Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-18

City Council Proceedings.

sion last night, pursuant tn the sd-
jOurnment taken on THURSDAY night
last, Aldermen Bach. Campbell and
Truscott we've present, with Alderman
Campbell IN the chair. Routine tu.
iress occupied The early portion of The
meeting, hut when general orde,s was
reached The matter OF depfedations
and damages committed by small boys
in the way Of bfrsking window lights
and otherwise injuring un,ensnted
property, was brought Ia the notice Of
the council. The complaints under
this head were numerous, from which
il apJears that the city Is infested with
a gang Of idle, worthless BOYS, who
take a malicious delight in doing
whatever injury they ran 10 nnoccu-
pied property. So common has this
nuisance became that there IL scarcely
n house II the class named in the citv
In which the gla,s is MT broken. ard
in sem" eases window shut RS and
doors have been wrenchei off their
hinges. There being no ord nance I'm
force tn cover this species of vandal-
ism, the city attorney vas instrurtod
10 preface one and present same nj the
next meeting OF the couacil. Chief of
Police Gaylord was commissioned
~isnitor of the city hall, and IN view OF
the increased duties his pay was also
increased in the rum of SO per month.
Alderman Bach re orted having rent
I'd room f,r the hook aud ladder truck
in the Miles building on lower Main
street, for n year at $40 per month.
A communication from Loui. King,
chief Of the fife department. setting
forth the necessity If having the
members of the department supplied
with hats and belts. brought on a gen.
eral discussion On fire department
affairs. Alderman Bach was In favor
OF Supplying the hats and belts at once,
AID atsoo If purchasing a number Of
Bahcock fire ex'inguishers. Other
members Of the council, and The chief
Of the fire department. did not have
much faith In the chemical fire ex.
tinguishers for Use in the hands Of
firemen. Thought they were well
enough 10 have in buildings where
they would he resdy for immediate
USE, hut did not believe they could he
Used with Effect on a fire any distance
from whore they were kept. After a
thorough ventilation Of the subject by
discussion, Alderman Bach was a.
pointed a committee OF one to get
figures on hats and belts. ard also on
chemical extinguishers. As announced
at the last meeting, Superintendent
Ullman. If the Ele, trio Light com
/, Jany. IVES on hand with a plan for
supplying the city with a limited
water supply for fire protection. A
plat was exhibited showing that pcr-
tion Of the city proposed tn be pro-
tscted. down on a large scale with the
line of msins and the location of fire
pings plainly delineated. The system
romprehends the laying Of about one
and ona-hslf miles Of pipe and the
/ placing ~ twelve fire pings In and
about our business blocks In such a
manner that the streams from four
plugs n be brought tn bear on each
square in the business portion OF the
city, while special protection Ia sfford-
ed for the Mcqueen house, the court
house and some Of the churches. No
proposition was made by Mr.. Ullman
To the council, It being his request that
the council shall take the drawing sub.
mitted aud give IT such study 81 will
fully acqusint them with the details
Of the plan by the time the PROPOSE
ton is submitted, which will be at the
next meeting Of the council. On mo-
ton a committee consisting of Alder
men Bach and Truscott. assisted by
the city clerk, was appointed to In.
vestigate Mr.. Ullman's plan and re-
port thereon. The following bills were
then read, and, on motion, allowed and
ordered paid: