Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-26
COUNTING THE RETURNS.
rnsv Hold an Inquest ON the Victims OF
Mondays Battle and Award the Palm
to the successful Candidates and viii
Meet To-Day to Hand Over the Charge
If the city TO the New Municipality.

Meet To-Day TO Hand Over the Charge
of the city 10 the New Municipality.
The old Council met yesterday afternoon
At the City Hall 10 perform the last sad
rites over the remains Of the ~vanquished
in Mondays election as well as tt grant
certificates OF election to the chosen few.
The proceedings were purely formal and are
in themselves preliminary to the dissolu-
ton OF the body performing them. These
are the last official moments of the exist
encs Of the body that has guided the desti-
MES OF the city for veal or woe since it's in
corporation. When FIRST organized the
predecessors of the old Council thought
themselves a marvellous step in the direc-
ton of progress, and no doubt they were
right, for they represented the first as
pirations Of the camp to be something
else than a camp-to be a city with the
. order, growth and development that might
be expected 10 arise therefrom. They served |
their purpose. The old charter went into |
effect in 1879 and under it the city has
certainly made progress, but it was found
to cramp the desires for Improvement tnat |
recently have found expression, and after
two efforts the Legislature framed q law
that ~givesto the Council larger powers to
make these municipal improvements that
the growth OF the city calls for. Reincor-
poration and enlargement OF the city limits
have given Don for expansion, and it is to
administer these new conditions that the
new Council just elected will come into
power. At 2 o'clockth following members
of the old Council assembled in the City
Hall: Aldermen Loeber, 0wsley, Bateman
and Lloyd, with Mayor Kenyon in the
chair. City Clerk Speer being absent on
account of sickness, Mr.. e. s.. Booth acted
as City Clerk. Ate reading the minutes of
the previous meeting, the work OF canvass
ing the ballots was begun, the first thing in
order being the returns for Aldermen from !
the various wards. They were read by the !
Clerk and certificates issued as follows: !
First Ward-F. E. Sargent (Rep.). d
Second Ward-J. H. Montieth (Rep.), w. .
E. Pettes (Rep.). L
- Fourth Ward-w. Pinkham Rep.). J
James H. Lynch (Dem.). h
Fifth Ward-E. L. Mahoney (Dem.), Olef .
Sixth Ward-E. w. wynne (Rep.), Phil 7
Levy (Dem.). =
Seventh Ward--G. s.. Lewis (Rep.4, j. G.. 9
Evans (Rep.). =
In the First Ward there is a tie between :
f. Bray Rep and Sam Mulville LA \
bor), each receiving SO votes, n the old =
Council leave the matter OF a choice be- y
tween these gentlemen for their successors. a
According to section BAL of the Revised !"
Statutes, when q tie exists between two "
more persons voted for, the City Coun-
or Board OF Aldermen may by resolu-
provide by lot for the election of one
If the persons having an equal number OF !.
1t is, therefore, still in doubt to "a
which OF these two gentlemen the choice
hall fall of filling the vacancy in the repre-
.entation OF the First Ward, The gentle
nen named hold Office for long and short es
ERIN, az follows: in
For two years-Messrs. Montieth, Nc nj
Pinkham, Oleson, Wynne and e.
l.
For one year-Messrs. Sargent, Pettes, "a
Lynch, Mahoney, Levy and Ev- CT
ms. a
The vote for Mayor was next canvassed, a
that Judge Hamilton received 662 e
otes to 373 for WIN. 0wsley, 342 for Mr.. y
iewton and 257 for g.. Frank Marsh. Ac- IN
on motion of Alderman Owsley pr
evi j. Hamilton was declared elected co
Iayor and a certificate of election issued wv;
him. 10
For Police Magistrate, the canvass showed o
nat w. /. Lippincott received $50 votes, N
A. Nichols $50 and John Eddy 22S, and at
n Alderman Loeber's motions Judge Lippin- re-
1tt was given the certi cate. 16
For City Attorney, the canvass showed tn
nat Mr.. Speer obtained 974 votes, Mr.. Me- K,
ST. and there were 2 scattering, Sc
nd on motion OF Alderman Bateman Mr.. Su
peer was given the certificate. Pa
For City Treasurer John Cannon was To-
lown to have obtained 1,10S votes to tn
80 for AL. orion, and on motion OF Alder ia
ian Lloyd Mr.. Cannon was granted the te
,rtiticate. 10
The Council then adjourned to this alter biz
DON at A. O'Clock when the old Council will fill
ose it's business, receive reports OF city LIE
Hicers, Finance Committee, etc., and the m'
ew Council will be indicted into office. 1t We
hardly likely that the new Council will DIR
roceed with the selection OF officers con- gu
led to their choice by the new charter nc
rough it is understood that active can WI
assing is now going on by the applicants sl1
n the various offices. The new Council tn
i'll formally meet and most likely adjourn tel
, give them time to deliberate on the new sh
.sponsibility thrust on them. tn