The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-06
A MUNICIPAL CIRCUS
The Characters in the Play Don't
Agree ALI the Way Through.
SOME RED HOT WORDS USED
Mayor Harvey Talks Pointediy and
Straight From the Shoulder
Fun BY the Bushel and
More Adjoining.
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held Monday evening was hummer
Ts,ervhodv seemed 10 have their scrap
ming clothes on. from Mayor Harvey
down TO Acting City Clerk Dawson.
II was a most remarkable meeting ana
furnished a bushel OF fun for the spec
tators. who filled the council cham
Der and fought for standing room on
the sidewalk. The performance lasted
until midnight, and to-day last nights
seance has been the general topic OF
conversation among the business men
and others interested in the admins
tration of municipal affairs.
The hostility existing between May
or Harvey and several of the alder
men has been common talk Tor weeks.
and the lack of harmony that charac-
terized last nights deliberations occa-
stoned no very great amount OF sur
prise. AS the meeting progressed IL
became apparent that there was wide
difference of opinion, respecting certain
measures, between his honor ana
majority of the aldermen. The oppo-
sition TO the mayor had it's genesis in
the matter of the contemplated ap-
nointment of a chief of police, acceler-
sted by the action has honor has tax
on with regard to the ordinance consol-
idating the offices of city clerk and at
Mayor Harvey is still standing pat"
on both propositions and Will await
the return OF Alderman krieger from
Chicago before appointing as chief of
police the man who is obnoxious 10 the
recalcitrant aldermen. BY putting II
off until a full board is present his hon
or has hopes that he may win the day.
AS TO the ordinance consolidating the
offices Of city clerk and attorney, the
mayor refuses TO recognize the exist
ence of such an ordinance. claiming
that it is null and void in that II was
passed in violation of the municipal In
corporation act, which states that no
law shall be passed increasing the sal
ary of any public officer after his cleo
ton. The ordinance was passed after
City Attorney Wilson's election, and
adds to his duties those of city clerk
and increases his salary.
OF the five aldermen present in the
city all save one-J. S. Thompson
are feminist" the mayor on the two
propositions mentioned above.
AS TO last nights meeting the storm
that has been brewing broke forth with
considerable fury, being precipitated by
the presentation of the following an
onymous communications:
Whereas, Certain scandalous ru-
mors are being circulated to the effect
that the honorable mayor usurped the
authority OF the city marshal, and in
using his official position for the pur-
pose of preventing the employment of
the teams of certain citizens for street
work. upon partisan grounds. and for
the alleged reasons that said citizens
those of a different political party
did not work for him at the last cleo
ton.
Therefore. be it resolved, That the
honorable mayor be requested to state
TO this meeting whether il is a fact
that he instructed the city marshal to
discharge the team of John McLough-
lin upon the grounds that said Nc
Loughlin did not support his honor for
mayor at the late election, and worked
against him at said election, and also
by what authority he acted, If he did
so instruct the marshal"
When the city clerk had finished
reading the above Mayor Harvey was
white with rage. and said If there was
man in the room who would father
the insulting communication he would
answer IL. Alderman Martin, a popu-
list, said he would, and affixed his
signature thereto. Mayor Harvey then
arose and roasted the populist alder
man 10 a turn. He denounced the au-
thor of the alleged rumor in scathing
terms, and vehemently denied he had
secured the discharge of Mclaughlin
for any reason other than that his
team was unable TO perform the work
assigned. He said:
The communication is a falsehood
on its face, and i defy any man to
prove that IL is not. / have never I'm
the whole course Of my life descended
10 such petty methods as are implied
in this document. j say here that the
man who presented it knew that il
was falsehood, and If / were out
side OF this room now would tell him
that he was liar"
Alderman Martin eaaraad 20 IL
somewhat by surprise by the mayors
vehement denial Of the implied charge
and simply stated in reply that all he
knew about the matter was what he
had been told; that the dismissal of
Mclaughlin was common talk around
town.
Acting chief Of police Mitchell said
the mayor had asked that Mclaughlin
be discharged, because his team was
unable TO do the work assigned, and
for the further reason that the en-
ployment OF the gentleman was not
agreeable 10 the administration.
Alderman Thompson supported the
mayor, and said: 1T should be un-
derstood that this is an administration
that demands value received; that
there should be no Sinking Of duty.
ana that men on the streets should not
be permitted TO kill time"
After this little diversion the council
proceeded with the business on hand
City Attorney NJ. r. Wilson. VINO also
claims TO be ex-ofiicio city clerk by vir-
tue OF the passage Of the consolidation
ordnance. presented his bill, stating
thar he had qualified as clerk and stood
ready 10 discharge the duties of the
once ana mad served Acting City
clerk DawsoE with notice 10 turn over
the DOCKS OF the office. Alderman
Martin moved that the bill be paid. A
second came from Alderman Gordon.
and the motion prevailed. Alderman
thompson voted against the payment
of the bill
Actlng City Clerk Dawson then pre-
scented his bill. Thompson moved that
IL be paid, but there was no second
Then' upon motion Of Martin, seconded
by GORDON the bill was ordered disal-
lowed. Mayor Harvey remarked thar
the council may have carried its noint
for the time being, but that he wouId
be heard from later.
IL Is well known fact that the
mayor will refuse TO sign tho ,,,sr-s,,,
IN payment Of City Attorney WILSON,