The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-07
IT DIDN'T SUIT THEM
, Mayor Keith's Slate Knocked Full Of
rea Holes.
EVEN OUR BOB sNUBBED
The New CouncIImen Had Their
Kicking Clothes On and None
Of the Nominations We're
Confirmed BY Them.

Missoula, May 6.-Mayor McLaugh-
lin this evening called the city council
to order for the last time and the rou-
tine business was transacted promptly.
The annual reports of municipal Off
GERS were received and fled and the
council adjourned sine die, after a
committee had been appointed to es-
cort the new mayor. ]. M. Keith, to
the chair. After the usual formalities
Mayor Keith called the new council to
order. His inaugural remarks were
brief and pointed. He referred 20 the
financial condition of the city and re-
viewed briefly the causes of the de-
pleted condition OF the municipal
treasury. Economical management. he
said. will be necessary to bring about
an improved condition of affairs. He
made some suggestions as TO how the
city could best retrench and stated
them briefly.
The most radical change suggested
was in regard to the police department
which the mayor proposed to reduce to
the city marshal and two patrolmen.
the marshal TO perform duty as a
constitute the night force. one down
town and the other at the depot. I'm
regard to the fire department" Mr..
Keith said: There has been consider
able criticism as to the expense of
maintenance. Properly speaking, the
expense of the department should in
clude. aside from incidentals, only the
salaries OF the chief and the driver of
the hose team. The other driver will
be required to have his team at work
on the streets all OF the time and his
salary. with that of the guard of the
prisoners at work, should be charged
to streets and alleys. These two men
xxrt1 Ia tx~nd 20
streets, whether there are any prison.
ers to work or not The team. how
ever will be available for fire purposes
whenever needed and the present ex-
cellent fire protection of the city will
be maintained"
Mayor Keith then announced the
following committees:
Ways and Means-Darbee, Weisse
and Lombard.
Water Works and Fire Department
Reilly, Stevens and Bonner.
Streets and Alleys-Lombard, Shell
don and Darbee.
Auditing-Bonner. Stevens and schil-
ling.
Bills and ordinances-weisse. Lom-
bard and Reilly.
Contracts-Sheldon. Schilling and
Darbee.
City Property-schilling. Sheldon
and Weisse.
Eieetric lhBnts-oteNenss Bonner ana
Reilly. va
Mayor Keith relieved considerable
suspense when he made his nomina-
lions for the three principal appoin-
tive offices. Some who have known"
all the while were somewhat surprised,
and others who have known nothing
nodded their heads wisely.
#. l.. Darbee was elected president of
the council and ID. A. Sheldon vice pre-
sident; DIR. Mccullough, ]. l.. Sloane
and III. c. Myers were named as a
board of health. For directors OF the
public library for three years j. NJ.
Hamilton and A. l.. Stone were APP
pointed.
The mayor then nominated Harry
Lambert for city clerk; rejected-yeas
3, nays 8. +. NJ. Conkrite was then
named for the same position; rejected
yeas 3, nays 4. The mayor then stated
he had no further nominations for
clerk. For city marshal II. w. Ange-
vine was named; rejected-yeas 2,
nays 5. George Woods was named and
also rejected-yeas 3. nays 4.iAAost
Then came the surprise of the evening.
when the mayor named r. S. Mem
trum as chief of the fire department.
"Our Bob" is the best fireman In the
state, is unanimously the choice OF the
department. and is popular in town.
EVERYBODY was amazed when the coun-
ell rejected this nomination by the
same vote as the others. There seems
to be no reason for this action OF the
council. and the council is criticized to-
night. The council then adjourned