Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-11-22
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The City Has on Its Hands a Coli.
fed Edition OF the Ordi-
nances Now.
A Committee Meeting viii BE Held
Thursday to Devise Reduction
of Expenses.

ster presided and all the aldermen an
swered to their names,
A petition was read from II. Simopa
and others, asking for a new sidewalk on
Eighth venue north from Ninth to
Tenth streets, and on the west line of
Seventh street in front of lots 7 and s.,
block 100. Referred.
John A. Largent presented to the
council a huge pile of typewriter manu-
script and a bill for $500, which he said
was less than half the amount that he
should have charged for the work az
codifying the city ordinances under in,
structlons from the council. The bill
provoked a long discussion, during VI n
it developed that there was much differ.
snce of opinion as to whether Mr.. Lar
gent had been authorized to do he
work at so large an expense to the city,
The minutes being looked up, it WAS
found that they stated that the comnlt
tee on ordinances WAS Instructed to as
sist the city attorney Ithen Mr.. Largent)
in codifying the city ordinances. aid,
Fitzgerald maintained that Mr.. Larpant
had agreed to do tho work without
charge, except $50 for typewritiug. Mr..
Largent maintained that he had notified
them to the contrary, and that tho
former chairman of the Groin
ance committee, ex-Ald. Sullivan,
would bear him out in the
statement. lie said that he had TO-
Guided in the new city codes many of the
best ordinances OF other western cities.
and made them all conform to the stat
utes. The labor involved in this was
reasonably worth $500 and the tyne.
writing $50. He had made the bill so
small because of the condition of the
city treasury and the fact that there was
some misunderstanding ~ the part of
some of the aldermen regarding his com
pensation. Alderman Williams Was Oh.
posed to taking any action on the bill,
maintaining that Mr.. Largent had ex-
ceeded his authority in mourning the ey-
pense. The new members of the council
knew nothing about the matter. Alder
man Young understood the matter as
MIR. Largent did. The mayor finally re-.
folred the codes and the bill to a com
mit.ee, consisting of Aldermen Young,
Fitzgerald and Mitchell, to Investigate
aud report.
Fiekey Barnett, manager of the Park
.heater, appeared before the council and
asked them TO make ii reduction IN the
license of SO a month charged for
variety theaters. He said this was much
more than charged in Butte and Helena,
and, that, while he was no informor, il
was a fact that places of amusement
we're being run here without paying
either county or city licenses. He
thought he was entitled to consideration
in the premises. HIS bank account
would show m,nthly deposits of $1,000,
and it all went in salaries and expcnets,
aud there was nothing left at the end Of
the month. He would have to close If
ne did not get a reduction in the |licenae.
The water company sent III a com
munlcatlon, stating that all mains or.
dered by the council had been laid and
were row in successful operation, HDl
asked that the council examine and &C
cept the sama.
y permit was granted the Park hotel
and the owners of the Collins impley
bIo;k to erect corrugated ron shelis 10
the rear of their respective buildings,
after 4 long discussion, during Which il
was determined to call a halt and grant
20 more permits of this kind, on account
Of the fact that it caused d raise on IN.
STRANGE rates on adjoining property.
j petition for Il lateral on the
south side was presented and referred
to the health officer for u report, az onI$