the city of Mis-
At
The committee on electric lights, to
whom was referred the request to re-
move the pole that stands in front of
l.. N Simons' business block, asked
for further time and it was granted
City Attorney Hughes finds that the
city has no power to regulate the prices
charged by electric and water compan-
les for commercial lighting, and the
like, and the matter was laid over for
another month. The ordinance provid-
ing a license on monographs and SINH
lar instruments, which was read for the
second time, was adopted. 1t provides
that all persons exhibiting machines
in this class will pay a license of IS for
each machine per month. George Potts
of the Rankin house was present and
asked the council for permission to
build a crossing from the hotel to the
Missoula Mercantile company. He was,
on motion of Alderman Mix. allowed
the privilege.
petition signed by So residents in
the neighborhood of Hawthorne street
and Toole avenue was read asking for
an electric light. The pc tition was re-
ferred to the light committee.
A petition for a license to sell liquor
at 113 East Front street, presented by
Potts & Read, was granted.
The bid of Contractor Graham for the
building of a sidewalk on Clay street al
so cents per lineal foot was laid owe.
until the next regular meeting. Sew
eral bids We're opened and read for the
painting of the iron work on the bridge.
Q. E. Peppard offered to do the work
for the sum of $407.75. ]. w. Moore Of
fered to do the work for s455. Kane &
Frederick offered to do the work for
the sum of $780, After thorough dis
cussion of the matter the bid of Kane
tract given to them.
On motion of Alderman Mix, City
Clerk Hughes was instructed to have
all the ordinances placed in the ordi-
nance book before the next regular
meeting. A. l.. Lachman was allowed
s25 for driving the city team for 10
days. On motion of Alderman Herzog
the advertisements that is now running
in the Democrat Messenger asking for
bids for furnishing the city with cleo
trio lights from one to ten years, be
changed so that it will read from one
to fifty years.
A motion was made and carried au-
thorizing Alderman Gibson to employ
men to dig down and find the condition
of the sewer at the corner of Higgins
avenue and Cedar street. The council
then adjourned to meet Sept. IA at 8
O'clock