The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1890-05-10
Council Proceedings.

h Nye present.
o The minutes of the last meeting wer,
It read and approved.
4, The credentials of the incoming mem
y bers of the council were examined ano
g found sufficient to entitle them to seats
e Mayor Joy then took the chair and
y the roll call showed aldermen present as
! follows: First ward-J. L. Morris, ID.
Donovan; Second ward-J. w. Nelson
George H. Wright: Third wards. M
q Nye, Frank White.
The reports of the city marshal, police
magistrate and treasurer for the month
+ of April were examined and approved.
The committee appointed at last meet
, ing to confer with the Electric Light
, company with reference to raising the
electric lights, asked for further time to
report, which was granted.
, Mayor Joy then announced the fol-
lowing standing committees:
Streets and Highways Nelson, chair
man; White and Nye.
Fire Apparatus, Etc.--White, chair
man; Nelson and Norris
Ways and Means Nye, chairman;
Wright and Nelson
i Sidewalks Donovan, chairman:
Wright and Morris
City Ordinances Wright, chairman;
Donovan and Nye
Petitions were presented praying for
the opening Of + and G streets to make
them passable for teams. Referred to
committee on streets and highways
A petition was presented by residents
of Riverside praying for an extension of
the water system to that portion of the
a Of t,-S bx-
drants for fire purposes Referred to
committee on fire apparatus.
A petition from residents along Fifth
street was presented praying that the
water pipes be laid through that thor
oughfare in order to furnish supply of
water to that portion of the city. Re
ferred to committee on fire apparatus.
A petition from G. W. Slade request
ing use of city hose in sprinkling streets
was considered and the request refused.
The matter of appointing policeman
waa taken up and the names Of c. w.
Slade and John Skillin presented, and
the latter elected by unanimous vote.
A. H. Delone submitted a proposition
for leasing his Main street building to
ferred to committee on ways and means
| ~
fire department waited upon the council
and requested that suitable building
for the accommodation of the carts, hose
and other fire apparatus be provided, and
that an additional large hose cart be pur-
chased. Also that rubber suits for the
members OF the hose companies be sup
piled. The matter Of building referred
to special committee consisting of Nye,
White and Wright. The matter of addi-
tlonal hcse cart referred to committee
on fire apparatus.
The matter Of granting permits to re-
move or rebuild wooden structures
within the fire limits was considered and |
it was ordered that no permit shall be
given except by the council at regular
monthly meeting.
S. NJ Nye was elected president of the |
council for the current year, ard Frank |
White vice president,
The council having been informed |
that the citizens of d street did not de-
sire that theroughfare opened, it was or
dered that unless remonstrance was filed |
at next meeting the previous order for
opening said street be enforced.
A proposition to permit the residents
of the First ward to work out their poll |
tax within that ward was considered
and defeated, Aldermen Morris and Don
ovan voting in the affirmative and Nye,
White, Nelson and Wright in the mega
tive.
Ordered that sidewalks on Main street
between Park and Calendar be made to
conform to established grade
The following bills were examined and
allowed:
A w Miles, merchandise SIT GO
W 3 Howarton, clerk city election 3 90
d I Lamb, judge city election... 3 90
} b Nesblt, preparing adv't ...... 10 90
Leo Kahn, erecting booths and
cleaning hose. Observation-Disclosures. 5 30
b McMullin, judge city election. 3 90
Swan Larson, team hire 5 90
A W Miles, rent of offices .... % 90
G " Slade, street work, catching
uOSS.. 13 10
NJ d Kelly, salary city clerk and
attorney .............,.. 10 w
Geo Bixby, clerk city election -. 90
J L Poorman, 80. 3OOI
} A Mason, sharpening picks. 49,. l 90
W G Fowler, judge city election. 3 90
S Hosford, rent of office. .... 10 90
g salary police magistrate 25 90
VIM Mitchell, salary night watch
man IS 90
NJ d Kelly, stamps, ETC.. .. 3O2
Geo L Young, marshal ...... 10 90
J q Swindlehurst, city treas. go. Is 90
John Skillin, policeman 100 90
Louis Schott, clerk city election 3 90
L G. LaBarre, Judge '' >. 800
Electric Light Co.. .............,, 93 75 !
] L Morris, judge and posting no
tices city election iOn... 6 90
J A Mason, judge and posting no
tees city election n 600
Jas Carroll, rent polling place -. 10 90
Court Record =,
The following city and state cases 7
have been disposed of the past week:
In Police Magistrate Hosford's court
August Urbach, on complaint of Her
man Bauman, was fined s13 and costs. t