The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-05-03
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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Glasgow, Mont, April "a, 1918.
The city council of the City of Glas-
gov, Montana, met in regular ses-
sion in the city offices in the Rumble
building at 8 o'clock p. m.
At roll call the following alder
men answered present" Mcfarland,
Hurry and Langen. Mayor Murray
present and presiding. Alderman
Christinson absent.
The minutes of the meeting of
April 10 were read and approved on
motion of Alderman Mcfarland, sec
onded by Alderman Hurry. Roll call,
aldermen voting Eyes," Mcfarland,
Huvly and Langen. Carried.
&. E. Birmingham requested per-
sion to make water connection as fol-
lows:
ITO the honorable Mayor and
City Council,
Gentlemen:
l hereby respectfully request your
permission to tap on to water system
for lot /, block SO of the original
townsite of the City of Glasgow, Mon.
tana, and ! agree to pay any reason
able tax, license or levy for this priv
ilege which your honorable body may
deem necessary to reimburse amount
expended by the city for construction
and maintenance of water system, and
for tapping the main, furnishing cor
poration cock and installing meter.
l further agree in return for the
granting of the above request not to
be a dissenting property owner in any
new special improvement district.
Very respectfully yours,
GEO. E. BIRMINGHAM"
Permission to make such connection
was granted MIR. Birmingham on mo-
ton of Alderman Mcfarland, second
ed by Alderman Langen. Roll call,
aldermen voting Eyes," Mcfarland,
Hurry and Langen. Carried.
The city clerk was instructed to or
der MI. H. Beverly, police Judge, to
make remittance of all police fines to
date by the first of May, 1918.
Ordinance No. 239, an ordinance
providing for bonds of certain town
officers and fixing the amounts there
of, was passed on its third reading on
motion Of Alderman Mcfarland, sec
onded by Alderman Hurry. Roll call
aldermen voting eyes," Mcfarland,
Hurry and Langen. Carried.
Ordinance No. 240, an ordinance
providing for the annual ~appropria-
ton for the City of Glasgow, Mon
tana, for n year Of 1918, up for its
first reading. Motion by Alderman
Farland, that rules be SUSPENDED and
ordinance No. 24O be passed as read
on first reading. Roll call, aldermen
voting Eyes," Mcfarland, Hurry and
Langen. Carried.
Dr.. Layton appeared before the
council on behalf Of the Valley county
board of health and brought to the
attention of the council the conditions
regarding contagious diseases, out
houses, and suggested that the city
force property owners to clean up
their premises during "Clean-up
week. He also requested that ordi-
nance No. 215 regarding sanitary out
houses be properly enforced and that
a fine be provided for the violation of
same.
Ordinance No. PAL, an ordinance
amending ordinance No. 215 relating
to offences affecting highways and
public property, to provide for fine of
not less than $1,000 or more than
$4,000 and setting date as May Is,
1918, when same must be complied
with. Motion was made that rules be
suspended and ordinance No. PAL was
passed on motion of Alderman NJ
Farland, seconded by Alderman Lam
gen. Roll call, aldermen voting eyes,"
Mcfarland, Hurry and Langen. Car
ried.
Motion by Alderman Langen, Sec
onded by Alderman Mcfarland that
ordinance No. PAL be published in the
local papers and printed in hand bills
to be distributed among the residents
and posted in various conspicuous
places with notice that same must be
complied with not later than May Is,
1918, Roll call: aldermen voting
Carried.
House moving as referred to city
attorney was reported back by city
attorney who stated that there was
nothing to prohibit the moving of
buildings from one lot to another ex-
cept in the fire limits.
The city manager was instructed by
the mayor to draft new ordinance
relative to house moving.
Estimate No. 3 on the water build
ing for the Empire Construction COM
pany amounting to $780, 90 was ap-
proved on motion of Alderman Nc
Farland. seconded by Alderman Hur-
". Roll call. aldermen voting eyes,"
Mcfarland, Hurry and Langen. Car
ried.
Estimate No. 5 on the coal bins for
the Empire Construction company
amounting to $722.31 was approved on
motion of Alderman Mcfarland, Sec
'nded by Alderman Hurry. Roll call,
aldermen voting eyes," Mcfarland,
Hurry and Langen. Carried.
Alderman Christinson reported at
9:45 p. m.
Leo Coleman appeared before the
council relative to having water
turned on at property located on lot
IA, block 4. Mr.. Coleman offered to
pay $3.50 as his share of the cost of
installing water system in house on
lot Ia and fire hall.
Mr.: l.. B. Coleman gave notice to
the City of Glasgow to vacate the
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