Fergus County Democrat., 1916-12-21
WOULD REVOKE
THE LICENSES
ROOMiNG HOUSE PROPRiETORS
WHO WERE CONVICTED ARE
CITED TO APPEAR.
CITY IS TO HAVE A POLICE MATRON

The city council Monday, after
listening to a summary OF the result
of the trials of rooming house keep
ers by City Attorney Q. .. Mueller,
decided to cite all of those convicted
to appear before the council on Jan
uary at p. III. and show cause
why their licenses should not be re-
voked The rooming houses making
up this list include the Sapphire.
Elkhorn, Acme, Beaver. European.
Weaver, Majestic, Judith and Silver.
The entire list Of persons convicted
has already appeared in this news
paper except Col. G. II. Shomo and
Mrs Shomo, whose cases were held
under advisement until yesterday
morning when they were adjudged
guilty and fine of $3.50 each imposed
Previous to that the total fines i'm
posed were $3.50.
Police Matron.
The police committee reported in
favor of the employment Of a police
matron to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Mrs. Berkin. Mayor
Symmes announced that he would
make an appointment In short time,
to be submitted to the council.
Mrs. Julia Snyder filed her petition
for appointment as police matron.
The Woman's club submitted pc
tition signed by 495 members asking
for the appointment OF Il ponce
matrOn.
TO Lead Grand March.
An invitation from the LewistoWn
Typographical union to the mayor and
council to attend the charity ball, to
be given by the union on December
25 was accepted and Mayor Symmes
was instructed to accept the invita-
ton to lead the grand march.
e. e. Carruthers was appointed Gus
todian of the municipal skating pond
with police authority
Judge e. W. Mettler was given
leave of absence for thirty days.
Pay Detectives.
The bills of Detectives j. r. Little
and w. Fl. Thompson, brought in here
to investigate the rooming houses
amounting to $3.50, were allowed.
The park committee and city en-
gineer were instructed to take up thu
matter of constructing bitches at thu
old city park and surveys Of the new
[ city park were ordered.
! The Great Northern was instructed
to open Prospect street, in judith
place.
A petition for street light neal
the easterly end of Judith place wal
: referred
Mrs. Sadie Miller and Mrs. Cora M
Roberts filed petitions for roomin'
: house licenses both being referred
/ Community Tree. .
S A. A. Frankie represented that plan
3 had been completed for a communit
n Christmas tree and asked that tn
t committee be allowed to place tn
g tree, next Saturday night from 6:3
y until s o'clock, on Main street be
d tween Fourth and Fifth avenues an
to rope off space for the school chi
dren, who will sing carols and hymns
Granted.
e Charles J. Marshall, representa-
e the Empire bank, called attention t
d certain warrants issued on boulevar
& Improvement district No. l, in regar
# to which some complications nav
:, arisen, and asked that an adjustmel
Y be made. The bank had bought tn
q warrants because the city had pledge
e its faith and credit to back them an
IS the bank had not made any partieula
n profit from the deal. 1t would be III
% lust for the city to make the ban
70 stand the loss, if there was to be an
n. loss. The mayor stated that n
l. would take the matter up with tn
finance committee at once and mai
report.
Chief Bebb reporting for the I'll
department for November, stated th
le there had been five alarms durir
u :, the month, with total loss of w
u ~ The expenses of the department We
& s573. The cost of maintenance II
~ the auto truck was $5.55, as col
~ pared with $3S.60 for the fire teal
10 10 Those attending last nights meetin
., in addition to Mayor Symmes, we
:, ~ City Attorney Mueller, City Clerk F
H. ton, City Engineer Birkland, Chi
Ray, and Aldermen Matthews, We
SC trem, Smith, Kindschy, d'Autremo
~ and Wentworth
rs 60