The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-04-25
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Mayor Curtin Enters Upon His Sec
ond Term Of Office This
Evening.
With Another Democratic City
Council to Garry Out
His Policy.
This ya,ediotory for 1s0a-O3 VIII Be short
But tho salutasory for 1893 %
Will Ne LonxeE.

Tonight Hon. John G. Curtin closes his
first term a. mayor OF Helena and enters
upon his second term. Tho Inauguration
will take place in the council chamber at
the city ball. Al usual all the former may
ors of Helena are invited to be present and
to occupy seats on the platform. At tho
first Inauguration Of Mayor Curtin there
were present every ex-mayor of Helena,
with the exception of Donald Bradford.
who was unable to attend. Tonight there
will be two absentees for certain. Elk
Mayor kleinsohmidt, who ia in California.
and Ex-Mayor Hundlcy. who Is in tho
south. The Proceedings tonight will be-
gin with the old council winding up It's bus
mess. Then the new city government will
take charge by insuaurating Mayor Curtin
anew and swearing in the newly elected
aldermen. Mayor Curtin's address in clos-
Ing his f'st administration will be short.
in view of tho fact that hs succeeds
himself. His Inauguration address will he
considerably longer, however. and will deaf
with the financial and other problems that
will confront the city government for the
next twelve months. After that the mayor
will announce the names of those whom he
will select to help him conduct the affairs
of the oity tho coming year: city marshal,
city clerk and attorney. city engineer, street
commissioner, police sergeant and minor
officers. all of whom are subject to the az.
prevail of the council.
IL il expected that each hend Of q depart
ment under Mayor Curtin during the past
year will furnish the retiring administra A.
ton with a report, showing what has been
done during his term. The principal com
mittees of the council will also very likely
make reports on the most important mat
ters coming under their notice. All these
things will make to-night's meeting of the
council q very long. % we'll az on important
one.
The accommodations for spectators in
the city council chamber are somewhat
limited. but still the public il invited, and
seats will be provided for as many rs possi-
tie rail seat more than the usual attend
ance. the benches from the police court
have been moved into the council chamber.
The new aldermen who will be sworn in
tonight are Ed Flaherty, democrat, of the
Second ward; W: Il. Cox, democrat. of the
Eifth; George Howe. republican,, of the
Sixth, and Joseph N. Kenck. republican. of
the Seventh: Marcus Lissner, democrat, of
the First; T. p. Fuller. republican, of the
Third. and Moses Morris, of the Fourth, sue
coed themselves. or the new aldermen, Fla
herty and Cox. democrats. succeed republic
cans. Howe, republican, succeeds a demo-
crat. and kenck. republican, succeeds a man
Of his " political faith. The holdover AL
dermen are Jacob Post, democrat, First
ward; H. c. BurRard. democrat, second
ward; II. S. Howell, democrat. Third ward;
W. 3. Hundley. democrat, Fourth ward;
z. n. Collins, demoo at, Fifth ward;
Daniel Hanley. democrat. Sixth ward; ana
Ed :. Walker. republican. seventh ward.
The new council will stand: Democrats 8.
republicans 5. The former council stood
when all the seats were filled: Democrats 8,
republicans 6.
Clarence B. Gar, EFT will succeed James
3. Walker as city treasurer on Monday.
May l. On the same day G. r. Gage will
turn over the office of police Judge to T. r.
Crutcher. After that date, for the first
time in many years, the entire government
will be in democratic hands. ~