Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-01-09
Calls a Meeting of Business Men
Commercial Clubs to Consider
Railroad Extension.
REGULAR SESSION IS A BUSY one
Ordinance Making it a Misdemeanor
to Frequent Saloons Is
Being Prepared.

If the common council in the city of
LeWistoWn can accomplish anything
In the matter, the Great Northern r.
r. company will build their proposed
line from Great Falls to Billings via
LeWistoWn instead of missing the
town about 20 miles. At the regular
meeting Of the council, held Wednes-
day evening, the matter was brought
UP by Alderman Smith and was dis
cuSsed at some length by all other
members of the council and Mayor
Pinllley. 1t was unanimously decid-
ed that something should be done to
induce the railroad company to change
it's present course and bring the main
line of the road through this city in
stead of putting us out on the end Of
a spur.
Alderman Smith, after the matter
had been pretty we'll threshed out,
moved that the mayor be instructed
to invite the two commercial organ
iZation of the city and all business
and professional men, who are any
wise interested in the welfare of the
city, to meet with the council and
talk over the proposition with view
to inaugurating some concerted action
tending to bring the road this way.
Monday evening. January 18th, was
the date selected for the meeting.
Alderman LauX stated that minors
are frequenting saloons in Lewistown
and that he thought that something
should be done to have the provisions
of the ordinance on that matter en-
forced. The saloon men allege that
boys, when they enter the saloons, al
ways say that they are Of age and, in
that way. makes it impossible for the
liquor dealers to keep them out. AL
derman Laux said that he thought an
ordinance should be drawn up which
would impose a penalty on the minor,
and upon motion of Alderman Smith,
City Attorney De Kalb was instructed
to draw such an ordinance.
The request of DR.. Nj. E. Curtis to
be permitted to alter the building next
to the Fad shoe store was referred to
the building committee with power to
act.
The bill of the Pinkerton Detective
Agency for $124.67 for work done by
one of their detectives, Mr.. Lavigne,
in the Studzinski murder case, was or
dered paid.
The attention of the council was
called by Alderman Laux to the fail
ure on the part of many property own
efs to comply with the ordinance res
quiring people to clean the snow and
ice from their sidewalks. The proper
officials We're given instructions to
compel a compliance with this ordi-
nance.
City Engineer w. NJ. MCLEAN was
given a leave of absence.
Following is the report of Treasurer
Murray H. Deaton:
Balance-General fund, $5,99445;
road fund, $6S6.O3 fire fund, s77O.63; IL
brary fund.- $2,6466O; water works
fund.- $2,636.O7; sinking fund.- $5,se6.35
dog fund, $1OO25 Total, SIS, $685.
Observation-Disclosures and sewerage
bond fund, $1,7S691. Balance on hand,
s16.412.47
Bills We're allowed in III following
amounts:
w. H. Gardner 81.
Montana Lumber Co., S16.60.
G. F. Murray, $59.45.
j. Nj. VrOoman, $40.
Geo. Van Cleave. $1.50.
F. F. MacGowan, S35
NJ. H. Deaton, $S5.
Tom Stout. $3.50.
NJ I. Burke, $1066O.
NJ. V. Harmon, $50.
Judith Hardware Co. $500.
w. NJ. MCLEAN. s54.71.
H. L. De Kalb, $40.
Chas. Lehman & Co., s2.SS.
James Heaney. $3.50.
Mrs. F. ]. Robinson, $61.90.
Judith Hardware Co., Coo.
w. H. Gardner. $3.50
VOLUNTEER Fire Department, IS.
Judith Hardware CO., $235.4S.
Judith Hardware Co, $11.30.
Judith Hardware CO., $2O1.74
Judith Hardware Co,S465.SS
John Ellesen, s15S.25
John Ellesen, $323.65
John Ellesen. S45
]. Killipatich, So.
J. Killipatich, IS.
J. o. Helsing, $4,000.
Chas. Mcclure. SO.
John Birch, IS.
j. Drazich SO.
Montana Hardware Co, 1892.
John LauX, $3.50.
Frank Pippinich, So.
John Micich SIS.
citizens Electric Co. S9255.
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