Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-10
Begin the Administration of the City
GOvernment-MayOr Webster
NOminAtes
C. P. DOWNING FOR MARSHAL
But the Council Refuses to Confirm
iiim-EX-Mayor GeIsthorpr's
Farewell Address.

fore giving way to the new admlnlHtra
ton. Every alderman was in his seat
and answered to the roll call, aud Mayor
Gelatborpe presided. The council
chamber was crowded to its fullest Ca
pacity, and the hall outside was filled
with the overflow. The business of the
council was mainly confined to the read
ing of the annual reports of the city
officials.
The report of the city clerk was a very
exhaustive document, and appears in
full in another column.
An ordinance was passed transferring
the poor fund and the sundry account
fund to the contingent fund.
The bonds of s. S. Hawkins, police
magistrate, and VIM. Monroe, horse
herder, were accepted, and the bond of
w. S. Frary. city treasurer, was rejected
on the advice of City Attorney Largent,
who held that it was not drawn in
proper form.
A number of bills and several petit
tons, which were presented. were laid
over for the new council without read
ing,
There being no further business pre-
sentcd, Mayor Gelsthorpe read tho fol-
lowing farewell address to tbs council,
which was received with applause:
70 the Honorable, the Members of the
City Council ana telioW-cillZens
There are tonight In this council
chamber most of the officials who are
on the point of retiring from the service
Of this thrifty aud prosperous city; there
are others (perhaps new to public llfe)
pressing forward to a the places
about to be vacated; the old members
are familiar with the situation and its
embarrassing problems; the new mem
bers are about to engage in Ii task which
is beset on all sides with difficulties
You VINO are about to become members
of this council have an opportunity be-
fore you to render service of eXtrAor-
binary alu to this admirable CITY. In
conf JUNCTION with your colleagues who
remain in Office YOU Will be called upon
to make laws for the government Of the
coming metropolis OF tins grauu anu
growing state. In this | nope you VIII
all harnonlously co-uperatt, aud that
YOU VIII have tIlt Cb-opcl ItlOA4 VI II tilf
ci1izens whose interests are identified
with The successful administration of
r local affairs. We who have assembled
here tonight to perform the last official
acts of our respective offices feel that
} we are to be relieved of heavy burdens
and responsibilities, yet We leave our pc,
| sitions somewhat reluctantly because for
the past two years that we have served
= this municipality we have adopted
methods and laid plans for our cltys
welfare and its future government, which
cannot rebound to its fullest benefit FOL
wears to come. Hence We feel that L
are laying down this important work un
done for our successors to take up and
finish; and because we love to pursue
that economical course in the manage
ment of local affairs which have resulted
: so beneticially to our city and it's people
q and because we believe that our earn
@ est and untiring efforts to perform oul
q duties faithfully and well have been APP
preciattd. And while We retire from
l office entertaining the highest hopes fol
the future OF Great Falls. and strongl,
destrous of seeing it's affairs managed
successfully, we believe that we art
turning tAe reins of your local govern
ment over to the hands Of able aud con
Q ecientious men, | desire to extend t.
}. the members of this cooncll my pro
~ found gratitude for the able and elfci
= emit assistance you have rendered in con
Quoting the affairs of this city. At al
y times you have been ready and willing
to perform fairly and impartially the in
a Vulnerable duties imposed upon you
y The people have but to examine III
records Of the city during your terms o
l. Office to be convinced that you hav'
toiled necessarily to protect their inter
10 ests and give them a splendid municipa
government; also, | am pleased to say
that the various committees and thel
representative chairmen are deserving
" of much credit auu praise for the man.
10 valuable reports and suggestions sub
mitted to the mayor and council, aud TO
r. the prompt and efficient manner il
which your duties were performed. lo'
% have filled your respective offices witt
equal credit to yourselves and honor tt
rs our city.
As we depart from our official dutie
10 tonight, | wish to most sincerely than
1t each and every member OF this council
the city officials and the people for tn
cordial good-feeling and support OK
n tended the mayors Office during this ad
t. ministration. But we have no apologize
to otter nor excuses 10 make 10 any que
for we believe that our records for tn
!, past two years will bear the stronges
testimony to our faithful and vigilan
watch over the affairs of this city, On
% trusted to our care, which records,
70 trust, you all will examine to your owl
o. satisfaction. | shall refrain from quot
* ing any figures, or making any tinancia
4, statement, for all of this will be found il
"a the carefully prepared report of the cit
- clerk.
~ CITY CLERK.
Our capable, courteous and obligini
g. clerk has performed his duties in A man
70 ner most satisfactory to mo, and | be
#, lieve also to this council and the genera
1t public as we'll. Under the system tina
this office has been conducted durin'
this administration a vast amount o
work is required of the clerk. which h
has performed c%heerfully, thorough