Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1901-08-16
TAX LEVY TEN MILLS
City Council Increases Levy One Mill
Over Last Year for Fire De-
partment Purposes.
ANORDINANCE REPASSED
Council Receives Petition Of Over Two
Hundred Citizens for Removal Of
Public Nuisance.

Hundred Citizens for Removal Of
aPublic Nuisance.
History repeats itself. In looking ovel
an account of the council meeting held
on Tuesday evening, Aug. IA, 1900, and
then comparing it with the meeting ot
the same body held last Tuesday even
ing. Aug. 13, 1901, one is struck with the
coincidence Of the two. They We're il
year apart within a day. Both opened
BIZ giving 4 hearing TO d committee from
the fire department. IN regard to the
needs OF that organization, much the
same bills were allowed lit both meet
ings and exactly the same water works
ordinance, without tile change of Il dot
Was passed at each meeting III question.
Other matters of great interest how
ever, occupied the attention Of THE coun-
Acilmen this August meeting which did
not come UP the year before. The an
nual tax levy Was made in short order
and with little discussion, the total
amount being ten mills one mill more
than last year. The additional levy this
year is deemed to be for a very good
purpose, namely. the placing OF the Red
Lodge fire department. in /; condition
for more effective service. LII regard to
a petition, which came from a large
number Of citizens, praying for the re-
moval Of all occupants Of houses Of i'll
fame in the city, the members Of the
council seemed to treat the matter in a
rather jocnlar mood referring the peti-
tion to a committee which apparently
would have no jurisdiction over matters
Of that kind
A full board was present with the ex-
ception Of Alderman Lucas. who is away
touring the National Park. The min
utes Of the last regular and special ses-
sions we're read and approved. The
marshals report was accepted, likewise
that of Police Magistrate Grandstrom.
The latter still holds office, having with
drawn his resignation two days after it
was filed with the city clerk The
treasurer's report for the month of June
was accepted and that Of July referred
to the auditing committee.
Mayor Larkin then said the "lxickers'
could have an inning before the council.
j. ID. Mushbach was the first to respond,
he disclaimed the appellation
Of kicker, saying that himself and 4. &.
Byrne came before the aldermen as act
i've workers and officials Of the Red
Lodge fire department. They asked
that, in order to avoid their frequent
visits to the council il the capacity Of
beggars for the department. the council
levy a special tax to meet the needs of
the department. The two hose carts
now in use, he said, are 50 dilapidated
that they have to 60 to the hospital
after every fire. For better protection,
il winter. there should be at
least one hose cart in the upper end Of
town. Mr.. Mushbach thought that a
levy Of one mill would be sufficient for
the purpose. He was assured that the
council would consider the matter when
they came to making the tax levy later
in the session.
J. I. Flaherty was present and hand
ed to the council a petition signed by
the clergymen and 800 other citizens and
taxpayers Of Red Lodge, which recited
as follows: I'VE, the undersigned, citi.
zens and taxpayers Of the city Of Red
Lodge, do respectfully ask and pray that
your honorable body do remove or cause
to be removed the people living in the
place known as "The Castle Feely's
and all other places of like kind. We
beg to submit that said people are a
public nuisance and the cause of great
to your petitioners. We
further pray that you will take this
matter up at the earliest possible time,
and SO your petitioners will ever
pray Every member of the council
smiled audibly when Alderman Flager
moved to refer the petition to the commit
tee on streets and alleys. Alderman
Romersa wanted to take the matter up
as a committee of the
whole, and decide it. He thought these
people might be obliged to remove to
some part Of the city where they could
make all the noise they wanted to with
out disturbing anyone. Alderman Dunn
said he could not see how the council
would have the power to remove them
if they owned their own property. He
thought the matter ought to be looked
into very carefully. Perhaps, if this
succeeded, the people could get up
petition to remove anyone. Alderman
Morrison then seconded Alderman Flag
er's motion and it carried, The matter
rested there.
ID. G. O'Shea, local manager Of the