The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-03
CITY COUNCIL
Aldermen Are 0asy Grinding Out
New Ordinances Each
Week.

In our article Last week on
Business License" We stated
that saloon licenses had been fixed
., $50 per quarter: This was q
mistake the saloon licenses were
fixed at $50 for SIX months. or SIS
per quarter, no licenses 10 be
granted for less than six months.
While the Saloon Ordinance
goes into effect an. Ist 1910. the
licenses will not be granted as .
matter Of fact until after Feb. Ist.
Attorney Paul Babcock. who is
city clerk. is Of opinion that petit
tions for license need not be f1led
until Ian. Isl. 1910, after which
the notice Of application must be
published 80 days in Culbertson
newspaper, setting time for the
hearing on the petition by the city
council At which time any one wish
ing to object to granting tic licence
can be heard.
As no official city paper has
been appointed publication Of or
dinances are being made by post
ing. A copy cf each ordinance
passed has been posted in three
public places, viz: In front cf the
store Of the Bruegger Mercantile
Co in front OF the Wittmeier-
Brooks Co. and in the store OF the
Valley Drug Co.
Following are the minutes OF the
council meeting ot last week as
furnished by the city clerk:
On New a4th. 1909. the city council Of
the town Of culbertson met at Stephens
Hall. Meeting called to order with Mayor
Bruegger in the chair. Roll cali showed
the following members present: Mayor
Bruegger. Aldermen Arnett. Stephens,
Coulter and Johnson. The minutes Of the
meeting Of the council hsld on Nov. ~,
1909 were read and on motion approved
without objection
Ordinances No. 2. ). 4, S. 6. 2. 3. 9. TO
II. II. and Is were returned duly ap
proved by the Mayor.
Ordinace No. I6 entitled. An Ordinances
defining vagrancy and providing penalties
therefore. was presented. read at length
and referred to Committee on License,
and Privileges.
The Committee on Licenses and Priyi
leges reported on Ordinances No. a ans
IS and their report was adopted by III,
unanimous consent Of the council.
On motion the council resolved itself in
to committee as = whole for the consider
alton Of Ordinances No. u and IS. Th'
Mayor appointed Alderman Arne,t chair
mas Of the committee as whole. who tool
the chair and ordinance No. II was read =
lesg,h by sections. Motion made end car
ried tina, when the committee do arise the,
report back to the council that having has
under consideration Ordinance No. "a the
recommend that same do pass.
Motion made and carried that the com
miitee arise.
i Mayor Buuegger took the chair and .h
repor, Of the committee n whole was rea,
and on motion carried unanimously. Tn
report vas adopted.
Motion made and carried unanimousl
that council take up third reading of Or
dinanccs No. "A and IS.
Motion made and carried uoanimoukl
that Ordinances No. Il and IS be COZ
ssdered read.
Ordnance No. "a. entitled. An Ord
nance relating TO process and execution @
sentence" vas voted on and the followin
members Of the council voted for iis pas
sage. namely: Arnei,. Coulter. Stephen
and Iohnsos. ~hsreupon said ord,nane
Sas declared passed.
Ordinance No. IS. entitled. An Ord
nance Prohibiting the carrying Of cor
cealed weapons within the limits Of ,h
town Of culbertson." was vosed upon An
following Of the council voted for th
passage Of said Ordinace. namely: Arnet,
Coulter. Johnson and Stephens. whereupo
! said Osdicance vas declared passed.
Motion made and carried .ha, the coun
Gil adjourn
PAUL BAscoek.
Town Clerk