The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-09-06
Moss and the aldermen discussed the
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subject in controversy.
Mr.. Moss submitted a proposition
which met with the approval Of the
aldermen and it was placed in writ
ing.
While the proposal was being re-
duced to writing Chris Yegen adj
dressed the council and offered to
donate to the city lots l, 2 and 3,
block 1911, in South Twenty-eighth
street, conditioned that the city oc-
cupy them as a site for a city hall
to be built in accordance with the
plans adopted.
The written proposal Of Mr.. Moss
was now ready for submission and the
mayor declared the ecess over Rey-
nolds now moved that the PROPOSE
ton be accepted.
Upon call Of the roll Reynolds,
| Connolly, White and Cothron vited<
aye. stoddart, Berky, Tubbs and
Thorson voted mo-. The mayor cast
the deciding vote in the affirmative.
Reynolds now moved that the city
hall be button the lots owned by the.
city.
The motion had the effect Of bring
ing out Berky and Tubbs in speeches
in opposition. Tubbs closed by NOV
ing the appointment of a special com
mittee to investigate the offer of MI.
Yegen. A prior motion then pend
ing, Tubbs was declared out of or
der.
The mayor thought that the north
side site was the one entitled to the
most consideration because the bulk
of the assessed property of the city
is located on that side and the fire
department should be established
there.
Berky was opposed to rushing mat
tiers and advised that further action
be postponed until the next regular
meeting.
Reynolds said several years ago the
people OF the city had taken heed OF
the city's future wants by purchasing
three lots on the north side as a site
for a public building.
Tubbs again spoke in favor of re-
ferring the Yegen proposal to a spec
ial committee. Stoddart followed in
the same strain.
Connolly said that the people be.
4 fore the election had made up their
minds as to where the hall should be
located; the results Of the election
had shown that. 1t would be useless
to postpone action as recommended
by Stoddart and the others in opposi
ton.
: A vote was now taken on the Rey
nolds' motion. 1t resulted in a tie
Reynolds, White, Connolly and Goth
ron voting aye; those voting no beins
Stoddart, Berky, Tubbs and Thorson
After explaining that he considered
: the city's interests would be best sub
= ! served by locating the hall on tn
: north side, the mayor voted aye an
: the motion was declared carried.
. Stoddart now moved a reconsidera
ton of the vote on the acceptance o
: the Moss proposition. Parliamentar,
laws were ignored and the motiol
prevailed. Stoddart then offered ar
: other motion that the proposition b
accepted. The roll was called an
, the motion prevailed unanimously.
An agent of a company engaged i
the manufacture of cells was give
= permission to address the council
regard to furnishing the iron an
steel work of the Jail to be construc
ed in connection with the new cit
hall.
~ Captain Bond being called for a
expression of opinion as to the prol
able cost of a jail, said he was NJ
: prepared to give any figures, as
: depended upon the sort of a jail d
sired. He did not think it necessar
to employ the most costly of materia
as ordinary iron work would answe
all purposes.
This opened the way to a gener'
discussion of the cost of the buildin
and a free exchange of opinion as
:. the relative merits of various kint
Of construction material.
On motion Of Connolly it was d
cided to use pressed brick in facir
= two sides of the proposed building
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