The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-24

GTaCCOTG, were granted PERMISSION to d.
tunneling or certain streets. Oh aoooun
Of electric light poles interfering will
their usual mod8of e%xoavating.
The petition Of Matt D%risooll, asking
to be allowed to continue the construo
ton Of an iron covered frame kitchen
to his hotel, which is in the fire limits
and contrary to the ordinance, hat
been Withdrawn, Mr.. Driscoll havin.
decided to postpone building until hi
felt able to do so with brick.
Chief Of Police Bond reported on thu
matter of 4 new furnace for the fire
hall. He said that he had inspected
the furnaces as offered in the bids Of
Yegen Bros, and the A. l.. BabcocA
Hardware company, but had no recon-
%mendations, other than that either one
of the furnaces would serve the pur'
pose. Clement then moved that the
lowest bid be accepted. In voting the
aldermen had no idea whose bid was
the lowest, as they had forgotten the
amounts read two weeks ago. His
motion was seconded and carried. The
bids were A. T.. Babcook, $125, Yegen
Bros. $135.
The following bills were then put in
the grist mill and came out with o KS
attached to them:
John Powers, repairing side
Walks ....$Io oO
j. B. Herford, money advanced
and expenses to Helena as city
attorney .......'........... ~ ~
A. P. Hart, special policeman
and repairing crossing boxes. 10 so
o. Whitney, carpenter work and
flushing sewer. .......... 6 IS
J. M. Flanagan, pumping out
cess pools. q W
Clement brought up the matter of the
bill of O. Whitney for $27, as quaran-
tine officer for nine days, which was on
the table before the council, and asked
enlightenment as to the same. Chief
of Police Bond explained that it was
necessary to place a day and a night
officer to watch tie premises of F. l..
Mann during the time it was quaran-
tined for diphtheria, as Mr.. Mann
would not stay at home and neither
would people stay away from his house
until after the officers had been placed
there. There was no little amount of
discussion Oh the matter, and hereafter
it will lie advisable for people to strictly
obey quarantine orders or some may
find themselves languishing behind the
bars of the city bastile. The bill was
allowed. Harry Gilmore, the
other quarantine officer, has a bill of
$25, which will probably come before
the council at it's next meeting.
An effort will be made to keep rail-
road trains from blockading the streets
and crossings longer than the time
allowed by law Witham has probably
been "leld up by a train. as he intro.
1uced the matter. Connolly suggested
hat al arrest of trainmen once or twice
will have a tendency to put a stop to
The blockading.
A change in the street lighting sys.
EN-, and one which will greatly add
the same, will be the one, if carried
tut, suggested by Clement. He stat
I'd that there were on file with the
'ouncil petitions for extensions of lights
md that he wished to suggest the mat
er Of ordering all future lights strung
n the middle of the streets, instead of
N a pole at the sides. He further said
hat he desired the aldermen to think
yer the suggestion al he intended, at
he next meeting, to offer q resolution
all future lights to be SO con-
tructed.
Other matters informally discussed
those of the appointment Of a
commission, whose duties it
7ill be to grant permits for buildings
nd also hear all complaints regarding
uildings, instead of such coming be.
ore the council; the matter of connec.
ions with sewer districts Nos. l and 2.
be question being asked the chief of
olioe if all parties on line of said sewer
ad connected with SAME. In answer
nat officer said they had not. The
stated that they were unable to
the work done in the time specified,
5 plumbers had more than they could
o. No one has refused to make the
onneotions, but have delayed the mat
". The council will probably take
otlOn at some future meeting requlr-
Il the connections to be made within
certain time.
The policemen Of Billings will have
to feel thankful on November
D, if for no other reason than that
,eir salaries are to be raised on the
ext. day. At the meeting two weeks
revious the matter Of increasing the
Of the policemen was discussed.
e~nnighoff broached the subject again !
a speech, in which he said they
lght to be paid at least $S5 a month
I'd that the council could raise their
to such for a term from Dec. /, {
800, to May /, 1900. Clement favor
! the proposition to the extent Of u
Use to $75 a month. Witham stated
lat had he had the support of the J
,uncil last spring, such as semed to he {