Hungry Horse news., 1955-06-10
Falls Is Restrict Dogs in CITY

Columbia Falls city council al
their June meeting Money oec,u
ed to pass a new ordinance tnat
would prevent dogs beng at larse'
The council also considered u
censing businesses, inclusion %
the Estensen addition, Location OF
new powerline, stop lights, oid car
Ibody disposal and dumpgrounu
maintenance.
City Attorney James cumming
was instructed by Mayor herman
Benzien and the council to dra1t
an ordinance with stiff penalties
if a dog was found off his owner s
property unattended.
Joe Monegan appeared before
| the council favoring a strict uog
control ordinance.
A dog impeachment is Delng
erected at the city dump. Animals
picked up at present for lack OF
licenses will be kept "a hours be
fore disposal.
Under the proposed sin pen or
on leash" dog law, the fines
would be levied in the local police
court.
Police Chief William Good asked
the council for permission to re-
Equest that families leaving town
mot just leave their dogs. He asked
that he be notified, and he would
dispose of the animals. .s
| Good introduced Tom France.
The former Sweethome, Ore. and
Salmon, Idaho policeman is to re-
lieve Good, who has time off COM
/, ing from April May and June.
| The council is also requesting
THAT Clarence Firestone dump
| ground caretaker, be appointed 6
deputy sheriff to control targe'
shooting at the dump. Another
problem is garbage disposal on the
road to the dump. The council
asked that state laws regarding
this be enforced.
+ M. c. Estensen appeared before
the council regarding water main:
for so building lots in his proposed
i Crescent addition in the northeas
section.
1t was agreed that the city
would provide equipment and la.
Dor for digging the mains will
Estensen furnishing six inch pipe
if the addition is brought into tn
city.
i Merle Ebbe, Pacific Power ant
Light Co. district manager, will
: George Jacobson, engineer, ap.
peared before the council and wer'
granted permission to run the nev
Columbia Heights Columbia Fall
Whitefish $4,000 volt Transmission
line through the city.
Route will be over the Silve
| bridge on the south side, not in
/ terfering with fishing, along high
S way 40 to O'Connor Construction
then following 18th street throug
), the Kelly, Hoerner and Kennel
additions.
K Mrs. Noble Lundblade, Mr..
4 Sue Nadeau and Mrs. Boyd Walk
: er of the Columbia Falls Bushes
and Professional Women's clu
:, turned over a check of $193 as tn
: balance collected for the fund tina
5, that paid for four stop lights.
j; The ladies asked that the install
); lations be modified so that greer
s. amber and red sequences be tn
r same to aid people who are colo
S blind. Manager Ebbe of Pacifi
= Power and Light said his compan
IT would be glad to donate service
e to the modification.
If A committee of Councilmen Ere
II Krona, James Clark. and G. v
g Fleming were appointed to chez
n the matter of licensing business
es. The council favored such az
e, ton.
r, Denied was the request of Pee
l. Rem to park trailer near Il
n home he recently purchased fro
n, H. j. Mustell near the Methodi
church. Rem proposed to live in til
r, trailer until the home was vacate
is Another topic at the meetir
was disposal of old car bodies. II
70 council is not permitting old ca
to be hauled to the dump. It w;
Ill also pointed out at the meetil
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