The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-02


last night on stormy waters. There
were signs for several days Of a COM
ing storm. 1t broke at the opening of
the council session, and it lasted until
the council adjourned. A number of
the aldermen objected because the new
mayor had not seen fit to call them
into caucus to see whether his appoint
ments met with their approval or not.
A combination of all the republicans
and three Clark employees was formed
and they controlled the council. The
mayor presented only one name for
confirmation, and when the council re-
fused to confirm that the mayor de-
clared that he had no more appoint
ments to make at the time and the
council adjourned.
1t is not known what objection eX-
lists to the gentleman named for city
clerk, but it is supposed that the in
tention of the combination merely was
to vote down any appointment that
might be made
From the very beginning things bore
a turbulent look. ExMayor Harring-
ton presided at the afternoon session
of the council, but instead of appearing
at the evening session to introduce his
| successor, as has been the custom, he
failed to put in an appearance. After
waiting a while Alderman Macarthur,
president of the council, called the ses-
sion to order saying:
1T has always been customary for
the retiring mayor to introduce his
successor but for some unaccountable
reason the ex-mayor is absent. 1t how
ever gives me very great pleasure to
introduce the new mayor of Butte, j.
H. Mccarthy"
There was great applause from the
crowded house when Mayor Mccarthy
arose. The mayor thanked the alder
| man for his kindly remarks and said
| he hoped the pleasant relations which
| had heretofore existed would always
| continue. 1.-The mayor. then proceeded
| to read his inaugural address. There
| was frequent applause, particularly or
| the paragraph in regard to the water.
The council then proceeded to organ
| ize. Alderman Britt placed Alderman
Knowlton in nomination for the office
| of president of the council, and Alder
man Ferns placed Alderman Macarthur
| in nomination. The former was elected
t by the Following vote:
/ For observation-disclosures Archam-
bault, .Bausman, Britt, Bryant, Elder
kin, Kroger, Macarthur, Noyes, Sieben-
aler and Virtue-10
For McArthur-Ferns, Kelly, Knowl-
ton, Page and Smith,.
For vice president, Moves, silver re-
publican, was nominated. Page and
| Bryant were also nominated. but Bry-
ant declined. Noyes was elected by a
vote of 9 to 6.
Then there was a ripple Of war over
the resignation of John Branagan as
street commissioner. Captain Brana-
gan presented his resignation, but the
council. by vote of to 8, refused to
accept it.
To Unseat Page.
Next came the fight over the attempt
to unseat Alderman Page. who for the
past two years has served as alderman
at the late election. The resolution t.
unseat him was introduced by his col
league from the Third ward, Alderman
Britt, and was worded as follows:
whereas, 1t has come to the knoWl
edge of the mayor and city council o
the city of Butte that William Page
at the time of his election to the Office
of alderman from the Third ward a
the general election held in 1897, wal
not a taxpaying freeholder within thu
limits of the city and was not a resi-
dent of said city or of the Third ware
at the time of his election, and hat
not been resident for at least one yea
preceding such election and was no
therefore qualified to hold the office o
alderman of said ward and is not nov
a qualified person to hold such office
| and
Whereas. 1t further appearing t
the said mayor and city council tina
said William Page was a candidate TO
reelection to the office of alderman
from the Third ward at the genera
election held on the first Monday o
April 1899, and at such election re
ceived the highest number of votes cas-
for such office; and,
Whereas, 1t further appears tina
at the time of said last mentioned cleo
ton and at the time the said William
Page was candidate for the sal
office of alderman from the said Thir
ward he was not, and at this time
not, taXpaying freeholder within tn
limits of the city, as required by law
and if therefore ineligible and disqual
fed to hold the said office; now, there
fore, be it
, Resolved. That the said office of aid
erman of the Third ward, now pretend
ed to be held by said William Page b.
and is hereby, declared to be vacan
for the reason that at the time of hi
,, election to the said office in the yea
i, |
the city nor of the Third ward, no
has he been resident of the city O
ward for a year preceding said election
as required by law, and for the furthe
reason that at and prior to the time {
election held for said office, in Apr
: 1899, at which time William Page wa
! a candidate for said office and was nc
l and is not now a taXpaying freehoiue
. within the limits of the city, and Is nc
= eligible to hold the said office not pos
sessing the necessary qualifications n
qured by law: be it further
Resolved, That an election be Gale
and held in the manner provided by la
to fill the vacancy now existing in sal
Office
Il move the adoption of the resoll
V tion'' cried Alderman Britt.
l Il second the motion" said Aide
: man Bausman.
!, Are you going to adopt such a resi-
r luton without an investigations? d
r manded Macarthur Are you not
listen to any defense? 1t is one thir