Fergus County Democrat

SALOON LICENSE IS INCREASED
JUMPED UP BY CITY COUNCIL FROM THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIVE HUNDRED.
CEMETERY ASSOCIATION Asks That the City Take Over the Cemetery—Cases of Salte and Showan Are Continued—To Enforce Ordinance in Regard to Explosives—Minor Matters.

Unusually interesting and important was the meeting of the city council last night. Once or twice before, during the past year, the matter of increasing the saloon license has been considered, but the increase then proposed was small and it was not thought worth while to make the change. Last night the aldermen decided upon a real raise in the license, jumping it up from $300 to $500 a year.

The Cemetery

Samuel Phillips, of the cemetery association, outlined very briefly a plan for the city to take over the cemetery. It was believed by the association, said Mr. Phillips, that the cemetery could be conducted to much better advantage by the city. The association did not want to make any money out of the proposed deal at all. Aldermen Sutter, Berkin and Abel were named as a special committee to go over the details with the association and report back to the council.

C. R. McClave, representing the Montana Flour Mills company, asked that the fire limits be changed to exclude the property of the company, so that certain warehouses might be built there. Referred.

In the case of Mr. Salte, proprietor of the Majestic saloon, who was cited to appear, the city attorney was instructed to file a complaint against Salte in the police court, charging him with conducting a disorderly house.

In the matter of the citation to H. Showan, of the Mint saloon, it appeared that a charge of permitting gambling in his place was pending in the district court and until that is disposed of it was decided that no action be taken.

A petition from the owners of Judith Place, asking that Boulevard street be opened through Judith Place, was referred.

An arc light was ordered installed at the corner of Sixth avenue and Main street.

Instructions were given for the strict enforcement of the ordinance requiring that explosives be kept stored in powder houses and that whenever explosives are hauled by team from one point to another, cards of warning be tacked to the wagons.

The city attorney was instructed to proceed against W. R. Kirk for an alleged infraction of the building ordinance.

George Anderson, who had been fined $25 for a violation of the building ordinance, through an inadvertance, as he claimed, asked that the fine be remitted. The petition was denied.