Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-03
Takes Up the Window Break
ing Nuisance.
A w A TO BE OFFERED
ellis For Labor Against the City We're
Allow ed--AsseSsment For
Sewer Purposes.

A regular meeting Of the city council
was held last night with Mayor Madden
and Aldermen Collins, Murphy. Fitzpat-
rick. Dunn, Mcdonnell, Sladish, Talbot.
present.
City Attorney J. r. Boarman, Street
Commissioner D. Shovlin; Chief of Police
Jack White: Police Magistrate j. NJ.
Kennedy and Fire Chief r.. S. Mentrum
were also present in the council cham
Der. The minutes were read and approx
ed. after which the following business
was transacted:
The labor bills amounting to s434.2o for
work on streets and $106 for other pur-
poses were read and ordered paid. The
other bills, of which $1,971.2O was in favor
of the Anaconda Mining company for
water, light and merchandise, were read.
The remainder of the bills amounted to
$751; 6, all of which We're referred to the
finance committee. A bill of 1925 was
presented for making the assessment roll.
A petition was adopted granting per-
mission to erect a sidewalk on the south
side of Third street etwee Jefferson
and Madison streets.
City Attorney Boarman asked until the
next regular meeting to report on the
damage case of Boyd Bros. for $3.50. He
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His request was granted.
The following resolutions We're intro
duced by Alderman Fitzpatrick and car
ried:
BE it Resolved, BY the City Council of
Anaconda, That the mayor be and is
hereby authorized to offer a standing re-
ward Of $25 for evidence leading to the
conviction of any one breaking windows
or otherwise damaging any vacant build
ing within the city limits, provided that
the owner or agent of the vacant build
ing shall have posted thereon a copy OF
the reward"
BE it Resolved by the City Council OF
Anaconda. That a tax Of $50 be and the
same is hereby levied upon each and
every lot in sewer district No. 13, fol
the purpose of defraying the expense:
of laying and completing the II
said district"
BE it Resolved by the City Council o.
Anaconda, That all moneys now in tht
city hall fund be and are hereby trans
ferred to the general fund, and that al
moneys hereafter collected or paid in or
account of the city hall be converted Il
the general fund.-
BE it Resolved, That all licenses here
after collected from fire insurance com
panies be placed to the credit of the fir.
fund.- which is hereby created for th'
use and benefit of sick and disabled fire
men OF the city
The matter of offering a reward of 81:
for breaking windows or otherwise dam
aging buildings created the only discus
sion of the evening. AT first Fitzpatrick
was alone on the measure, but the more
it was argued the stronger became hi:
cause until when the vote was takel
Murphy was agains it. and this was du'
to his not thoroughly understanding tn
d~epredations of the youths against va
can't buildings.
Fitzpatrick. Collins, Murphy and Nc
Donnell spoke on the question, and Polio
Magistrate Kennedy and Chief of Polio
White We're given permission to also Civ
their views. making known the arrest an
conviction of children or tender age 70
this stone throwing business. When som
of the aldermen began talking abou
boarding up the windows of vacan
houses, was the time Fitzpatrick mad
a hit and won his cause by drawing a
example of 300 or 400 houses boarded u
in Anaconda, an eye sore to all stranger
who came to the city.
A letter was read from Fred Clark |
which it was stated that Mrs. Hear:
was now ready to receive the testimoni:
of the city. Thetestimonial was ordere
forwarded to Mrs. Hearst in San FraI
cisco.