The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-02
The Aldermen Still Struggling With
the Revised City Ordinances
In Committee.
The Fire Limits Extended Il
All Parts Of the
City.
Locking After Pawnbrokers Who Resort
to Queer Business-Circus License
Increased Again.

The City Council met again last evening
to consider the revised ordinances. Those
present were Aldermen Gallagher. Brown,
Wilmer, Richards, Lissner, Connolly, Spen-
Ger. Hartwig, Theme, Hanley and Alder
man Dunn in the chair.
The chapter on fire department was again
and now stand as follows:
All that portion of the city of Helena con-
tanned within the following boundaries, to-
Wit: Beginning at the east end of Stuart
street and running in an easterly direction
to the west end of Fourteenth avenue;
thence east on Fourteenth avenue to Helena
avenue; thence north or along Helena ave-
nue. and one hundred and twenty-five feet
on each side thereof to Montana avenue;
thence north on Montana avenue to the
Northern Pacific railroad right of-way.
Thence east along the south line of said
right of-way to Sanders street; thence south
on Sanders street to the Montana Central
right-of-way; thence west along the north
side of said right of way to Montana ave-
nue.. Thence beginning at the junction of
Fourteenth street and Helena avenue run
ming east to Davis street; thence south on
Davis to Pine street; thence west on Pine
to Rodney; thence north on Rodney to
Cutler street; thence west on Cutler
to Clore street: thence north on Clore to
Edwards street; thence west on Edwards
street to Benton avenue. and n orth on Ben
ton to Stuart, the place of beginning, and
one hundred feet outside of and parallel
with the lines of the streets named herein.
Another ordinance added to those in the
fire department chapter, is one giving the
fire marshal authority to close saloons in
the vicinity of fires, and failure to COM
ply with the order shall leave the offender
liable to q fine of not less than $40 or more
Under the head of nuisances, on motion
of Alderman Richards the distributing or
circulation around the streets any dodgers
or printed advertisements we're included in
the list, and fine of not less than s. shall
be imposed upon the kuilty person. 1t was
ter flying around the streets was the cause
of many runaways, besides a nuisance on
the street.
The section of an ordinance adopted last
winter, prohibiting the maintenance of gas
where it 10 injurious to health, was stricken
out. Alderman Dunn said that when New
York was besieged with cholera the medical
profession recommended that the city or
der gas turned loose in the stricken dis
tricts. Around the different gas works there
was no cholera.
The hack and cab ordinance provides for
the charges to be made BY drivers. and also
provides that copy of the ordinance be
posted conspicuously in the cab. but there
ia not q cab driver in the city who complies
with the latter provision.
Alderman Lissner suggested that a Sec
ton be included in the chapter regulating
pawnbrokers and junk shops so as to pre-
vent q certain line of bunco or confidence
business practiced by some pawnbrokers.
He explained that sometimes men are in
duced to take "friend's'' watch or other
article out of pawn. The friend agrees and
goes to the broker, but is not shown the
article until the money is paid, when he
probably receives worthless article. The
man who had the pawn ticket receives a
percentage for working the fraud and the
victim has no redress. A provision was
made that the broker shall show the goods
for inspection.
The end of the ordinances was reached
but several chapters that have been passed
have to be considered.
The section licensing wheels of fortune
and lotteries was on motion of Alderman
Lissner striker out as the legislature
prohibits these games.
On motion Of Alderman Connolly the
circus license was reconsidered and for a
third time changed. It now stands $3.50
for the first day and 500 for each subse-
quent day.
All the street railway. electric light, gas,
water and other franchises heretofore
granted will be printed as an appendix in
the new book of ordinances. Adjourned.