The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-24
CITY NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The New Cemetery and the Consid.
Grafton It Will Have to Receive
From the Council.
A Saving of Six Hundred Dollars
Per Year Already 1naugur-
ated.
Candidates for the Marshalshlp-The Cues
ton will be Decided Friday Night
Other Matters.


The new city council will meet again FIR j.
day night, when it is probable that the re-
naming appointments will be made. A
board of library directors will be appointed
by the mayor, and it is believed that ex-
Mayor Fuller will be named as one of the
trustees. The principal appointment will
be that of city marshal, and applicants are
as thick as flies in fy-time. There is still
no certainty as to who will get the plum,
which is estimated to be worth from So, 900
to $1,000 per year. Among the candidates
heard from to date are first, L. j. Cronin,
who was first in the race. While he has
not made any overtures to the mayor OF
aldermen, he is in the hands of his friends,
who claim their man has the strongest pull
for the place. Il. Graham, A. Dougherty, p.
McCabe, Pat Connors, Mr.. Mcnamara, of
Tatem's foundry, Ry. Zeigler snd Pat Gal
vim have also been mentioned in connection
with the Office.
just now it is more than an even bet that
Mr.. Cronin will be the lucky man. He has
the support of many leading democrats of
the city. who, it is understood, held con-
ference yesterday with Mayor Bradford,
and while no decision was reached. it is re-
liably stated that the mayor is very favor
able to Mr.. Cronin and if something strange
does not happen he will be Marshal Hard's
successor.
City Engineer Miller's scalp will be taken
off Friday night, and his successor, it is
rumored, will be Geo. X. Reeder.
The other patronage to be distributed is
a successor to Engineer Miller, successor
to Fire Marshal Wilmer and successors to
Detectives Walters and Sergeant Ninchol-
son.
The committee appointments seem to
give satisfaction. Alderman Thompson, of
the auditing committee, will give all the &C
counts against the city his personal atten-
ton, and will do the work for which the
former committee paid a clerk $50 per
month. BY doing this work Mr.. Thompson
will save the city 5000 per year, the first
step in the way of reform.
Mayor Bradford signed the first warrant
under the new admins ration yesterday.
1t was the per diem of the retiring alder
man of the Sixth ward, Mr.. E. S. Wash
burne.
A question of considerable Importance
has been left to the new council to struggle
with, and that is the cemetery title. Alder
man Spencer said at Tuesdays meeting
that the title was imperfect. Alderman
Richards introduced resolution, which,
though sarcastic, contained an important
suggestion, which was to have special
committee appointed to examine the title
and intimated that an expert should be en-
ployed to make a report on the properly
and determine whether the ground was
more available for rock quarry than
graveyard.
Alderman Theme remarked that the city
had purchased piece of property which it
did not want, and paid for piece of prop
erty that it did not get.
The new council therefore finds that the
city has paid out money for ground and
improvements which has all been thrown
away. Jacob Loeb told a reporter for The
INDEPENDENT that Charles Colbert sold the
ground to the city in good faith. An attor-
ney was employed to make abstracts and
examine the titles, which he did, and was
we'll paid for it. The ground was accepted
and Mr.. Colbert received the money for the
ground, and it has recently been discovered
1t bargained for. Mr.. Loeb says that Mr..
Colbert has signified his willingness to have
the matter Strengthened out, but as there is
no water on the ground, and there is so
much objection to the new cemetery on &C
count of its distance from the city, that
it is among the probabilities that the whole
thing may be considered dead loss and
more desirable site may be sought.
The $500 per year which will be saved
could be put to very good use, or portion
of it, in purchasing a patrol wagon, the
need of which is becoming more apparent
rs the CITY expands. This could be kept
in connection with the central fire station
and one of the paid firemen would find
plenty of time to drive it when needed
City Treasurer Folk received the Office
furniture and books from Sam Douglas yes
terday and removed them to his real estate
offices in the Bailey block. City Clerk and
Attorney Smith will talk charge ON the
first of next month. All the appointive
officers including policemen will hold on
until the end of this month. 1t is under
stood that Bob HARDWOOD and Sandy Lane
d1o CoAOioatc6 loH pOllCe SeIhedut.
DR.. Steele was delighted yesterday with
visit from his old friend, Jesse Oglesby
Uncle Jesse, who is colored man, was
born in South Carolina seventy-two years
ago. His mother was free woman who
married a slave. When the boys grew to
manhood they purchased their father and
thus became slave owners. The law of the
state then required free negroes to have
guardians ana DIR. Steeles father was ap-
pointed to look after the affairs of old Mr..
Oglesby. DIR. Steele has not seen Jesse
Oglesby since 1860 when they were in Col
orado. Jesse now has fine farm in that
state. He is visiting his son John, at los
ton. but came to this city yesterday pur-
posely to see his old friend, the doctor.
Well, what's the matter with base ball:
Isn't it about time somebody was getting a
move on themselves? There is $500 in cold
cash, the use of the Athletic association's
grounds and the Involvement of very chear
transportation to the grounds for the club
that will organize. Since it is practically
settled that Montana will not be repre-
sented in the Northern Pacific league, it i.
proper now to consider something else
About two weeks ago the INDEPENDENT sus
gested the feasibility of organizing an inter
mountain league, to include Montana
Idaho and Utah. The Butte Miner has ais,