The Anaconda standard., 1895-06-08
NOT AFRAID TO TALK
Mayor Webster Speaks Up and Is Dis
tinCtly Understood.
HE APPOINTED AN OFFICER
Ard He Also Proposes to See That
the City Shall Pay Said Off
Ger for Services Rem
d-Cross-Flring.

Great Falls. June AT the special
meeting OF the city council all MEM
bers were present and the first busi-
ness was a petition for permission to
place an ice-water tank i'm front of
the Progress restaurant, which was
granted.
Holmes moved that the resolution.
adopted at the last meeting. giving
chairmen of committees the power to
approve all orders for merchandise for
the departments under their jurisdic-
tion. be so amended as to give every
member of the committee equal pow
er. The motion was lost by vote of
5 TO 3. Fletcher. Holmes and Young
voting in the affirmative.
Mayor Webster called up the claim
OF Ed Falk for $29.0S. salary as police
man during May. The mayor stated
that he had appointed Falk May ,.
and If the council did not intend to
allow the claim. Falk should know 1t.
Mitchell said that the auditing com
mittee had not reported the claim, be-
cause the committee did not recognize
Falk as legally appointed.
The claim was disallowed by a strict
party vote, and when the result was
announced the mayor said: III the
council sees ut TO take this course
through all this administration, you
We will see how much longer this city
is to be without a mayor"
The mayor was angry and his re-
marks angered Fitzgerald, who imme
diately moved that Falk be dismissed
from the force. The mayor refused to
entertain the motion. stating that he
would like to see the council dismiss
an appointee of the mayor. Fitzgerald
replied: I'VE. viii see. You are the
mayor but we are the council. and we
will not adjourn this meeting until you
do entertain that notion Your mo-
tion is out of order" declared the may
or. Williams appealed from the de-
cision of the chair, and Fitzgerald Sec
onded the appeal.
Your motion is out of order. / re-
fuse to entertain an appeal. We will
let the courts entertain this business.
l do not intend to be further insulted,"
said the mayor.
Mr.. Mayor, / think that you have
insulted this council" replied Fitzger-
aid.
Young declared that Falk had been
officially appointed, which Mitchell de-
MED. This ended the incident. but the
bad blood engendered was noticeable
even after the meeting.
The mayor called up a resolution
providing for paving Central avenue
from Park Drive to Sixth street. 1t
was placed on it's second reading and
unanimously approved. 1t gives no.
tice of the assessment against abutting
lots, and orders all who desire to pro-
test to appear at 1880 y. m, June II,
before the council The assessment to be
levied may be paid into the city treas
ury until Dec. I. when they will be
transferred to the county, with a pen
atty of 8 per cent added. The Great
Falls Street Railway company is noti-
fed that IL is expected to pave between
it's tracks. City Attorney Stephenson
H. III let
ply as a matter of form. He had no
doubt but that the company would re-
fuse to pave. The city could then go
ahead and pave between the tracks
and collect the cost from the company.
The company may attempt to remove
it's tracks to other streets, but If 1T
does it will forfeit it's franchise.
The claim of Attorneys Shores and
Veazey for $500 for professional services
was laid on the table.
The claim of Charles +. Brewster for
SIS for services as poundmaster during
April was allowed.
The ways and means committee re-
ported that il had been unable to find
a suitable place for a dumping ground
for the city garbage. The Townste
company refused to permit the city to
longer use the present ground, and no
one would lease any land for the pur-
pose. Paris Gibson had suggested that
beginning at First avenue north. re-
tanning wall be built. and that the gar
bage be dumped along the low bank Of
the river. Stone necessary for the
wall is on the ground. Ashes can be
mixed with the other garbage, and
over all good soil can be spread. and
thus 25 or 30 acres of made land will
be obtained in a short time at little
expense. Several aldermen approved
the plan, and the council agreed to
further consider it at the next meet
ing.
City Engineer Swearingen requested
another assistant, to act as chairman
and plumbing inspector. He said that
there were specifications to be pre-
pared for garbage and sidewalk con-
tracts. plans and specifications for re-
pairing the bridge, sewers to be flush
ed Central avenue to be paved, and
other work, and he must have help,
but. on the plea of economy. the cOun-
ell refused his request.
The mayor nominated d. Fl. Young
for jailer. The party lines were drawn
and he was rejected.
The council adjourned until p. m.
Saturday.