The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-13
FUN ON The RIALT0
Alderman Williams Values The Right 10
Vote.
HE LET'S 1T GO DOUBLE
The City Council OF Great Falls Held
Pretty Lively Meeting the
Other Night-Largent Was
In the Saddle.

GREAT FALLS, March 12.-Monday even
ing's session of the city council was what
might be called a lively meeting. y petit
tion for the construction of a new side
walk in the Boston and Great Falls addi-
tion was referred to the sidewalk commit
tee. a similar disposition was made of a
petition for n sidewalk on Seventh avenue
north. from Ninth to Thirteenth street. A
sidewalk was ordered built on the east
side of Fourth street north. between
Fourth and Sixth avenues. j. II. Nc
Knight was granted permission to erect a
two-story brick block on the north side of
Central avenue, three doors east of Third
street.
Alderman Joscelyn, of the Third ward,
presented a petition from the residents of
tho ward asking the council to declare the
seat of Alderman Mcdonald of that ward
vacant on the ground that he was not a
resident of the ward. Alderman Joscelyn
said he had nothing to do with getting it
up. 1t was given him for presentation,
which he confessed was an unpleasant
duty, as he held Mr.. Mcdonald in very
high esteem. He also presented an
amendment to the election notice inciud-
ing the proposed election of a successor
10 Alderman Mcdonald, but it failed to
receive n second.
Mr.. Mcdonald arose to say that he was
on the eve of resigning but since certain
parties had developed a large amount of
that quality known as freshness regard
ing his affairs he decided to stand pat. He
emphatically denied the allegation that
lie was not resident of the Third ward.
He had a room there and slept there,
regardless of the fact that his place of
business and his family were in the
Fourth ward. He owned property in the
Third. He was not very much smtten
with the office of alderman but since the
matter has assumed the proportions of a
protest he would not bulge an inch. He
mildly limited that Joscelyn had some
thing to do with getting up the petition.
This was stoutly denied by the latter.
Two other aldermen took a hand in the
discussion but the matter was finally
dropped without definite action being
taken.
The question of garbage came in for an
animated discussion in which Young,
Joscelyn, Hanson and Fitzgerald partici-
pated. The committee having such mat
tiers in hand was ordered to devise some
means to settle the vexed problem before
the contract of carrying away this years
garbage was awarded.
The event of the evening was when the
city attorney got up and registered q
vigorous kick against the city hiring addi-
tional counsel to advise the aldermen on
vexed problems of law. He considered it
a slight to him and a blot upon his repu-
tation as a lawyer, which he did not pro-
pose to stand. Attorneys Shores and
Veasey had been hired to assist in fight
ing the injunction of the water company
and since that matter had been temper
arily sidetracked he thought their assist
ance was no longer needed.
Mr. Largent INDUCED in more or less
sarcasm respecting the employment of
these lawyers.
Several aldermen participated in the
discussion which followed the attorneys
remarks. On motion to pay off the
lawyers at once four aldermen voted in
the affirmative and three against it.
Alderman Williams, who was in the
chair in the absence of the mayor. took
the breath away from the council and the
spectators by declaring the motion lost.
When asked how that was he knocked the
rules of parliamentary law sky high by
declaring that he could cast two votes,
one as alderman of the Second ward,
which was against the motion, resulting
in a tie then he would break the tie by
voting as presiding officer in the negative
also. In other words he would vote twice.
This created a storm of opposition and
considerable merriment. Mr.. Williams
claimed he had seen such a thing done.
but in the interests of peace he would re-
cede from this novel position.
The Townsite company has decided to
W. +. Cox and William II. Byholder lot .,
block III, Fourth addition, consideration,
$500.
Andrew Henderson ct Tx. yesterday
decided TO Isabella NJ. Gordon lot IL, block
3)8. consideration, S5,7
The sealed verdict, found Saturday
night in the case of Laubenheimer VS..
Kennedy ct al, was opened and read in
court Monday morning. 1t was in favor
of the defendants.
Thomas Olson of Great Falls died yes
terday afternoon from the effects of in
juries received about three years ago,
when he fell from a staging while making
repairs upon his his house. The fall re-
suited in permanent injury to his spine
and consequent damage to his whole
nervous system, which left him almost
helpless. The funeral was held AT =
o'clock this afternoon from his late res
idence.