Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-23
Preparations For the City Elec-
ton Made.
NO LEASE OF AUDITORIUM
Meagher Guards File a Protest to
Such a Pr0ceeding.-Other
Minor Matters.

The city council held an adjourned
meeting last night. The mayor and all
the members except Aldermen Ferns,
Pascoe, Paige and Kelly We're present.
A number of appointees declined to act
as judges of election. To fill such vacan-
cies the following judges were appointed:
First Ward-Matt Hodge.
Fourth Ward-J. r. Silver.
Sixth Ward-Frank Walker and Eugene
Bartell.
The council then proceeded to pass upon
bids for the construction of three election
booths and the fitting up of three others.
The bids were as follows:
L. w. Belval. $3.50; w. H. Whitewright,
1854; E.. w. Kemper, $195.50 and $1,000;
George w. Smith, $160; John Mccoy, $l35;
William Barker, lumber to be returned,
$685. so. The contract was awarded to
Barker.
The mayor directed the aldermen in the
Sixth and Seventh wards to secure poll
ing places in their respective wards.
On the suggestion Of the city attorney
that official was instructed to enter a
voluntary appearance on behalf or the
city as the defendant in condemnation
proceedings recently instituted concerning
property Immediately west Of the court
IlouoC. ~ ~ VIZ 10 ~ ooNA
Leggat.
The city clerk was ordered to draw a
warrant for $500 in payment of the
amount due the county for poll tax COL
lected. The clerk was also instructed to
advertise for bid for 10000 Autograph
warrants.
The following was read: 'The under
signed, a committee appointed by the
Silver Bow Builders exchange for the pur-
pose of securing a room in which to
transact the business of the exchange.
would respectfully apply to your honor
able body for the use of the room in the
basement of the library building, know
as the armOry.
w can pay and will offer you the sum
of SIS per month as rental for the same.
Very respectfully,
"a. J. WALKER,
"a. S. WHITEWAY,
COMMITTED"
h proposition was rejected by unan1-
nous vote.
h Meagher guards submitted the fol-
lowing protest:
I'VE, your petitioners, the military or
ganization known as the Meagher guards,
have been informed that there is a move
ment on foot to rent the armory for com
mercial purposes, and through the presl-
dent of our organization, w. II. Deeney,
we earnestly protest against such action
w men Volunteers "SlC III vi W
responded, our organization was created
and u members devoted Two afternoons
and two evenings of each week for pur-
poses of drill; we got into military shape
held ourselves in readiness and are still
ready to respond to any legitimate cal
that may be made Upon us by nation
state, county or city. Our president is
! unde bonds for the safe keeping of the
arms with which we drill, and he was in
formed by the adjutant general that q
yearly rental was paid for the armory FOL
purposes of drill.
I'm conclusion We wish to add that II
our estimation the Auditorium was no
erected by our citizens for purposes O
private gain, nor was it erected for mer'
chandising purposes, but instead as {
place where our citizens could assemble
for social and intellectual enjoyment.
1.-The basement was intended as a place
for military drill, and that you will retail
it for that purpose, preserve 1t from tn
hands of private spectators and ALLOW
the Meagher guards the use of it on
night in the week, the same as in tn
/, past, for purposes of drill
The communication, on motion or Al
derman Macarthur, was placed on file.
B. Hyman was granted a license to car
nv on a second hand business.
Attorney C. M. Parr submitted the FOL
lowing:
q herewith presnt you a claim OF Mrs