Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-07-19
THE CITY FATHERS DELIBERATE
Again Refuse to Confirm the NOmina-
tlohs Of Whyte and Rolingcr
as patrOlmen.
BY Tie Vote They Allow Falk',
Claim for Salary-Tw0 Leaves
Of Absence.

uiar session, Mayor Webster presiding
and al aldermen being present.
The specifications for the city printing
for the ensuing year we're read and
adopted.
An ordinance granting franchise to
the Choteau, Sun River g. Northern Tele-
cgraph company was read and referred
An ordinance regulating the collection
of licenses was placed on it's fret read
ing. 1t provides that licenses in all oc-
cupations except those of ealoonkeepers,
cigarette dealers, lawyers, physicians,
brewers and electric light companies
shall be IN proportion to the amount of
business transacted. The license for sd
loonkeepers is fixed at so per quarter;
cigarette dealers, SO per month; lawyers
and physiciana s. per quarter; brewers,
$50 per quarter; electric light companies,
so per quarter.
A motion to place the ordinance on its
second reading was lost, d majority of
the aldermen believing that the people
desired to have time to study the ordin
ance.
James Burns, chief of the fire depart
uIeht, stated that the new CODES require
that ar ope be placed in every room IN a
hotel or inn, to assist the occupant in
escaping in Case Of fire, and require that
the tire chief shall inspect all rooms. He
asked If he should do this. 1t Was or
dered that the sections of the code re-
lating to that matter be published.
The mayor submitted d message to
the council in which he stated that b. f..
" byte and IL. }. Bolinger had Informed
him that they did not desire to bring
suit to secure their positions as patrol
men and had requested him to present
their nam6s 10 the colncil for confirna-
tion, which he would do, although he
believed they had been regularly con
tirmed.
On the question Of the confirmation of
Boliuger the vote stood:
Yeas Fletcher, Mitchell, loung-}.
Nays Fitzgerald, Dunn, Williams,
Mcdonald, Holmes-1
So Bolinger was not confirmed
On Whyte's nomination the vote was:
leas-t'letcher, Holiness loung, Mitch
ell, Mr.. Mayor.
Nays-i'llzgerald, Dunn, Williams,
Mcdonald.
The mayor stated that, according to
the new codes, it required a majority of
all the aldermen elected to confirm
nominations; therefore, Whyte Was not
confirmed.
Mayor Webster stated that Ed Falk.
whom he had appointed patrolman, had
resigned OF his own accord, much to the
mayors regret, for the latter considered
him good officer The mayor was will
ing to submit the appointment of Falk's
successor to the city marshal. He was
willing to waive any rights he might
have in the interests of tho efficiency of
the police force, if the council would do
the same.
On motion the appointment of Falk's
successor was unanimously left to the
marshal.
"Do you want me to make the appoint
ment now?' inquired Marshal Downing,
but the mayor told him it was not nee
essary.
Mayor Webster returned the resolu-
ton. adopted at Saturday nights meet
ing of the council, specifying the form OF
especial fund" warrants to he issued to
Contractor Vogel. lie stated that he
did not do 80 because he was opposed to
the resolution, but because he had not
had time to thoroughly examine the
matter. llo returned the resolution at
that time in order that the council
might act upon it before the paving suit
was heard in the district court. The
former administration had adopted the
paving contract and he did not desire
to change it without full investigation.
City Attorney Stephenson stated that
he did not think the resolution could be
introduced in evidence, but Nogel's at
torney, Largent, did, and he did not sec
why the council should place any OBJ
stacle in Largents way.
On the motion to paea the resolution
over the mayors veto Holmes and Young
only voted nay, and it was passed
Tho claim of Ed Falk for salary for
the time he served as policeman was al |
lowed by the following vote:
Yeas Fletcher, Holmes, Young, Nit
cheJl Mr. Mayor ;.
ays-Fltzgerald, Dunn, Mcdonald |
Williams.
Those voting in the negative explained |
that they did SO because they feared that
John Martin could recover salary for the
same time if he brought SUIT
City Attorney Stephenson was granted
. leave of absence for lJ daye, beginning
July 20.
City Clerk Clark was granted week
leave of absence for the last days Of the
month. This will be hie first vacation
IN over two years.
The council then adjourned.
Rudy, iii" Auppusi,ory
Is guara.taed to care Piles and Con ii