The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-10-09
For the New North Side Sew
or After Considerable
parleying
BY THE CITY COUNCIL


The speoinl meeting Of Tho CITY ooun'
OIL Saturday night donlt entirely with
tho sewer question, This matter Ilnt
taken up n days time altogether md
" Ia II relief 10 tho aldermen Tint they
have sattlAd N NJ Inst,
All tho members were present, Clo'
maDt having returned w the city since
th0 last meeting,
City BnlgDoop Morris reported on
tho Sewers, stRting thnt everything
WAS found 10 bn OOpvoOt md IN good
running shApo, When questioned by
Alderman Reynolds nm w tho depth Ol
Tho anwop MI 0ynwoll's corner, the
city NDglpnNp replied That tho sewer
Win IN low ~ tho profile showed " 70
be,
B|enniphGr made n speech, HtntlDg
thai lA Ind gone over the sewer AyAa
tam mad inspected u, finding That tho
reports THAT tho work Ind not been
done according 10 tho specifications
were entirely false md gponndlos1,
The system WRa IN splendid working
Ordnp, Connolly Anid no Ind gone
over tho system md eOuld endorse
whit IimmOtEhON ilnf Hnth,
", III, IlnlhhOpn addressed tl,u conn
oh IN behalf OF ", ~ Kinds NJ Goa
explaining why tho lntt0p'H Did WIS
accompanied by u check W only $500
instead Or 1900 Ns advertised Tor A
vnnnRA " Ton minutes VIM then taken
IN order w give th0 committee time w
report, !,
City Clerk and Attorney HMropd
STATED tllAt th0 bids must bo nCe0ln'
panied by the amount specified IN tho
advertisement, md In hia opinion,
when not NJ done, the next lowest
bidder could come IN md secure mn
injunction pgninst the city granting
tho oOnlrnOt 10 the lowest bidder,
Bennigh0T snid Tint no believed Tho
city attorney wnN mistaken lhNt the
contract hadn't yet been awarded,
q, y, Goddard addressed Tho council
In bohnlf NJ Mr., Kinds, slnting that
tho latter Ind complied with tho nd
yavtiaamAnt before the council Ind
tnkon any action IN tho mnttNr l0
stated tllnt N tho council did not
award the contract w MI, Kinds, "
would have n auit on lts hands, olnim'
Ing that Tho council Ind no right 10
reject oil tho bids M " did not reserve
thnt privilege IN its advertisements.
The 0ity clerk stated thnt " WINS tho
duty on Tho council 10 reject Tho bid
MI the time W WINS fled without Tho
necessary amount accompanying u,
Clement reported TINT tho majority
VI Tho committee WIS In favor Of vi.
lowing the OOntpA0t t0 the lowest bid
don, BeHnighOf moved TINT Tho pA-
port ba adopted md Tho OOntrnOt be
awarded 10 Tho lowest bidder, u, ",
Kinds, Seconded by Reynolds. Aver
Connolly, BennlRh0H Clement,
Reynolds, Tubbs, Vvigelle and ropky,
No, kEitniNk,
BnniRhoH bpought W tho sidewalk
matter, asking tho oily clerk why tho
sidewalks hN0 not bean advertised tor
suoh n long time, Clerk H0vfOpd 10
piled, saying that the necessary notice
had baen given And TINT tho advertiser
mMnt IN The papap WIS unnecessary,
From tho discussion thnt msnAd
over thia matter N IN plainly evident
thRt Tho street commissioner md CON.
tvaatOp OF sidewalks hnyN not beon Np
on tho business which N expected ~
them md tho CITY clerk hAR beOn
made w bear the blunt 0f abuse tor
them,
City CLERK HEREFORD stated thAt w
there seemed 10 be dissatisfaction over
his work, he therefore would tender
his resignation nv clerk and attorney,
BaDnighoy vegnested no hla y In writ.
Inv wi tho next meeting, The hoaTd
then adjourned,