Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-13
SUPPRESSION
Of GAMBLING
Alderman Evans Revives the Subject
at Special Council
Meeting.
DEMANDS RESIGNATION OF
POLICE CAPTAIN LEYDEN
For Not Enforcing Councils Order to
Close Gambling householder
Reiterated.

When a special meeting Of the coun-
Gil is called, it is unusual for me menu
bcrs to discuss matters other than such
as were specified in the call. 1t was ex-
pected that if any deDate should arise
over any of the propositions presented
last night. it would be confined to the
one granting a franchise to the B. A. &
f., to lay track over certain St:eA.S. AL
derman MCCONNELL was the only member
who took issue against the railroad and
his vote was the Only one recorded
against the petition.
1t was the unexpected that happened,
and Alderman Evans was the member
who set the animal loose. The alderman
made a speech against gambling. He
said the police needed regulating, and he
would call them to the carpet for their
refusal to comply with the order of the
city council to close the gambling resorts.
These police autocrats were greater than
the council, and it was a case of the
tail wagging the dog and not the DOG
wagging the tail. At the conclusion OF
his address, he moved hat Captain Ley
den be requested to hand in his Sig
ton at the next regular meeting of the
council.
Before any of the other aldermen had
time to catch their breath, Macarthur was
on his feet at a bound.
why is it that the member of the Sew
enth singles out the captain .of police, who
is always on the night shit, ana makes
no mention of the chief who is the head
of the Department."
Evans explained that he mentioned
the captain, because that officer was act
ing in the capacity of chief a short time
| ago, during the latter's absence. He was
at the head of The department when the
police had !reen given ins tru ,LiOns I'd pro-
hibit gambling in enc city.
Alderman Nc Ccnnell sail that Le was
anxious n willing to stand by Evans
y, Tho c,,,,rroCcio, cf oo M b1ic o. h11t iroi1rC.
tice might be done, Captain Leyden if
Evans motion obtained. In view of the
fact that the capital had received no
Instructions from his superior officer, Nc
Council offered an amendment to the first
motion, that the chief of police be in
| structed to suppress gambling.
Evans assented to this condition and
| withdrew his motion. The amendment
offered by Mcconnell was put before the
council and carried.
Mayor Mccarthy, the presiding officer,
at this point turned to Alderman Evans
and said if the alderman knew of any
place where gambling was going on, and
would make out a complaint against the
offenders, he would see to it that the
warrant was served inside of fifteen
For reply, Evan moved that the city
clerk notify the chief of police of the or
der of the council, that gambling be sup
pressed.
This being a left-handed slap at the
mayor, Macarthur reminded Evans that
the city's executive was the only au-
thority through whom the chief of police
or any of his subordinates received in
structions.
Evans saw the point and amended his
motion accordingly. The proposition was
then put before the council and carried.
The mayor, looking over in the direc-
ton where sat the chief of police, deliv-
cred an oral order to that official to use
his best e%ndeavors to suppress gambling
in the city of Butte, if possible. This
closed the incident.
|, John r. Reins was denied permission
to sink a shaft by entering upon that
portion of Idaho street which crosses the
Ella lode claim.
The petition to have the city erect a
water fountain at the intersection OF
Arizona street and Utah avenue was de-
MED. Too late in the season.
Through Alderman Bryant, the tele-
graph pole on the corner Of Main and
Woolman will meet with the woodman's
AK.
The report of the paving committee as
outlined in yesterdays Inter Mountain
was adopted, and after adopting the rec
concentrations of the street and alley
| committee on the petition of the Il. A. q
p. the council adjourned.