The Glasgow courier., 1916-07-14
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS


The City Council of the City of
Glasgow, Montana, met in regular ses-
sion in the Office of the Clerk in the
Public Library Building at 8 o'clock
p. m. At Roll Call the following an
swered present: Aldermen Hurd, St.
Clair and Murray. Mcfarland alb
sent.
The minutes of the meeting Of
June 28th, 1916, read, corrected and
approved on motion Of Alderman st.
Clair, seconded by Alderman Hurd.
Roll call, voting 'Yes'-Aldermen
Hurd, St. Clair, and Murray. Carried:
Various communications read and
Building permits as follows:
o. P. Roop to move shack from lot
1872, block 81 to lot 3 block 81. Cost
$4,000.
A. E. Smith to erect building IL
by 20 lot and block 56. Cost $35.
w. A. Grogan, to build frame resi-
dence lots IL and 13, block 38. Cost
100000.
P. E. Kent, to build frame residence
lots /, 2 and 8, block 2, Kerr's End
Addition, cost $8,O00.OO.
1t was moved by Alderman St. Clair
seconded by Alderman Hurd that the
uilding permits be allowed:
Roll call, voting 'Yes'-Aldermen
Hurd, St. Clair, and Murray. Carried.
The reports of the city officials
were presented and read and accept
ed on motion of Alderman Hurd, sec
onded by Alderman St. Clair.
Roll call, voting 'Yes'-Aldermen
Hurd, St. Clair, and Murray. Carried.
Bids for painting lamp posts sub
mitted by Glasgow Decorating Co.,
at so cents each. 1. D. McCorkle at
seventy three dollars.
On motion of Alderman Hurd, Sec
ondede by St. Clair the bid was
awarded to the Glasgow Decorating
Co.
Roll call, voting 'Yes'-Aldermen
Hurd, St. Clair, and Murray. Carried.
The bids for city printing were read
and referred to the printing commit
tee. 1t was moved by Alderman
Hurd, seconded by Alderman Muir
ray that the city printing contract be
awarded to the Glasgow Courier,
their bid being the lowest of the two
submitted.
Roll call, voting 'Yes'-Aldermen
Hurd, St. Clair, and Murray. Carried.
On motion of Alderman St. Clair,
seconded by Alderman Murray that
that the council reconsider the motion
made at last meeting to rent a room
for the city clerk from the CONNER
cial Club.
Roll call, voting 'Yes'-Aldermen
Hurd, St. Clair, and Murray. Carried.
Motion made by Alderman St. Clair
seconded by Alderman Murray that
the matter relating to new office room
for the city clerk be laid on the table
indefinitely.
Roll call, voting 'Yes'-Aldermen
Hurd, St. Clair, and Murray. Carried.
The committee which interviewed
the county commissioners regarding
the CLOSING of the crossing in the west
end Of town reported and stated that
the county commissioners were taking
up the matter as prescribed by law,
and the clerk was instructed to notify
the Great Northern Railway Co., Of
this conference with the county COM
missioners. The matter of weeds
was discussed and the clerk was in
structed to place an advertisement in
the paper, to all property owners of
vacant property to have the weeds
cut upon their premises at once and in
case of failure to do so that the city
would cut the weeds and the property
would be taxed for such services.
1t was moved by Alderman Hurd,
seconded by Alderman St. Clair that
the bills be allowed as audited. E.
Roll call, voting 'Yes'-Aldermen
Hurd, St. Clair, and Murray. Carried.
Moore Tel. Co., phone rent. 1856
Z. ). Cameron, labor. 4.8O
E. H. Osterberg, hay......... 3.95
Imperial Elevator Co., coal. 1880
Wick Lind, labor 65.25
Geo. Birmingham, crossings
etc ..................-............. 75.4O
Geo. Birmingham, gravel and
material NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1856
Geo. Birmingham. labor. r............ 38.4O
Carl Hessemhater, labor. 495
Milo Hummel, freight and Of
flce expense ..................... 47.85
Milo Hummel, meter refunds. 21.OO
Moore Phone Co., poles and
supplies ............................ 6.2O
Northern Electric Co., electric
supplies .................... ............... 1924
Northern Electric Co., electric
supplies ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50
Garlock Packing Co., supplies. 1901
General Electric Co., supplies. 912O
). NJ. Crawford, special police 300
Lewis -Hedum Co., supplies. ITO
H. A. Voter, supplies. ITO
T. J. Hooking, supplies 1905
J: L. Truscott, supplies ........ 2.2O
Elmer johnson, supplies and
labor ............................. 4O1 O5
Elmer johnson, meter contract 413.7O
Elmer johnson, pump .......... 1850. 90
North Side Grocery, supplies so
Allis Chalmers Co., payment on
engine ............ .96O7. .62
Andrew Troeger, barn rent and
labor .............................. $50