Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-20

Two city ordinances, one providing
for an increase in the number of vot-
Ing precincts from 21 to % and the
other setting out regulations govern
ing the operation of cabarets, soft
drink and ice cream pariors. dance
halls and clubs, were adopted on final
reading Monday night By the city
council and will become effective in
80 days.
The first ordinance was prepared
BY the judiciary committee and City
Attorney Charles Davidson on rec
concentrations made several months
ago by the board Of county commits
sioners. In arranging for the increase
in voting precincts, it Was necessary
to eliminate one precinct III the sec
ond ward and add one to the first,
fourth and fifth wards.
Hours for Music
Before the adoption of the second
ordinance, minor amendments recon-
mended by the judiciary committee
were made a part of the ordinance.
This ordinance provides that no mu-
steal instrument shall be played in a
club, cafe or cabaret, situated within
800 feet of a general hospital or de-
tention hospital between the hours of
10 o'clock p. m. and o'clock a. III.
All similar establishments not defined
as to location are barred from using
musical instruments between midnight
and S o'clock a. In. and must close at
midnight.
More rigid enforcement of the ordi-
nance providing for the removal Of
snow from the sidewalks was demand
ed by several aldermen. Alderman
Harry Stevens declared there were
many instances of this ordinance not
being observed in the business dis
trlct. Uncertainty as to whether the
ordinance made provision for the re-
moyal Of snow from sidewalks in an
unoccupied area at the expense of the
property owner resulted in referring
the matter to the public improvement
committee and the city attorney for a
report at the next meeting.
Discuss Paving Tonight
When Alderman George Sleevy made
the assertion that the people on the
west side had waited 20 years for
street car service. Mayor r. NJ. Ar
mour told him and the rest of the
council that he had arranged for a
meeting Of representatives of the
Great Northern railway, the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway and
city officials tonight (Tuesday) for
the purpose of considering the aues-
ton of paving the approaches to First
avenue bridge, and he added that the
street car matter could be discussed at
the same time. Alderman Sleeyy
thought that the street car line should
be constructed at the same time the
paving was laid.
On recommendation of the public i'm
provement committee, the creation of
special improvement district for the
construction of bouleyards and side
walks on First avenue north, between
Twenty ninth and Thirtieth streets
was authorized. The public i'm
provement committee acted on the pc
tition Of property owners living within
the proposed district.
Standing Committee VIII Act
A communication from b. J. Boor-
man, representing the Cascade County
Taxpayers association, asking that
Mayor Armour appoint committee
from the council to meet with COM
mittee from the association, was read
before the council. Mayor Armour
named the ways and means committee
to represent the city.
Alderman G. A. Bosley told the
council that it had been reported to
him that two-thirds of the men en-
ployed by the city were not citizens Of
the city and he asked that steps be
taken to have them removed as EN-
ployes. Mayor Armour replied that he
knew of only one or two employees who
were not citizens of Great Falls and