The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-08-04
MORE CITY SEWERAGE
Council Granta the Petition to
Extend the System in
North Billings,
STREET CARS COMING
Franchise Granted with Several Pro-
visions Closing Saloons and
Liquor Selling on the Row,

The uity council meeting Tuesday
night was an Interesting event, al
though unattended by very much out of
tho ordinary run, The monthly re-
ports of the various officers were ap'
proved, The usual hatch of petitions
ftund its way before the august body,
The petition Of kksaak.-~AdNms for a
water main on Twenty, fourth aud
TweAty-third streets north and Third
and Fourth avenues was laid on the
table, That Of HyM, NufHon at al.
also for Il water main on Thirty'third
street south and Fifth avenue was
treated likewise, j, p, Shevlin at al,
wanted u water main laid on Thirty
fourth street north, between First and
Third avenues, It was referred back
to the signeIa for description Of prop
erty owned, Rose, Wyanott q Collins
wanted permission to erect large sign
outside the city park fence, facing Oh
Montana avenue, An unfavorahle Ie'
port was submitted by st, John aud
Clement and the petition was denied,
YAa~patitieh~ asking tor~a~' 'eonstsuc'
ti0n of u seWas system in North Bill
ings wasssfRnted, The clerk was i'll
Struetea to prepare an ordinance cover,
MG same and present 1T before the
council at its next regular meeting on
August ID,
H, Il, Clement and, Geo, u, Rennig,
hotf reported fasorahly on W, B,
Georges petition for q franchise for an
electric street railway, with the fol-
Observation-Disclosures. That the systam
be constructed inside OF three years
/ from date Of granting franchise; that
Ythe franchise extend over a period of
fifteen years. that ! per cent OF gIoss
earnings OF the proposed railway be
paid TO the city IN consideration for the
privileges granted, No further action
was taken In the matter at this meet
ing, but probably will be at the next,
Jos, Parque q Go, were awarded the
contract for feeding city prisoners at
their bid Of Ia cents a meal " IA cents
a day,
No little diseuasi0n was caused when
the matter Of the night acknowledging
petition was bgought up, Bennighoh
and Spear gave a. majority report, to
the effect that they were opposed to
closing the saloons at all. while Gle
ment gavs a minority report IN favor
Of closing IA petitioned for, A Iemon.
stpanGe against closing the saloons,
signed BY eight saloonkeepers, was
sent In, The majority of the council
voted against the petition,
by a unanimous vote of the council
the clerk was instructed to request the
county commissioners not to grant any
further license or renewal of license to
pIopIietors Of the house of ill,fame for
sailing liquor, II the commissioners
refuse 10 do this, the council will in
struot the police Judge to collect q dou'
hle fine fran suoh houses,
The following bills were allowed'
Maverick Hose Co., July support
Of fire department, $40 90
A, \, Class, street sprinkler, 70 90
billings Furniture & Carpet
Co., hedding for iail,,,,,,,, 3 90
Paul Mccormick o., assigned
hill,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "a 90
Billings Water Power Co., water
for July sprinkler, ,,,,,,,,,, 30 90
Billings Water Power o., cleo
trio lights, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,l 1910 70
Billings Water Power Co., hy- :,
drant rent for quarter ending
July al,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,'S SOS rs
Nina j, Rfown, typewriting a5
Gust seipp, hlaeksmithing,,, aa 90
A, A. Morris, services as city
enHlnhhf :, r,r,,,,,-,,,,,,- 40 hD
i, j, Davis, moving parks ,,,,, 2 90
billings Gazette, books, ,.,.,,,ll7 go
billings Gazette, job work and
advertising ,,,,,,,,r,,r,,,, 81 6h
PargHe ~ Co.,, heard of prisoners 45 40
City Treasurer, cash remitted to
StNdehakel Manufacturing 90,
tor street sprinkler ar,,,,,,,,,, aa4 68
Alex, Smith street work, k,,,,,, a6 90
A. H. Raheoak Hardware o.,
hardware and freight on
sprinkler ,,,,,,,,,'r,,,,,, IA az
dahn RowfFs repairing sidewalks s4 kk