Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-17
DOWNING FOR CITY, MARSHAL
Confirmed by Unanimous Vote Of the
Council After a Democratic
Populist Caucus.
Hunt for Detective. Young for Jailer.
and McCumber for Pound
master Rejected.

Although the city council had adj
journed to meet at s o'clock Monday 1t
was an hour later before the meeting
was called to order, with all aldermen
present. Meanwhile the democratic and
populist aldermen had been ~caucasing.
City Attorney Stephenson stated that
the county commissioners would meet
today to approve the statement Of facts
concerning the disputed ownership Of
the First avenue north wagon bridge.
IL the statement is approved the matter
will be submitted TO the court tomorrow
morning.
An ordinance was read and referred,
granting to J. L. Arlington a twenty
years franchise for q telephone system.
The bond of W. s. Frary, city treas
urer, was read. The city attorney stated
that it was in proper form, and it was
unanimously accepted. 1t is in the sum
Of $4,000, with Paris Gibson, Vi. l.
Bridgeman, S. +. Atkinson, H. G.. Phelps.
John j. Ellis. j. ii. Fairfield. FRANK
Coombs, Gold T. Curtis, aud +. i. At
kinson. AS suretlcs
\ petition was presented for extension
of water mains on Third and Fourth
aver ne g uthwest, from Fifth to Eighth
streets. Alderman Williams stated that
the extension was ordered II months
ago. Tine petition as referred.
james NJ, Mcdonald asked permission
to erect d sign post ut 2l} Central ave
nue.. Referred.
A petition was presented, asking that
Tenth street north, between Eighth ana,
Tenth avenues, Zenith avenue north be.
tween Ninth and Tenth streets and
Ninth street nurtn, between Ninth and
Tenth avenues, now occupied by the
yards of the Goodrich Lumber company
and the i. 4 NJ. Commercial company
ue opened; and that d crossing be con
structcd al Ninth avenue and Thirteenth
street north. deferred.
A petition from the Plumbers anC
Steam Filters UNION asking that a prac.
tical plumber be appointed plumbing
Inspector and garbage inspector and rec,
~ommendrng W. T. Allen for the position
was read. Tho mayor put ii IN hl'
pocket.
Charles Nolk and others petitjonec
that d policeman be detailed for the
West side from noon to midnight. Re
rerred.
A. y. Curtin & Co. asked permission
to remove a stable now on the rear of 10
!, block 314, and to build thereon d cor
rugated iron building. Referred.
The Great Falls Carriage Works askeC
permission to build a corrugated iroI
warehouse on lot o, block 3GS. Referred
j. G. ABplund asked PERMISSION to con
duct a COW herd. Referred.
The Great Falls Plumbing and Heat
J ing company presented their plumbers
> bond in the sum Of $1,000, with Il. )
Ford and j. w. Stanton as sureties. ]
was approved and a license ordered is
; sued. Similar action was taken with tn
bond and application for license of ii. /
; King. with Il. G. Phelps, F.. w. King an
$. Il. WILDER as suretles in the sum q
Sl.JO0.
, Mayor Webster nominated d. G. Ho1
brook for inspector OF weights and meas
, uref; g. w. Sweariugen for city engineer
james Burns chief, Sam French assist
ant chief, Fred Arthur hydrantman. /
( II. Jones pipeman and Thomas Mora
, driver of the fire departments; g.. |
Downing for marshal; Geo II. Wardro
for police sergeant: and {. II. Clark TO
l city clerk. All were unanimously cor
tirmed.
A. b. Hunt for detective; ID. IL. loun
Y for jailer. and w, NJ. McCumber fo
4 poundmastor, were rejected by the 70
lowing vote:
leas-tletchcr, Holmes. ~N'oung-3
9 Nays Fitzgerald, Duncan, William.
/ Mcdonald, MItcheii-J.
r When the rcsait on the nomination {
/, MrCumber WAS known. the mayor askec
. "WIhat's the matter with him: | kno'
that politics Is the main objection to tn
] Others, but. politics does not affect til
Joundmaster would like 10 hea
! reasons for the opposition to him.
| Fletcher said that the only reason wa
t that McCumber was a man with a larg
} family and no work. There was no rel
son he should rot be confirmed.
Mayor Webster left the chair and til
council proceeded to elect a %presiden
l The first ballot resulted: Mitchell,
; Young. 8; Williams |. Second nallo
t .Iitchell, ,; Yourg, g. Mitchell Wa
declared elected,
Fer wee president the ballot resulted
t. Williams, .: Young. >; Holmes, l.. Wi
< liams was declared elected.
The mayor stated that in order t
avoid any technical difficulty. the la
being vagne. he would appoint for cit
attorney Sam Stephenson, who had bee
elected. The appointment was una
! imousIy confirmed.
1 The council then adjourned.
\ Cheap Wife.
Butte. May ia sequel to the Ora
/ divorce case came up in Judge Almon