The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-15
CITY COUNCIL.

CITY COUNCIL. fs
Great Falls May 14.-Monday night
the city council adjourned to meet last
night at s o'clock; but when that hour
arrived, neither the mayor nor any al
derman was in sight. The democrats
and populists were together in one
caucus. and Mayor Webster and the
republican aldermen in another. 1t was
generally known that a partial COM
promise had been determined upon and
the council chamber was filled with
eager spectators.
When the council was called to order
at g. o'clock all aldermen were pres
ent.
The city attorney stated the ques-
ton Of ownership of the First avenue
north wagon bridge would be presented
in the district court at 10 O'Clock
Wednesday morning.
An ordinance was read and referred
to the ordinances committee, granting
to ]. T. Arlington and s. S. Hobson
the right to construct and maintain
telephone system in the streets of the
city for the period of 20 years.
The bond of w. s. Frary, city treas
urer, was read. The city attorney
stated that he approved it. and it was
unanimously adopted. 1t is in the sum
of $4,000. with s. e. Atkinson. f. p.
Atkinson, j. j. Ellis, M. l.. Bridgeman,
Paris Gibson, Gold T. Curtis. j. II.
Phelps as sureties.
A petition was presented asking II
there was any possible show to get the
water mains on Third and Fourth ave-
nues southwest extended from Fifth to
Eighth street west. 1t was referred to
the streets committee. whose chairman.
Williams, said that the extension was
ordered a year ago.
Charles Volk and other residents of
the west side petitioned that a police
man be detailed on that side from noon
until midnight. Referred.
A p Curtin & Co. asked permission
TO build a corrugated iron building on
the rear Of lot z. block 314. Referred
The Great Falls Carriage works
asked permission to build a corrugated
iron warehouse on lot 9, block 1868. Re-
ferred
The Great Falls Plumbing company
presented plumbers bond in the sum
of $500, with r S. Ford and j. w.
Stanton as sureties. The bond was ac-
cepted and they were granted Ii
cense.
II. r. King presented his plumbers
bond in the sum of 81 500. with l.. G.
Phelps, e. w. King and S. r. WILDER
as sureties. The bond was accepted
and a license was granted.
A petition was presented asking that
the following streets be opened: Tenth
street north. between Eighth and Tenth
avenues; Tenth avenue north. between
Ninth and Tenth streets; Ninth street
north, between Ninth and Tenth ave-
nues. and that a cross-walk be con-
structed at Thirteenth street and Ninth
avenue north. Referred.
c. w. Swearingen, present incum-
bent, was nominated for city engineer
and unanimously confirmed.
James Burns, chief; Sam French. as
sistant chief; Fred Arthur, hydrant-
man; Il. H. Jones, pipeman, and
Thomas Moran. driver, all members of
the fire department, were renominated
and unanimously confirmed.
BY a unanimous vote ID. c. Holbrook,
present incumbent, for inspector of
weights and measures; c. p. Downing
for marshal; George II. Wardrop for
police sergeant, and c. III. Clark. pres
ent incumbent. for city clerk. were
confirmed.
a. b. Hunt, for detective: d. H.
Young for jailor. and w. M. McCumber
for poundmaster. were rejected by the
Yeas-Fletcher. Holmes. Young. re-
publicans, 3.
Nays-Frtzgeraid williams. McDon-
aid. democrats; Dunn. Mitchell. popu-
lists. S.
When the rejection Of McCumber was
announced, the mayor said that he did
not know what was the matter with
McCumber. Fletcher said there was
no reason for not confirming him. The
mayor said that he understood that
politics had something to do with the
rejection Of the other appointments.
but should not affect the poundmas-
ter's Office He wanted to hear the OBJ
1ections. There was no explanation
from the democrats and populists
The ways and means committee was
instructed to endeavor to procure an
other dumping ground for city gar
bage.
Mayor Webster then surrendered the
chair 10 Alderman Williams. and the
council proceeded to ballot for a presi-
dent. The first ballot resulted: Mitch
ell, populist, 4: Williams, democrat. ]:
Young. republican. 3.
The second ballot resulted: Mitchell
8; Young. 3. Mitchell was declared
elected.
For vice president. the first ballot
resulted: Young, republican. ?: Will
Jams. democrat. 5: Holmes. republican
J. Williams was declared elected.
The mayor resumed the chair and
stated that. as there was a question
whether the city attorney should be
appointed or elected. he would nomi-