Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-12-09
Council Views Lights, Streets, Licenses


Columbia Falls city council an
proved beer and liquor licenses, an
pointed street lighting committee,
discussed better streets and business
licensing, and retired $4,116 worth
of registered warrants tdebts) at
their December meeting Monday.
Liquor and bser license were -
proved costing 500 each for the
Canyon hotel. Columbia bar, Har-
ODDS club, Paul Bunyan, Sports
mems club and VIEW. Also approved
was q 500 on premises beer license
for the Mint, and 500 retail sale
license for B and B.
City street lighting will Be invest
igated by Columbia Falls city coun-
Gil committee who will confer with
Pacific Power and Light Co. Of
ficials. Mayor Herman Benzien APP
pointed Walt Nelson, George Rid
path and Fred Krona. Other council
members, Bud Orndorff, James
Clark and L. A. SchOenberg took
part in the discussion. Mayor Ben
zien picked Ridpath and Krona, both
retired, as members having more
time.
Also discussed was fluctuating
voltage in the city.
A street light was approved for
18th street and Third Avenue west
near the housing project.
Licensing businesses was brought
up by Mayor Benzien as a way in
which to help make up police depart
ment fund deficiency The budget
adopted last August provided $1,000
as revenue from business licensing
to help pay for second policeman
who went to work July l.
! 1t was agreed that Columbia Falls
Chamber of Commerce be consulted.
In mind apparently is a $40 and $
year license fee for every business
in the community. This will not
raise $1,000.
/ A police fund was set up by the
Council instead Of having police ex-
penditures from the general fund.
Placed in the new fund were the
liquor license receipts, police court
receipts $3.50 total for November)
and dog licenses.
Transfer Of $1,116 from The hous.
ing project rental receipt fund Ia
; buy registered warrants was ap-
proved.
Transfer Of 5000 LEFT over from III
: $50. 900 water bond issue to buy the
: city's registered warrants was ap
proved.
al Registered warrants are charged
interest. The city registered war;
5 ants (money owed) totaled 81, $50.
63 including $23, 111.9O for the gen
eral fund, $663,75 deficiency fol
e street lighting and $237.25 for thu
fire department. This represents ex
: penditures by the city without money
+ on hand to pay bills through thu
: years. .. /,
j. The registered warrant total
d expected to go down further-aHo
e receipt of the city's share Of Nov
k ember tax payments.
nj 1855 dog license Of 81 for mals
and sprayed females and $40 for III
II sprayed females 60 on sale afte
Y Jan. l.
r Sidewalk and boulevard ordinsnc
Y No. 1879 was given its final readin
IS and passed. This provides eight fox
N sidewalks in the business distric
N All sidewalks south of highway 4
le will be three feet from properi
1e line and five feet wide. All otht
III sidewalks will start from properl
B. line. East Of Nucleus avenue the
% will be four feet wide and west, fiv
feet wide with eight and seven fo
e, boulevards respectively.
Closure Of Fifth street west o.
IL an alley behind Columbia Falls his
on school and the athletic field-bo
d. within school property was approve
n, and necessary notices are to
N, made. Bill Knapton appeared in b
half of the school board.
10: Insurance rates will b considers
&c ly lower for residents Of new Gre
IS; cent addition. Joe Monegan ask
IS council for certification that additi'
was in city be sent Fire Insuran
ell Rating bureau at Butte. Rate deere
on Sc will be as much as two-thirds.
lin Street Improvement topic ccnclu
i'd ed meeting. Councilman Clark sa
that bond issue for new survey *
ar wed no particular purpose If q
d. are to have just pegs and do nothil
about streets"
Clark pointed out that total sire
funds from general fund were
rk- maximum allowable $3.50 to GOV
oh salaries, equipment, snow remov
nd He proposed $40 a lot special |
,ns sessment that next summer wot
'l0 see at least dust coating and will
three years oiling. This is the Kal
'ns pell plan in use there, where cost
an so year.
be- Thought was that ward Least
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