During this term, Bellamy served as the chairman of the council's finance committee, and as a member of the streets and parks, as well as the police and licensing committees. During the term, notably, council the issue of the firing of the city engineer, proposed by Alderman Robert Mays, who argued that he was "not onto his job". During the council vote, which required two thirds majority to pass, Bellamy exercised his vote in the capacity of alderman and acting mayor, giving him two votes, which defeated the motion. The defeat of the motion caused alderman John Robert Boyle, who had been in favour of it, to resign. During the 1906 term, Bellamy also voted in favour of an annual Edmonton Exhibition, the installation of a new incinerator for the city's waste, and a contract for a new sewage company, Canadian White, Co. of Montreal. The 1906 session also saw negotiations for the future High Level Bridge and Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. A supporter of municipal ownership, he was also a staunch opponent of the sale of the street rail system to a private company. Politically, he was a Liberal.