The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-03-19
PROCEEDINGS OF
CITY COUNCIL

Glasgow, Montana, March 1C. 1915.
The City Council met in the Office
of the Clerk in the Public Library
Building at 8 p. m.
Roll Call-Present, Aldermen Boyl-
es, Lezie and Kent. Mayor Friedl
presiding. Absent, Alderman Markle.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting held February oath, and the
adjourned meeting held on March 3rd,
were read and approved. Motion by
Alderman Boyles, second by Lezie.)
A letter from T. A. Hauge relative
to the penalty of his light bill for the
month of January was read and the
following motion made by Alderman
Lezie and seconded by Kent. Move
that Mr.. Hauge be not charged penalty
on his light bills for the month of
January for the reason that Mr..
Hauge's delay in payment was un-
avoidable as he was in the hospital
undergoing an operation at the time,
the bills became delinquent. Roll Call
Ayes, Boyles, Lezie and Kent. Carried.
Reports for the month of February
from the Police Magistrate, City Mar
shall, City Clerk and City Treasurer
were read and approved. Police Ma
gistate's and City Marshall's on mo-
tion of Alderman Kent, second by
Lezie. City Clerk on motion of AL
derman Boyles, seconded by Lezie.
yCit Treasurer's on motion of Alder
man Kent, seconded by Boyles.
Mr.. T. J. Hooking appeared before
the Council relative to the City's
need of typewriter. 1t was moved
by Alderman Kent and seconded by
Lezie, that committee be appointed
by the mayor, to investigate said need,
to consider the type and price machine
wanted and to report at the next meet
ing. Carried.
Alderman Boyles moved that, it be
referred to the City Attorney as To
the legality of the licenses and thai
the attorney designate those from
whom license is legally due. Second
ed by Lezie. Carried
Mr.. Keith of the Keith Con,r1ercia'
Agency presented his final report Of
his findings in IRE recent a',!ir Of the
City's Books and also p~eaented his
report, and it was moved by Alder
man Boyles and seconded ny Kent,
that one copy of the auditors report
be filed with the City Clerk and one
copy be fled with the City Treasurer.
,, Carried.
1t was also moved by Alderman
Boyles and seconded by Lezie, that
: transfers be made in the funds as re-
commended by the auditor and as Ell: :
bodied in the report. Roll call-Ayes.
Boyles, Lezie, Kent. Carried.
The City Engineer appeared rela-
tive to the need of water meters. He
r said, (n substance) that the City
would be unable to keep up the de-
:, mand for water this coming summer
unless there was some way to regu-
late the use. That at one period of
ten days this past summer the pumps
were going constantly, starting the
) time with full reservoir and ending
S the ten days with the reservoir dry;
n that chance shower stopped the IT,
j. rigating and enabled the pumps to
!, catch up with the demand. That while
:. in some cases the meters would be
d quite expensive to install that the
" Public Service Commission would de.
mand them very soon.
l. 1t was moved by Alderman Kent
j. and seconded by Lezie, that the City
r Engineer be instructed to put the en-
a. tire water system under meters a.
& soon as possible. Carried.
II Also moved by Kent and seconded
IS by Lezie, that Ordinance COMMITTEES
n be instructed to draw amendment t.
water rates. Carried.
N The need of Purchasing Agent be
l. ing apparent it was moved by Alder
l. man Iezie and seconded by Kent, tina
,e the City Clerk be purchasing agen
n. and that all City employees be in
i'll structed to get their purchasing or
ye ders from him. Carried.
at After the bills were audited the,
c. adjourned subject to the call of tn
T. Mayor. H. d. PALMER, Clerk.