The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-31

favor Of q public building. and II the
erection of Il building at Il COST OF sl8.-
011 or 10000 would compass their ends,
he was for it. His own idea was that II
building atfnrding Accommodations for Bli
city purposes Including the fire depart
mcnt could be had for about $1,000.
aud he did not think it the province Of
the city to provide for anything in the
way of a hall for entertainments at the
expense of the etaxpayers:that was IA mat
ter that concerned private enterprise.
While favoring public expenditures
within the limit of the ability Of the
people, the speaker felt it nee
essary in such matters to lean
to the safe and conservative side.
| The bane of new western cities. he said
was running in debt. II debt is in
CURED for which we get nothing. or for
something which we can as well do
without, the debt was in his opinion a
detriment instead of a gain.
Mr.. Light spoke for a class Of people
in the community. who while they paid
no taxes directly. nevertheless bore
their share Of the burden in different
/ way. He stated that the merchants and
landlords who paid the taxes. figured as
a part Of the cost Of what they had to
sell or rent. the rate of taxes tihey paid.
and those like himself who rented. and
bought all they used in the way of
household supplies. of home merchants.
contributed their share of the expense
of municipal government. through this
channel. Nevertheless he was in favor
of increased taxation for the purpose of
erecting city hall and auditorium
which would be credit to the city and
monument to the enterprise and pro-
gressve zeal of its citizens. He favored
Mr.. Ryan's motion and urged its hearty
support.
Mr. Haston moved to amend by max
ing the amount of bonds to be issued
100000 instead of $4,000.
Mr.. Loud thought that the sum
named would put up building on
which no citizen could feel any pride.
He was not in favor of embarking in any
halfway measures. He believed that
the existing conditions and the future of
Miles City warranted our building for
future as we'll as present needs. The
building we may now put up. must do
us for ten or fifteen years and it was not
in reason to suppose that the sum
named could cover this expectation n.
Objection had been made to the audi
torium feature of the plan submitted.
but in a few years the city may have
need of all the room in the proposed
building including the auditorium.
When that time comes, the city will be
large enough to warrant the building OF
a structure de, oted to amusements, by
private capital. but until it does, the
public hall provided for in the plans is
as much public necessity as any other
feature of the building.
4 vote was then taken on the Haston
three out Of the fifty or sixty present
voting for it. The question then re-
Cured on the Ryan motion, which was
put and carried by an almost unanimous
vote.
Mr.. Loud then moved that the secre-
tary of the meeting be instructed to OFF,
cially convey to the city council the ac-
tion of the meeting as explained in the
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ANOTHER MATTER.
The main business of the meeting
having been disposed Of Mr.. Ed Butler
called the attention OF those present tc
the desirability of the citizens taking
some action to render the occasion Oi
the Stockgrowers annual meeting in
April. something more than ordinary
He thought that the improved outlool
of the cattle interest warranted soms
sort OF a celebration. and suggested ;
cowboy parade. with the aid OF thu
Keogh bandohnd general participation
BY the citizens. Some Of the cattleme'
present thought ball or banquet woul,
be better than the parade, and it wa
. finally arranged that committee con
, sisting of Mesers. Butler. Light an
| Schmalsle should be empowered to al
a range program and solicit funds fo
the purpose Of expressing the pleasur
n Of Miles City in annually meeting tn
stockgrowers OF the state, and thos
= who came here from abroad. Thei
q being no further business the meetin
4 adjourned.
n .sDoomtngs' Ats Country.
Il .sre <1.1 hosue rould stand it" eai0 s.