The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1912-07-05
CITY COUNCIL
IN BUSY SESSION
MANY IMPORTANT MATTERS DIS.
POSED OF At THE REGULAR
MEETiN MONDAY EVENING.

Roundup, Montana, July l, 1912.
Council met III regular session at
500 CLOCK y. III.
Present: Mayor Marshall and Al
derMen Britton, Nix, REID, Jesse and
Drazich.
Minutes OF regular and special meet
4--~eulAs month were read
Report OF police judge for June,
showing collections OF $4,000, was
read and referred to auditing COM
mittee.
Report OF suspension OF Policeman
Arnold and temporary appointment OF
G. H. Rusch was read.
Corrected estimate OF Engineer
Parkinson on improvement District
No. /, showing $4,000 due w. E.
Wynne for inspection, was read.
Moved by Britton, seconded by Jesse,
that estimate be approved and that
warrant in favor OF w. E. Wynne for
Improvement District No. fund.
The following bills having been ap-
proved by auditing committee, were
on motion of Reid, seconded by Brit
ton, allowed and warrants ordered
drawn for the amounts: Robinson &
Brennan, $3.50, street and alley fund;
Newton Hardware {; Implement COM
pany, 1925, general fund; Almar John
son, se.75, street and alley fund; Geo.
M. Herr, $4,000, general fund.
Nix reported that committee had
granted petition OF NJ. T. Polich for
removal OF saloon license as asked
for, and moved that the action OF com
mittee be approved. Seconded by
Reid. Carried.
Britton stated that committee on
licenses and police would hear the
charges against F. c. Arnold at the
Fire hall on Tuesday evening at 500
o'clock
Report of City Treasurer for June
was read showing the following bal.
ances: General fund, S991.15; street
and alley, $200.33; light aud water,
$103.O5; cemetery, $4,000; estray, 81.
Report referred to auditing committee.
Moved by Reid. seconded by Brit
ton. that warrant on general fund be
ordered drawn in favor OF city treas
urer for clerical help the past three
months. Carried.
Moved by Reid, seconded by Brit
ton. that fire, light and water com.
mittee be authorized to grant w. ].
Jameson's request for permission to
build porch in case it is found the in.
surance will not be increased. Carried
Moved by Britton, seconded by Jesse
that chief of police be instructed to
purchase two lamps for Second ave
nue. posts. Carried.
Letter from Police Judge Cedersten
asking for an allowance of $1,000 pei
month for office rent, was read and
laid over for future consideration.
Petition from F. ]. Brychta and 9th
ers read, asking for lights and water
hydrant on First avenue. Referred tc
fire, light and water committee to In
yestigate and report at next session
Moved by Reid, seconded by Jesse
that Commercial club be given right
to use streets and avenues of the city
for races, games and entertainment
stands on the 4th Of July on condi
ton that the said club hold the cit!
free from damage on account of acci
dents arising from the races or tht
games. Carried.
Moved by Nix, seconded by Reid
that Mayor employ such additiona
policemen for the Sd and 4th of Jul.
as he may deem necessary. Carried
Fire Chief Evans stated that Fir
department was badly in need OF lad
ders. Moved by Jesse, seconded b,
Britton, that clerk be instructed t
purchase one 40-foot scaling ladder
Carried.
Moved by Britton, seconded by Dra
zich. that policemen be instructed t
collect road poll tax. Carried.
Moved by Reid, seconded by Nj,
that meeting recess until next Monda
ut 500 o'clock p. m. Carried.