The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-08
TO BUY WATER WORKS
Alderman FrlHelle Breaches the
Subject at q Meeting of the
City Council
TALK OF A CITY HALL
Alderman Bnnnighotf Thinks Il IL Ne.
cessity Liquor Selling IN the
Houses Of Prostitution.

The city council held M extraordi.
nurily interesting meeting on Tuesday
night,it being the first Of the bi.mouthly
sessions for September. IL WINS interest.
ing for several reasons, IN the first
place the time or meeting In y o'clock
mud 1t WINS pust thnt when the mayo,
called the meeting TO order, finding
three Of the aldermen absent Clement
was sick aud OF course wins not expect.
ed, but the mayor thought the other
! members ought TO be there and he vent.
| ed his feelings with II remark that a
fine should be imposed upon tho mem.
be1s who came IL tArdy. Nothing
more was said Oh the matter until
Alderman Witham came IN, about a
balf.hour late, when tile mayor spoke
about II. This preoipitaied Il small.
sized tilt between The two gentlemen,
Mr.. Witham snid he always got there
just az soon M he possibly could and
that was the best he conld do.
Alderman Connolly had been dotuln.
cd and did not reach the council cham.
Der until nearly . o'clock. He WINS rip.
ped up the bnck, but III u joking way.
He and Withnm both snid that they
were III fayor nt fining tnrdy members,
thu resolution to take uifeot June l.,
1DOo--tbey both 10 out Of Office nt that
time otherwise they would have 10
resign.
The first thing Oh the programme
was the reading Of several paees Of
minutes Of previous meetings which
were approved in tho usual manner.
The reports Of All officers, with tho
exception Of city treasurer, were ue.
cepted. In the latter instance the com.
mittee had not time to audit ID and
asked tint II ba allowed 10 70 ovur
until next meeting.
Under the heading Of communieu.
tions there was bnt one item. The
committee having Ii charge the peti.
tion Of j. q. McCune, et nj, for Il side.
walk Oh The west side Of North Twenty
seventh street from the Congregational
church to Sixth avenue, reported favor.
ably on the same. Some little discus.
sion ensued Ia which Benn!ghon obAm.
pioned the cause fnvornbly, while Spear
spoke against II, TINT IN, tha matter Of
extending 1t ns asked for. spear said
that north Of the b. II NJ. tracks there
was low lnnd. tho lots were not ocou.
pied and probably never: would be-; that
there was u good walk Oh the other side
Of the street north from the b. " M.
freight depot. He was feminist build.
Ing the sidewalk north ot the b, n M.
tracks Oh thAt side Oh account Of tho
expense, hut would vote TO extend 10 TO
the wool warehouses The matter wins
settled BY BonnighoF nooeding to al
amendment, changing tho petition 10
read ITO Fifth avenue" Instead Of
Sixth avenue, but no bills are 10 be pre.
sented for tho work before MAy /, 1900.
While sidewalk matters we're fresh Bon.
nighOff made u speech III favor ~ u
sidewalk along tho south side OF First
avenue. north, from Twenty. seventh 10
Thirtioth street, md nftOI a0MG discus.
sion moved its construction. IL was
seconded by Witham. Before voting
on tho motion Spenr md Fiiselle OK.
plained their positions In tho matter BY
saying that thoy did not think there
was any demand for tho walk and II
would bc imposing II pretty heavy TAX
Oh tho property owners, A vote on tho
Motion resulted IN " boinH Lost, nenniQ-
hott aud Withnm voting IN the niiipMRr
two. while SpeNy, FiiSelle, RSitniek
aud NJ. John voted IN tho negative,
Several petitions M usual found their
way through tho c0anoil doors, Frank
Meyer wanted 4 permit 10 m0ve hia
dwelling shack from In pvesent l0Oau
tion baok Of tho m0iaue, ~ 4 spaee hos
tween tho opera h0uaa and pIitehett'a
restaurant. IIis tg0ubles will be l0Oks
I'd after by tho fra committee,
Tho petitions OF j, y, ehavliA, ~ Rl
for u water main extension on North |
Thivty.hfth street, which hAs haaA an
the eounail tables for several weeks,
WAS yeported fRv0vAbly by tho a0mmit,
tae. but IL rot no further, vi aati0A on
IL M we'll M On several sidewalk pati
ti0na were allowed t0 40 over until neat |
meeting on account af m much other
pressing business.
Bsnaiah0fl introduced M ordinance
pertaining 10 tho eafvylag on Of hNsir
nesa BY paWnbI0kers and Junk dealers,
II was referred 10 tbs committee on 0Is
diNNAeea.
The evdinaAes providing f0l the
n6sth aide saver ayStaM waa IaAd and
Al