The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-13
THEIR WORK COMPLETED.
Last Nights Meeting Wound Up the
Existence of the Present
Council.
CURLING the Street Commissioners,
Though a Little Late In
the Game.
Trsasuror walkers Assessment and Clerk
Bills-Alderman Steele Makesa State
ment-Other business.

Treasurer walkers Assessment and Clerk
BiIls-Alderman steele Makes q State
ment-Other business.
Unless there should be some occasion to
call the aldermen together for a special
purpose, the meeting of the oonncil last
night was the last one that will be hold
BY that body as ut present constituted. On
Tuesday night, April 26, the nswly-eleoted
aldermen will take their seats, and Mayor
elect Curtin will be i%nangurated. The
mayor-elect visited tho council chamber
last night. and BY invitation Of Mayor
Klsinsohmidt occupied n seat IN the plat
form alongside tho presiding officer. Tho
business of the meeting was dispatched
without much discussion, and the session
was n of the shortest Of the forty-ive
held by the present city council.
The following was submitted by the COM
mittee on streets and alleys:
The committee on streets and alleys beg
leave to recommend that no work should be
done by the street commissioner. except
such az il necessary to keep the streets and
alleys in passabls condition. except by
order Of the mayor, council or committee
on streets and alleys.
The above recommendation was accom-
panied by the following report:
Your committee on streets and alleys.
TO whom is referred from time to time some
of the most Important transactions that
come before the council, and who are
charged with high and responsible duties,
- ~-M-h--. - a w1o ~ ln~nyIa
i n economical or an extravagant admins
tration Of the street department, and on
whom tho honorable mayer and council
rely, from their reports as to the advisable
ity or otherwise as to whatever improve
ments are necessary, n the merits and
dement's in whatever petitions are pre-
scented to the council; and in order to carry
out the design and intentions OF the mayor
when he appoints the said committee, they
should have charge of that department. IS
= committee in order to b responsible for
their acts to the mayor and council. The
rule existed during the last year that the
auditing committee certified to the pny roll
Of the street commissioner, which is entirely
wrong and should be changed to conform
to the mode OF the work Of all the other
committees whose chairmen sign bills for
all expenditures, as this is the only check a
committee has upon its s~ubordinates. We
would therefore recommend that payment
on the pay roll for street work be paid only
when certified to by the streets and alleys
committee and it's chairman.
were adopted and ordered placed or file.
The street commissioners report showed
So 73.65 spent during March in his depart
ment.
Two bills were presented by City Treas
urer Walker. One swas for $3.50, of which
mONn s-,nn &~~ <.xrrfnAino thu UNCONVENTIONAL 1c
1891 and $3.50 for clerk hire on the same.
The other was for $270 for additional clerk
hire during the tar collecting period Of
December, January and February. The
bill was referred to the auditing committee.
Both bills we're approved by the committee
Wilmer objected to paying the bills. If an
officer did not get salary enough he ought
not to run for the place. Alderman Weber
said the council had allowed Ben Folk for
the same services. Alderman Wilmer said
because they had done wrong once was no
finally referred to the judiciary committee
by yeas nins-Lissner, Steele, Fuller. Hart
wig, Morris, Gamer, Rocco, Wilmer and
,Harrity; nays three-Jackson. Weber and
Thompson. The Judiciary committee was
directed to see ex-Gov. Carpenter and as
aiding the city attorney to defend the tax
suits against Treasurer Walker. The
mayor had been authorized by the council
to employ additional counsel, If thought
necessary, and had engaged Gov. Carpenter.
1t was stated that Gov. Carpenter would be
satisfied with $500.
City Treasurer Walker reported that
since his last report and up to April 2 there
had been cancelled the following warrants:
General fund, 800, 1876. SO; fire fund, $780,
1853 IS; street fund. $l,O07. 20; sewer fund.
s1O6; which with 81, 664.O4 interest, makes
Aoto1 ~ N1Ek 40 AK Hiku H1orL Crn~n,,
reported &19. 567. 30 warrants drawn during
March, and 1921, 315. 53 outstanding.
Alderman Steele made q statement to the
effect that he had been told that some Of
his remarks the night before refsoted On
some of the city officers: He wished to
body's feelings. Mayor Kleinsohmidt &C
cepted the apology in the spirit in which it
was offered. There were times when a
mans feelings would get away with his
better judgment. He was GLAD to see that
the. council was about to close it's session in
the same good spirit in which it begun. AZ
The committee ON public buildings re-
ported that work IN the auditorium WAS
progressing as fast az could DO desired.
The walls we're finished, the gallery up and
the roof oirders in place. Tho foundation
for the library building was flashed and
1hs e oonti:sss WIZ xan a. s. E. Curtin e T9It .n a. G a. ::
H. Hosom, and with J. b. Sanford. for
chairs and seats for the building, were ap-
proved. Provision was also made for a
sidewalk around the building. The COM
mittee on grades reported in favor of
widening Harrison street at the bend if the
railway would pay the COST, The matter
was referred to the streets and alleys oom-
mittee to confer with the railroad people.
An ordinance amending the law relating
to grading streets WAS submitted from
committee and referred to the oity attorney
to pass OF its legality. The ordinance
allows the city to go ahead and make the
improvements on the request of a majority
OF the property owners. At present the
property owners are allowed a certain time
to make the improvements themselves.
The council made some objection to pay
ing William Bennett $50 for the two
months he was laid up through injuries re-
ceived while assisting at n fire near the
Northern Pacific depot. Aldermen Har-
rlty and Wilmer ospoused the cause of the
injured man and the bill WAS allowed.
A petition for electric lights at Ewing
street and Seventh avenue and at Ewing
street and Ninth avenue was referred to the
committee on lights. Other petitions for
water mains, abatament of nuisanoes.
opening alleys, etc., were referred to appro-
pirate committees. 80 t
A resolution was adopted to turn the
water back into the Chessman tlume, from
which it had been diverted at the owners
request last summer and to dispose of the
lumber that had been used for that pur-
pose.
Complaints that the garbage contractor
Una dumpinu on priynta proparty aud rot