Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08
HARMONY IN
THE COUNCIL
DEMOCRATS WITH MAYOR Nc
CARTHY's ASSISTANCE CON-
TROLLED ORGANIZATION.
HIS HONOR SPEAKS OF
CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
A Party Vote Gave Captain Leyden
a Close Shave-Municipal Off
GERS Confirmed

The second year of Mayor McCarthy's
administration began last night with the
incoming of the new city council. Those
who expected a repetition of the fierce
fractional fight of a year g were disap-
pointed. and his honor, presided over a
harmonious aldermanic family. Last
year the principal fight was against the
confirmation Of e. M. Lamb as city attor-
ney, and for a month or more it was a
guess as to whether the lamb was for Of
flee or for slaughter. One night the alb
sence of certain aldermen made the vote
on confirmation a tie. Mayor Mccarthy
voted for his appointee n declared him
elected.
When Mr.. Lamb was named last night
to succeed himself the vote on confirma-
ton was unanimous. The mayor took oc-
casion to refer to it later in a brief speech
in which he predicted good results from
such a harmonious beginning.
There was some friction over the reap
pointment of Captain James Leyden of
the police force. The vote on Leyden was
a party vote the republicans voting
against him and the mayor cast the de-
Gliding vote in his favor T. s. Martin.
who was named to succeed Clinton HI.
Moore as citizen library trustee was con-
firmed by a vote of 9 to Z. The appointeees
who We're unanimously confirmed are as
follows:
For city attorney, E. M. Lamb; for city
clerk, ]. p. Callan: for librarian, J. r.
Russell; for chief Of police, J. J. Lavell;
for city engineer. F. c.. ~Bickenbach: for
street commissioner, j. J. Cotter; for
building inspector. w. J. Kennedy; for
1st assistant city cerk NJ. B.. Burke; for
End assistant city clerk, w. E. Scheffel:
for 1st assistant city treasurer, B. HI.
Cook; for End assistant city treasurer, G.
A. Small; for inspector of weights and
measures, r. G. MCNEIL; for assistant
street commissioner, J. Fl. Page; for city
jailer, Thomas Boyle; for assistant city
jailer, Michael McGlynn; for sanitary in
spector, j. II. Cronin; for sanitary police
a T. M. McGarvin; for custodian of
~crematory, J. A. Shinnick; for poundmas-
ter, Peter Johnson; for assistant city en-
gineer, J. H. Kydd; for sergeant of police.
w. F. McGrath.
OF the thirty-six patrolmen. all but
James J. Murphy received the unani-
nous vote of the council.
When the mayor called the new council
together and the int had been read
Alderman Macarthur called attention to
the fact that the first matter to be dispos-
ed Of was the organization. Alderman
Bryant placed in nomination for presi-
lent of the council Alderman Pete Near
thur as the democratic candidate. Virtue
/ named Bausman for the republicans. Nc
+! Arthur was elected by a party vote, the
mayors vote being necessary to decide
the contest. E l.. Mayo, was chosen as
vice president of the council by the same
| vote, the republican candidate being AL
! derman kroger.
The mayor then read his address as
follows:
ITO the Honorable City Council of the
City of Butte-Gentlemen: This is the
beginning of the second fiscal year Of
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office to which ! was elected, and I find
a few changes in the personnel Of the
governing body. l desire to express my
appreciation of the service rendered the
city of Butte by the city council during
the past year and to acknowledge the
many courtesies extended to me-, and
feel hopeful in anticipating that the
labor to be performed and the services
rendered during this fiscal yea by the
present city council will come up to the
high standard fixed by the retiring one.
Il am pleased to recall what I deem
to have been some of the successful steps
taken in the past year. The city has in
augurated a patrol system which gives
evidence of valuable aid and service in
the conduct of the police department.
"The Butte Consolidated Stree Car
company, whose ines extend over a
goodly portion of the city, has seen fit
to =i%naugurate a scent rate of fare, and
Ills 1S especially SIdtlIy Ing " Ile, HAS
much as l made this request in my mes
sage last year.
"The water company has made con-
siderable progress owards what is be-
lieved to be the means of furnishing a
sufficiently adequate and wholesome
supply of water for the citizens of Butte
in the very near future.
"There are a great many matters and
subjects which I believe your honorable
body should thoroughly consider and act
upon, and among the number of SUBJ
jects I desire to call your attention to
one or two.
1.-THE bonded Indebtedness of the city
Is now SAC, 900. or which the annual rate
of interest is 6 per cent. Ninety thous-
and dollar of this amount, by the terms
of the o contract, may be redeemed
in the year 1900. The amoun of war;
rants outstanding May 1, 1900, aggre-
gate the sum of s427. 1865, with but s112.-
044.31 in cash in the treasury. These
warrants mentioned also bear the annual
rate of interest of 6 per cent.
"The bonds of this city are a high
grade Of security n are very much de-
sired by the careful investor. and I am
of the opinion that the bonds of this city
legally issued could readily be sold at
par, bearing a rate of interest not to
exceed 4 per cent annually. Therefore,
if the redeemable bonds should be re-
funded and the outstanding indebted
ness of this city should become a bonded
Indebtedness, it would be a saving to
the city of one-third of the annual in
terest obligation, Or, in other words, a
sum approximating $4,000 annually, and
I therefore recommend to your honor
able body hat the necessary steps be
taken to submit a proposition for at
tanning this purpose to the voters of this
city at the next general municipal cleo
tion.
1.-THE health Of the community is Of
paramount importance, and In order to
aid in securing this greatest OF all bless
ings I earnestly recommend that the city
own, control n maintain a scavenge-
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