The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-03-05
All Aldermen Present Last
Night.
A GOOD COMMITTEE
Accounted To Look After The Interests
OF The City In The Rail
road Matter.

Every member of the board OF al
dermen was present at the regular
monthly meeting last night, and la
board until almost midnight on affairs
o. the city. Many matters OF import
ance were taken up and disposed OF
besides receiving the regular month
ly reports of the city officers.
The minutes of the two previous
meetings were read and approved, at
ter which the committee which had
the consideration of establishing a
rule on weights and measures report
ed that they would not be able to re-
port before the next regular meet
ing.
Police Judge Macarthur reported
having collected during the month Of
February $426 in fines, which had
been turned into the city's treasury.
Chief of Police Johnson reported that
~ arrests for offenses against the
city and seven against the state had
been made.
City Treasurer Griffith made his
report showing receipts of $2,O6471
and expenditures $2,O82.42. leaving a
balance in the treasury of $4,514.S5.
the report was read and approved.
Applications to build, remodel as
move buildings were granted as fol-
lows:
A. d. Conrad to move meat mar
ket building adjoining the Fitch drug
store to lot on First street.
Nice Winiger to biuld on Second
street and First avenue east, oppO-
site the Missoula Mercantile COM
pany's store, frame building.
J. H. Edwards to move building
now occupied by Mrs. Laws confec-
tionery store to Second street East
between First and Second avenues.
N. c. Arseman, ice house, on First
avenue between First and Second
street west.
E. S. Disbrow to erect building on
First avenue west, two story brick
and corrugated iron.
E. r. Reck, wooden building on
First street corner Second add Third
avenue west.
o. w. Johnston, one-story frame on
lot 4, block 70.
j. B. Murphy corrugated iron build
ing on lot 10. block 46.
MOrand and Gangner to move
building to lot IS. block 81.
j. H. Edwards to move building
now occupied by Mrs. Bowen to
room for brick block.
J. H. O'Connell to erect brick block
on present saloon site and move off
building now occupied by photograph
ganery.
The petition of citizens against
gambling was then presented.
Bills were allowed as follows: A.
M. Macarthur. $40; j. w. Modesto
$11; First National bank $3.50;
Moore and Houtz $34.1O; J. T. Har-
ris $3.50; Frederick and Walker 81;
Curtis and Main $12; Kalispel Water
and Electric company 81; Great
Northern $5.12; Flathead Horticul-
tural society $50; R. NJ. Goshorn
$3.50; Charles Hetzer 81: c. II. Grit
fin IS; Charles Waldorf 81; Bryan
Hopkins 81; Bjorneby and Weberg
SIPS; Frederick and Walker $50;
p. N. Bernard 50; j. A. Eakright
$40; Baxter Bishop 81; d. Breedlove
$15.72; T. j. Hannah $40; Curtis &
Main SO cents; J. T. Harris $14.7O;
j. w. Johnson $345; Missoufa Mer
camille company $4.95. George ID.
barnard & Co., $147.7O.
4hc fire ordinance was extended tt
cover the territory inside a line run
ming south from the Great Northern
railway following the alley between
Second and First avenue west tt
Fourth street east to alley between
First and Second avenue east, nortl
on alley to tracks of Great Northern
A resolution was then passed to tn,
effect that no building permits woult
be granted for building within thi
territory covered with sheet of cor
rugated iron.
CLEANING THE CITY.
Chief of Police Johnson was ord
cred to notify residents of the cit
to at once clean up their premises,
resolution having sseddeclaringo u
houses, piles of manure and garbag
in streets or alleys and on lots With
the city a nuisance. Arrests will 70
low if those notified do not at ono
clean their property as ordered.
PROPOSED RAILROAD.
Alderman Burns spoke at consider
able length on the subject of the raj
road which will be built during tn
coming summer to the northern Coz
fields. He suggested that commi
tee of three from the board of aldel
men be appointed to act with a con
mittee composed of three mmbers c
the board of trade, to take up tn
idea of starting the road from thi
city. That they do so for the reaso
that the Great Northern were no.
surveying a line from near Jennings
Mr.. Burns said that the city shout.
if necessary, secure the right of wa
to the coal fields through the count
and did not think that there woul
be trouble in securing necessary Ian
from farmers who would be benefi
ed. While the matter was unde
discussion it developed that a Mr.
WhitcOmb had gone over the rout,