The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-12-21
The MAYOR
PUT QUERY

The city fathers met in regular ses-
sion last Monday evening, and, in
spite of the fact that there was a
minstrel show in town, the attendance
of members of the council was large,
there being but one absentee, and the
haidhea!ed row in the opera house
was not filled to the limit in conse-
quence. Alderman Speng.er was ur
able to be present on account Of bus
mess matters requiring his attention
Considerable routine blisne was
transacted, the auditing of bills and
listening TO reports Of committees up
on the subjects of more or less i'm
rortance. The question Of sidewalks
was taken up and the plopos.ti ton
made some time ago, to build a
| four-foot walk on First street be-
tween Second and Third avenues, op-
posite the post-office did NOT meet
with approval, but was referred back
to the committee on sidewalks
| Some time ago, the matter of walks
for this section Of the city was taken
up and it was found that the grade
would be above the door step in some
of the fra1ne buildings on the street.
| The walks had been ordered built, but
property owners objected on this ac-
count and the suggestion Of building
a four foot walk on part Of the street
and an eight foot one on others Of
fered.
Mayor Newman Objected to this, he
being IF the opinion that If a walk
is built, as seems necessary, 1t should
be uniform throughout and 16 foot
wide to correspond with walks on the
other side of the street. The matter
will be taken up at another meeting
and the reports Of the committee
having i in hand reviewed.
1t was decided to purchase 500 loads
Of cindsIs from the power house at
20 cents per load for distribution On
streets where there are low spots,
the east and west ends of First street
In particular.
Some time ago request was sub
mitted to the city by committees from
the churches that the city pay the
special Improvement taxes on church
properties. consisting of Wa er ana
sewer taxes. This, the council deciG-
ed, is Illegal and the request was
turned down. Mayor Newman stat
ed that he is in receipt of letters from
other cites upon the subject and that
il is not being done in those munich
palities. The amount Of special i'm
provemeIt tax on church properties
il the city would total about $400.
At the request Of Nuyor Newman,
Rev. W. B. Young, of the First Meth
oGist church appeared before the coun-
ell relative to certain allegations said
TO have been made by him in his SER
mon of Sunday evening anent the al
1.inistrat:on policy or rather pertain
ng to certain promises, claimed 10
rave been made and unfufilled by
he mayor
Mayor Newman requested that he
disclose the grounds for such COM
jlaint and Reverend Young stated
hat he had taken the administration
o task, X such it might be consider
ID, on account of: First-that state
nent Durported to have hem made
y the mayor to the effect that five
to one O. the citizens Of Hayre
Sere against moral reform
Mayor Newman interpreted his
statement for the benefit Of the cler-
" as follows; that he stated aid re-
Jeated now, that in his opinion, five
o one Of the cities Of Hayre are inn
ID one of the citizens Of Havre are i'll
favor of The administration conduct
ing the affairs Of the city, rather than
tile radical reform policy suggested
BY the clergy,
= general discussion Of Tie ques-
ion followed, the aldermen generally
the administration in tho
:onduct Of city affairs as at present
arried On. Alderman STADIUM sug-
sested hat he had been informed
lat mil.ars were allowed ii saloons
fi@is, it was alleged by the Mayor.
night be possible in a few cases
sheret gTown-up young men, their
tge being in question, had slipped in
rat thai generally speaking, it was
Untrue and that he had advised his Of
Icers IN instruct sa1oon-keerers 10
5uard against this as we'll as other
objection able customs, if such were
icing allowed.
The Montana Concert hall was in
he 1ime-light and the Mayor made
he statement that the same was be-
ng conducted, according to all he
uuld learn, in as law-abiding manner