Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-01-09
COUNCIL HOLDS
LONG SESSION
PLAN FOR COLLECTING AND DIS
POSING OF CITY GARBAGE
is SUBMITTED.
MAYORS SUGGESTIONS
Wants Pool Halls Closed at 1 A. M.
and Licenses Of Such Places and
Saloons Raised-Restricted Dis
trict-The Treasurer's Report
Some Additional Licenses.

saloons HaISed-ReStricted Dis
trict-The Treasurer's Report
Some Additional Licenses.
The city council held a lengthy and
important meeting last night, Mayor
Marshall presiding and Aldermen
Brice, Martin, Heaney, SUIT
ter and WINS being in attendance.
Andrew Green and F. r. Broughton
submitted proposition for taking up
the garbage and scavenger work OF
the city. They proposed to purchase
a complete plant and outfit, which
would include sanitary garbage cans,
a scalding house and to establish their
own dumping grounds. All this would
involve the investment Of some $4,000
or more and to warrant them in pro-
ceeding they asked, in case the prop
osition should be looked upon with
favor, that they be given a contract
for this work under regulation that
would empower them to contract for
handling all garbage, etc., at fixed
charges, they to furnish the garbage
cans. The charge for removing these
from residences would be SO cents, OF
$3.50 for boarding houses. Ashes,
where heating plants were used,
would be taken away at 81 per load.
A schedule of prices was given.
A. F. Camp simply submitted a
schedule Of prices he would charge
for moving garbage, etc, these being
considerably higher than those sub
mitted by Messrs. Green and Brough-
ton. The whole matter was referred
to the sanitary committee, to investi.
gate and after conference with the
city attorney. to report.
The Minneapolis Brewing company,
by Butler & Woodworth, asked per-
mission to make certain improve
ments in the front of the old Mackey
building. Referred to the building
committee.
The sanitary committee reported un.
favorably on the request of the city
health officer for an increase of salary
because of additional work entailed by
the new pure food law.
Library Board.
There being two vacancies on the
library board, Mayor Marshall an
nuonced the appointment of H. A.
Moulton and c. A. Drinkard to fill the
vacancies.
Requisition System.
On motion of Chairman WINS, of the
auditing committee, it was decided tc
have all purchases made for the city
in future by the requisition system
So soon as the city clerk can secure
a stock of requisitiOn blanks, city EN-
ployes, in ordering supplies of any
sort, will have to secure these requisi
tions from the city clerk. The change
will involve very little additional wOrl
and the duplicate Of the requisitior
will furnish the auditing committee
with check on practically all bills
and will work beneficially in othel
ways.
Treasurer's Report.
| Treasurer Bert d'Autremont pre-
sented his report for December, show
ing balances in the various funds or
January l as follows:
| General fund. $1.489.21; waterworks
fund, $4.251.49: waterworks construc
| ton fund. $2S.906.77; dog tax fund
s?97.S4: fire fund, $3,196.4O; library
fund, s1.477.21: sDecial Improvement
fund. $482.22; sinking fund, $18.837.1
endowment fund. S522.86; firemen's
disability fund. s1,0O5.34; park fund
$1.764.07.
Overdrafts were reported as fol
lows:
Road fund. $9S3.74; sprinkling fund
s743.1O; sewerage fund. $88.40; leav.
ing a net balance in all the funds OF
SCI 1851.
Additional Licenses.
The license ordinance was amended
so that after Feb. 9 these additional
licenses will be charged per quarter:
Tailor shops, $3.50; auto garages, $40;
hair dressing establishments anc
manicurists, $3.50; chiropodists, $3.50.
Mayors Recommendations.
Mayor Marshall submitted three
recommendations. arguing briefly in
support of them. One was that all
pOOl HdAS uc CIOSeu dJ l d. III. tne
same as saloons and the license in.
creased from $3.50 to such amount as
might seem just; that the saloon H.
censes be increased; that the sale of
all linnors in the restricted district
be prohibited.
The matter was referred to a
special committee composed of Alder
men Travwick, Brice and WINS.
The salary of Treasurer d'Autre-
mont was INCREASED 800 a year. The
work done in the treasurer's Office is
increasing all the time and the treas
urer, in proportion to the amount Of