The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-20
VIEWED RIGHT Of WAY
It Will Probably Be Granted at
the Next Meeting.
DEADLOCK IS UNBROKEN
Knowlton Says He Will Stand bv the
Mayor in Most of the Appoint
ments : Mccarthy Will Not
-t'Ss Accept Dictation,

A number of the city aldermen met
last evening and went to look over the
right of way asked by the B., A. & P.
Railway company for a spur to the
Moonlight mine. Work was resumed
on the Moonlight mine last week. the
property having become part of the
mining properties of the Amalgamated
Copper company. In order that ore
from this mine could he shipped to the
smelters at Anaconda it is necessary
to construct this spur to the mine. The
aldermen at the last meeting agreed
to meet last evening and look over
the ground. Hacks had been provided
and Aldermen Ferns, Macarthur, Smith,
Bausman. Kelly, Archambault, Kro-
ger, Virtue and Elderkin looked over
the route Apparently the aldermen
We're well satisfied, and it is probable
that the right of way will be granted.
In regard to the deadlock, there was
nothing new yesterday. Alderman
Knowlton was out again and during
the afternoon he and Alderman Kro-
ger called on the mayor and the three
had quite a long talk together. 1t is
not known, however, that anything
was accomplished at the conference.
Mr. Knowlton repeated his assurance
that he would stand by the mayor on
most of his appointments, but he ex-
pressed regret at the continuance of
the deadlock and expressed the view
that the mayor should appoint the
standing committees so that the reg
ular work of the council could be pro-
ceeded with. He thought that the coun-
Gil could go on transacting business
whether the mayors appointments
were confirmed or not. The mayor ex-
pressed a contrary view. He said he
was willing to proceed with the city's
business as soon as the aldermen were,
but in his view the first requisite to
conducting the affairs Of the municipal
ity is to have the city officials appoint
ed and confirmed and until that was
done nothing could be accomplished.
He considered the officials more i'm
portant than the committees and the
first thing for a city government to do
is to select its officials. Alderman Kro
ger expressed dissatisfaction that the
aldermen had not been called into eau
Gus, so that they would know whom
the mayor proposed to appoint. To
this the mayor replied that neither of
his two predecessors, Harrington or
Thompson, had called the aldermen
into caucus, and he did not see why
lI1dt SnOuiu ne required OIL MIN, WHICH
had not been required of either of his
predecessors.
In speaking of the situation last
evening the mayor said that no more
standing committees would be APP
pointed until the appointments to city
offices are disposed of.
q am enlisted for two years" said
the mayor. land I-Shall not quit. We
can get along Witsqs t41e ones conmfttee
we have-the finance committee. We
cannot, of course, do anything in the
way of public improvement but We
can sprinkle the streets and fill up any
bad holes in the streets, and perhaps
the people will be as well satisfied if
not so much is done this year, as usual
in the,i way of grading, paving and
other public improvements. l was
elected by the peoplesQf Butte as mayor
of the city and by their election they
showed their confidence in me. Had
they not wanted me for mayor they
would not have eIeCted me. The mayor
is allowed by law t0name the officials
who are to be entrusted with the con-
duct of the affairs ofSthe city. and that
right l do not propose to relinquish.
Mayor Thompson and Mayor Harring
ton were accorded without dispute the
right to name the men who were to
fill the offices under their adminstra-
tions, and I shall not submit to dicta-
ton as to the men Who are to serve
under me-