The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-13


Ar To Coming Yeo1.
..n.siou o( O0oees and Ad-
Araaees b. H-1Cayor Deal
and Mayor 0ws,sy.
:. . MEETING OF Council held last
-. IN the Police Court room, Messrs.
ss.ch. Gamer, Lowry, Fr~yschlag,
n...er and Fisher, City Attorney Tai
:. and Mayor Beal were present. Ex-
1902 Jacobs and Aessn. F.'rbis, New
- Perron and Mccarthy also oocu-
III chairs in the Council chamber.
r.dee Wilcox and number Of spects-
,.n we're present.
rhe reports Of Treasurer Bateman
~ Police Magistrate Wilcox were read
The clerk. The former showed the
..nnpt collected and paid over from
~. in the city court for the Of:
49,, month beginning April II and
..d,ps May 10, 70 b Sos, month in
-.,ch more business w~s done and les
..,ey paid in than any previous for .
-. vh,le. The report Of City Treas
- Bateman showed . balance on
...d Of 81 ,Osl. II, and tho outstanding
..,.id Indebtedness W. then stated by
n, Talent to be about $50.
u,. Talent then administered the
,..h ofcffice to Mayor-elsct Owsley, and
csupeiln,en-elect Newkirk, Forbis, Nc
Gritty and Perron.
The City Attorney. Mt. Talent, then
,,de some timely remarks In which
\. stated that the amount with
,hieh Council commenced the last
ear vas only about $759. Is, . decided
Inference in favor Of the new Council.
1be city paid out $500 for small pox
expenses, If which the county co.nnis-
.;o.ers. to whom an itenlized statement
hid been made, would probably repay
10 the city two-thirds, which would give
he new Council . fund on hand Of
more than $3.50. Mr.. Talent also stated
hat the city is now owner Of q horse
.,l cart: and Of the west tn rty feet Of
1t No. , in block No. 3. for which 500
h,dbeen paid for the erection Of build
Ing for the fire company, etc.
Il vas then moved and carried that
he old council adjourn, on which May
" Bvsl aroee and made remarks In sub
lance as follows: II suppose l am ex-
ncted to make . speech. There are
many memo many CALI 90, and speech
making is not my calling, ~ I long ago
discovered. l would like to be able to
make speech, and - I am still . young
m.n, 1 may learn how after . while.
Eighteen years ago I settled in Mon
una, and about six years ago In Butte.
II 1874 was . delegate to the> errito-
rial legislature, in which-like the Irish
man wh" joined the Methodist church
y probation, I did not long remain,
when the charter for Butte was broached
Ivoted against 1t, thinking It unconstt-
tutional, but Joined hands under 1t win
Ill good citizens In trying to make our
young city success, and aan glad to say
that east my voc in 1879 for Hon.
Henry Jacobs for first Mayor Of Butte
.sentleman WHO was replaced in 1850
~ Hon. H. Il. Walton, another worthy
citizen.
Since was elected Mayor myself In
il 1881 have known no party, and Il l
have erred, 1t has mot been wilfolly!
which think can be said Of Ill the out
ssing city officers. I now introduce to
yas Hon. VIM. Ows!ey the Mayor Of
tie city.
Nj. Owsley having In the meantime
beea brought in by J. Res Clark, ex.
Mayor Jacobs and Stephen Bynum. ana
having been presented by the latter
aro-e ut this point and took the Mayors
chair.
The following h Mr.. Owsley's ID
dress:
ADDRESS OF MAYOR OwsLEY.
GENTLEMEN-ln response 20 . cs''
from the people Of Butte City, ana 10
obedience to its organic law, We nave
assembled in the capacity OF . Clty
Council I" take upon ourselves d"t.e1
and responsibilities that pertain 70 to<
best interest and welfare Of our city.
Our duties are plain. Our resi 'onsf
dlities are greater than those ordinarily
imposed upon officers called to serve 'ne
public without pay. With pleasure
'cceM my part Of these responsibilities.
and to the best Of my poor ao'',ty vi"
discharge the duties devolving upon
NE.