Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-01-28
LIQUOR DEALERS ASK TO BE
HEARD ON PROPOSED L.
CENSE INCREASE.
WATER FOR THE SCHOOLS
Concessions Are Asked by the School
Board-Engineer MCLEAN to At
tend Convention of City Engineers
at HeIena-Cemetery Transfer
CurfeW Law.

The city council met for the first
time in the new council chamber at
the city hall last evening and the
members appeared to like their new
surroundings. Mayor Marshall pre-
sided and all of the aldermen were in
attendance.
Attorney G. J. Marshall, represent
ing the liquor dealers association, pre-
sented written petition, signed by
every liquor dealer in the city, asking
that they be given hearing in regard
to the ordinance recently passed in
creasing the retail liquor license from
$500 to $500 year. The hearing was
fixed for two weeks from last night.
The ordinance making the change in
the license does not go into effect for
nearly three weeks yet.
Water for Schools.
T. IT, Taylor, of the city school
board, asked that the council hear the
trustees in regard to the action taken
charging the schools the usual rates
for water used. Heretofore the schools
have been given the water free. Mr..
Taylor submitted reports from other
cities of the state showing that cer-
tain concessions We're made to the
schools. In Great Falls a half rate is
charged; in Missoula the same rate is
given, discount of so per cent being
allowed; in Bozeman and Butte re-
duced rates are given the schools. Mr..
Taylor said that in Lew1stown, where
the city owned the water rates, a
charge against the schools was some
thing like taking money from one
pocket and putting it in another. How
ever, the board has no quarrel with
charge being made, but would like
to have such concessions as might be
considered wise. The council will
hear the trustees on the matter later.
Joseph Heaney asked permission to
repair leaking roof. Referred to the
buliulng committee.
The petition of the Montana Flour
Mills company, asking that it's mill
property be excluded from the fire
limits, was rejected.
Going to Helena.
City Engineer w. M. MCLEAN was
authorized to attend the convention of
the Montana Institute of City Engi-
neers to be held at Helena Feb. l.
Cemetery Matter.
Alderman Edouard Sutter made
report on the proposition of the City
Cemetery association proposing that
the city take over the associations
property. Mr. Sutter said that all the
association wanted was $1,5OO to re-
imburse it for money expended in i'm
provements. This amount could be
paid, however, from the receipts from
the sale of lots and would not come
from the city's funds. The lots and
other property had sale value, on
the schedule fixed, of about $4,000,
but of course it would be many years
before all the lots were disposed of.
Mr.. Sutter said that at the next meet
ing he would be furnished with a plat
showing all unsold lots and other real
property of the association.
The Curfew.
The civic section of the Womans
club sent in petition asking that the
curfeW ordinance be amended so as to
have the curfeW rung at p. m. from
October l to May /, and at 8 o'clock
from May l to October /, and that
after those hours all children be kept
off the streets unless accompanied by
parents.
Chief Bebb said the police were do
ing all they could to keep children un-
der sixteen off the streets after $3.50
p. M, but it was very difficult mat
ter. The real reform, he thought,
would have to begin in the homes,
among the parents, but he would con-
tinue to do the best he could. A CON-
mittee will take this matter up with
the petitioners and see what can be
done to improve conditions.