The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-02-09
new CITY TREASURER
Fred Rixon the Unanimous Choice
Of the Council for
the Job.
THE FIFTY NEW LIGHTS
For the Streets Located The Gazette
Holds the City Printing-W Water
wOrks-New Sidewalks.

convening Tuesday evening. Even
though tile members were in the coun-
Gil chamber by s O'Clock, it took them,
as we'll as the mayor. about 40 minutes
to make up their minds that they
wanted to get down to business. The
meeting found all the members present,
with the exception Of Witham. who
was confined to his home by illness.
just after being called to order the
members vacated their seats. repairing
to an adjoining room where caucus
was held for city treasurer. The eau
Gus organized by the election Of Gle
ment as chairman and general good
feeling prevailed, the star chamber pro-
oeedings lasting but few minutes.
It being the first meeting in the
month, the reports Of officers were sub
mitted and accepted.
Two petitions for electric lights were
referred to tile fire, light and water
committee.
s. Z. Garvin complained to the coun.
oil about dirt having been piled up in
the alley at the rear Of bis property. the
Owl saloon, and that the same would
be damaged when the spring rains set
in. and he would like to have the coun-
Gil cause the dirt to be removed to the
level of the grade. After some discus
sion the matter was. taken out Of the
councils hands by the street commits.
sioner being no titled to look into it.
The following bills were allowed:
Yegen Bros. for smallpox pa.
tients and pesthouse ..$ 1855 56
T. r. Kinds g Co.. estimate
on sewer work 4,s79 So
A. Il. Babcock Hardware Co.,
for pest house 41 %
Yegen Bros, city supplies .... Z 05
A. L. Baboock Hardware Co.,
furnace for fire hall ....... 1872 43
O. r. Stoll, street and bridge
Work ....... ....... .... 6O
jeff Brewer, carriage hire.... 10 90
Mccormick Mercantile Co..
oats. etc .................. ... 81 95
W. j. Youmans, lumber 1850. 25 43l
Nina J. Brown, typewriting. 2 COL
H. s. Evans, city treasurer
and Office rent. ... .......... 81 65
Simon Forster, wood and dray.
age. ........ DO w
Billings Water Power Co.,
water for ensuing quarter. ees 7s
s. r. Salisbury, drayage. 4 OO
O. Whitney ,cleaning crossings 2 90
Billings Gazette. printing and
stationery ............... !. SO SO
Clement reported for the light commit. |
tee relative to the investigation as to
how far fifty street lights Would 90 to-
ward lighting. the city. He read a
list of locations whjs6 the committee
had looked ov{r. The report was &C.
cepted. On meGon Of Bennighoff, the
mayor was requested to appoint COM
mittee to confer with the light company
aud ascertain what the cost would be
for the fifty lights and to report at the
next regular meeting. The mayor ap.
pointed as such committee, Bennighoff,
Frizells and Clement
The petition asking for the construct.
ion of a sidewalk on the south side Of
Fourth avenue north from twenty sew
enth to Twenty eighth street was
granted.
The Gazette was given the city print.
ing for a year, it's bid being the lowest
one submitted.
Fred P. Rixon was unanimusly elect
ed city treasurer to fill tho unexpired
term until May /. 1921. caused by the
Of Hpgn 8. Evans, his name
being the only one presented before the
oounoil, he being the selection of the
caucus.
The cnnnoil ia daterminad that all
persons conducting business in Billings
shall pay the necessary license and
those refusing to do 80 will be arrested
BY the chief of police and on failure to
pay same their places shall be closed. 7;
Ben Hager called the attention Of the
council to the fact that there Ia no H.
,ense regulating a drain pipe layer.
snd as he wished to take ont suoh a
license. he desired the honorable body
70 remedy the defect. The city clerk
was INSTRUCTED tn draw up section
amending the liceuse ordinance so AZ to
nolude drain pipe layer, the license
ee to be regulated BY the ordinance
'ommittee.
FEizelle again brought up the water !
works proposition BY saying that he
houRht the local agent Of the COMPANY
lad had plenty OF time IN which to
rear from the company a. to what
night be the probable price they would
lsk for tho plant.
John Mausey Aled hia bond. with I.
!. Fenske and A. /. Babcock n sure.