Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-05-08
THE NEW CITY COUNCIL.
1t Doubts IL the Street Improvements Was
Legal-A Bond Accepted.


1t Doubts IL the Street Improvements Was
Legal-A Bond Accepted.
The new city government met for
the fret time and organized on Mon
day evening. There were present Al
dermen Moran and Campbell, OF the
first ward, Callahan and Bach, of the
second ward, and Mayor Redd. After
calling to order and reading of the
minutes, the first business was the
election Of president and vice-presi.
dent OF the council, for which offices
Aldermen Campbell and Moran were
respectively chosen. The annual re-
port OF the treasurer was presented and
read, and on motion referred to com.
mittse consisting Of Aldermen Calls-
han and Moran toexamipe and report
A communication from ex-Mayor
Scheetz was read, In which the coun-
Gil was asked to approve and order
paid certain claims growing out Of the
street improvement work. amounting
to sl2425 which the old coun neil had
authorized but had not acted upon on
account of the absence Of Aid. Holt, OF
the old board. and consequent. lack Of
a quorum. The reading Of this COM
munication called forth come discus
sion as TO the legality Of the acts OF the
old council in this regard, and In order
to admit Of inquiry under this head,
the Communication was referred to the
same committee that had charge Of
the tressurer's report. The bond Of
w. H. Ross. as police magistrate, In
the sum Of $1,000, with Geo. Rhode
and James Coleman as sureties, was
approved by the mayer and ordered
filed.
The bonds of Fl. B. Wiley. as treas.
urer. and w. A. Burleigh, as city at
torney, were also presented, but
by reason of ths technical informAlity
of their running to the territory in
stead of to the city, they could not be
accepted though otherwise without
fault. The election by the council Of
a city clerk being next In order, &.
Gordon was nominated, and elected
by scclamation to that position. A
petition of sundry taxpayers asking
that d. N. Gaylord be appointed
chief Of police was next brought for
ward for consideration. As there was
no vacancy existing II seemed scarce
ly In order 10 proceed with the ap-
pointment Of q chief, but Mayor Redd,
probably under the impression that all
appoIptees Of the old board expired
with the board, presented 10 she
council the name OF Sam B. Thurman
a. chief Of police. II being with the
council to confirm or reject, vote was
taken with the result Of . very deoid-
ed rejection. all four aldermen voting
against the appointment. The mayor
declined to make any further nomina-
tion at that time and 80 the matter
rests. The matter of advertising for
bids for the construction Of certain
sidewalks on Washington and Pleas
ant streets for which the special tax
levy for sidewalks has been collected.
was brought up and discussed, but
was finally laid op the table till the
regular meeting. 1t being the sense
of the council that the present accom-
modations for council meetings are
not as desirable as they might be, q
committee consisting Of Aid. Camp
bell and Bach was named 10 look up
more convenient quarters and report
at the regular meeting. There being
no further business the council ad-
journed.