The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-08-18
STREET RAILWAY No. z.
Austin North Also Petitions the
City Council to Grant
y, Franchise.
TO ENCIRCLE THE CITY
Cess Pools Declared NuisaMces and
Other Business Transacted at
the Regular Meeting.

the Regular Meeting.
The second regular bi.monthly meet
ing Of the city council was held Tues
day night with Mayor Yegen presiding.
The roll call showed Alderman
Clement aud Connolly absent, both bo.
ing out of the city.
On motion the sidewalk bills Of John
Powers amounting to $34. so laid over
at the last meeting, were allowed and
o special assessment ordered for same.
The ordinance levying special assess.
ment for building and repairing side.
walks was introduced aud referred to
, street and sidewalk committee, which
immediately returned with u report
asking for its immediate passaRe. On
motion unanimous consent to It's imme.
diste action was granted. On motion
Tire ordinance was adopted, signed and
approved BY the mayor.
The matter Of the tax levy tor the
year was referred to dnance committee
to report At recess meeting Wednes-
day night.
On motion the following bills were
allowed: %
EH. s. Evans, cash disburse.
menus .......,...a...,.,. ! ~ ~
q. s. Mortgage Trust Co..
commission On payment Of
bond coupons judy 1899. o 81
O. A. Dewav, assisting city 8
engineer. .s..... ....,. lS so
Nina ]. Browne, typewriting, Z 80
Austin North, grading north
Twenty ninth street. ..,... 142 90
Mike O Council, assigned street
work 6iaaN ~. ............ q 90
John Powers building street
N@ cr0sslnRH- ............... 3 ~
g. w. Stcddsrd, wagon jack
for street sprinkler ...... 500
The peition 'Sf J. G. MdEune, ct AL,
for sidewalk on the west side Of
north Twenty y.seve0th street. between
Fifth and Stxth avenues, was refefIed
to the Gdewalk cesn,nittee. Ny3
On motion ct Spear, seconded by
BenniRb0tf, the ptty eneineer was re-.
quested 10 pvepare a plat OF the city
showing the watsr mains now laid and
those proposed 70 be laid by the water.
power company, and showing the flyeI
pluRs.
# THE street committee reported ,on
petition Of q. e. Brown. ct al, for ,a
sidewalk on nsr~h Twenty sixth street,
aud On motion Ut Szitnick, seconded by
BenuiRhoff, tba petition was allowed |
and walk 'ordered built by May a., 1900, \
nc bill 10 be presented for same before 4
that date
The petdtica of lPolice Judge Mann
for increase Ia Office rent was relersed |
70 committee 0n officers, and immeili-
ately returped with an unfawopabla
report. On as0ti0n it was laid on the
table.
On motion Of Szitnick, seconded by
Frizelle, the liquor license bond OF
Swim q Brewer was approved and per
given for license issue.
The city marshal was instructed ito
notify owners at property in the sewe.
district, which ia unconneoted with
sewers, that ceas pools and privy VAULTS
were nuisances. This means that aid
must be eosinectsd just az sooal
ss possible.
An ordinance granting an electric
street railway franchise to W. b.
George was referred to the committee
III ordinances.
On motion of Spear, seconded BY .
the North Side district sewer
resolution was adopted. all members
'oting in favor Of same.
Anctin Nnvkn ssnrankal =, ,,aSskso.. | v
or q street railway franchise. the same J
'eing referred to the special committee, !,
Of Clement and BeMnighoff,
which had the petition Of W. b. George :
u charge. The petition follows:
@ the Honorable City Connoil Of Bill.
ings, Montana: 6
The undersigned respectfully submits I
be annexed Mat Of proposed electric
treet railway In your city; that Ia to
ay, tor single or double.tya .re0m.
aencing In the center Of nQ1bir Twenty. !
eventh streeq and MQn146a avenue In
he city Of H|ilinae Montana, accord.
ag TO the pldtR the original town Of q,
lillinga now On tile and Of record In a,
he office Of the recorder Of deeds for Ii
.e!lowatone county. and opposite the b
'iyst National bank of Billings thence q
orthesly along the center line Of said h
orth Twenty.aeventh street, passing n
10 Yellowstone county court housa, /,
no Grand hotel, the First OopRyega. b
onal church. the Yellowstone county n
vi. the Burlington n Missouri rail. Il
bad freight depNts and wool ware. "
ouass. 70 the center OF Eighth avenue al
oEth thence westAsly along the center
no OF tho Eighth avenue north 10 the !,