The Daily Missoulian., 1912-07-03
CDlORED CLUB NOW
OUT Of BUSINESS
ONE DUekv EAR Is CLOSED AND
THE OTHER TAKES OUT
A CITY LICENSE.

The question of the colored clubs
In Missolula appears TO have been
settled, at least temporarily. George
Lucas, who conducted the colored club
on the corner of Woody and West
Main streets. has closed his doors and
Joe johnson, the proprietor OF the
other coored resort has acquiesced to
the proposition that he take out a
liauor license and the transfer was
granted by the council. He will take
the license given up by II. E. Pierce.
who has been conducting a saloon on
West Front street.
The ball was opened by Judge Bick-
ford and Manager Inch OF the light
company. Judge Bickford asked In
regard to the masque ball, which Will
be held this evening. The Judge was
afraid that someone would be in
jured on the material which the street
car company has piled along the
street. 1t was finally decided. how
OF red lights along the street and
take chance.
Manager Inch then said that he had
spoken with Chairman Curran of the
county commissioners, and that he
had promised him that the county
would take favorable action on the
extension Of the lighting district on
Cedar street. so as to include the
block between Stevens and Woody
streets. The city has already con.
sented to this move and as this
makes 81 per cent Of the property In
volved. City Attorney Woody was In
structed to go ahead and draw UP a
resolution covering the matter. Mr.
Inch stated that the light company
would go ahead with ordering the
material and would have everything
IN readiness by the time the resolu-
tion was passed. According to law
this must lay over for 30 days. but
there will be no delay involved
The mayor stated that livery
stable was being put N on the south
side In the building occupied by the
garage. Mr.. Woody said that the or
dinace prohibited a livery stable from
being kept anywhere except in tho
center OF town and that Ii was
against the law TO put one in on the
south side. Commissioner Houston
thereupon sent an officer to the south
side to inform the men working on
the building that they could not go
ahead with their plans.
A complaint was made to the coun-
ell In regard TO the condition OF the
alley through block 56 by Mrs. Stew
art, a resident on Shakespeare street.
She asked that the council fix up the
alley by building a retaining wall. but
was Informed by the mayor that the
property owners would have to do
this. as the alley had caved In on ac-
count OF excavations made by the
owners. Mrs. Stewart then asked in
regard to opening Shakespeare street
through and was told that the couu-
Gil would he glad to take this action.
but that petition would have to be
presented. and that the property own
ers would have to pay rs per cent OF
the cost.
Peter Rask. Missoula's only official
garbage collector. appeared before the
council and argued that he should
not be forced to move his iron wagon
from the neighborhood, just because
the adjacent residents complained of
the smell. However the council up
held the health department. and 1t Is
very probable that Peter will have to
depart to the suburbs with his tank.
Ordinances fixing the method OF
levying for the expense OF improving
Gerald avenue and Cedar streets were
read for the first time. The council
then adjourned until Friday morning
at 10 o'clock.