The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-11-26
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Glasgow, Mont. Oct. 81, 1915.
The city council Of the city of Glas-
gov, Mont, met in regular session in
the office of the clerk in the public
library building at 8 o'clock p. m.
The following answered present at
roll call: Aldermen Hurd, Lezie, st.
Clair and Markle, Mayor Kent present
and presiding.
The minutes of the meeting of Oct.
10, 1915, were read and upon motion
of Alderman Lezie seconded by Alder
man St. Clair, were approved. Car
ried.
The following building permits
were presented for approval by the
council:
Rumble Land and Abstract COM
pany-To erect a temporary build
ing on lots 10 and II in block 20, to
cost S 1000.
Rumble Land and Abstract CON-
pany-To erect concrete foundation
and excavation for full basement on
lots / and 2 and three in block 10,
according to specifications filed.
1t was moved by Alderman Markle
and seconded by Hurd, that the permit
to erect the foundation and excavate
: for basement on lots l, 2 and 3 in
I block 10 be granted. Carried.
The city attorney stated in regard
to erecting the temporary structure
Z in block 20 that Ordinance No. 80
z would forbid the permit being granted
1 as the location was within the fire
4 limits.
( That if the council wished to con-
Z slider repeating Ordinance No. 80, des-
Z ignating the fire limits. or to amend
( said ordinance by withdrawing all or a
z portion of block 20 from such fire linn
{ its, it might be possible to consider
Z later the application for a permit to
z erect the frame building.
Z Mr.. Harry Beverly, who was pres
& ent, addressed the council to protest
Z against the granting of the permit.
Z Mr.. Sam Rugg, Mr.. M. Reuler and
& Mr.. S. j. Rumble each presented their
! reason why the permit should be
granted and asked that the block be
, withdrawn from the fire limits.
: With the understanding that a pc
tition would be passed among the
property owners of block 20, said pc.
: tition asking the council to withdraw
= block 20 from the fire limits, the mat.
q ter was laid over until the next meet.
4 ing.
The question of more firehose was
discussed and referred by the mayor
to the fire committee.
A bid on the proposed oil engine, re
ceived too late for the time bids were
called for, was presented by the clerl
. and referred by the mayor to the ligh'
n and water committee as to it's fina
= disposition.
Adjourned by the mayor until
s o'clock p. M, Oct. %.
6 s Glasgow, Mont, Oct. %, 1915.
g The city council met in .adjourne'
q q regular session in the office of thu
. clerk in the public library building a
q 8 o'clock p. m.
Is The following answered present a
8 roll call: Aldermen Hurd, Lezie. St
& Clair and Markle. Mayor Kent presen
3 3 and presiding.
y : The clerk presented the followin,
. kilograms sent and received:
x "To the Board of Underwriters
X Butte, Mont.--The city council wish t
= know if the insurance rates would b
: raised if the north half of block 20 Q
6 this city were removed from the fir
g g limits and a frame building erecte
y y therein. Wire our expense; mus
9 know by 8 p. M, Oct. %. H. D. Pa
Il mer, City Clerk"
"H. D. Palmer, City Clerk, Glasgow
Mont.-We recommend you do nj
s. permit frame building inside prese,
y fire limits. One such would not il
Y crease rates generally. except {
n buildings within one hundred feet, b.
< x the precedent so established would
s. dangerous. Board of Fire Underwri
& ers."
~
s. Mr.. John Lewis addressed the cou
6 Gil: He explained that he represent
- y the owners of several of the lots
y the block 20. That he had no obje
q lions to the erection of the frar
Il Il building on his lots. but that beyo,
Is being an accommodation to Reuler a
g Rugg it was not of concern to hi
& That while he favored fire limits