Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-23
City Council Held a Pr0tracted
Session.
A REPUBLICAN O
For The First Time in Years Was
Present--The Salaries Of Of
ficerS Were Fixed.

There was a lively time at the council
meeting last night between the repub-
lican and democratic members, the lat
ter for the first time in several years be-
ing in the minority. That they were in
the minority was evident by the mild
way in which they handled the different
measures as they came up. The men,
bers present were Mayor Lesser and AL
dermen Davidson, Fitzpatrick, Stephens,
Gangner, Collins, Devine and Dalton, the
latter three being the democratic MEM
bers. After the reading of the minutes
and a batch of bills, an was
precipitated over the allowing Of bills in
favor of Special Policemen Marchion,
Stebbins and Labeouf for 500 each for
services during the race meeting in July,
1897.
Each of the aldermen present entered
into the argument. Davidson moved to
allow. Collins urged an investigation.
Devine amended to lay on the table un-
til the next meeting and make it a spe-
cial order for that time. The amend
ment was lost. Devine asked that the
clerk refer back to the minutes of 1896
and 1898 and ascertain how many spe-
Cldl pOllCcIIleH were pdiu uuIlIlS Tie rates.
of those years. The clerk went back to
1897. Fitzpatrick said the clerk should
not grow too cunning. Mr.. Devine had
asked for information from the mute
of 1896 and 1898, and he and the other
members were waiting to hear it. The
clerk granted the request and made
known that no less than three special pO-
liceman were employed during the races.
Davidson insisted upon his motion being
put, not because the policemen We're re-
publicans, but because he believed the
men were entitld to pay, and he blieved
every fair-minded democrat would agree
with him.. Collins wanted his record
straight on the matter as not opposing
payment if the claim was just. He was
not satisfied and asked postponement for
the purpose of becoming more familiar
with the facts.
City Clerk and Attorney O'Leary, as
counsel for the aldermen, made an objec-
ton to the bills being allowed, and asked
for a ~postponement. Fitzpatrick was on
his feet in an instant. He said:
Colonel, If I believed you We're honest
in what you say, I would be willing for a
~postponement. You have hummed and
hawed this evening over your minutes
when you were called upon to refer back
TO them, thus showing your straddling
proclivities in this matter. Mr.. Mayor, I
urge that the motion be put which was
done, and it carried by a vote of 4 to 3.
A petition was received from w. ].
Hilbert for permission to move a frame
building on lot 20, in block %, back 60
feet in order to enable him to build a
brick building in front. Devine moved
tina the prayer of the petitioner be
granted. Collins moved to amend that
the permission be granted providing that
he moves the frame outside the fire linn
Its after the brick is completed. Another
long argument followed. The amendment
carried.
VIM. Labelle was given permission to
run a sprinkling cart this year.
The report of the ways and means com
mittee making appropriations for the
next year was adopted. The appropria'
tons are as follows:
Lights, 81 at SIS .$12 ,06'
"A MIGRANTS ......... .............. 4,4O
II flush tanks ........ ............. 10
Total for light and water........S17 Sc
Streets and Alleys
Present year 800
Policemen, chief and assistant. -. As
Emergency men ........ ........... LOO
Fire salaries, $4,000; i~ncidentals,
S., 800 ......... ......... ........... $50
Health officer ......... ............. 80
Mayor ......... ....... so
Treasurer 80. -. 81. 200
Police magistrate ..... ............. 100
Clerk and attorney ................ 1,S0
tAlueIiiieh '........ '''' ''''.''' o"
Bond interest fund 4,OG
! mill for sinking fund 800
" mill for sewer fund .............. 1,5O
Miscellaneous Fund
rms year ........... ............... 30
Next year ........... .............. 2,75
1otal ........ ......... ...........@ 900, ~
An ordinance fixing the salaries of cit,
officers was passed, as follows:
mayor ...... ......... .............$ 5U
Aldermen ......... -. -. ......... Sc
City attorney ....... .............. 90
Police magistrate ......... ......... 100
City treasurer ......... .......... 200
Health officer ......... ............. 80
Chief of police $50
City clerk ........... ........... 90
Assistant chief of police ............ 1,35
Policemen, per month .............. 10
Chief of fire department. .......... 1,50
Firemen, per day .................
Street commissioner ...... ......... 1,20
The judiciary committee asked for fur
Their time to report on the matter of Ii
censing the pool rooms Taces). Fftzpat
rick, one of the committee, said the ma
ayers of the pool rooms had to pay tn
telegraph company $51 per month, which
with their other expenses, left them n
profit. f licensed the pool room owner
wanted the telegraph company to pay
portion of the license. Mayor Lesser coul
not see the consistency of making a poo
drayman pay a license for 6. beggarly liv
Ing and allowing the pool rooms to g
scott free.
The polling place Of the Fifth ward wa