The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
TO ASCERTAIN PRICE
City Council Appoints a Com
mittee to Confer with the
Water Company
ABOUT BUYING PLANT
To Vaccinate School C~hildren-A New
Saloon-Sidewalks and Sewer.
Other Matters Discussed.

The regular council meeting Tuesday
night was not fraught with as much
activity as on former occasions and but
little business wa transacted. 1t was
$40 before Mayor Yegen called his
gathering to order and on roll call
Aldermen Berky, Clement and Connolly
were found to be absent.
After the usual rending Of minutes
Of previous meetings, Mrs. G. P. Davis
addressed the council regarding an
order she had received from the street
commissioner about removing a barbed
wire fence from her property, and asked
that she be granted additional time in
which to do SO. It seems that there ia
a neighbors' quarrel behind the whole
thing and the council refuses to be
made a party to it. Mrs. Davis will
have to tell her troubles to the street
commissioner, who will notify her how
future troubles may be averted and the
%neighbors once more DO at peace.
The various monthly reports Of
officers were filed and approved, with
the exception Of that Of the city treas.
urer, which the committee asked time
to check up, as is the usual custom.
The report Of the police judge showed
the sum Of $37s. 2b collected in fines
last month.
The city engineer reported that the
sewer contractors had done $5, 007
worth Of work up to Nov. s. There is
to be deducted from this 20 per cent,
which is not TO be paid until the sewer
is completed and accepted. There was
some debate on the matter OF allowing
the bill before the W committee had
reported favorably on the estimate, but
the contract specifically states that the
contractors shall be paid on the fifth
day Of each month, on the city engi.
neer's estimate, and az the committee
thought the estimate was correct a war.
rant for $4.005. go was ordered drawn
III favor Of T. r. Kinds u 90. Asssso.
luton was then adopted changing the
size Of sewer pipe to be laid on Third
avenue north for four blocks from
Twenty.seventh street, from n l2.inoh
to a 15.inoh ntorder thpf when a de-
mand ia. made kt someIfuture date the
system can be extended and accommo.
date other patro4s/ The extra expense
attendant upon this charge Is to be borne
BY tbs city out Of the general sewer
fund until the system IL extended,
when the property owners joining the
sewer will pay for 1t.
The ordinance committee reported
favorably on the pawnbrokers' ordin-
ance with p or two changes and ad.
ditions, and the same was adopted.
One Of the changes il that no pawn.
broker is allowed to receive. goods from
a minor without u written consent Ut
the parent or guardian.
Another ordinance reported favora.
bly, and report adopted was that relat.
ing to the erecting Of buildings inside
the fire limits. This prohibits the
erection Of any kind Of building inside
the fire limits, unless 1t be tireproot
also prohibits the repairing Of frame
buildings inside the fire limits, such Oh
outbuildings.
Alderman B%ennighoff read a petition
from P. B. Moss asking permission to
erect an iron stairway at the rear Of the
First National bank on the alley, to be-
used as a frs escape. The petition was
granted.
Bennighoff also introduced the mat.
ter pertaining to making connections
with the north side sewer, as several
property owners were DESTROYS Of doing.
Quite a little discussion ensued at
the close Of Bennighotf's remarks. It
seems that property owners want to lay
the pipe and connect same with sewer
before the ground freezes up, when Ii
will be more difficult. Some OF the
aldermen were under the impression
that these owners wanted to make
final connection with the sewer and be.
gin to use 1t at once, and the city
council could not grant them right to
do SO. as the sewer was not the prop.
erty Of the city; neither have the flush.
tanks and m%an-holes been finished.
The matter was referred to tho city ut.
torney to report at the next meeting as
to whether or not the council had the
right to grant permission to lay the
pipe and connect same with the sewer.
Bennighof took occasion to ask why
the sidewalk was not constructed be.
tween North Twenty seventh and
Thirtieth streets Of the souri, side Of
First avenue, when 1t had bSen ordered
a month agd and the Limitation Of
time granted property wners run out.
II now falls to the city to build the
sidewalk. While this matter was
brought up thelbtG for doing the city
sidewalk work ttksre opened. Az they
did not ineet with the requirements
they were rejected and the street and
committee instructed to prepare
ETC.. and call FOR nav