The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-02
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Aldermen Had a Hard Time Get
ting a Quorum.
A RECORD WAS BROKEN
The Entire Order of Business Was Run
Through in Exactly an Hour.
Three New Improvement
Districts Proposed.

DASei INlS 1SPoSSAs
Owing to the extreme cold the city
fathers had a hard time getting out
last evening in numbers sufficient to
constitute quorum, but 10 members
were finally rounded up. Alderman
Knowton presided in the absence of
Mayor Harrington, who is confined to
his home with the grip, and under his
skillful guidance the council broke the
time record by running through the
entire order of business in exactly an
hour. Among the matters of impoT-
tance considered was proposition
submitted by Mayor Harrington to or
ganize three new Improvement dis
tricts for paving purposes, which met
with the approval of the aldermen and
was adopted.
Charles Murphy. the saloonkeeper
who preferred charges against Police
officers Shea and McGlynn, evidently
expected the council to consider in a
body his charges, as he was present
with large number OF witnesses. Ii
he did expect such action he was dis
appointed, as the charges were merely
put through the customary course OF
being read and referred.
George Lippett submitted claim of
500 for damages claimed to have been
done his property at 81 West Woolman
street by sewer overlooking. Refer
red to the sewer committee.
Charles e. Stevens, who was refused
a license to do a plumbing business by
the city engineer. petitioned for IL
cense, as he had been to great expense
Ca, hi r,11o DofN ~ f1N1
cense committee.
Superintendent Carroll notified the
council by communication that in COM
pliance with the councils order, wa
ter main had been extended on Alum
mum street from Washington to jack
son, north on Jackson 800 feet, and hy-
drants placed at the corner of Alum
mum and Jackson streets and at the
end of the main on Jackson, also that
the water had been turned on.
M. Meyer notified the council of his
withdrawal from the bond of NJ. B.
Cohan, second hand dealer.
A communication from the Fire EX-
tinguisher company to the city clerk
was read stating the new fire truck
will be shipped shortly via the Great
Northern.
The charges of Charles Murphy and
Thomas Little against Policemen Shea
and McGlynn were read and referred to
the police committee.
J. r. Russell petitioned for a rebate
of special sewer taxes, amounting to
s72.sO, representing he had already had
his property taxed for sewer purposes.
Referred to the sewer committee.
J. p. Swenson petitioned the council
for license to conduct an employment
agency. The petition was granted and
the accompanying bond approved.
L. Oulette and Fleming and Walsh
filed bonds for doing plumbing, which
We're approved
The bond of the Anaconda company
indemnifying the city from loss in the
N. S. Ledford matter was read and APP
proved
The Anaconda company petitioned for
a license to conduct a steam heating
plant at the corner of Quartz and Main
street. The petition was granted and
bond approved.
In a communication Chief of Police
Mulholland and Police Judge Terrell
asked for more chairs for the police
court chamber and offices in connec-
ton.
The January report of Chief of the
Fire Department Flannery was read
and filed. The report shows there We're
seven fires in January, entailing to-
tai loss of sS125 on the property: there
was $4,000 insurance on property
valuation of S40,500 It was also stated
the new horse furnished the department
had been pronounced unsound and the
council was asked to reject the animal.
Filed. The report Of Chief of Police
Mulholland for January was read and
filed. Poundmaster Whitmore's report
for January was read and filed. The
January report of Building Inspector
Kennedy was read and filed. The re-
port shows rs permits to have been is
sued during the month for buildings to
cost in the aggregate of $9,4S0.
The bond of John Moore, assistant
city treasurer, was approved.
The city clerk, John G. Holland sub
mitted his report, which is as follows:
Butte, Mont, Feb. /, 1899.
ITO the Mayor and the City Council Of
the City of Butte-Gentlemen: By re-
quest of the mayor. l herewith submit a
statement of the receipts and disburse-
ments of the city for the period from May
!, 1898, to Jan. l, 1899 showing the amount
of warrants issued against the general de-
partment funds as well as the amount
issued against the several special funds;
also showing the amount of warrants out
standing against the several funds on
Jan. l, 1899:
Cash in city treasury May /,
1888 .SlVi 500 .Os
Receipts during this period are as fol-
lows:
SUNDRIES TND TAXES.
General ....a75, 493.o6
Sewer 49,. ...... ...... 1851