, 1905-04-05
THE PEDDLER
MUST MOVE
COUNCIL AUTHORIZES OFFICERS
TO PROCEED AGAINST TIN
Grant MERCHANTS.
PeddIers Who Pay No Tax or License
to Be Prosecuted for Violation of
the ordinance-Saloon Licenses
Granted to Seven AppIicants-Pro-
ceedings Of the City Council.

~ 1 L hi
lips, Rogers, Soderstrom, Spicer ana
Teft, Attorney McMurray, Clerk Ty-
void and Marshal Sigman present.
Chief Gramm OF the fire department
was out of the city.
The minutes of the regular meeting
of March q and the special meeting
of March 80 were read and approved.
T. l.. Chamberlain made application
for appointment as poundmaster.
On motion of Mr.. Tefft, the services
OF the present incumbent OF the posi-.
ton, Charles Nelson, were continued.
The following liquor licenses were
read and ordered allowed:
John Huempfner, il, Ill Grand ave
nue..
Fred Goetz, 2O1 First street.
Charles Schafer, III First street.
A. A. Bender, ia Grand
Otto Schwatke, 121 First street.
NJ. H. Murphy, 3O1 First street.
William Mckay, PA Thornburgh
street.
Mr.. Otto Schwatke will occupy the
saloon with his brother at l21 First
street, and Mr.. Huempfner will sue
coed to the business, run by Otto
Schwatke at Ill Grand avenue.
The Laramie Republican company
made application for a permit to build
an addition to its office building on
lots l, 2 and 3, block 1911 and on motion
of Mr.. Spicer, the permit was granted.
A communication from Mr.. w. p.
Wright, the sexton of the cemetery,
was read. He wrote that the trees had
been trimmed, the brush removed and
whitewash used in certain places. Mr..
Wright noted some damage at the ar
tesion well by freezing and asked ad-
vice upon certain matters relating TO
single graves. The sexton referred
again to the need of a telephone. He
would erect the line and pay the rent
al charge of the instrument, he said,
the city to pay the cost Of the mater
ials used. The matter of the single
graves was referred to the park com
mittee.
On motion of Mr.. Spicer, the park
committee was directed to act as the
cemetery committee, the committee to
be known as the park and cemetery
committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Phillips, the sex
ton was authorized to purchase the ma
terial necessary. not to exceed IS, for
the erection of the proposed telephone
line, the bills to be presented to the
city. The telephone company will
string the wire.
The repairs suggested by the sexton
we're referred to the park and Gene
terry committee.
The report of City Marshal Sigman
for March showed collections from all
sources amounting to STAT. so; collect
ed by justice of the police court,
$172.5 50; total, $500.
The report Of Sexton w. P. Wright
for March showed two lots sold for a
total of SIS. During the month there
were four interments-on the 9th, 9Th,
22d and Gath.
The report of Police Justice Grant
for March showed $172.5O in fines in
twenty-eight cases.
The reports were referred to the fl
nance committee.
The sewer committee was granted
further time in the matter Of new sew
.ers. The contractor, Mr.. Tregoning,
being not yet ready to have the work
inspected.
The report of the building committee
on the Holiday request for a permit
was read and ordered placed on file.
Mayor Mckee caller attention to the
itinerant merchants who infest the
city, and suggested that the ordinance
to protect the regular merchants be en-
forced. He called attention to a wo-
man who had sold $25 worth Of per-
fumes In one house, and to a man who
was selling shirts by the dozen, lace
by the fifty yards and linen by the
bolt.
Attorney McMurray spoke Of the ap-
plication of the law and said he was
willing to undertake the prosecution
of offenders.
On motion of Mr.. Beemer. the attor-
ney was requested to look up the con-
sti~tutionality of the law and proceed
as he saw fit.
Mr.. Spicer moved that the city at
torney be directed to draw an ordi.
nance repeating the ordinance provid-
ing for a license for milk dealers. The
motion was adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Phillips. the mat,
tier Of renting a house belonging to the
city to Nj. Bybee, driver Of the fire
tengine team, was referred to the fire
department committee.
| The bills for the month we're read
and allowed.
The bill Of Justice Grant was reduc'
ed TO 935 and allowed.
At 9:45 the council adjourned.
MONTANA oETs FARE