The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-02-07

SESSION HELD
TOWN COUNCIL TRANSACTS
BUSINESS OF INTEREST
F.. TO MUNICIPALITY.
DISAPPROYE BILLBOARD
Alderman Asery Calls Attention
to Billboard Erected on Main
Corner ~ the Town, and Other
Aldermen Voice Their Senti.
ments In No Uncertain Terms.

Tie regular meeting ofthe town coun-
Gil WAS held on Monday night, the Of
fcials present being Mayor Long, Clerk
Maiden. and Aldermen Baker, Avery,
Little, McCahe and Robinson.
Police Magistrate Reeds. report
showed special 6nes for the past month
amounting to tl34, and 80 in other
fines.
Treasurer G. H. Jennings report
showed $500 cash on hand. Water
rentals for the month amounted to
$ls9, not including the money reviewed
for permits.
Alderman Avery called the attention OF
tho council to the large and conspicuous
billboard which has been erected on the
main corner Of the town, stating that,
as building inspector, he has granted
mo permit for the unsightly affair, and
asked the opinion of the council as TO
whether the practice of putting up bill
boards in such places should be- allowed
to continue. Mavor Long stated that
in his opinion billboards should be pro-
hibited in the main parts of the town,
and advanced some logical reasons for
his belief. Alderman McCabe voiced
his sentiments on the matter in no un-
certain terms, stating some facts about
advertising which would have been
good for the deluded billboard adver.
tiser to hear.
All the other aldermen present spoke
along the same line, and after the dis
cussion resolution was passed prohib-
itjng the erection of billboards in the
fire limite, and requiring that in all
caees permit must be occurred from the
building inspector before the erection
Of any billboard.
The ordinance committee, to whom
had been referred the ordinance rsgu.
lating the licenses OF business institu.
iions, recon mended that the Wholesale
liquor license be raised 100 peE> cent
and that all other business licenses be
raised SO per cent. The ordinance was
referred hack to Inc same COMMITTEES.
Alderman Avery gave a brief outline
OF number OF ordinances which he had
in mind for the moral welfare OF tile
town. and secured an expression o.
opinion from the aldermen upon them
Mr.. Averys idea is to pass ordinances
calculated to head off this year such con
ditions as prevailed last summer, when
the town had to contend with rougl
element which caused endless trouble
He pointed out that with the opening
up Of railroad work in thu spring White
fish is elated to again become head
quarters for many new people, and un
less arrangements are made to subdu
the rough element which will come tn,
,, town will have TO go through the sam'
experiences OF last year. The ordinance
.. suggested are such as would give tn
saloons chance 10 run orderly houses
and would put things in ruch shape tina
the council could see to it that the 81
looms were properly conducted. Nj
Avery pointed out that there was moth
ing in such ordinances which would b
detrimental to the interests of the saloo
man who really desired to conduct hi
business along respectable lines in fac
the saloon men themselves would fave
chem if their intentions were goot
b With a few slight notifications, til
r ordinances suggested met favor with a
b the officials present, and it 10 probab
. that they will be presented in definil
j. form at the next meeting.
d Among other things talked over
y this connection Was the advisabiiity
providing a rock pile, upon which to p,
to work the chronic drunks and vae
gathered in by the police. Ono aide
man suggested that rocks were scarce
:his vicinity, but there are etill q fe
}: stumps left, and he thought the priso
" ers might be put to work npon them.
:. A resolution was passed to pay :
:. per month to the FIRE department 1
ID the present, the idea being to raise Il
II amount to fair compensation whom Il
! town is able to do 90.
The chairman OF each committee vi
;" made the purchasing agent for that d