The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-27
A Large and Enthusiastic Meeting
in the Power Block Last
Evening.
The New Roll Must be Sik med for
Admission to Full Mem
bership.
Reading Of Proposals. for Building Site
Property Offered Free to tho Associs-
tion-Further Time Granted.

block last evening for the purpose of re-
s.eiving the report Of the COMMITTEES ap-
pointed to select building site. and for
such other business a. might come before
the meeting.
The meeting was called to order by Pres
ident E. W. knight, aud the minutes OF the
previous meeting read, and after some
erasures and amendments were adopted.
The question Of the validity Of the late
election was brought up, but the matter
was finally disposed Of to tho subtraction
Of all present. This was brought about by
the fact that those who signed the original
agreement were not bonafide members Of
tho Chamber Of Commerce Building aaso-
citation until they had signed roll subse-
quently, and all those who had not signed
such roll were accorded the privilege Of with
drawing If they saw lit.
A. J. Steele thought it was a question for
the lawyers to decide, and moved that it be
referred to two prominent lawyers for de-
cision.
John T. Murphy said the old list bound
the members to nothing. The signatures
in the new book were binding, and every
man who had not signed this book could
Withdraw If he saw fit.
T. H. Kleinschmidt moved that the chair
appoint a committee of three to interview
those who had not signed and request them
to do 80 at once.
Joe Davis asked for the reading of the
proposition in the new book. and the names
Of those who had signed, which was done.
The list contained sixty-fve names.
H. B. Harlow:
Resolved, That is the sense of this meet
ing that all remarks Of q personal nature
designed to create i'll feeling be declared
out Of order by the chair. Carried:
It was learned that 100 members had paid
$4,000.
The motion to appoint committee to
secure the signature of members to the
new roll was put and carried, and the
president appointed the following COM
mittee men: T.. H. klelnSchmldt, A. j.
Steele, L. g. Phelps.
A motion was then made and carried re-
questing those present who had not signed
the roll to come forward and sign their
names or state their reasons for not doing
80. Five or six new names were added to
the list, when Major Burke arose and stated
that he understood that the board of
trade and chamber of commerce were
to be combined, as this had not been done
he wished to withdraw. Homer Hewins
and Timothy Wilcox also Withdrew.
T. H. Kleinschmidt said the association
had been organized for the interest of the
city and the state at large. The fact of the
erection of a fine building and the estab-
lishment of strong association of business
men who would pull together for the bene-
fit of Helena had been advertised abroad
and it should now be made success, and
he hoped that every signer would stand in
and subscribe the remaining $500.
A report was asked from the committee
on the selection of building site, and w.
T. Cox stated that the committee had no
report to make other than to state
onsks ALnA hn.l Aoo~ 1nl s.n
which were as follows: lot on the corner
of Ewing and Fifth avenue, $13,5OO; 1O8x
105 foot on Court squart, at $3.50 per front
foet; lot on corner of Jackson and Grand
streets, 5000: lot on Park avenue, SIS
600; 5lx116 next to Weisenhorn's, 500 per
street, $4,000; lots p, %. %, Central
addition, 81; lot 66x1O8 feet on Sixth ave-
nue., 100; lot 113x106 feet on Fifth ave-
nue., $35 600; lots 80, 81, 80, SO, Benton
avenue, $2l, 600; northwest corner Main and
front; the northwest corner Of Placer and
Fuller avenue was offered by Henry Semple
Ames and Oscar Bradford to the associa-
ton on condition that a $3.50, 900 fire proof
building be erected within eighteen months
Sas ] o e sseis
merce. The proposition will expire on the
9Th of July. This concluded the list of
written propositions. G. w. Cannon then
arose and offered lots l, 2, 8, on Helena ave-
nue., 75x125 feet as free gift to the associa-
ton. This proposition was received with
thunders of applause, and a motion was
made and carried that Mr.. Cannon put his
proposition in writing, which he agreed to
do to-day. The property ID just below the
Steamboat block on Helena avenue, and
Mr.. Cannon stated that he had been offered
$50 per foot for the ground several times
within the last few weeks.
- motion was then made and carried that
the matter of selecting site be referred
back to the committee to report at subse-
quent meeting, and the 7th Of July was the
day selected after an effort had been made
to change it to the I'd and 18th of July
The resignation of Col. q. A. Broadwater
as member Of the site committee was &C.
oepted.
K. @. Wallace was appointed to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the resignation of
Col. Broadwater.
On motion the chair appoined H. M.
Parchen and John T. Murphy as additional
members of the site committee. The COM
mittee 10 requested to select from the prop
ositions presented, three of those consid-
cred most suitable for consideration BY the
committee of the whole on the 7th day of
July. All proposition are to be entertained
until the time of the meeting, and those
who desire to do 30 can modify those al
ready made. Adjourned.
Notice.
To property owners on Lyndale avenue:
A sidewalk has been ordered by the CITY
council on the north side of. Lvndale av
enue from Helena avenue to the engine