The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-19
TO CLOSE TWO STREETS
The Northern Pacific Asks the
City Council to Take
Such Action.
MORE STREET LIGHTS
Proposition TO Put in Fifty Instead
of Twenty WaterwOrks Again.
Officers Bonds.

Officers Bonds.
Mayor Yegen called tho city council
to order Mt S:l5 Tuesday night in the
second regular session for the month.
The following five aldermen were pres.
ent OH opening ceremonies: BenniR-
hoff, Clement, Frizelle. Witham and
Szitnick. Connolly arrived at about
o'clock, but neither Spear nor Berky
put in an appearance.
After tie usual opening, the smayor
announced that attorney 0. +. Goddard
would like to address the council. Mr..
Goddard stated III opening that he
was there to represent tle> Northern
Pacific railroad. which, desired the
council to lpass an sfdinance closing
Thirty and Thirty, ,6fst streets across the
railroad tra\ks,<m order to enable the
company to erect a new freight house.
H. N. Kennedy, the local agent, was
also present, and blue print copy was
laid before the members, showing the
i'm ovements contemplated BY the
railroad. Mr., Goddard read a letter
from M. 9. Kimberly, general L~s0perin-
tendent, to H. J. Horn, division super.
intendent. stating just What the COM
pany contenpletes~~doing and asking
the city to close the streets as specified.
At the close Of Mr.. Goddnrd's remarks
the council resumed Its usual order Of
business, waiting to take up the matter
Of closing the streets under new bust
ness.
The report Of the chief Of police Of
arrests and fines for the month Of De.
oember wns compared with that Of the
police magistrate and they were found
to tally with the exception Of one item,
viz: Mamie Lewis was arrested Oh
Dec. /, fined $40 and the same was
paid. This appeared on the chiefs
report, but not on the magistrates. As
the police magistrates 8 report had been
accepted at previous meeting, Ole.
ment moved that the action be recon.
sidered and the report be referred back
to the committee for investigation. II
carried.
In the absence Of two members Of the
finance committee, the mayor appointed
Bennighoff to act on the committee
with Szitniok.
The city clerk reported that JEFF
Brewer had refused to accept the cut In
his bill from $88 to $2l, but had re-.
ceipted for the latter AZ part payment
For once the laugh was on Chief Of
Police Bond when the city clerk read q
communication to the former from Edna
Stewart, one Of the quarantined sus.
poets at Benefits, asking the chief to
use his best endeavors with the city In
securing her transportation to Red
Lodge.
A bill was presented for clothing fur
nished the smallpox patients, turned
loose, on. the order Of DR.. Townsend.
The bill proved that but little disore-
tion was shown in the purchase, us the
articles were, in most instances, better
and higher priced than those worn by
nine-tenths Of the business men IN Bill.
ings. Clement called the councils at.
tention to the matter by saying he
Thought the city was paying more than
it ought to and that the articles were a
great deal better than those men had
ever worn As an idea Of what some
of the items were, they are here given: |:
Suits $l5 each; shoes $B, so to ~ per
pair; underwear, $3 per suit; shirts
81. .25 to ~. rs each hats, $3 to $3. 80
eaoh It was learned that the goods
had been ordered by DR.. Townsend and
he came in for good roasting. Of
course, there Is nothing to do but to
allow the bill, but 1t was held over
until the next meeting. Frizelle moved
that the city physician be not allowed
to buy another thing for the city, ex-
cept as he might issue orders to the
chief Of police, who ID looking after
affairs in the city for the board Of
health, and who will SEQ that the arti.
oles are purchased.
Sam Lee Of the L. q L. restaurant,
through Chief Of Police Bond. asked
permission to erect al overhead sign
over the sidewalk Oh South Twenty.
seventh street IN front Of his restaurant.
The matter was referred to the street
and sidewalk committee with the power
to act.
On motion Of Frixelle. seconded by
Bennighof. the following big arist Of
bills were allowed:
Chas. H.. Sawyer. two days labor
AZ policeman ...............eb 90
D. u. Jones. work repairing
crossings .................. 10 90
r. 8. Mills, foundation work nm.
der city water trough ..... D 10
Nina ]. Brown. typewritinR.., ' 10
| e. n Tan, Imam 0Nts q 10