Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-03
LICENSE OF
THE TIvOLI
Council Finds That lts Charge Was
In Excess Of the Maximum A.
lowed, Under state Law.
REDUCED TO SIS PER MONTH
Plan for the Opening Of corcoran
street-Reports Of City Officers
Routine Business.

The city council last night decided
to amend the ordinance fixing the IL
cense for the Tivoli theatre at $40
per day, making it SIS per month.
This action was taken after a full
discussion of the whole subject, in
the course of which it was brought
out that the highest charge that could
legally be made, under the state law,
was $75 per month.
Mayor Pinkley presided at the
melting, the aldermen present being
Messrs. Smith, Laux, Tubb, Sloan and
Bradbury.
The Tivoli License.
The matter of the Tivoli license was
brought up late in the session by At
torney w. H. Smith, of Huntoon &
Smith, who said that when Manager
o. G. Frederick and his associate, Mr..
Colberg, came up here from Helena,
the license stood at 50 per day, and
it was not until after they had arrang.
ed to open that it was raised to $40
which seemed to Mr.. Colberg, now
In charge of the house, to be exces.
sive. This amounted to over $4,000
per year. Mr.. Smith called attention
to the fact that under the state law,
the maximum charge was fixed at SIS
per month, and he believed that the
old charge, So per day, would be fair.
Inquiry was made as to the maxi
mum charge under the state law, and
Alderman F. E. Smith and City Attor-
ney De Kalb said that this statement
was correct. The city could not legal
ly fix the license in excess of that
figure.
Minstrel Singing Ended.
Alderman Smith said that the chief
object of the ordinance had been
accomplished anyway in ridding the
city of minstrel singing in the sa-
looms. The din and racket on Main
street had been stopped. AS the state
law fixed the amount of the license
that could be charged at $75, he
thought it might be we'll to amend the
ordinance to conform to it.
Alderman Sloan expressed himself
as being emphatically in favor of
changing the maximum amount.
Alderman Laux said that there was
vast difference between the way the
Tivoli had been run by Manager Fred
erick and the status of the house un-
der former management. 1t was
at one time a sort OF dead fall" but
as now conducted, he saw nothing es-
pecially Objectionable to it.
Il would far rather have the Tiv.
oil, as it is now conducted, open,
= r 10 + os,,
strel singing in one saloon"
Alderman Tubb moved that the city
attorney be instructed to prepare an
fixing the license at SIS per month
and at the suggestion of Alderman
Laux, the amendment will also pro.
vide that there is to be no singing
during the day. The motion prevail
ed.
For Water Extensions.
The application of Stone & Long foy
the extension of the water mains tC
four of their houses, they to contract
for the use of the water, was referred
to the water works committee to as
certain if the extension would be war
ranted.
Alderman Laux stated that the rail
road company wished the main ex.
tended to the stock yards, a short
distance from where it was now 10
Gated. He moved that the extension
be made if the railroad company
would agree to pay not less than $25
for the water per season, the charge
to be fixed by meter. if the amount
of water consumed should exceed thai
sum. Carried.
Report Of the Treasurer.
The report of City Treasurer Muir
ray Deaton showed the following
amounts in the various funds:
General fund, $3.013.31; fire. $73.
50; library. $1,531.2S; water works
$S9e.65; sinking, $1,445.89: dog tax
$104.25. Total balance. $4,746.34. Ov
erdrafts we're reported as follows:
Road fund, $534.63; water and sewer
bonds. $1,786-95.
Alderman Laux xstated that a mum
ber of workingmen who had been EN-
ployed on the new bridge had war
rants on the road fund. There wal
no cash in that fund. and in 0rde1
that the men might not have to dis
count their warrants in order to gel
their money. he thought it would b.
proper to transfer some of the none!
In the general fund to the road funt
and the water and sewer bond fund
Alderman Smith offered a resolution
covering the matter, and providing
for the transfer of $3.50 to each of thu
funds named. This was passed b!
unanimous vote.
Police Court Report.
Police Magistrate MacGOwan pre-
sented his reports for the months o
August and September. In the form
er month, the amount of the fines col
lected was $217.5O. In September
fines amounting to $275 had been i'm
posed. of which $252.50 had been col
lected.
An amendment to the ordinance re
lating to the impounding dogs was OF
fered by City Attorney De Kalb. AM
passed. It makes the charge for re
claiming dogs 81 each instead of 81
rs heretofore. and allows 81 for eacl
dog killed by the poundmaster.
Mcdonald & Charters were granite
q permit to build q fence in front O
their building near the First Nation
n bank corner.
Coreoran street Opening.
County Attorney Roy e. Ayers. VIII
was present representing the res
dents of Riverdale addition. brough
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