Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-01-11
MUST GIVE
LARGE BOND
Council Passes Ordinance at Special
Meeting Providing for Bond and
Penalties for Saloons.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT READ
Good Word Said for Former Mayo,
L. w. EIdridge by His Former
Associates in Council.

a special meeting in the city hall
Monday evening and transacted some
urgent business. Chief among the
items of business done was the pass.
ing of an ordinance in regard to the
saloons of the city. The full text of
the new ordinance is here given:
An Ordinance providing for the reg.
ulation of places where liquor is
sold, and for the revocation of H.
censes for breach of said regula-
tons.
Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City of Lewistown:
Section l. Every person, firm or
corporation engaged in selling retail,
malt or distilled liquors, wines or
other beverages in this city, shall,
before conducting such business, file
with the City Clerk a bond, approved
by the City Council, in the sum of
$4,000, conditioned that the applicant
for such license will not, within his
place OF business, or where said liq-
uors are to be sold, violate or know.
ingly permit any person therein to
violate any Of the laws of this state,
or of the ordinances of this city rela.
tive to gambling or the sale of liu.
nors, and that said party will not
give or sell any malt, spirituous, al.
coholic, or vinous liquors or any in.
tOxicating drink to any minor person
under the age of twenty-one Cor per
init such minor person to enter or re-
main within his place OF Dusiness)
nor to any Indian, insane or idiotiC
person, or habitual drunkard, nor al
low any lewd woman, prostitutes, ol
women OF loose or lax morals or char
acter, to congregate or remain where
said liquor is sold, or to allow any
OF such women to drink any of said
liquor on said premises, or allow any
of said women to play, perform, dance
sing or solicit orders for any of sale
liquors, nor to permit any female tt
act as waitress or servant therein OF
| thereon.
| Sec. 2. That any person fount
guilty of violating the conditions OF
any of them in said bond to be con
tanned, shall forfeit the same, and ir
addition thereto the license shall h(
revoked.
Sec. 3. All ordinances or parts o
ordinances inconsistent herewith an
hereby revoked.
Sec. t. This ordinance shall be il
force; and effect from and after tn,
LIST day of February, 1905, upon due
posting thereof.
Passed and approved January 8
1865.
w. d. SYMMES, Mayor.
ALBERT PFAUS, City Clerk.
The committee on resolutions ther
handed in it's report and the follow
ing resolution:
Mr.. Mayor, in behalf of the com
mittee appointed by you to prepare
resolutions on the retirement of the
former mayor l.. w. Eldridge, ex
pressing the sentiment of this council
as to his efficiency and official acts
respectfully report the followln,
for your consideration, and move tina
they be adopted and spread upon thu
records of this city:
Resolved, That l.. w. Eldridge, a!
mayor of the city of Lewistown, wa
faithful, diligent and indefatigable il
the performance of his arduous ant
thankless public tasks; that he wa
at all times Jealous and painstakinl
in the administration of the affair."
of his office intrusted to him by tn,
people of this city, and in many way
greatly inconvenienced himself tina
the public might be benefited; tina
his rulings were just and his conduc
towards the other officials of the cit,
was of the most gentlemanly charac
ter; that he always had uppermos
in his mind the welfare of the public
even submitting himself to persona
embarrassment that this might be al
tanned; that it is matter of prOfoun,
regret to the council that, owing t.
circumstances. it was impossible 70
him to serve in the capacity OF may
or until the expiration of his term.
Done at the city hall of the city O
LewistOwn, this 9th day of January
A. D. 1905.
A communication from the FerGu
County Hardware company was rea
in which the company asked permi.
sion to build a warehouse on bloc
o II, lot II. AS the lot describe
was not within the fire limits n
permission of the council was nece:
sary.
The council examined the profile
of number of streets in the city, a
presented by City Engineer G. NJ. Sta
ford and approved them.
A few bills were allowed and som