The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-23
OF COMMERCE.
The Building Association Finally
Selects 1 Site for the
Structure.
The Corner Of Fuller and Placer
Avenues tho Place
Chosen.


Avenues tho Place
Chosen.
Meeting Which Lasted Three Hours Be-
fore Disposing Of tho Business Be-
fore It
The Chamber If Commerce Building as
ISOLATION was in session nearly three hours
last night before selecting site for the
chamber of commerce building. Tho pro
ceedings were delayed somewhat by dila-
tory motions until A. J. Davidson shut the
opposition of by moving the previous ques-
tion. Tho members had been notified that
the following propositions had been re-
ccived:
l05 feet on Breckenridge STREET, south and west
front, $3.50 per foot.
cl n F. IL kes.sssss feet corner Brsskspprdss
and south, $ss 600; $4,000 cash.
c. L. Payne -6ox1S2 feet. east front on Park
avenue, adjoining residence Of +. Lehman,
g +. Ellis Co.-5lxl1e feet, north front on
sixth avenue next west Of residence of A. Wei
6enhOfn, $lU,SM.
MS. Z. 6. Brown sox1oo feet, sopth and west
'front.' re IT. corner living street and fth avenue,
Jos Dsvis-75xlol feet, south and west front,
J. &. NJ Neill--s4x1lO feet, north front on Law
rence street 29l feet east of Main street. $l2 COO
snd A a4sh as SIT 'front.'
Z. w. Cannon.75xll5 feet, south and east
front. corner Thirteenth avenue and Pearl
C. w. Cannon-75x125 feet, south and west
front, corner Thirteenth avenue and Main
street Hms. pr.dford-,oox,s, foot .ontb and we.+
front, corner Placer avenue and Fuller avenue.
81. Conditioned upon erection of fre-proof
building to COST not less than $l500OO, work to
% commenced IN six months and completed in
James Blake.e4hx7l fe,t south and east
front, corner Bridge and Main streets. $3.50 per
L. D. Brooke loox2oo feet. north and west
front, corner Benton avenue and Bridge street,
Cans = Klein-sex1os feet, north front on Sixth
avenue between Warren and Ewing. $4,000.
Cans Kein-108x1l3 feet, south and west
'front.' IT. corner Fifth avenue and Warren street,
The proposition accepted by the associa-
ton is that of Ames g. Bradford.
There was some difference of opinion
about voting proxies of absent members,
and on being put to vote it was decided
not to allow their use in voting on the
ocAO0UAOA VI q DUO NAIs NulKAV, VI Uuo
building committee, reported that he had
given the matter great deal of attention
and had interviewed number of the stock
holders. and that he was in favor of the
three offers made of sites lying within the
business center Of the town. Mr.. Parchen
fully agreed with Mr.. knight. He thought
the association could better afford to buy q
good lot IN the business center where the
| investment could be made to pay than to
select site remote from the trade center.
Mr.. Joseph Davis thought the report of the
committee was irregular and that the indi-
sufficient. On motion Of A. J. Seligman the
association proceeded to select tho site.
Tho first ballot, which was informal, re-
suited as follows: Keefe proposition, IA;
Payne. l; Davis, s; Jockey, 4; Cannon,
Parl street property, l; Cannon, Main street
property, !; Ames d Bradford, 8. In reply
Mr.. Keefe would donate 5000 if his propo-
sition was accepted. Mr., L. G. Phelps
then made an offer of the property on the
corner of Sixth and Fuller avenues pro-
vided the adjacent property owners would
would give 5000 himself. Mr.. Floyd
Jones spoke Of the advantages which the
Ames d Bradford proposition offered, and
favored the erection of building contain
ing an opera house and stores. If Helena
was going to have $1,000 population the city
could not continue to do business south
of Sixth avenue. DR.. Cole differed
from Mr.. Floyd Jones. In his Judgment
the Bradford d Ames offer was very lib
eral one yet that was also true Of the
Phelps offer and Mr.. Keefe's proposition.
DE thought there was room enough for a
population of 10000 south Of Sixth
avenue. A formal ballot was then taken
tioa n, Davis 2 Jockey 4. Cannon 1, imes
& Bradford II, Phelps2. by vote of 81
to 16 1t was next decided to allow the use of
proxies in ballotinR for site. A. J. Steele
moved that in the event of the acceptance
Of the Ames d Bradford proposition
with regard to the conditions accompany
ing the offer. Also that $500 be sub
scribed by adjoining property .owners as a
condition to accepting Jockeys proposition
and subscription Of 1880 from owners
in the vicinity of the Keefe property pro-
moved as an amendment that a $3.50 do
nation be required if the Ames q Brodford
offer was taken. DR.. Cole thought it was
absurd to permit the use of the proxies in
taking the vote on the amendment, and IN
order to put himself on record desired to
appeal from the decision Of the chair per-
uniting the voting Of the proxies. Before
the appeal was taken he asked if the chair
would permit the use of the proxies in
voting on the appeal. Mr.. knight said he
was satisfied to let the vote be with those
present. He was sustained by vote of
q to 16. Sam Schwab then moved that
the Keefe donation be taken off, This
amendment was tabled; Schwab next moved
to adjourn which was lost. Parchen's
amendment was then tabled by vote of 50
to IA.
| A. J. Davidson moved the previous ques-
tion. As the chairman was putting the
question Sam Schwab demanded that the
secretary be instructed to make a record of
the proxies, which was done. Mr.. Schwah
next made motion to adjourn, but wae
ruled out of order. The voting proceeded
as contemplated by Mr.. Seligman's motion,
that after the formal ballot the ballotinq
be confined to the three propositions re.
ceiving the highest number of votes on the
first ballot. The result was declared BY
the secretary as follows:
| Bradford q Ames' proposition, So; Keefe IS
Jockey, 2 MIR. Schwab demanded that his
protest be entered on the minutes that the
vote was illegal. The proceedings were
then ended by dispensing with any further
ballotinR and the meeting adjourned.
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