The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-10

Tho council mce'iaE last night was
quite largely ATTENDED hy citizens who
were more or less Interested in the ac-
ton that the city fathers might take on
several petitions that were pending their
action. TIE full boardof aldermen We're
present and participated in the proceed
ings. After the routine business the
following petitions were presented and
acted upon:
A petition for sidewalk on the west
side Of 9Th street south To Bridge. and
for a crosswalk on Bridge to Shy's
boarding house and another on Sth
street to the premises occupied by Sher-
if Hawkins. on motion denied. mainly
for the reason that il involved the build
ing OF two expensive crosswalks by the
city in a section where but comparative
L. few were to be benefited.
\. petition for a sidewalk on the west
side of North 9th street from the alley
north of Main street to a point 10 feet
north of Washington street was on mo-
ton allowed and the sidewalk ordered
built. THIS petition calls for ll25 feet
of walk and was asked for by the owners
of 50 feet of frontage on the line of the
walk.
\ petition for q siawalk on the west
side OF 9th street from Vim. Courtenay's
residence 10 Washington street. a dis
nn.. .r go, i.l,.ly ua, sllnu-.l .nI VI.
sidewalk ordered built.
y petition asking for Il sidewalk on
the north side Of Palmer street between
9th and 18th streets was allowed and the
sidewalk ordered built.
\ petition for the extension of the
water main on Palmer street from 10th
to Montana avenue. Il distance of $50
feet was allowed and the clerk instruct
ed to give the usual notice to the water
company. The granting Of this petition
was moved by Alderman Fish and sec
onded by Alderman Sorenson. but the
mayor did not understand that it had re
ceived "A second. and t%hereupon enter
tanned Alderman Billiards. motion to de-
ny the petition which motion was sec
onded by Aldermen Glib. The vote on
Billiards. motion was: Yeas. Billiard.
and Glib. Nays. Fish and Sorenson. a
tie. and the mayor voting nay. defeated
the motion: Alderman Fish then re
newed his motion to allow, and Soren
son seconding. The vote was yeas. Fish
anil Sorensua: nays. Billiard and Glib.
and again the mayor gave the casting
vote in favor OF allowance and the pc
tition was granted.
\ petition from NJ. G.. Naples asking
for the vacation of an unused portion oil
Pacific avenue was on motion referred to
the committee on Streets and .Alleysand
the city attorney for report.
The petition of Ben Simmons for a re-
tail liquor license to do business at the
premises known as the Gray Mule Sa-
loon. was on motion denied.
The matter of establishing a street
grade was taken up. but after discus
sion it was decided to defer 1T TO a
special meeting to be held on Saturday
morning at which the city attorney and
Col. Scheetz were to be invited to be
present.
Complaint having been made to the
council in regard to the dog nuisance
now so commonwealth street. t~hefollow-
ing resolution was introduced and
adopted by a unanimous vote.
WHEREAS. The peace and quiet of
city and the inotFensive passers by is
daily endangered by the roaming at
large OF ferocious and i'll natured dogs,
be it
ResOired. That the Chief Of Police
be. and is hereby instructed to notify
the owner of any such animal herein de-
scribed. that such must not be allowed
to run at large or have such freedom as
will permit them to attack any molten
sive person or animal passing by.
The clerk was instructed to notify the
over or agent of the burnt district on
| the corner of Sth and Main street to re-
move the rubbish on the sth street side
of such premises within five days or the
city would do it at the expense of the
property.
There being no further business the
council thereupon adjourned.
..T1,., OsIsans1 l. tlae lif."