The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-06-01
FIVE DEMOCRATIC ALDERMEN DE-
seRT MEETING AND IMPROVE.
mENTs LOSE OUT.
MAJORITY WOULD RULE
Mayor Logan Over Appointment Of
Chief OF Police Ties Up Municipal
Affairs ineseusably But With Great
Effectiveness.

with all the abruptncss aud effec-
tiveness of a locomotive striking a
broken rail. the plans for the speedy
construction Of the sewer system were
smashed into smithcrcens last night
when Aldermen Finley. Crawford. Cor
bctt. Mccormick and Bromsn walked
out OF the council Chamber and left
Alderman Wilkinson and Mayor Logan
alone IN their glory.
A deadlock between the mayor and
these five democratic aldermen--botli,
OF the republican aldermen were abb
sent-tied up all the Improvement work
Unexpectedly and inexcusably Last
nights meeting had been called for the
consideration OF special business. the
principal item being the completion
of the preiiminaries for the sewer con
struction aud the consideration of tho
health ordinance.
Besides the six democratic aldermen.
there were a good many business men
and property owners present To- par
ticipate in the discussion and to urge
haste. Also there were present rep
resentatlves of the electric railway
company with "A proposition for the
construction of "A line up Higgins av-
enue.
But there was nothing done. Tho
council met and adjourned and every
thing In the Improvement line IL in
definitely delayed II was all very sud
den and It happened this way.
The Meeting.
Mayor Andrew Logan called thu
meeting to order a little after s o'clock
and called for a report on the health
ordinance. Before anything could bs
said on this subject Alderman Finley
rose and moved that the council ad-
journ, This motion was seconded by
corbett. Before the question was put
10 vote. Mr.. Finley made "A speech do
Tending his action and explaining the
motion. He said. In part:
III has been about a month since
election. At that time the people OF
Missoula elected "A council consisting Of
SIX democrats and two republicans. At
the iirst meeting Mayor Logan sub
mitted names for "A police commission
consisting OF two republicans and one
democrat. The matter has been hang
ing fire since that time. We have rs
policemen and eight are enough To
patrol the city We nominated a man
the democrats wanted lie was refused.
we nominated another man and Mayor
Logan says. I haven't had time to con-
sider II yet He says. Let this go tim
next meeting night but he does not
say that he viii appoint the man then.
We are entitled To the elfief of poliea
and VIII do nothing until we get the
At the conclusion of this speech tho
question was put before the council and
The motion To adjourn was carried The
vote was as follows:
Ayes-Broman. Finley. corbett.
Crawford and Mccormick
Noes--W Wilkinson
Ambrose and Moody absent
Republicans Absent.
There was "A good deal of excitenlars
over this action. Had the two repub
lican aldermen been present the result
would have been tlIe same. the vote
"ouid nave been To 3, instead OF to
l. upon the question OF adjournment.
But there would have been adjourn
ment
There was lot of discussion of the
action Of the democrats and the senti-
ment among those who wer. present
was not friendly to the course taken.
the desire for speedy action ON i'm
pfpveinent matters Is - str ng fhsf
there Is little sympathy with the n
PRODUCTION of partisan politics into tho
program of the council al ilis critical
time.
Not nll of the democrats felt satisfied
win the course taken. Alderman VIII
kinson voted against the motion 10
ADJOURN aud one of the men who walked
'ut said afterward; Il consider the
action III advised at this time II
should have been taken earlier or else
should have been deferred tin the sewer
matters have been disposed OF But I
had 10 stand with The caucus"
One of the other aldermen who
walked out declared. after he had left
the chamber; Il do not propose IL
be run over any longer by that
---- ---- and ! won't stand for IT,
No Audicnee.
After adjournment, ana before tile
Evans, for the electric railway COM
pany, sought TO read a propositic-. .e-
garding the Higgins avenue lltiS but
there was so much confusion tbasFna
could not be heard. and one 0f tha
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