The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-07
TO BE CONSTRUCTED DURING
NEXT TWO YEARS.
ANOTHER LIGHTING PLANT
Will Probably Be Installed by Saw
aresy-Burlington Crossing
Matter Up Again.

Yegen and Alderman Connolly. In
the absence Of the mayor, President
Clement occupied the executive chair.
The regular reading Of minutes Of
last regular meeting were read and ap-
proved.
Under the heading of report of
officers the clerk read the regular
monthly reports of street and sewer
commissioner, chief Of police, city
treasurer and chief of police on i'm
poundments were read and accepted,
hi ving previously been audited by the
committees.
The street and sidewalk committee
sent in two reports on the matter OF
aArspting bid for SO granite crossings
to be erected during the next two
years. The majority report was in IA
vor of letting the contract to L. II.
Kinds & Co., at the latter's bid, while
the minority report was against letting
any contract. On vote the council
unanimously accepted the report OF
the minority. The street and sidewalk
committee was instructed to look over
and see how many crossings needed
11n1Q0uldUc GOuStIuCClOA b. dAu
them built. A motion was made and
carried that q contract be entered into
with T. r. Kinds e. Co., Sz1tnick vot-
ing against it. The construction OF
these crossings means the outlay Of
something like SO, 900 during the next
two years in this one particular.
The chief of policies report showed
that the following arrests, numbering
1O6, were made during the month:
Inmates 55; disturbing the peace 80;
robbery /; plain DRINKS 3; vagrancy
13; larceny 3; m"isdemeanor 3. The
total fines collected amounted to
1855. 95.
Regarding an extension for water
on North Thirty-third street between
Second and Third avenues, the COM
mittee reported against the petition,
and the same was accepted.
The committee on streets and side
walks reported against the petition Of
the Burlington asking that North
Twenty-eighth street be closed across
it's right-of-way. The council accept
ed the report.
Frank Savaresy petitioned the coun-
Gil to grant him permission to erect
and operate an electric light. Com
mitee reported favoring the petition
Oh condition that the same be in
operation inside Of n year.
The petition for the extension OF a
water main on North Twenty-eighth
street from Fourth avenue to Seventh
avenue was adversely reported upon
by the committee. A motion to table
the report was carried, President
Clements vote deciding it.
The committee requested more time
to report on the petition Of Rev. G.
G. Stull asking that the Methodist
Episcopal church sewer tax be related.
G. M. English was granted permits
sion to select lots and erect thereon an
oil house.
A permit was granted G. o. Cru
we'll to erect a building according to
the ordinance at the corner Of Montana
avenue and North Twenty-ninth street.
The street and sidewalk committee
was instructed to look into the Bur
lington crossing on North Twenty
eighth street and report at next meet
ing.
II A petition was filed asking that a
sidewalk be constructed on North
Twenty-eighth street between Second
and Fourth It was approved
by the sidewalk committee and adopt
ed by the council. ....s. ..
The council voted to advertise for
bids for building sidewalks for the
next 9 John Powers, the present
contractor, was granted an extension
of time until January /, 1901, to COM
plete all sidewalks already ordered
constructed.
Considerable discussion took place
relative to Minnesota avenue between
Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth streets,
which causes more or less trouble on
account of improper drainage. The
stone crossing was ordered raised and
a gutter made on the north side of the
avenue between the two streets.
A large grist of bills was allowed.
Capt. L. F. Bacbock, postmaster,
asked that the United States letter
carriers be granted permission for one
month at a time to ride their bicycles
on the sidewalks while delivering and
collecting mail, when the carriers were
in uniform. The petition was granted.
The bill of Alex Talford for a hay
. claim was laid on the table. Mr..
Talford's bill was $12 and he had be-
gan to charge interest on the account
at the rate of 2 per cent per month.
Frank Meyer, asked permission to
conduct a stand at the corner of Mon
tana avenue and North Twenty-sev-
enth street, saying he had no means of
earning a livelihood except in this
manner. These stands had been
ordered removed by the acting mayor
few days before. The council
ordered the stand and the Toole SCALE
house removed at once.
The street and sidewalk committee