Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-01
COUNCIL. IN
WoROY War
Captain Brannagan Makes a
Pointed Speech
COUNCIL VOTED 10 PAY
Brannagan's Men, In Spite Of Mayor
McCarthys Opposition--An
Interesting SESSION.
COUNCIL VOTED TO PAY

There were several interesting fea-
lures at last nights meeting of the coun-
| Gil. In fact, since the incoming OF the
new administration the council meetings
have been prolific of sensations. The
doughty Captain Brannagan, former
street commissioner, bearded the mum
cipal lion in his lair, in consequence of
which there was a hot time in the coun-
ell chamber last night.
The discussion was precipitated by a
communication from Captain Branna-
gan, stating that he understood that
while some of the men who worked under
him had received their time checks and
the money due them, others had not, and
the clerk had refused to indorse their
warrants.
Clerk Callan stated that he had in
dorsed one time check of a man who
worked for Brannagan before he under
stood the situation, and that the check
had been cashed by some one on the out
side. a
Alderman Bryant was Of the opinion
that the men under rannlgan were en-
titled to pay. and moved that the time
book Of Captain Brannagan, showing
claims against the city a~ggregating
something over $500, be paid.
The a said he had requested Bran
nigan's men to stay at home, and had
notified them that if they worked they
should look to Brannagan for their pay.
The mayor then went on to explain in
detail the Brannagan trouble, and OPP
posed the payment Of such claims by the
city. He further said that he would not
indorse warrants issued in payment of
these claims.
Jlr,a,t sold tho man yraro hired nv
the man who was then the legal street
commissioner, and could collect the
money through the courts.
The mayor replied that he had made it
his business to notify Brannagan's men
every day that their services were not
needed by the city. He went on to say
that B~rannagan had presented his resig-
nation to him personally on May 6.
Captain Brannagan is in the room"
said the mayor, and I ask him to deny
this if he dares."
Captain Brannagan then addressed the
council. He denied ~emphatically that he
had presented his resignation to the
mayor.
"And if the mayor says / did,, he utters
a deliberate falsehood,' said he. "And
l am sorry to see one occupying the po-
sition of mayor of Butte descend to such
levels"
The mayor asked the captain to repeat
his remark.
ct is an infamous falsehood to say
that l handed you my resignation. l ask
you to produce it," said ~Brannagan.
"Gentlemen," said the mayor, 81 will
take a solemn oath that on the morning
of May 6 Captain Brannagan entered my
Office and rendered his personal resigna-
ton.
Produce it!' shouted B%rannagan. II
say it is an infamous falsehood!''
Captain, you have made your speech,
and that is all we want to hear from
you,' replied the mayor.
Kroger was in favor of paying the men
If the work was really performed.
Ferns moved that the matter be re-
ferred to the nance committee.
Bryant said he was opposed to refer
ring the matter to the nance commit
tee. He understood that one of the men
under Brannagan was an old soldier and
needed the money.
Siebenaler wanted to ask Brannagan
if the men working under him did a fair
days work, but the mayor objected.
Siebenaler said he would vote in favor of
paying the men.
Then followed a little repartee between
the mayor and Siebenaler. during which
the latter asked the mayor to produce
the resignation of Brannagan, but the
mayor declined to do so.
Elderkin moved to amend that the
matter be laid on the table for one week.
iNS oiAo"NN AMY l. IL
order to shut off debate Knowlton moved
the previous question.
The mayor then declined to put Alder
man Bryant's motion, authorizing the
payment of the men, but after a few mo-
ments' reflection he put it, and every al
derman voted for it.
Prior to the Brannagan matter, the
resignation of John. GUILTY, as city jailer,
was read.
Knowlton moved that the resignation
be accepted, and the motion prevailed,
strange to say, by a unanimous vote,
the first of it's kind recorded under the
new administration.
The mayor stated that he would nomi-
nate James McGlynn to fill the vacancy
He stated that McGlynn had been act
ing as special since Quilty's resignation.
Bryant, Noyes, Virtue and knowlton
voted against confirmation.
The mayor then named P. A. Leamy
for first assistant clerk, and the nomina-
ton was confirmed by e vote of u to 3,
IBausman, Britt and Bryant voting
against confirmation.
A petition from C. A. Lindsay and
others reuesting the passage of an ordi-
mace prohibiting any person from keep