The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-04

Grand total ......$ 1874, 731.75 $34, 731. SIS
The report of the street commissioner
showed that there were 341a days of la
Dor performed on the streets and mate
rial used to the value of $50.S5.>
The report of the finance committee
recommending that the light bill be
paid was adopted.
Devine called attention to the fact
that the spring foods will soon be here
and that there are not enough culverts
under the Butte, Anaconda & Pacific
tracks in the Eastern addition to let
the volume of water out, and said that
there was danger of great damage by
flood. On motion, the street and alley
committee was instructed to investi-
gate the matter.
FITZPATRICK introduced a resolution
fixing the levy for special taxes in GER
tain sewer districts at $14 for each
$500 square feet. The districts includ-
ed under this lew are special improve
ments districts Nos. Z 5, 8, TO- II and
L. The resolution was adopted unani-
mously and notice was ordered pub
| liShed.
Davidson then called up the matter
of the damage cases against the city
of George Shook and w. B.. May. He
wanted to know what was going to be
done with them-whether they were go
ing to be carried to the supreme court
thing to say on the question. Johnson
moved that committee of three be
appointed by the mayor to decide upon
the better way of action. Fitzpatrick
moved an amendment that the investi-
cation be done by the judiciary COM
mittee. Deyine moved an amendment
to the amendment to leave the whole
matter in the hands of the county at
torney. On the vote, the amendment
to the amendment was lost, the mayor
casting the tie vote, but the amend
ment to the original motion prevailed,
and thus the matter will be investi-
gated by the judiciary committee.
w. B. Rodgers. the attorney for May
and Shook, was granted permission to
address the council He reviewed the
cases, and declared himself confident
that the judgment of the lower court
would be affirmed by the supreme court
and that the citv would ultimately
have to pay vast sum in costs and
interest 1t would take two years,
said Mr.. Rodgers, to have the cases
decided by the supreme court, and for
that reason his clients We're willing to
compromise on what he deemed a fair
basis of settlement. The Judgment
awarded Shook YVES $4,000, to which are
added costs amounting to $177.70 and
interest to date. amounting to $54 MAX
ing total of s2,23214. In the May case
Tie JuuSlIleI WAS S3,0UU ana the COSTS
S5l.1, while the interest to date is $3.50.
The costs and interest in both cases is
$S7264.
Mr.. Rodgers then made this PROPOSE
ton in the Shook case: He agreed 10
accept $4,000 in payment of the whole
amount, knocking off $222.14. In the
May case he proposed Ito knock off the
costs and interest and $500 of the origi-
nal Judgment. If the city accepts, said
Mr.. RODGERS ii will save S472 ca
An ordinance regulating the cleaning
of sidewalks, amendatory of the pres
ent ordinance, was read a first and sec
ond time, and referred to the judiciary
committee. The ordinance provides
that owners or occupants shall keep
the sidewalk clean, and in case of
failure to do so, the city shall do the
work and assess the cost thereof to
the property abutting the sidewalk so
cleaned.
The council then adjourned until next
Monday night.