The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-28
City Marshal, Street Commissioner
and City Attorney TO Be
Named To. Night.
There Will Be a Reduction OF Sal
aries Also and Fewer
Policemen.
aud . Move Toward Economy
Proposed.

since the new administrators came IN, Will
be held tonight. and the indications are
for an interesting session. Mayor Klein
schmidt will announce his appointments of
city marshal, street commissioner, and city
attorney, and perhaps that of police ser
Reant. These is also a possibility that he
present the names OF a few policemen.
though. if the session happens to be nm I'M
usually busy one, this may be put Oft until
the next meeting. Billy Sims 10 conceded
nominated, it will be with q first class
chance of confirmation. The name of
George M. Hutfaker WAS brought to the
mayors attention yesterday as . man we'll
qualified for the position, but the mayor
has not given the boomers much encour-
agement. The ministers are evident
~ not satisfied with the re-
ception they met with when
they called on the mayor to protest against
the appointment of Sims. They have &C
cordinRly carried their fight into the ranks
of the aldermen, each of whom received the
following yesterday: "We, the ministers of
the city, desire to ask you, as a member of
the city council, to use your best endeavors
to secure the defeat of any man for city
marshal who Ia engaged in the business of
liquor-selling or gambling, or any business
detrimental to the morals of this city. We
ask this of you IN the interest of good gov
eminent and for the credit of the city. We
also, respectfully urge you to do your ut
who is worthy to fill the important Office of
city marshal" This is signed by order and
in behalf of the ministsrs' meeting, by Rev.
+. L. Webb, president; Rev. Emil Uhl, Sec
rotary; Rev. G. r. Allen. Rev. D.. B. Price,
Rev. j. N. Smith, Rev. S. w. Byrd, Rev. Il.
]. May, Rev. K. D. Kelsey and Rev. VIM.
Rollins.
The Seventh ward is out in force asking
the place of street commissioner for Dallas
Haskell. His appointment is urged by
Richard Jockey, John w. Thompson and
all tho prominent republicans in the ward.
Haskelrs hackers claim that the mayor is
indebted to the Seventh ward for his cleo
ton. "The First" said one of them yes
terdsy, had to be bought. The Seventh
turned out in force and gave him a majority
without any money consideration" Emil
Kluge is generally credited, however, with
having the inside track on the street COM
missionership, though the mayor keeps his
own counsel go we'll that there may be a
surprise in store for those who think they
know which way things are going.
A. j. Craven has a good many friends
around town and they were pulling hard
yesterday to have him made city attor-
ney. This office has been alternately
given ION the outside) to Col. A. G.
Botkin and Henry G. Smith, with chances
in favor of the former. The mayor (who
lie announcement of his intentions.
If the place of police sergeant is filled to-
night, it looks as though James Roddick
may get it. E~1-Sergeant Nicholson is still
in the fight, however. and his friends pro-
pose to keep him in the ring until the fin
ish.
But there will he other matters to come
before the council tonight which will prove
even more interesting 10 the taxpayers. if
not to the politicians, than the matter Ct Of
fees. One of them is the report of the
ways and means committee On the financial
condition of the city, and the legislation
is to BIZ recommended. First of all, it
will ask that the tax rate be placed at eight
mills, an increase of n mill over last
year. 1t will show the net indebtedness
the city to be 1929. 1854, an increase of
over last year.. and that the cash in
the treasury amounts to $4,000. The list
of appropriations for the current year is
what will create the surprise. The ex-
penses for the street commissioners de-
were $4,000. The appropriation for
the police is $4,000. It wa $4,000 last
year. This will necessitate a reduction in
the number of policemen. The city attor-
ney's pay is made $1,000, a reduction of
500. Another item is ''oity marshal and
inspector OF weights and measures 81, 4OO.'
The combined salaries of the two officers
at present amount to $500. Another is
FIRE marshal and inspector of buildings
$780," This is a saving of 1880. The
doubling up of officers and the reduction in
the expenses of the city attorneys office
will have to be accomplished by sup
Elemental ordinances, which will
be introduced at the same time
as the revenue bill. As if
for granted the letting to the lowest
bidder of the contract for feeding the CITY
prisoners, the appropriation for that pur-
pose is put at $4,000. 1t was $1,000 last
year.
How all these reductions will strike the
majority of che city council it is hard 10
It can be stated on authority that
the changes meet with the approval OF
Kleinschmidt, who was consulted
about them.
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