The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22

tion, seconded by Frizelle, that the cit,
clerk notify the chief OF police to motif,
Mills u Go. to place the platform
down on the street grade at once. Be
fore putting the question 70 a vote
Bennighoff made few remarks to th,
effect that it seemed to him the counci
was taking a very strange action ant
thAk Ae. was ashamed to belong to suct
a c66ncil. On vote all responded aye ,
excepting Bennighoff.
The petition Of E. B. Kennedy. ct al.
for an extension Of water main soutl
on North Twenty fourth street 70 cen.
ter Of Montana avenue; thence west &c
connect with the present main at the
intersection Of North Tenty fifth street,
to supply the brewery and residences
OH said North Twenty -fourht street
was granted. az was that of Frank
Adams. ct al, for an extension on
Fourth avenue and North Twenty
fourth street.
The street sprinkling ordinance,
levying q tax against the property in
the spriDkling district. was passed.
A saloon license was granted j. 4.
Conway, who is doing business on the
south side next to O'Grady q Farrell a.
City Clerk Herford read communi.
cation from County Clerk Carwile. in
which the county commissioners notifi-
ed the city Of Billings TO construct a
bridge across the drainage ditch west
OF Billings, and il event Of the city .
refusal, the county surveyor would con-
struct same and the county attorney
would institute action to collect cost OF
same. Investigation of the city plat
determined that the bridge was not in
the city limits, wberenpon Frizelle
moved that the city refuse to comply
with the eonnty's request. Witham
seconded the motion and the council
voted aye to q man.
Under unfinished business. Withan
introduced an ordinance amending sec.
tion 2 Of ordinance No. 10 relating to
construction Of buildings within the
fire limits. The change suggested IL to
the effect that no buildings can be con-
structed until special permit has been
secured from the council. II WAS re-
ferred to the fire committee.
Frizelle introduced nm ordinance
declaring the desire Of the city OF Bill.
ings to purchase the water.w works sys.
tenn. It was referred to committees On
ordinance. The ordinance reads az fol.
lows:
" An ordinance declaring the desire
of the city Of Billings 70 purchase tha
plant aud water supply Of the Billings
Water Power company, and notifying
the said company Of such desire.
BE 1t Ordained BY the City Council
Of the City OF BillinRs
"Sec. l. That II IL hereby declared
to he the dosire Of the city Of Billings
to purchase the plant and water supply
Of the Billings Water Power company
under and by virtue Of the laws Of the
state of Montana, and particularly Of
subdivision o. of section 4SOO Of the
Political Code Of the state Of Montana.
and amended BY an act Of the Fifth
legislative assembly Of the state Of
Montana, approved Marol. sth, 1897.
''Sec. 2 That notice. Of such desire
Ia hereby given to the said company,
and that the city clerk ba, and in here.
by instructed to deliver to the secretary
and sresident agent Of said company a
certified copy Of this ordinance imn,e.
diately after its adoption. y
The ordinance committee reported a
change in the ordinance granting W.
b. George franchise for street rail
way system. Instead of the city re.
oeiving per cent Of the net proceeds
for five years, as stipulated in the
ordinance first drawn up, the city IL to
receive nothing, but at the end OF five
years the council, II IL sees fit, can re.
duce the fare to B cents, The ordin.
ance was referred to tho city attorney
to report at next meeting as TO its val
idity.
The following bills were allowed:
Ohas, r, Stoll, team and work. .$28 90
Joe Flanagan, cleaning cess pool | 90
A. A. Morris, city engineer -, 30 80
Holmes ~ Calhoun, merchandise 80
Martin Burns, hay, y,.,,r,,.,,,, II %
Nina j, Brown, typewriting -, 10
Billings Gazette, printing and
job work ..,,,.,,,,,.,,,,, 7b 10
The bids tor the construction CT the
north side sewer were then opened.
There were but two bids. which were
submitted by Y, n, Kinds of Butte. the
contractor OF the sewer SYSTEM put In
ast fall, and Frank sayaresy OF this
'ity. Mr., Hipds' was the first bid
opened, He agreed to do all thu work
md furnish the material At the follow
pg prices 10 inch pipe, at Sl,7b par
ineal FOOT IL ineh pipe, vt el,8b per
inaal footi 4 iaoh pipe, NJ el,a7 per
iaeal foot; manh0ies, 500 each; flush
anks, tlla each, three'f0Nvths inch
|alvaaized iron pipe, nv as aeats per
DOT, Ha also further agreed to enter
nto a contract within tea days and
lntsh tho systam according 10 fha 1er
|uiFemeats, The hid Of Mr, sRvaEasy
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