Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-15
A LIVELY COUNCIL MEETING
Alderman Mcdonald Wouldn't stand
the Work of SOme OF His
Constituents.
City Attorney Largent Wants to Piay
a Lone Hand in the City's
Legal Affairs.

The city council met Monday in spe
cial session and there was lots of fun TO
the spectators. Some slick politician
in the Third ward tried to put up a jol
on Aid. Mcdonald and he got on his ca
in consequence. He was intending Il
resign. but now he says he won't. Cit.
Attorney Largent poured some hot sho
into the city council also and served
notice on them that he does not meet
any assistance in conducting the lega
affairs of the city and does not want any
A petition was presented asking fol
the construction of a new sidewalk in
the b. and NJ. addition and it was re.
ferred to the committee on streets, al
ieys, and sidewalks. Another petition
for d sidewalk on Seventh avenue north,
from Ninth to Thirteenth street, WAS
likewise sent to the committee.
A petition for a sidewalk on Sixth
avenue north and Fourth street was
granted and ordered built.
A building permit was granted j. III.
Mcknight for the construction of a two
story brick block on Central avenue on
the site of his old agricultural ware
house and permission to move the Old
building to the rear of the lot.
Alderman Joscelyn presented a peti
ton reciting that Alderman Mcdonald,
who was elected from the Third ward.
had since moved to the Fourth ward and
WAS therefore disqualified from holding
office as alderman from that ward, and
asking that the council declare his seat
by amending the election notice
to include the election of his successor at
the coming city election. The petition was
signed by a number of leading repub
licans and populists in the Third ward,
including his competitor at the last
election. Aid. Joscelyn stated in IN
Producing the petition that he had moth.
ing to do with getting it up. 1t was one
of the unpleasant duties that he had to
perform for his constituents He paid a
high compliment to Mr.. McDonald's
efficiency as an alderman, but thought
this council ought to grant the request of
the petitioners and let the party elected
the seat of Mr.. McDon.!d if he
say tit. He presented "a resolution
amending the election notice in accord
ance with his views, but it did not meet
with a second.
Aid. Mcdonald was evidently a little
as he rose to address the chair
He said that he was not much stuck on
holding the office of alderman, audit had
been his intention to resign, but
that the parties who got W
scheme would find that they had
been a little previous and had defeated
their object. He owned property in the
Third ward and still held bis residence
there. He had a room in the TtirI
and slept there and he was advised
it didn't make any difference where
his place OF business WAS or where his
lived as long as he claimed his
own residence in the ward. He minated
that Alderman Joscelyn had d good deal
10 do with getting up the petition. not
withstanding his disclaimer.
Alderman Fitzgerald said that many
the names on the petition were OBJ
aimed by Misrepresentation and it was
perfectly we'll known who were RESPONSE
Die for starting the petition and what
heir purpose was.
Alderman Joscelvn resented any insin.
lation that the petition was his work.
Alderman Fitzgerald retorted that
L tLO SooS llILCu uC IllEnL wear ~.
The chair ruled out any further dis
of the matter.
A favorable report was made on the
of j. G. G. Thompson and
for a sidewalk on the west SIDE
the report was adopted,
The matter of the Great Falls Meat
,ompany's slaughter house WAS again
brought up by Alderman Young, and
a sharp discussion the city attorney
Vas instructed to notify the company to
move it outside the city limits within
days.
The question of dumping garbage at
Fifteenth street bridge was also dis
cussed, and the ways and means corl-
were instructed to devise some
some other method of disposing of the
garbage before the expiration of the
present contract, which ends next May,
City Attorney Largent said that the
retention Of Messre. Shores and Veazy
to assist him in suits involving the fran
chise OF the water company was no lon
ger necessary. as tho recent Legislature
had prescribed the method to be DUR
sued by cities desiring to own their own
water works, and asked that they be dis
charged.
A motion was made to do this by Aid.
Joscelyn, but it WAS opposed by several
of the councilmen.
Mr.. Largent served notice on the coun-
Gil that he desired no assistance, and
said if they were retained it would be on
the responsibility of the council. He
was amply able to attend to the city's
work alone.
On d vote being taken four aldermen
voted to discharge the two assistant
attorneys and three against. Alderman
Williams voted no. making it a tie and
then as mayor cast a deciding vote in
the negative. On objection being raised
TO this he declared the vote a tie which
amounted to the same thing, the molten
being lost.
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