Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-06-22
City Council Decides to Submit Another
Water Works Bonding Proposition
To the Taxpayers.
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
Special Election Called for July l6-City
1mpounding Ordinance May be
Repealed.

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it was decided to call special election
on Monday, July l6, for the purpose Of
increasing the amount Of water works
bonds from $4,000 to $4,000. 1t was
also decided BY vote of three to two to
have the city clerk and attorney draft
an ordinance repeating the one which
prohibits owners Of stock from allowing
their cows and horses to run at large
within the city limits.
Mayor Larkin presided. with Alderman
Flager, Willy Romersa, Lucas and
Davis present. The report Of the city
marshal showed that So il dog taxes
had been collected during the month of
May.
The question Of the submission Of an
other bonding proposition came up on the
report of Chairman Flager Of the water
works committee. He said that the
$4,000 in bonds previously voted for
water works lacked $4,000 Of being sutfi-
cient to complete the system now under
construction He stated that the Car
bon County bank and the banking house
Of Meyer & Chapman had agreed to let
the city have $4,000 on warrants issued
on the water works fund until such
time as bonds could be issued
with which to take up said warrants.
Mr.. Flager suggested that if bonding
proposition were submitted that the
taxpayers be asked to vote $4,000 So as
to provide sufficient money, not only to
complete the system as now projected.
but also to extend them in the near flu
ture as the exigencies of the situation
might demand. The report was ac
cepted and on his motion, the council
unanimously passed a resolution author
izing the submisson of a $1,000 bonding
proposition at a special election to be
held July l6.
The impounding Of cows under the
ordinance relating to stock running at
large within the city limits was the sub
ject of a pretty warm discussion. AL
derman Willy protested against the
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stating that he did not believe in cut
ting the poor mans throat
Alderman Lucas strenously opposed
any nonenforcement of the ordinance
He said that the property owners were
about to engage in the work generally
of planting shade trees and beautifying
their yards and that he did not think it
right or proper to permit the city to be
made COW pen.
Alderman Davis moved that the clerk
be instructed to prepare an ordinance
repeating the stock ordinance. A sec
ond came from Alderman Willy and
the motion prevailed by the following
vote: Ayes, Davis, Willy, Romersa;
noes, Lucas, Flager.
G. W. Pratt appeared before the coun-
Gil and made a proposition to sprinkle
the two main streets, provided the city
would pay him S. per month for each of
the four crossings, stating that he had
assurances that the business men would
contribute Sl.50 per month per lot. The
proposition was laid on the table,
Alderman Lucas of the health board
reported that the cleanup order had
been generally complied with and that
the health of the city was fairly good
The street and alley committee was
given further time in which to report on
the petition of Lindgrcen ct al. praying
for side walk. There was no report on
the petition of Egan, Burke ct. al.
The official bonds of George Fl. Bailey,
as city clerk and attorney, and William
Gebo, as city marshal, each in the sum
OF 5000, We're approved. The surities
are: For Bailey, Major Armstrong and
B. E. Vail; for Gebo, F. II. Alden and
Roger Fleming
tration agent for the special election,
while polling places were fixed and the
judges of election named as follows:
First Ward Polling place, Virtues
livery barn; judges, James Allison, Ell
mer Akin and e. E. Esselstyn.
Second Wa. Polling place. Council
chamber: Judges, Terence Fleming, Gus
Egan and Henry Mcintosh.
Third Ward Polling place, Mills old
store; judges, S. B. Steere, Thomas Don
ohue and A. II. Minars.
The following bills were audited and
allowed:
Cree, Adams & Co. o............=......s 70
Y. ). Cast Iron Co. ..........-.. 22.la5 81
JAS. Nichols street work ........,....: S25
Nm. Ryan, street work .,.............4 7 so
Matt Samlln, street work ............s5 25
p. Vanleploy. street work k..........+. "a 90
W. I. Gregg, supt. water works .,...4 100 90
Tom Moran, street work ......=........5 l q
Mike Dunn, special police, ce,........... 2 80
Wright GreenOw special police $50
K. l.. Davis. paper $50. .........,....s 90
Red Lodge Picket, printing ......... 53 II
Rocky Fork Coal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $50
McLennOn, .................,=...... SO
C. C. BOwlen, lumber ..... ............ % SO
Ed. OlcOtt, lumber, .............. II IL
Ed OlcOtt, lumber, ...... ............ q ~
Ed Root, labor, Observation-Disclosures. GA 25
w. A. Talmage, supplies, ............. 2o6 O5