The Anaconda standard., 1899-08-21
FOR A NEW TROLLEY LINE
Electric Company Asks Billings
Council for a Franchise.
ANOTHER SEWER DISTRICT
Estimated Cost of the Improvement Is
$25, Oo-Reorganization of the Base
ball Team Is Complete-New
Pastor Takes Charge.

Special Correspondence of the Standard
Billings, Aug. 19.-Some weeks ago
mention was made of the petition of
w. B. George to the city council for the
franchise for an electric car line to
the west side. At the last meeting of
the city council Austin North asked
the council for a franchise for a trolley
line running north and south, and sub
mitted a plan for the proposed line.
The matter was referred to a special
committee, composed of Bennington
and Clement. This is the same com
mittee that handled Mr.. Georges prop
osition, they having made a. favorable
report. Mr.. Norths petition is as fol-
lows:
To the Honorabie CITY Coun-
Gil of Billings. Montana The
undersigned respectfully submits
the annexed plat of a proposed
electric street railway in your city; that
| is to say, for single or a double-track,
commencing in the center of North
Twenty seventh street and Montana
avenue in the city of Billings Mon
tana. according to the plat of the orig
inal town of Billings now on file and
| of record in the office of the recorder
of deeds for Yellowstone county, and
opposite the First National bank of
Billings; thence northeriy along the
| center line of said north Twenty-sev-
| enth s!<eet, passing the Yellowstone
| county court house, the Grand hotel,
the First Congregational church, the
Yellowstone county Jail, the Burling
| ton & Missouri railroad freight depots
and wool warehouses, to the center of
Eighth avenue north: thence westerly
along the center line of the Eighth ave-
nue. north to the center line of north
WA W I'M cfr
along the center line of the north
Twenty ninth street, passing the north
| side public school houses, residences,
the Cottage Inn,the public library, lum-
Der yards and wholesale houses, the
Episcopal church, the south side public
schools and residents to South park,
at the center line of Sixth avenue
south: thence easterly along the center
line of said Sixth avenue south to the
center line of south Twenty-seventh
street; thence northerly along the CEN
ter line of said south Twenty seventh
street, passing the Northern Pacific
railway freight depot and wool ware
! houses, city fire hall, wholesale houses
and Northern Pacific railway passen-
ger depot to the place of beginning.
| with a branch or spur connecting al
| the center line of north Twenty-sev-
enth street and Sixth avenue north and
| running thence easterly along the CEN
ter line of said Sixth avenue north to
| the center line of north Twenty-second
street to North park, and the Yellow
| stone Fair association grounds. And
| on behalf of myself and associates, ask
| that the franchise be granted for same
| and the proper ordinances adopted
therefor AUSTIN NORTH"
| A New sewer District.
The city council has decided to es-
| tabliSh another sewer district to be
/ 1rt,-
| which will include the greater portion
of the resident part of the north side
| The approximate cost is estimated at
| $25. 900. Objections to the creation of
| the improvement district will be heard
at meeting of the council to be held
on Aug. "a, after which an ordinance
will be passed. and the bids asked for.
Baseball Club Reor@anized.
| The reorganization of the Billings
| baseball club is now complete, and our
local cranks are satisfied that We have
pretty swift outfit of players. OF the
| old players only Rose, second base,
Scott left field, and Freeman. center
| field, have been retained. McNeeley
will pitch with Sporer, left-handed
pitcher, for relief and for right field;
Scallon, first base: Marshall, third, and
| Hanson, short stop, and ZCarfoss
catcher. They are practising steadily
| every afternoon, and will soon play ball
with the best clubs of the state. They
will have a match against a picked
nine of Billings on Sunday.
New Pastor Takes Charge.
| Rev. James Opie has arrived here to
| take charge of the Methodist church
until the return of the regularly an
| pointed pastor, Rev. G. C. Stull, who
| is with the Montana troops in the Phil
| ippines, as their chaplain. Mr.. Opie is
| young man who was ordained min
lister at the last conference at Livings-
| ton, and comes from Libby, where he
had charge for the last year.