Payroll of the Month It Costs $18 000 to Run the City a Month
City officials report the monthly operating cost to run city government amounts to 18000 dollars. The brief outlines payroll and essential services funded by the budget.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1901
Page
10
City officials report the monthly operating cost to run city government amounts to 18000 dollars. The brief outlines payroll and essential services funded by the budget.
The monthly payrolls cover Fire, Police, Street, and Library with totals around 3 000. Fire shows 2 823.74 expenses and 1 715.00 building losses. Police report 483 arrests with fines totaling 2 075.50 and 1 165 in stolen property, plus 81 hours of electric light outages at 3 cents per hour. Street Commissioner notes 4 018.50 total street work including 960 for sweeping and 307 for storm drain work.
M'Bride will assume the role of general agent for the Rio Grande system in Butte, guiding operations and representing the company in the region. He is expected to oversee agents, coordinate schedules, and expand service reach.
Butte reports a sweeping reorganization after the Rio Grande Western and Denver & Rio Grande merge. Former Western department heads become assistants. McBride remains general agent for both firms in Butte. Salt Lake City and San Francisco offices named for freight and passenger roles. executives extended across both railroads with new duties and travel postings.
A town controversy erupts as a patriotic Fourth of July event bars Native participants who expected payment. Sol Levy planned a native squadron, but the committee excludes them, leaving tribal workers seeking pay from local figures and vendors.
Several labor organizations announce six month officer terms. The Butchers union picks W. H. Hull as president and other officers. Workingmen elects delegates to the Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly. Barbers, Painters and Decorators, Building Laborers, and Butte Horseshoers also announce new officers including presidents, vice presidents, secretaries, and treasurers with named individuals.
The Montana Music Co at 119 North Main Street in Butte displays a large variety of music boxes. Their collection covers almost every classical composition and many popular airs, offering a delightful entertainment for warm summer days and evenings.
Superintendent Carroll announces an eight hour day for all construction workers and sets wages at five cents per hour for repair crews with nine hour shifts. Repair men formerly worked ten hours for three dollars daily. under the new plan they earn five dollars and fifteen cents for nine hours. The change starts July 1 and runs through September 1, with future wages and hours undecided after a change in company leadership.
John Lally was arrested yesterday afternoon and taken to the police station on a charge of beating his wife Mrs. Lally made the complaint. She stated that after a heated discussion he began a fist fight. He was locked up and will be called before the court Friday.
Yesterday afternoon a minor fire at W Blair’s grocery on 681 South Montana street occurred when lightning entered the building due to missing insulating tubes over wires. Chief Sanger ordered proper insulation before the current was restored. No damage reported.
H Reed of Victor Idaho says his dandruff and hair fall were cured after using Newbro's Herpicide. He and his wife saw complete relief after trying several other preparations with little result. The ad claims the product destroys the parasite in the scalp and promotes glossy hair. Hundreds of testimonials are cited.
Local court records show Josie Olson paying $10 for breaking glass in Wyoming alley. Sadie Lawrence arraigned for vandalism with axe marks on a Galena Alabama door, case set for July 9. Several others faced charges or were discharged, with July 4 and Friday adjournments noted.
United States court records show the Speculator mine sold to J M Daugherty for 100000 with a 2500 deposit held by the clerk. Judge Knowles extends Suttons lease on the Grand Opera house for 15 days with a 500 bond. A supplemental bill in Finlen v Devlin et al is filed. No clerk office business today.
Chiropodist work a specialty. Corns bunions club and ingrowing nails treated without pain. Dr. Brochear Thornton block room 15 Butte Mont. Crowds arriving by train show the popularity of this famous ho re.
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