The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-05

Harry Louisiana, work on streets 2 30
Roy Davis, work Oh streets. 80. 2 80
Joe SArr, work on streets .,... 3 80
Joe Daley, work on streets. 80. . 80
jas. Bowling. work on Streets. 3 80
VIM. SohNve, work Oh Streets. . 80
l.. Howard, work Oh streets SO. 2 80
John Dulyen, work on streets. 2 80
W. G. Goldsworthy, work on
stfeets . OO
G. W. Thompson, work on streets 2 80
John Campbell, work Oh streets. 2 80
John Derpler, work ON Streets. . 80
A. Gnzette, work on streets 80. . so
s. A. Knapp, work Of streets... . 80
Everything was moving along lovely
and the mayor thought this would be
al opportune time TO announce his 20.
lice appointments, which no did AZ fol.
lows, saying that when officers were
giving satisfaction he thought no
change should DO made:
Chief Of Police ard Street Commits.
sioner-Capt. j. q. Bond.
Night Polieemen-Chas Sawyer and
Fred Tews.
The council confirmed the appoint.
MentS ny u unanimous vote.
Chief Of Police Bond requested the
mayor to ask the committee Oh officers
and bonds to draw up q set Of rules
and regulations for the police to 70 by.
Some little discussion was INDUCED In
regarding this matter. Bennighotf
nude quite u speech, suggesting that
the city purchase ana construct a clock
system, which would keep q record Of
the police maneuverinRs, This system
is used IN all the larger cities OF the
country and has been found to BIO a
complete success. The cost Of eon.
structing the system IL very small COM.
mensurato with the gIeat benefit 10 be
derived.
For the position Of city engineer,
Mayor Yegen appointed A. A. Morris,
the present county surveyor, md the
council confirmed the mayors action.
Observing that tho aldermen were
getting short ii ''smoko" Chief Of
Police Bond sent out and had q box Of
fine Havanas brought IN. W. b.
George, who was q spectator and had
been waiting for just such q snap, near.
ly placed himself IN contempt BY steal.
Ing thejbox and passing them around to
the other spectators before tho mayor
and aldermen had u chance to "cab.
bAge' onto them.
No little amount OF complaint has
been caused by reason Of the property
owners whose property abuts on the
sewer, not being allowed TO connect
roof drainage to tho sewer, and this
was the topic OF quite a speech from
Alderman B%ennighof. He read the
ordinance relating to TINT matter and
then said that the one clause train
water conductor" should be excluded,
thereby allowing connections for such.
The present ordinance reads AZ follows:
especial Connootions--Soo B, No
person or corporation shall allow OF
cause to DO connected with any drain
which discharges into tho public sewer
any rnin water conductor, privy vault,
cess pool, exhaust from steam engine,
or blow.off from steam boiler; the *.
haust from steam engine or hlow.off
from steam boiler shall first he connect
cd TO u receiving tnnk this tank must
DO open to tho atmosphere; the over,
flow from this tank can DO connected to
sewer or drain pipe after being properly
tapped and trap prevented, Cellar
water drain oAn be connected to sewer,
but must bo protected from sewer gns
by Xix inch oast iron = or p trap with
handh0le, eaoh trap must be provided
with u buGk.w0tW valve"
Alderman Rennighof waxed warm
on his subject. saying that a wrong and
injury was done to tho abutter when ha
could not connect his roof with the
sewer, The water from tho roof flows
into the ground aud CAUSES tho foundA-
ton Of the building to become loosened
and unsafe, II has been said by some
that the sewer was not large enough to
conduct tho roof waters away together
with the other waste, and In answer to
MI, Hennighof said II suoh was
the case, then div cher" up and place
In n larger 0na-have n man instead Of
baby, 1he matter was referred 10
committee on sewer,
Inquiry on tho part Of Alderman
hennigh0R elected the fact that tho
pity was tho owner 0f three lots on
North Twenty eighth street, hut there
WRs no deed on record showing such
ownership. The city attorney was In
itIueted W draw up deed and forward
lame IN Mis-. Daniels, NJ whom tho lots
and been purchased, tor her signature,
The city clerk Rad M %0vdinanoe
which provided for tho division or
separating Of thu 0iiees NJ city Att0v. ,
10Y ana clerk, and making them tWo /
offloes. Whitman mavad TIM 1