The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-06-09

erect the necessary poles, and to string
the Necessary overhead wires, in the
streets and of the city of Bill.
ings and it's additions. for the construc-
ton and opertion of an electric street
railway. in case your petitioner deems
it advisable to build and equip an
electric street railway on and along the
streets and venue hereinafter men.
tiund; said franchise to extend over a
period of twenty years from the time of
commencing work on the construction
of railway"
The proposed route of the street rail-
way is as follows:
Commencing at the intersection of
Thirty fourth street and First avenu
north; then up Thirty fourth street to
Lewis g of the west side addition !;
then down First street in the addition;
thence down Broadway avenue past the
hospital and down First avenue north
to Twenty fourth street; then to and
up Montana venue to Twenty-ninth
street, where it crosses the Northern
Pacific tracks to Minnesota avenue;
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Twenty-seventh; thence south to First
avenues; thence west to. Thirty-third
street: thence south to Third avenue;
thence west n block; thence north
two blocks onto First avenue and back
over the route as given.
The Billings Realty company, Of
which A. T.. Babcolck is president and
H. W. Rowley is secretary, asked that
the west side addition be made a part
of the city Of Billings. A map show
ing that the addition had been sur.
veyed and plated and certificates of the
company. were submitted. The council
allowed the city attorney a little. time
in which to ascertain if the matter had
been done according to law, with the
request that he report at his earliest
convenience.
A special road poll tax ordinance
was passed, which specifies that every
able bodied citizen between the ages Of
81 years and 45 years shall pay a tax of
50. The money raised by this ordin-
ance will be used in doing some needed
street work in Billings, in the way Of
raising CROSSINGS, etc.
Bids were opened in the matter Of
street sprinkling the ensuing five
months, the following ones being SUBJ
mitted:
@. Q. Dominick, the city to
furnish the sprinkler, per
mOuGn, ...... ........... 90 w
@. R. Stoll, he to furnish a
new patent sprinkler, which
would throw a stream Of
twenty-eight feet. ......... 104 90
Alex. Smith. 70 90
A. s. Gass 70 90
Sam Fisher. 49,. rs 90
On motion of FriZelle the contract
was allowed to Mr.. Gass at his bid
stated above.
The mayor, aldermen and all city
officers were allowed their usual month
~ salaries, while these bills were also
allowed:
Jos. Parque & Co., meals. ....$ 46 SO
Nina J. Browne, typewriting.. 4 30
A. L. Babcock Hardware Co.,
10 %
Billings Water Power Co., cleo.
trio lights for quarter. ...... 1856 so
Alex. Smith, work on street,. 11S Is
Alex. Smith, work on street,. 8 90
John Power, work on sidewalks II As
Geo. Soule, plumbing, etc. -. a. O5
Robin, watching pris-
Oners on streets ......... 80
Jos. Flanagan, work on cess
pools . W
Maverick Hose company month.
~ contribution to support Of
fire department. ......... SO 90
Billings Gazette, printing and
stationery. "a 30
VIM. Mullens, work. ........ 3 90
John Powers, work on sidewalks 8 20
John Powers, work on sidewalks s 70
John Powers, work on sidewalks 6 60
Yegen Bros, assigned bills for
street work. ~ 80
Yegen Bros, assigned bills for
street work 10 40
Yegen Bios, assigned bills for
street work. 81 rs
J.. r. Stoll, sprinkling streets
and hauling dirt ......... 4G 90
S. Mills, building brick vault
and closet at city jail....... 1O3 rs
g.. P. Townsend surgical needs 2 so
Nat. G. arwile. auditing books
Of city treasurer. ......... as 90
". J. Youmans, lumber. . IS II
I. W. Rowley, agent, Office rent IL 90
Realizing the necessity Of a safe and
room for the city books and
Alderman Spear made a
notion that the mayor appoint a COM
to see about engaging the room
% be made vacant by the removal Of
Burton's office, which might be
lsed for city offices, the same having a
inc vault. The mayor appointed Spear
Clement to see about the same and
'eport at the next meeting Of the coun-
Ill.
The hour being so late the council