The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-07
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Meeting Last Neutrality-suspicious.
able Business TrnOsncted,

nDie IuslneHs transacted.
The city council held a combined ses.
sion last night Of two meetings--an ad.
journed and the regular monthly meet.
ing. This meeting found all mem.
bers present with the exception Of
Alderman Clement.
An unusually big batch OF minutes
were read by City Clerk Herford and
the aldermen couldn't be blamed for
Ntaking n snooze during tie proceedings.
(which are always rather tiresome.
The reports of the chief of police, street
commissioner, police judge and city
treasurer were read and approved.
On motion the city marshal was in.
structed to purchase two hunks for the
city Jail.
On motion the petition of r. H.
HathhOrn ct nl., for a water main on
North Thirty second street, between
Montana and Fourth avenue. was
granted.
The council laid one petition on the
table, 1t being that of Fl. M. Nelson at
al, for a water main Oh South Thirty.
third street and Third avenue.
The petition Of Frank Adams ct al.,
for a water main to be laid on Fourth
avenue north, was referred to the fire
and water committee.
On motion of Bennington the petition
to close the saloons at midnight was re-.
ferred back to the signers for correction.
The petition for u sewer on the north
side was referred back for signers.
Ordinance No. ll8, providing tor
two regular meetings of the council
each month. which had been referred
to the committee on ordinances, was re.
ported favorably, and upon motion was
Immediately adopted.
Connolly reported on the probable
cost of printing police rules in book
form. Upon motion the rules were
adopted and same were ordered printed.
cost not to exceed that specified in the
Of Alderman Connolly.
The two resolutions respecting the
grading of streets Oh north and south
side, were adopted. The contract for
the south side grading was let to the
q Montana Land & I'm
company at Is cents per
cubic yard, 70 per cent Of the cost Of
In front Of all lots owned by
company to be deducted from the
payment by them. g. g. Dominick
was awarded the contract for the north
side grading at his bid Of ID cents per
cubic yard.
The clerk, treasurer, police Judge
and city engineer were each allowed IS
per month office rent in lieu of the
allowance.
The CITY clerk was instructed to ad.
for bids for furnishing meals to
,ity prisoners
The police judge was instructed to be
IN his Office ut s a. M. every day to
leal out justice to e%vil'doers.
The following persons came in for
'ome OF the oity's wad;
Alex, Smith, street work ,,.., .$l4 90
Peroha & Rubber Mfg Co. 81 90
Il: W, Rowley, agent, Office rent ~ 90
Billings Water Power Co., water
furnished for street sprinkling 80 90
4, A, Morris, CITY engineer, SER
vices ,,,,,,,,,, -, .,,,.. 80 90
Welsh, work OH streets, 4 ab
", Baker, work on streets ~, 4 %
Vim, Coohrane, cleaning CROSS
,use' ''n''''','',',.''''' 10
5illingS Gazette, printing and
job work 40 90
\, y, Class, team work ,,,,,,, 6 90
Ion Robbins, herding hoboes, ;, 8 90
=, A, Watenpaugh, special po-
lioeman ,,,,,,,,,' ,,,,,,. 4 30
ieorga Boyd, work on street
and special policeman wv, 8 80
D, Brooks, special policeman 1 90
W, Place, special policeman, 1 30
leo, W, Hubbard, meals for
prisoners IT, 81 80
leo, sonle, plumbing and repairs a6
\, +, Hart, special policeman, g 90
lhas, h, Stall, street work, -, II 90
/, p, HtedMap, street work = 40