The Helena independent., 1893-04-26

number OF cancelled warrants returned TO
me by the city treasurer. ! have sndsay.
oted TO arrange the records OF tho citv In
convenient shape IN the vault In my Office.
and II 10 very easy TO nna any inform ,tion
dos 10 1aS:. ss:., T.. s s woa. o.
been kept we'll mp 10 dats. Reports re-
quired by ordinance have beSn made
iEomptly By ms whsnsvsS they wore due
and my of1os has besn opsn Tor business
every working day. except during a short
"Ihs most important branch Of nv Off.
cial dutie. % rsgards the interests Of the
city, 10 Ia the legal department. Whom
took office number of lawsuits against the
city we're handed down 10 mo by my pre-
decrssors. notably tho Dillon case. Whitaker
numbsr. the Ten Eyck case and the Jordan
case. these old suits have bsen wound mp
BY me. and reported to your body. at dtf-
forsnt times. Since my incumbsncy Of the
oflics new Gases have bssn begun by and
against the city a. follows City ". Btulo
Looksy injunction bond; City Va. Connors
and 'listjen. to recover on the sewer con-
nection bond OF j. J. McCatths,; Nelson
VI. CITY, for pc. sonal INJURIES and tho case
OF Mrs. 1Aylo.. for personal ipju ies which
was fortunately and oheaply settled by the
city at my advice. When you consider the
vital importanos. Of soms Of the cases
handlsd--the Locksy cases. which assatled
the right OF tho oity to levy taxes for III
SUPP ort and the right to sell warrants ia
pay ite employees, and the right to levy
special Assessments for street and other
improvements against tho property bene-
fited, as well ~ the / ersonal injury suits
Tor large sums OF money-my success. and
tho outco to the CITY have been most
gratifying TO mo professionally. l COLL
particular attention to the fact that during
nv term OF Office the oity has
mot n.sn nIav.a asked .%,ons to smplo,
justified In asking II In most OF tho litiaa-
tion; and merely for the purpose Of COM
parison. rofer to the books Of my office,
which show that. dnring the year preceding
my term Of office the city expended $3.50
for extra legal compensation. In addition
tc the trial of caseb in court have written
numerous opinions on questions Of law
and other city officials: given advice whom
sver onlled upon by hesus Of depal tments;
and the many questions involved in the
Lawrence street and Main street assess
ments have required considerable study
and care; have prepA, ed all the necessary
ordinances Of n special nature. il number
Of knotty questions have been referred BY
the council TO special committees, OF which
the city attorney has been one; and at the
committee meetings have always been
essnt and have endeavored. I hope sue
cesstully, by my advice on technical mat.
te.s. to ease the labors of the committees,
as have the work of my brother officers.
Aud now, in closing this report can
state with the utmost pleasure. that my
official relations and associations with the
mayor, members of the council and other
city officers have been OF tho pleasantest
and most cordial nature upon ali occasions
that We have met; ana while my work al
city clerk and attorney has been very heavy,
it has been largely lightened by many acts
of courtesy and kindness from all the men,
bers of the city government, for which, II
1t is not out OF place in this report. wish
to express my thanks and apr recitation.
Whether or not / have done my duty faith
fully to the interests of tho city and to my
self, with this statement. ! leave my work
to syeak for itself a. my highest CON-
msndation."