The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-05
THEIR FRESH START
MiSsOula's Council Begins the YeaI
Under Favorable Auspices
ONE SEAT is CONTESTED
The Mayor. Treasurer. Fire Chief
and Secretary of the Library
Submit Interesting
REPORTS.


seats in the rear of the room, as did al
so Alderman-elect Jackson of the
Fourth ward, whose election is in con
test. There was a larger attendance
than usual of spectators. who manifest
ed considerable interest in the proceed
ings.
The monthly and annual reports oil
the city officials and the annual report
of the library directors were read and
filed. The monthly salary bills and the
bills for light and water were ordered
paid. In regard to the payment of in
terest coupons on bonds of the city, the
mayor said that he believed that the
custom of issuing a warrant for the in
terest was not proper. as the coupons
are themselves an order on the treas
ury. He had instructed the treasurer
to pay the coupons without warrant.
In this the council acquiesced.
The expense bills for March. as acted
upon by the auditing committee, were
read and ordered paid. except that of
the Missoula Publishing company.
which was returned to the committee
for correction In the report. The COM
mittee on streets and alleys reported
favorably on the petition for a side
walk along the south side of block S5.
Knowles addition. The report was
adopted and an order was made that
notice be given of the construction of
ported recommending that the sidewalk
ordered on Cooper street be not built.
The report was accepted and filed. The
ordinance committee did not report up
on the ordinance referred To IL at the
lAst meeting. These ordinances were
then read by the clerk and acted upon
by the council.
The ordinance creating the Office of
health officer and fixing his salary at
$25 a month was passed unanimously
The ordinance creating the office of
street commissioner and fixing his sal
airy at SIS a month was also passed
without a dissenting vote. The Missou-
la Light * Power company was granted
permission to move the light pole at
the Bee Hive store on Higgins avenue
to the opposite side of Higgins avenue.
The mayor then read his annual report.
which is printed elsewhere in these dis
patches. This was accepted and placed
on file.
Reilly asked IL certificates had been
issued to the new aldermen. He was
Informed that they had been issued
and then inquired If the certificates Of
Mr.. jackson should not be withheld as
his election is being contested. Mr.
Reilly stated that he brought up this
matter at the request of a committee
The mayor said that he had obtained
an opinion on this. TO the effect that
the issuing OF the certificate would
have no effect upon the result of the
contest. This would upset the business
of the old council and the new alder
men were escorted to seats by senior
members appointed by the mayor.
All aldermen answered to the roll
call.
Alderman Darbee was nominated for
president of the council. Alderman
Lombard was also placed in nominal
ton. The ballot resulted: Darbee, 5;
Lombard, 9, one ballot being blank
For vice president, Aldermen Lombard
and Bonner were nominated. The bal
lot resulted: Lombard 6, Bonner Q
The bonds of William Landers as
police magistrate for $4,000, with Tyler
Warden, James l.. Sweeney and Charles
l.. Cowell as suretles, was presented
and approved. The bond of j. $. Kemp
city treasurer. in the sum of $4,000
with L. l.. Bonner, c. ii. Mcleod. +. T.
Sterling, F. q. Higgins, Tyler Worden
T. c. Marshall and Andrew Logan as
sureties. was presented and returned
for correction, as the bond required by
law is $4,000
The mayor then announced the fol-
lowing committees for the year:
Ways and Means-Darbee, Jackson,
Lombard.
Streets and Alleys-Lombard. Green
ough, Darbee.
Auditing Committee-Greenoug Bon
ner and Grill.
Fire and Water-Reilly. Sullivan,
Bonner.
Ordinance-Grin. Reilly and jackson
Contracts-Jackson.G reenough, Lom-
bard
Electric Light-Bonner, Pulliam and
Reilly.
Public Library and City Property
Pulliam, Darbee. Grill
Board of Health-Dr. Mccullough.
A j. Gibson. George +. Brooks
Directors OF Public Library. IL. T.
Ryman and G. W. Bur-.
The nominations of library directors
were unanimously confirmed.
The mayor placed i'm nomination
Henry c. Stun as city attorney and
clerk. The nomination was rejected by
a vote of to !. Reilly voting aye.
Joseph X. Wood was then named for
the same position ana this nomination
was also rejected, the vote being TO
3. Greenough. Lombard and Reilly vot-
ing with the mayor. The mayor stated
that he had no further nominations to
make.
II. W. Angevine was nominated for
city marshal and was confirmed, the
vote being 10 ?. Bonner and Reilly
voting against the nomination. r. $
Mentrum was nominated and confirm
ed as chief of the fire department, the
vote being TO 2. Bonner and Darbse
voting no.
The mayor stated that he would not
nominate al present a driver fer the
fire department. as George Lancaster.
the present driver. would not accept
the position. as he intends TO leave
town. Alex Jameson was confirmed as
driver of the street department L. r.
Keim and Ed Larson were unanimously
confirmed as policemen.
Bids for the city printing were sub
unitted by the Muscular, Republican
and Fruit Grower companies and were
referred TO the committee on contracts
The clerk was instructed 10 call for
bids for hay, grain and fuel for the
city, the bids to be submitted at the
next regular meeting. The committee