Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-02

taken up. The bond of Treasurer Calk-
ms was accepted.
A resolution by Alderman Paige au-
thorizing the mayor to appoint a commit
tee of five to make the necessary ar
engagements for leasing the armory to the
association of members Of the police and
fire departments for use as a gymnasium,
was adopted.
Britt introduced the following:
B it Resolved, BY the mayor and city
council Of the City of Butte:
whereas, 1t has come to the knowl-
edge of the mayor and city council of the
City Of Butte, that William Paige. at the
time of his election to the office of alder
man from the third ward Of the City Of
Butte. at the general election held in the
year 1897, was not a taxpaying, freeholder
within the limits of the third ward Of the
said city, nor Of the said ward for a period
of at least n year, preceding such last
above mentioned elect on, and was not
therefore qualified to hold the office Of
alderman Of the said ward. and is not
now a qualified person to hold suoh Of
flee, and
~Whereas. 1t further appearing to the
said mayor ~ said city council of the
said city of Butte hat the said William
Paige was a candidate for reelection to
the. office Of alderman from the third
ward of the said City of Butte at the gen.
eral election held o n the first Monday of
April. A. D., 1899. and at such election re-
coived the highest lumber of votes cast
for such office, and
Whereas, 1t further appears to the
said mayor and city council of the said
city that at the time Of the said last
mentioned election and at the time the
said William Paige was a candidate for
the said office of alderman from the said
third ward of the said city he was not.
and at this time he is not a ~taXpaying
freeholder within the limits of the said
city, IS required by law, and is, therefore.
ineligible and disqualified to hold the said
office, now, therefore,,
BE it Resolved, By the said city coun-
Gil Of the said City Of Butte, that the said
Office of alderman Of the Third ward Of
the said City of Butte. now pretended to
be held by the said William Paige, be
and the same is hereby declared to be va
cant for the reason that the said William
Paige, at the time Of his election to the
said office, in the year 1897, was not a
resident nor citizen Of the said City of
Butte, nor of the third ward of the said
city, nor had not been a resident, of the
said city, nor Of the said ward. for a per-
iod Of one year preceding the said election,
as required by law, and for the further
reason that at and prior to the time Of
the election held for the said office on the
first Monday in April. A.. d., 1899. at
which said time the said William Paige
! was a candidate for said office, and was
not, and is not now, a t~ax-paying free
holder within the limits of the said city,
and is not eligible to hold the said Office.
not possessing the necessary qualifica-
tions required by Law, and
BE it Further Resolved. That an cleo
ton be called and held in the manner
provided by law, to fill the vacancy now
| existing in the said office"
Naturally the resolution created a COM
| motion. Britt was on his feet in an in
slant and moved it's adoption, and his
ed. He said the matter shoul be settled
in the courts. He also said that any
alderman who would leave his seat be-
| cause of the adoption of such q set of
resolutions, would be, in his estimation.
a coward. He defied the council to un-
| seat him in such a manner. Paige want
ed to know if Britt had sworn to the
statements contained in the resolution.
"If he has," said he. II will put him
where he belongs. He says something
about property. What property l hold
is not m~ortgagcd, and that is more thar
he can say The mayor raped for or
der, and after some further discussion
Alderman Knowlton moved that the reso-
luton be referred to the judiciary COM
mittee, n the motion prevailed.
Then came the tug of war. The mayor
said he had a list of appointees that he
desired to offer for the councils consid-
GRAFTON. Said he. II nominate for city
clerk Joseph p. Gallon. The council will
vote on the confirmation of the nominal
ton" The clerk called the roll. Those
voting against confirmation We're: Arch
ambault, Bausman. Britt, Bryant, Elder
kin, Kroger, Noyes, Siebenaler, Virtue
total 8.
Those voting for confirmation were:
Ferns, Kelly, Knowlton, Macarthur, Paige
and Smith-tOta 6.
The mayor said: "Mr. Callan not hav-
ing received a majority of the votes OF
the city council, is not confirmed. Gentle
men, / nave no further appointments to
make at this time, and am ready to ad-
%journ." And the counc adjourned.
DR.. Rinehart, dentist. Hcnnessy block.