Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-08-24
New License and Water Works
Ordinances Passed by City Dads

One of the busiest sessions of the
city council held during the present ad-
ministration took place last Thursday
evening, with all the aldermen, with
the exception of S. A. Remington,
present and Mayor Millard present.
Besides matters of minor Importance
the two ordinances which have been
under consideration for some time,
the new license ordinance and the
water works ordinance were finally
passed, the former to become effective
at the beginning of the next fiscal
quarter, November /, and the latter
to become effective on September l.
The matter of sending a delegate to
the annual meeting of the Municipal
League this year came up, it being
voted to send no delegate, thus saving
the city this expense. The mayor stat
ed that it was believed and hoped that
following the fixing of the city levy
for the coming year, at the September
meeting, it would be possible to take
up the question of funding the floating
Indebtedness of the city and put il
upon cash basis again. He drew at
tention to the fact that bonds of other
Montana cities of the smaller class are
now being sold at a premium, making
it is likely that favorable sale of Belt
funding bonds could be made. The
improvement committee was instruct
ed TO look into the matter of placing
sign boards in the various wards of
the city for the posting of official
and election notices, in order that the
city itself might observe the anti
To-
pairs to the wagon bridge.
Ordinance No. 85, establishing rules
and regulations for the conduct of the
municipal water works, establishing
rates and rules for the use of city
water, etc. was finally passed. The
new ordinance repeals other ordinances
on the same subject and in reality diff
fers but little from them, only in the |
fact that the new one has teeth"
which will allow of successful prose-
cution of violator of it, while the |
old one had not The new ordinance |
provides that the overseer must turn
off the water after the 18th of each
month of each delinquent user, and
that fee of $3.50 must be paid in adj |
dition to any delinquency before the
water is turned on again. Heretofore
the ordinance governing was not 50
definite on this point. Also it is pro-
vided that where leaky pipes or
faucets are found the overseer must
turn off the water, and the same fee
must be paid before it is turned on
again. This is only in the interest of
saving water and the consequent ex-
pense of pumping it, as is the new
sofa hot
done between the hours of and 9 p.
m. Another new provision, in the in
terest of fire protection, is that in
case of the electric power by which the
city pumps are operated, being off, no
steams of water may be left running.
The ordinance becomes effective the
first of the coming month, and pro-
vides a penalty of fine Of from $5
to 5000, Imprisonment up to three
or both, for the violation of
it.
Ordinance No. sc, the new license
ordinance, provides for the collection {
Of licenses from every business of any
nature in the city. Travelling mer-
,hants, peddlers and hawkers using
other than a pack, to pay
he heaviest license, SIS a quarter,
hat of pack peddlers being set at {
s5 per quart r. The license for fl |
lancial institutions is fixed at s5 per
quarter, theatres So circuses s15 for
ZACH performance, travelling shows
,7.50 for each performance, tele- t
,hone companies SIS, telegraph COM [
,anies $3.50, professional men s1.50 :
quarter, cigarette vendors SO in adj
lition to any other license provided !
cr in the ordinance. soft drink parlors 4
i5 and 81 for each pool or billiard
able, retail coal dealers. .S3 in lieu of n
III other city licenses, drays and v
rucks SO. stages and buses $3.50, feed a
nd livery stables s1.50, dairies with t
wo or more cows $3.50, creameries A
r,