The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-04-14
City Council NJ Getting.

a Spec1aI meeLlng or the city cOuncll was
held Wednesday evening for the purpose Of
canvassing the vote of the recent election.
After being duly counted Jere Sullivan
was declared elected, the vote for mayor
standing as follows: Sullivan 81, Duer
86,. Sullivan's majority being eleven.
The aldermen were all declared elected.
The regular meeting of the city council
took place on Saturday evening at the US
nal place, all of the members except
Mr.. Conrad being present. The minutes
of the previous meeting were read and ap-
proved. The pay roll for the quarter end
ing April 7th was submitted by the clerk
and warrants ordered drawn for the yari-
Gus amounts. The bill Of the RIVER
PRESS for $40 and that of Gus Senieur,
contract for bitches, $718.29 were ordered
paid. Warrants for judges and clerks Of
election were also drawn. The mayor
and newly elected aldermen were then
sworn, This completed the work Of the old
council and they adjourned sine die. The
new mayo. then presented his address,
which contained many excellent recon-
mendations and reads as follows:
THE ADDRESS.
FoRT BENTON, M. 7. April 10, 1886.
Gentlemen Of the Council.
The charter provides that the mayor
shall communicate to the aldermen such
information and recommend such meas
ures as in his opinion may tend to the i'm
provement Of the finances, police, the
health, security and comfort Of the city
and in pursuance of such provisions, I beg
respectfully to submit for your considera-
ton the following, which has been COM
piled rather hastily: The last annual
statement of the condition of the finances
of the city shows 4 balance of something
over three hundred dollars remaing in the
hands of the treasurer over and above all
claims due by the city. Since then, how
ever, contracts have been entered into for
drainage and other improvements which
will aggregate about ole thousand dollars.
The revenue for this year will perhaps be
about the same as that Of last year, and as
there is nothing that calls for any expen-
diture other than the surplus left after
paying present obligations and salaries,
recommend that your future operations be |
governed BY the means at your command.
Whilst vast amount of good has been
accom- plished in the way of drainage and
sewerage, much remains to de done. For
instance, the greater part of the drainage
completed last year was not of a perma-
nent character, or rather was not eomplet-
ed. This is particularly the case in the |
Rondn and Fourth street bitches. The I
former will have to be covered from the
west side Of Main street to the river and
the latterfrom Front street to the river.
and the Benton street sewer extended to
the west side of Franklin street. but these
improvements are not of Il pressing nature
and should / not recommend going into
debt to complete them. |
The revision OF our charter by the last /
legislature neeessitafes the revisiall of old I
and the adoption OF new ordinances. This
work was entirely overlooked by the last
council, and should claim your first atten-
ton.
For reasons best known to themselves
the council last session thought proper to
dispense with the services OF Il city mar
shal during the greater part Of the year.