The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-04-30

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April, 1893 Observation-Disclosures. a.7a4,66 $500 50
sles,soA;s5 SEQ, 25s. 90 9
Balance on hand September IS, 1884,. y 3i,55o. %
Receipts to April 20, 1888 ...,......... 1So'ooa.ho
$751; 54. So
Disbursements TO April %. 1893. ....... 200. 2a9. 90
Balance on hand April %. 1893. o,795 IS
Ih items were carefully gone over and
then the new treasurer was in sun posses
sion. The first person to turn any money
into the treasury was tho retiring CITY
marshal. Patrick Calvin. Marshal Calvin
handed over $500 or account of dog tax.
and took Treasurer Gasrett's receipt for it.
Treasurer Garrett has appointed John +.
Mercer as his clerk. Mr.. Mercer will enter
upon his duties on Monday.
The first city treasurer under the present
chatter of Helena was r. G. Wallace. who
went into office in April. 1881. jacob Loeb
succeeded him in 1882, and held the Office
three terms. He was followed in 1885 by
T. II. Clewell, who succeeded himself il
1886. Dick Barden came into Office in 1887
and was reelected in 1888. :. II. Douglass
succeeded him in 1889. and Ben Folk went
in in 1890. James b. Walker was elected in
1891 and again in 1892.
T.. f. Crutoher will succeed @. F. Gage
as police magistrate tomorrow. He will
bring to the Office a knowledge of the law,
which, coupled with an even temper and a
disposition to do his duty fearlessly. will
make him a valuable man in the position.
Judge Crutoher will be the eighth to fill the
position since the new charter went into
existence. His predecessors were: Joseph
Davis. 18Sl-S2; w. D. Smith, 1882 SO; John
w. Eddy, 1SS3-84 L. N. Smith, 1S84-S5; H.
w. English. 1858; j. G. Sanders. 1888. so;
C.. T. Gage. 1928. It will be noticed that
but two men, English and Sanders. ever
held the Office more than one term. The
former had it three times and the latter
foul.
Patrick Calvin turns over the city mar
shals star to w. H. McCann tomorrow
morning. It will be one of the pleasantest
transfers Of the marshals Office that has
taken plaos in years, as the outgoing mar
shall and his successor are the warmest of
friends personally. Now that his time is
about out. it is only Justice to say of Mar
shal Calvin that no one who has ever filed
that office could show a better record for
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said, and with considerable truth, that the
discipline of the police force has not been
as we'll maintained as it might have been.
No one in a position to know. however.
could lay the blame for this on the retiring
city marshal. The fact that there were no
rules for the government OF the police force,
except such as might be made when the men
went on duty. and suspended or changed
while they were out on their beats. has
been known to the city council for years.
1t was tho duty of the police committee of
the council to make a code of rules for the
government of tie police. 1t has never
been done. Besides this the retiring city
marshal has not been given the power over
his men that others in his position have
had. The absence of any rules and the
fact that the city marshal did not possess
the power to discipline his men when he
might think they desel we'd it. could have
but one effect, and that effect was seen in
the generally disorgnnized condition OF the
police force duGing the pnst year. In spite
of all these disadvantages Marshal Calvin
made q good officer. and on retiring has
nothing to apologize for on his own ac-
count, and leaves no legacy of apologies
for the administration with which he was
connected. If he made any mistakes thew
were of tho head and not of the heat,
ind he retires with the satisfaction of hay
ing moro sincere friends than many of
those who might have helped to uphold him
while he was their superior officer.
Marshal McCann will. it ia beloved. enter
upon his tenn under somewhat diife, ont
conditions. Ho has had a wide experience
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martinez. he ia possessed of those needful
dement's for success in those who are over
others-frmness and justice. Given the
power over the force that II city marshal
should have. with n competent sergeant to
aid him. and the men will soon learn that
there is but one head to the police depart
ment and that that head is to be respected
and obeyed; that complaints Of each other
are to be reported TO him and not made
street gossip of; that the entire department
ia supposed to work with but one object in
view. and that is tho good Of the oity; and
with y years wo * mapped out on these
lines there can DO little doubt but TINT Mar
shal Mccain will givo u good account of
his stewardship.
The first city marshal of Holenn. unde,
tho present charter. wns the venerable Col.
W. +. Wheeler. Mayor Kenna, tho first
city executive, appointed him. The council
at that time consisted OF but ten members.
On tho question of Col. Whecler's confrma.
ton five aldermen voted aye and five voted
mo. Mayor kcnna broke the tie and con-
frmsd hts nppointee by voting aye. The
next city marshal was John G. Majors, who
also acted NJ street commissioner under
Mayor knight in 1889 SO. The dual duties