The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-03
WOULD JAIL THEM
CAPTAIN s. q. JEANS READS THE
RIOT ACT TO THE COUNCIL.
HIS MEN WILL HOLD THE FORT
They Need It in Their Business, Says
He-Anti-Pool Room Ordinance
Submitted to the judiciary
Committee.

Captain s. G. Jeans of the Meagher
guards has threatened to arrest and Jail
the police force, the sheriff or anyone
else who attempts to deprive his soldiers
of the use of the basement of the library
building for rendezvous quarters. He
made the announcement in the meeting
of the city council last evening, and it
almost took the breath Of the entire as
semblage.
The city owns the library building and
desires to use the basement for library
purposes. The guards have been hold
ing forth there.
In bringing the matter before the coun-
Gil the captain said: Gentlemen, 1 have
just received word from the adjutant
general of the national guard of the
state, advising me to hold the armory
for drilling purposes. The state has gone
to an expense of $4,000 to fit the place
up, and 1 will hold it by force, If neces-
sary.''
I'VE had better increase the police
force in order that we may cope with
the militia in this matter" said Alder
man Cohen.
Il can arrest any policeman or state
officer who interferes with the militia"
responded Captain Jeans.
AS no one cared to interfere with the
militia, the matter was dropped.
Ordinance Against Pool Rooms.
The anti-pool room ordinance, which
City Attorney Lamb had been instructed
to draw up at a previous meeting was
submitted to the council and then turned
over to the judiciary committee. After
it had been read, Alderman Cohen
moved that it be laid on the table or
pigeon-holed as a dead one but the mo-
ton was lost, those who favored it's sus-
pension being AldeEmen Cohen, Mayo.
Bryant, Day and Kroger, five in all, and
those favOring it's perpetuation being AL
dermen Evans. Congdon, Dempsey, Glee-
son, Kelly, O'Brien and Siebenaler,
seven. Mr.. Siebenaler stated in cor-
nection with the matter that a previous
meeting of the council, the city attor-
ney had been instructed to draft the or
dinance, and he was in favor of having
it take the customary course. Therefore
it was referred to the judiciary commit
tee, and will probably be brought be-
fore the council again in two weeks.
Following this business Alderman
Cohen moved that the city attorney be
instructed to draft an ordinance increas-
ing the license on saloons. but the mayor
remarked that the motion was some
what indefinite.
"If we are going to make Butte a
moral city," said Mr.. Cohen. 'let us be-
gin with the saloons, the greatest evil
of them all"
I'll second the motion" said the
mayor.
Yo{h fN1p.t hoV
line.
II move that the city attorney be in
structed to draw up an ordinance pro-
hibiting bucket shops and stock ex-
changes in the city," continued Alder
man Cohen. The motion passed the
council.
The ordinance relative to poo! selling
and betting on races provides for a
fine of not less than $25 nor more than
$500 in each instance. Section reads as
follows: ANY person or persons found
betting, wagering. specializing. selling
pools or making books upon any horse
race or horse races or the result thereof,
whether such race or races are run in
this city or state, or elsewhere, within
the limits of the city of Butte, shall be
deemed guilty of a violation of this orr
dinance, and, on conviction thereof shall
be fined not less than $25 nor more than
$500.
The Proceedings Watered.
Alderman Siebenaler submitted to the
council motion having for it's object
the prevention of the water company
from collecting water rents until such
time as the company should comply with
the conditions of its franchise relative
to furnishing its patrons with whole
some water. He said the water was bad
and that it was not the company's first
offense. In response the city attorney
said that from q legal standpoint the
company could not be enjoined from
collecting its rents. He advised the
council to handle the matter careful
ly, as it was a serious one with which
to deal. If the city should attempt to
declare the water service a nuisance.
SAID he, the supply might be shut off.
which would bring down the indigna-
ton of the citizens upon the council.
Alderman Bryan said he believed the
company was doing it's utmost to fur
nish the city with good water, but its
machinery had been delayed and it
could not possibly remedy the defect
just now.
gence Of patience, adding that another
year would doubtless find the company
in shape to deliver the best quality of