The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-06
Presented to the Beard Of Trade
Yesterday AfternOOn--lt Was
Very Complete And
Contained Many Pertinent Sugges.
tions Different Departments of
the City Investigated.
Status of the Finances Condition of
the Police and Fire Depart
ment-RecOmm

The board of trade met yesterday af,
ternoon in regular session, President
'Iarris in the chair and Oliver Holmes
acting as secretary. There were present
Paris Gibson. Matt Dunn, a. VI. Scott,
w. NJ. Bole, Il. w. Brosnan, S. NJ. Rob
bins, II. p. tolre, DR.. Sweat, +. G.. Ma
clay, Robert Vaughn. pr. Fairfield, Ira
Myers, A. J. Shores. DR.. Gordon, Il. S.
Ford, II. II. Hill. F.Wilcox. DR.. Crutcher,
and a TRIBUNE reporter. After the read
ing of the minutes of the previous meet
ing, ,MrShoresof the committee appointed
10 look into the high school bond matter
stated that the committee was not pre-
pared to make its report yet but hoped
to do so at the next meeting. 1t had in
vestigated somewhat into the trans
action with II. b. Palmer in which the
latter received 500 for attempting to
make the sale of the bonds. The com
mittee wanted to he authorized to probe
the matter farther and lind out where
the remainder of the Sl.2JO which was
drawn from the school fund to engineer
the IDEAL" went to. On motion the
scope of its investigation was according
ly enlarged to include that part.
H. S. Ford of the committee appointed
TO look into county affairs said it was not
ready to make tina! report yet. SO far
as the committee had been able to OBJ
serve there were numerous leaks which
should lie stopped. In the matter Of
witnesses attending court there appeared
to be useless delay in that witnesses
were often compelled to wait several
days before being called on to testify,
which Of course increased the costs Of
the actions and the consequently bur
den upon the taxpayers. There was
also room for improvement in the method
of awarding contracts for country work
and county supplies. Mr.. Ford further
stated that he would like to put in his
resignation as he would not be able to
remain in the city until the committee
made its report, being on the eve of de-
parting for the east. The board was
loath to accept his resignation and sue
ceeded in inducing him to act with the
committee until the time FOR his depart
ure arrived, which will be tomorrow
night. The president appointed :. L.
Robbins to succeed Mr.. Ford
DIR. Crutcher of the committee to in
vestigatc city affairs then presented that
committees report. II was volumi-
nous one and held the attention Of every
body in the room from beginning to end.
1t was too long for publication so the
TRIBUNE presents a summary of its sd
lient features:
The expense of running the city from
May !, 1891, 10 May !, 1893, was Sl!'S,-
33O.47, of which amount SJ0,32J.GO was
expended on sewers.
The excess of expenses for the year
from May |, 1891, to May |, 1892. includ-
ing $4,000 funiing bonds, was SllO
5S22J
Receipts from all sources including
bonds of 100000 from May !. 1872, to
May |, 1873, Sis, Hos,
Warrants drawn prior to May !. lS9l
Sos. .i25.7O. warrants paid since May |,
1891, Sil 1866; interest on samc S1ll1}.
Warrants paid during the y'ar end
ing May |, lS3, Sllt,2l9GG.
Interest on warrants paid S2,'p2hl
Balance on maud aud turned over to
! Treasurer Elliott, May |, 1895, S,2,GlS.S