The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-05-12
P.KEYES ELECTED
COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AT SPECIAL MEET

The new city council held it's first
regular meeting Tuesday night. A
large audience was present, expect
ing some excitement that did not ma
terialize.
The new council assumed office on
May 2 and adjournment was taken
until Saturday night when special
meeting was held for the purpose of
organizing the new council. When two
members of the council insisted on
transacting other business, than for
which the special meeting was called,
considerable argument resulted as to
the procedure. Alderman Aho endeav-
ored to disqualify Alderman Shelley
and rather heated discussion fol-
lowed Aho was ruled out of order by
Mayor Koehn. The news of the dis
agreement among the council mem
bers spread around stown which ac-
counted for the large crowd assembled
at the council chambers Tuesday
night. 81
At the special meeting G. P. Reyes,
alderman from the third ward was
unanimously elected president of the
council. The following committees
were appointed by Mayor Koehn:
Auditing committee, Shelley, Aho,
Keyes; Sewer committee: Aho.
Reyes, Baxter; Building committee,
Salono, Cunningham, Aho; Water and
Light committee, Baxter, Salono, Shell
ley; Park committee, Cunningham,
Baxter, Reyes; Street and Alley com
mittee, Reyes, Salono, Shelley; Lii
brary committee, Aho, Baxter, Cum
ningham; Fire committee, Baxter,
Shelley, Reyes; Cemetery committee,
Cunningham, Solono, Aho. Aldermen
Aho and Cunningham objected to
these appointments. On the opinion of
the city attorney Cunningham's mo-
ton was ruled out of order. No fur
ther business was transacted at the
special meeting.
At the meeting Tuesday night the
annual budget appropriation ordin-
ance was passed which is required by
law, and which is published elsewhere
in this paper. Alderman Cunningham
and Aho both objected to the passage
OF this compulsory ordinance.
Permission was granted Frank Nc
Cleary to place a gasoline filling
pump to replace an old one in front
of the Motor Inn, and also an addition
al one in front of the Motor Inn to
replace the pump removed from in
front of the J. P. Plunkett store.
DR.. E. M. Adams made verbal ap-
plication to construct a new garage
near his hospital. This matter was re-
ferred to the building committee for
investigation, to be reported to the
council at the next regular meeting
A communication was received and
read from w. w. Buening stating that
he and his brother would like to have
the job of running the fire depart
ment, the street and water depart
ment and the electric department. No
action was taken on the matter. A
petition signed by thirty-three resi-
dents OF Red Lodge was presented, in
which complaint was made regarding
the manner in which the ashes and
garbage was being disposed of. At
ter some discussion this matter was
referred to the streets and alley COM
mittee for report.
Mayor Koehn appointed four men,
bers to the library board. He reap
pointed H. A. Simmons and Jas. Les
lie for the three year terms, J. F.
Brophy for two years and w. J. Beans
for the one year term.
Alderman Aho made motion,
which was seconded by Cunningham.
that the offices now occupied by the
chief Of police be discontinued. After
some discussion Alderman Shelley
made motion that the matter be laid
over until the next meeting. The mo-
ton carried, .s r