Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-31
To the Record of Democratic
Administration.
THE FACTS DON'T PROVE 1T
Past Year Has Shown That the People
Are Burdered With Taxes That
Are Not Necessary.

III ~
their convention held for the purpose of
several wards. pointed with pride" to
the economical administration Of Mayor
Madden The present council is COM
posed Of IL aldermen, 9 Of whom are
democrats and 8 republicans. The past
year has been one of unusual depression
in business, and property values have
gone down at least o%ne-third. 1t Is es-
timated that between 1000 and 5000 peo-
pie have left town within the past ff-
teen months. Yet Notwithstanding these
conditions the present democratic city
administration has employed and kept
in office the same number of policemen
as when the town was at it's best n
when there were 1000 or 5000 more peo-
pie here. At present there are 10 police
men. including the chief of police and
assistant chief employed. costing the city
s12,4OO per annum This is wholly out
of proportion to the needs of the city.
When it is recalled that there are two
constables. three deputy sheriffs, a
sheriff and one under-sheriff living and
stationed at and in Anaconda. it will be
seen at once that the city is pOliced out
of all reason. ne policeman. besides the
chief of police would be all nat is de-
manded for service during the day. and
three policemen for night duty wonld
give ample protection to the city. The
sheriff's officers and ~constables are al
ways near at hand and ready to respond
in case of an emergency. This is a sam
pie of Mayor Madden's economical adj
m~inistration.
VThoro hos hoon M oocSQffOn nf work on
the streets, but, on the contrary, the
| street commissioner has been prescott
ing work on u streets without there
! being any demand or necessity for 1t,
| and when all the conditions demanded
retrenchment and economy. Property
/ owners in certain portions of the city
have been compelled to pay for sewers
which were not petitiOned for, as the
law requires, but were asked for by a
few %favorites of the democratic politi-
clans, and a few were benefited at the
expense of a large number of property
owners, who were compelled to pay up
or be branded as "kickers."
! If the present administration has been
SO economical why has it not demanded
a reduction in the prices for light and
water furnished the city? Anaconda
pays $3.50 per arc light per annum and
500 per fire hydrant per annum This
is an exorbitant rate when compared
with the rate in other places. h town
of Deer Lodge pays $3.50 per light and
$40 per fire hydrant per annum. Spokane
WASH, pays $48 per annum for each arc
light. The lights and water furnished
to the city are furnished by the Ana
conda Copper Mining company. A large
number of the members of the city cOulN'
Gil are employees of the Anaconda Cop.
per Mining company, and the Democrat
have nominated for alderman in the
Third ward a gentleman who is the heaG
office man in the electric light and water
office OF the Anaconda Copper Mining
company. If such men are kept in office
can amy citizen expect a reduction in thu
present ~exorbitant rates charged the city
for lights inc water?
There has never been any effort ON thu
part of the democrats, when i'm power. Il
curtail the expenses of the city. Not unit
ex-Mayor Lesser was elected to Office die
we have a fire department.. for the de
partment prior to that time was littl'
better than none. The present fire de
the most efficient in the state, and is TIL
reation of a republican administrator
Yet it is said that the democratic candi
date for alderman in the Second ward i
opposed to present department. and will
fight it If elected to the council.
The several candidates nominated b,
the republicans are representative citi
zens and independent men, and If electe'
to office will give the city the benefit o
wise and untrammeled counsel.
The Standard is seeking to divert tn
attention of the voters from the lOca
conditions by urging the changes on ma
tional issues.