The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-07
AFFAIRS IN THE COUNCIL
Feddersohn's Creamery May Be
Exempted From Taxation.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
The Aldermen Agreed That the Police
Magistrate Is Wrong in Holding That
a Saloon License Is Transfera-
BILE Bills Ordered Paid.

| MiSsoula, Jan. 6.-The city council
met tonight in adjourned regular SEES
sion, all the aldermen being present ex-
1 eept those who are absent from the city
/ The council got down to business early
and sawed wood all the evening. After
the preliminary business had been dis
posed of. the clerk read the monthly re-
ports of the officers, together with the
I financial statement of the city for the
first eight months Of the present adj
ministration. The treasurer's report
showed that the dogs of the city have
contributed $3.50 to the city funds
since December. The library fund now
contains S.2I1.S1. which is al the dis
posal of the trustees of the library. The
city treasurer further reported that the
fire department contains but $20.91. and
that there have been warrants issued
against this fund for much more than
that. This statement was accompanied
by request that sufficient money be
transferred from the general fund to
the fire department fund to pay the
outstanding warrants.
The report of the street commission
er and that portion Of the report of the
chief of police referring to the dog Ii
cense business We're listened to with
interest. They showed that commend
able energy has been shown in these
~ PAL It ItpoIl III Ills DDIlCt
magistrate showed that the fines col
lected by him amounted to S109 all from
women of the demi-monde The regular
salary. water and light bills were order
ed paid, as We're such expense bills as
bore the endorsement Of the auditing
committee.
One of the bills was for SIS for the
board of prisoners and Aldermen Mix
and keim asked why 1t is that the city
has TO pay board for prisoners when the
court record shows that no fines have
been paid. This brought up the old
question of sentencing city prisoners.
and it was discussed for a While with
no result. A retail liquor license was
granted TO Simon Gautier To conduct
saloon on East Front street j. A.
Houston was granted a similar license
for the premises known as the FIX
change saloon on West Front street j.
w, Young was granted a license for the
Senate saloon. Alderman keim pro-
tested against the issuing OF the last
license, saying that ii was unnecessary.
as Young had been doing business right
along without a license and there seemed
to be no reason why he should take out
a license Mr.. keim then called for the
reading of the portions Of the license
ordinance which bear upon the ques-
ton and said that Young had violated
the law With impunity.
The city attorney then explained that
he had prosecuted a man within
month for the same offense and the
police magistrate had ruled that Ii
cense Is transferable and had dis
charged the man who was arrested,
holding that the prisoner had Il right to
do business under another mans license.
1t was under this ruling that Young
had started in business. His license is
the same one that the man who was
had operated under, which is
The old Ira kpr lippnGa Ahirh has hara-
tofore stirred up SO much contention.
The mayor and the aldermen all agreed
thatthe police magistrate was wrong, but
they didn't see what they could do
about it. They said that the police mag
istrate ought to enforce the ordinances.
but II he does not the council cannot
do anything except impeach.
Alderman keims resolution. prepared
since the discussion at the last meet
ing. was then read and passed unani-
This resolution binds the al
dermen and mayor not TO promise To
vote either for or against the issue of a
saloon license. Upon inquiry of Alder
man Darbee. the city attorney stated
that there is no longer any fire depart
ment fund. as the codes make no provi-
sion for such a fund the insurance
taxes now being paid into the general
treasury. This being the ease the clerk
was instructed To draw "A resolution or
aefing the transfer of sufficient money
from the general fund 10 the fire fund
10 meet outstanding warrants. This
was passed and the fund
that created SO much discussion in the
past has ceased to exist.
Alderman Darhee brought up the
matter of the establishing of a cream
cry in the city and presented the plan
IF Peter Feddersohn for this industry
Mr.. Darbee said that he was in favor of
the creamery plant from
taxation for four or five years. Alder
man Greenough spoke in favor of the
suggestion and made a motion that
Mr.. Feddersohn be granted exemption
rom taxation and license for the period
# four years. There was no opposition
% the proposition, the only question
being as TO the legality of the matter
After discussion Greennugh withdrew
his motion and the city attorney was
instructed To prepare an opinion III re-
being thar. in case the
council can legally do SO, the taxes and
licenses of the creamery plant shall be
exempted.
Some minor sidewalk matters We're
discussed and the clerk was instructed
% publish notices of sidewalk construe-
ion, where the address of the owner of
cal estate cannot be found. Reports
we're made regarding two sections of
sidewalk that had been ordered built
nut never constructed. The matter was
'eferred to the street and alley COM
nittee. The council then adjourned.