Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-22
To REDEEM
WARRANTS
ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS OF CITY FUNDS
IDLE IN BANK.
BOARD OF HEALTH CON-
TINUES SPECIAL POLICE
Dogs Aid in Spreading Smallpox
City Council Discusses the Gam
bling Evil.


cember l.
The motion was made by Alderman
Macarthur, who stated that over $100, 900
was lying idle in the bank and the city
was paying interest at the rate of 6 per
on the outstanding warrants. If war
rants to the amout of $20O, 900 were re-
deemed. the city would be making a
clean saving of $1,000 per month. TIL
motion to redeem was carried without
a dissenting vote.
When the report of the city clerk was
read, Mr.. Macarthur moved that it be
referred to the ways and means COM
mittee, with instructions to that COM
mittee to confer with the heads of the
various departments to keep down eX-
penses. He said that unless something
was lone the city would be over $500. 000
in debt by the end of the year. The
motion was carried and the committee
will meet with the heads of the de-
partments on Saturday afternoon.
The finance committee recommended
that outstanding warrants be called in
with the money available in the city
treasury at the present time. and that
hereafter when there is 5000 0 in the
treasury that it be devoted to the re-
demption of warrants. The report and
recommendation of the committee was
adopted.
The same committee recommended the
! cancelling of warrants to the amount of
SAT, which had been lying uncalled for
in the clerks office for more than one
year. This was approved. Bills for the
month amounting to $~6,325.lS We're or
dered paid.
The board of health made the follow
ing report, which was adopted:
"First-That they have had under con-
sideration the notice of Curtis & Majors,
agents for the owners of the property
on which the detention hospital is built,
and would respectfully ask for further
time.
E"Second-They would recommend that
the three special policemen employed for
the purpose of compulsory vaccination
be continued in the employ of the city
Of Butte, in the same capacity. under
the direction of the health officer until
further notice, and that compulsory
vaccination be strictly enforced.
'Third-They would that
DR.. Bryant, who is at present employed
as assistant city physician, shall be on
duty from 9 o'clock a. m. to II o'clock
noon and from , to 5 p. M, and from
s to 8 p. m.
.Fourth-The attention of the council
is hereby directed to the fact that
soiliilolS J. AS'AiHS AeS HSN
been attending to his duties and that
unless he does SO in the future that
his resignation be called for.
..Fifth-It is hereby suggested that
the officer in charge of the detention
hospital be instructed to be careful to
find out the correct addresses of small
pox patients reporting to him, SO the
proper f~umigation of the premises can
be effected"
Alderman kroger complained of the
negligence of the guards at q~uarantined
houses, and said that he saw a big.
shaggy dog at one house which was
allowed to enter the infected rooms and
then play with the children in the
streets. He wanted the council to warn
the guards against this.
Better have the dog v~accinated,"
drily remarked the mayor.
Alderman Macarthur said that some
doctors We're worse than dogs. because
they would attend to smallpox patients,
and the next moment would be shaking
hands with some one without taking
the trouble to disinfect themselves. He
knew this to be a fact, because it had
been done to him.
Doctors can disinfect themselves, but
an ignorant dog cannot said Mr..
kroger.
his eIlied the ufScuSSlOH ana the reg
u'ar business was proceeded with.
Council bill No. II, under suspension
of the rules. was placed on it's final
passage. It gives the Butte Electric rail-
road permission to carry freight over
the streets of the city and to pay the
city l cent for each ton OF ore hauled
Alderman Bryant stated that it would
be impossible to work the Stewart mine
unless the ore could be hauled by the
railroad. and it involved the employ
ment of 200 or 800 men.
Alderman Evans brought UP the oues-
ton of gambling, and said that it should
be suppressed. After considerable dis
! cussion on the matter, Alderman McCon-
nell moved that the chief and captain OF
police be tried before the police commits
sion of the council for permitting gam
bling. The motion was carried.
1t was decided to run the patrol wagon
in the day time as we'll as at night, and
appoint two additional men to handle it.
W. w. McNulty presented a bill for
s6S. claiming that four tons of ore had
been taken from the dump of the Eagle
mine to fill a hole on East Copper street.
He valued the ore at ST. per ton. Alder
man Bryant said that 40 waste in Butte
was worth 81 per ton, and the bill was
filed without action.
j. c. Lykens of Lancaster, Ohio, asked
the city to offer him some inducement
fer the establishment of a window glass
factory in Butte, saying that 1t would
cost between S55,oG0 and $685. 900 to estaD-
lish the plant and it would give employ
ment to 40 skilled and 50 unskilled work
men and have an output of 5000 boxes
of glass per month. TIL matter was re-
ferred to the mayor and city clerk.
James Ryan presented a demand for
5000 as damages for injuries sustained
in falling from a defective Sidewalk on
Anaconda road. Referred to the judi
ciary committee.
Building Inspector W. J. Kennedy re-
ported that the Quartz street fire station
would not be completed for one month,