Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-02
Has Succeeded the Old One in
This City.
THE MAYORS APPOlN1EES
Were All Confirmed and Much Other
Business Was Transacted.
The Mayors Speech

session yesterday afternoon for an hour
or more, transacted the following bust
ness:
A permit was granted to r. deb. Smith
to build an annex to the restaurant OF
Pedro Rammacotti. -.
On motion of Collins, one-half a mill
of the taxes of 1898 were ordered trans
ferred from the bond interest fun to the
sinking fund. Collins also made a mo-
ton to transfer from the general fund
$3,O12.9 9 to the sewer fund. to pay an
overdraft of the latter. Carried.
City Clerk O'Leary's bill of $240 for Of
flee rent for a period Of twelve months.
and 81 for postage stamps, was referred
back to the council by the finance COM
mittee. Devine amended to pay SAP, and
Fitzpatrick still further amend to pay
$122, equivalent to six months rent.
Carried.
Dolan asked how it was the city treas
urer was allowed to issue receipts before
he received money, as was the case with
a receipt for $50 to the old Montana
Union railway. Collins said it was a
custom. and spoke of the city taking
some action to make the company pay
the money due the treasurer from that
source. Mayor Lesser and Aldermen Da-
wilson and Dolan insisted that the city
treasurer should stand good for the loss
without expense to the city.
Devinc moved a vote Of thanks TO
Chief Of Police White and the retiring
policemen, which was heartily given.
During the afternoon the council
passed resolutions thanking the fire de-
partment for efficient work during the
year.
The old council adjourned from 4:1o
until 7:45 p. m. At that hour all the
members of the old council were on hand.
Mayor Lesser called the meeting to order,
the roll was called and the minute read,
after which a motion to adjourn was
made.
The retiring city clerk called the roll
of the new council and each came for
ward.
Mayor Lesser then introduced Mayor
elect Madden, who took the chair.
At s o'clock p. m. sharp, Mayor Lesser
called the member of the new councl
to order in their order. Mayor Lesser
then introduced the new mayor, John NJ.
Madden, who stepped forward and took
the chair. Mayor Madden made very
few remarks. He at once filed his noml-
nations with the clerk, Colonel O'Leary.
The nominations were as follows:
City .Clerk-Joseph Peters.
City Attorney. r. Boarman.
Chief Of Police-John White.
Assistant Chief of P~olice-Frank
O'Brien.
Patrolmen-Nick Bosanitz, P. j. Gard
ner, H. H. MAYHEM, Frank Stebbens. J.
A. MdMaster, William Power, Percy In
gals and Gerald Sullivan.
Fire Chief-R. S. Mentrum.
Firemen-George Lancaster. William
Slaughter, Frank Fitzgerald, Jake Falk,
Peter Smith, NJ. c.. Meyers.
Street Comlnissioner-Dennis Shovlin.
Health Oficer-Dr. ]. F. Spelman.
City Engineer-E. H. Macdonald.
JanitOr-J. c. Clark.
All of the nominations We're unani-
mously confirmed except Jake Falk, AL
dermen Dolan and Dunn voting against
him. It took 40 minutes to make the
nominations. Upon the nomination and
confirmation of Mr.. Peters as clerk. Col
Onel OLeary, the retiring clerk, refused
to give up his office until his successor
had filed his bond and qualified.
AT $40 o'clock and upon all the nomi-
nations being confirmed. Alderman Col
Inns moved a recess of 80 minutes for the
city clerk and city attorney to file their
bonds and qualify, which was so or
dered.
The council was called to order again
at $50. Mayor Madden said i was inn
possible for the city clerk and city at
torney to qualify before the next meet
ing.
Clerk O'Leary read a bill from the
Standard Publishing company for s13l 80,
which was referred to The finance COM
mittee.
Collins moved to adjourn. Murphy
asked permission to make a motion.
Collins consented. Murphy moved thai
the Anaconda Standard be made the Off
cial organ. Carried.
Collins motion to adjourn until Friday
night carried.
The appointments meet with the an
proval of every one. No changes were
made in the fire department and only
two on the police force. Officer Gardner
was put at work at once in the place of
Officer Laboeuf of the old force, who did
not report for duty.