The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-04-06
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
A Large Amount OF Business Trans
acted by the Alder
men.
The Salaries for City Officials Fixed
for the Coming Year
Ordinances Passed.

The city council met in regular session
Monday evening. Present, Mayor Gels
thorpe, Aid. Cleeland, Sullivan, Roberts,
Wilt, Joscelyn, Randall, Jensen, Hanson,
and Clerk Clark.
A communication was read from the
Hotter Lumber company for permission
to make certain alterations in the build
ings of the Park theater, and the same
was referred to the fire committee.
A petition was read for building a
sidewalk on the north side of Third ave-
nue. north between Twelfth and Six
teenth streets. Referred to street, alley,
and sidewalk committee.
A petition was read for building q
sidewalk on tie north side of Third ave.
nue. south, between Second and Third
streets. Referred.
A petition was read for building a
sidewalk on the south side Of Fourth
avenue north, between Park drive and
Third street. Referred.
A petition wal read for a sidewalk on
the south side of Fourth avenue north
from the northwest corner of block GAG
to the northwest corner Of block pa.
Referred.
A numerously signed petition was pre-
sented for amending section 4 Of ordi-
nance No. 234. Referred to fire com
mittee.
A petition was read from J. G.. Has.
land for the position of city COW herder.
Referred.
A petition was read from James Ham,
ilton for permit for cleaning chimneys.
Referred.
A petition was read from Phillips e.
Rance for permission to place a bay win
dow in the second story OF the old Sc
curity bank on Central avenue. Referred.
A petition was read from Mckay Bros.
asking for license for house drainage and
connection work. Referred.
The city clerks report will be ready
next meeting.
The city attorney rendered all opinion
that a transfer of $5,01S from the gen.
eral fund to pay water rent due would
not be legal.
The city magistrate reported the total
collections in March to be 1894 less fees
of $50.
The city engineer reported work done
during the month. Nails were wanted
for sidewalks and the street fund was ex-
hausted. The merchants would not give
credit and he asked the council to take
action.
The reports of the pound master, gar
bage inspector, and inspector of weights
and measures were then read and re-
ferred.
The petition of Robert Vaughn to re.
pair his building On First avenue south,
next to the Arvon block, was granted.
Al or1t,nHa yra Aka- A--l-ol
regulating the salaries Of city officials
allowed cid not meet the approval of the
council and the following amounts were
allowed by the council, each office being
voted separately:
Mayor, 5000 a year; aldermen, $3.50 a |
meeting, and not more than four meet |
ings in a month, being amended to
read So a meeting, the vote was a tie, the
mayor voted in the affirmative and it
was carried; city treasurer, S10e per
month; city clerk, $40 per month, being
amended to read 500 was lost by a vote
of q to .; police magistrate, $50 per
month and $50 in fees; city marshal,
$3.50 per month; police sergeant, 800
per month; city detective, 800 per
month; chief of fire department, 500
per month; assistant chief fire depart
ment, 500 per month; firemen, 800 per
uaonth; policemen, 800 per month; j%aiier,
$50 per month; city engineer, $50, vote.
y for, : against; city attorney, Sl25. vote,
y for. = against; poundmaster, $50 and
fee of 81 for each dog killed; garbage in.
spector, $40 per month; librarian, S75
per month; secretary of board of health.
SO per month, inspector of weights and
measures, SIS per month.
The ordinance fixing the salaries was
then read. The rules we're suspended
and the ordinance placed on second
reading, A vote was then taken and the
ordinance was passed unanimously by
the council.
The fire department reported that No.
= company had disbanded and funds TO
the amount of $40 had been divided
among the members. Discussion was
had on the subject and the matter de-
ferred till the return of the city attor-
ney.
The fire committee reported favorably |
on the petition to cut down the fire lin ;
its to the following: Commencing at the
Intersection of Fifth street uud the alley /
between First and Second avenues north,
thence to Park drive, thence south to
Second avenue south, thence east to .
Fifth street, thence north to the place of I
The report was accepted, {
The rules suspended, and the ordinance l
placed on second reading, the vote being 3
yeas 8, nays 3. The ordinance being !
'ead a second time Aid. Jensen, Clee, t
and, and Sullivan voted in the negative 6
ind Hanson, Randall, Joscelyn. Roberts, t
md Wilt in the affirmative. n
The fire committee reported favorably a
n the case Of alterations in the Park o
heater and also in the case of Phillips n
Z Rance. The petitions were granted. a
The auditing committee reported nu- Il
nerous bills favorably which were al
owed. The bill of Stark & Sullivan for Y
was ~disallowed. The bill of the :,
printing company was re- /,
erred to committee on printing. q,
The petition for license by McKay i
'ros. was granted. n
The garbage ordinance was then taken Il
p on it's final passage and was passed, N
cas-, 7; Jensen voting in the negative. is
Discussion was then had relative to r.
ne bondsmen of the late city treasurer, II
Illiott. L.