The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-15
City Father. Hold Important
Meeting


council held in Eagles Hall Tuesday
evening, various matters of interest
were discussed, bills allowed and
several important measures acted
upon. Mayor Tressler presided and
Alderman Trafton, Caselberg, Sc
crest and Cavanaugh were in their
places and Town Clerk Hall at his
desk. .....
After reading the minutes of the
last meeting, allowing a number of
bills, etc, the council was addressed
in behalf of the Woman's Club by
Mrs. j. F. Kilduff who stated that the
ladies had been given Is year lease
OF the strip of land from the Great
Northern Hotel corner east to Fifth
Ave. and north to the right Of way of
the ct. Northern Ry., fora city park.
The ladies now have about 800
and could easily raise $4OO or $500
more. However, they wished the
council to take some action regard
| i'io WIZ its1 loli1iiS ol w WdlCl, elC.
After some discussion a committee
consisting Of Aldermen Trafton, Sc
crest, Caselberg and Cavanaugh wa
appointed by the Mayor to meet with
the Woman's Club next Saturday
and find out just what the Club de-
slres the city to do in the matter.
Regarding a night policeman it
was decided to retain Mr.. Jones UNI
TIL after shearing time.
A committee of ladles-M rs
BrockWay, Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Martin
and Mrs. Partridge were present and
Mrs. BrockWay addressed the coun-
Gil at some length and presented a
petition containing 167 signatures
asking for the closing of the saloons
and all other places where intoXicat-
ing liquor is sold, between the hours
Of IL 0 clock midnight and O'clock
a. m. 4 protest to this petition
signed by a number of resident tax :
payers and citizens was also present.
ed. At the request Of the Mayor
| the clerk read both petitions. After
the reading of the petitions Alder
man Caselberg moved that both Pc
titions be published iii HE ENTER
PRISE and the council voted to have
this done. Further discussion fol-
| lowed during which time Alderman
Iratton made a strong ta Tx in favor
OF the midnight closing of the sa-
looms. 1t was voted that Mayor
lressler have an ordinance drawn
regarding the closing of the saloons
as asked for in the first petition.
Alderman Cavaraugh did not vote in
favor Of this procedure.
In regard to the council taking ov-
Ell the care of the cemetery from the
Woman's Club it WAS voted that the
council have nothing whatever to do
with the cemetery.
Joseph Sklower appeared in beha If
OF the Malta Band and asked for a
light for the band stand, however.
no action was taken regarding it at
this meeting. After talking over
several minor matters, the council
adjourned.
Following are the petitions for and
against midnight closing:
TO The HONORABLE MAYOR AND
Town COUNCIL OF THE Town OF
MALTA, MONTANA:
We, the undersigned citizens of the
town and vicinity of Malta, Valley
county, Montana, do hereby most
respectfully petition your honorable
body to pass an ordinance requiring
all places where Intoxicating liquors
are sold, by the bottle or drink. to
pay city license to the Town of
Malta and that all such places be re-
qulred to be closed between the hours
OF - O'Clock Midnight and s O'Clock
a. m., for the following reasons:
1st. That if all such places are
closed, no ones business interests
would be injured.
End. That the greater part of crime
committed that can directly or in
directly be traced to drinking is COM
mitted between the hours of mid
night and daylight.
3rd. That we believe such action
on the part of your honorable body
wonld be for the betterment of the
social and moral interests of the
community and would in no way in
jure any business interests.
Respectfully submitted.
Mrs W brockway Mrs Thos Mcdonald
" brockway Arthur Murphy
OFT Casady Mrs Carl Brandon
4"is n M 1ra1toh Clanton
Max Sklower JEHn,1;noe,
" Wallace Coburn CFMa+er
Miss Blenda Mellstrom Henry Raborto,v
1e'eh hoeheman Mrs Alice Doores
George A Mann Miss Edith Doo.es
Mary Nielsen Vera Hendr,oLso,,