The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-08
CITY COUNCIL.
City and County Agree on Smallpox
Question.

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From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
The city council met in regular ses-
sion last evening. Present, Aldermen
Connolly, Berky, Szitniok, Frlzelle
and Bennighoff. In the absence Of
Mayor Yegen Alderman Connolly was
selected to take the chair. The re-
ports of the several city officers we're
acceped.
A petition was received from resi-
dents Of Twenty seventh street, south,
for removal Of the wagons and farm
machinery in front of the livery sta
BILE and blacksmith shop between Min
nesota and First avenues, south. The
chief Of police vas ordered to remove
the distractions.
Only one bid was received for the
city printing, being that of The Ga
zette. It was referred to the ordinance
committee.
After considerable discussion the
ordinance granting a franchise to the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone COM
pany was referred back to the ordi-
nance committee.
A committee consisting of Bennig-
hoff, Frizelle and Szitnick was ap-
pointed to confer with the county
commissioners relative to the matter Of
employing proper precautions against
spread of smallpox. The council ap-
peared to be Of the opinion that not
withstanding the fact that at a we'll
attended citizens meeting held a few
days ago., urging the city board Of
health to use the proper remedy to
stamp out contagious diseases, that
the wishes of the citizens expressed
at that meeting were being disregard
ed. Discussion was INDUCED in at
last nights meeting Of the council,
which may take the shape Of an ordi-
nance, taking the powers Of q%uarantin-
ing out Of the hands of the board
of city health, as it is now con-
stituted. The drift Of the remarks
passed by a number of tie members of
the council at the meeting last night
indicated that at an adjourned meet
ing to be held tonight the council
will hear even palmer language than
that expressed last night on the sub
ject of contagious diseases.
From Thursdays Daily Gazette.
The council met last night pursuant
to adjournment. The mayor and presi-
dent of the council being absent, AL
derman Connolly was elected to pre-
side.
The committee to whom the print
ing bid was referred reported that as
the bid was not in accordance with the
call and specifications, that the time
for receiving bids be extended and the
clerk deliver specifications and blank
forms of bids to each of the papers.
The reports Of the city treasurer,
chief of police and sewer commits
sioner for February were accepted,
and sundry bills were allowed.
The special committee appointed to
confer with the county commissioners
on measures to stamp out smallpox
reported a proposed arrangement under
which the cost OF maintaining the
pesthouse and all necessary quarantine
in he city should be divided between
the city and county in proportion tt
the number of patients properly
chargeable to each, the city taking
charge Of all quarantine measures il
the city and the county managing the
pesthouse. After some discussion tine
agreement was ratified by the council
The committee on ordinances tt
whom was referred the board Of health
ordinance introduced Tuesday night:
reported the same with some slight
,looco, A 1lo~1o po,r;rho a. oclzoc
for unanimous consent to immediate
action upon it under suspension of the
rules, which was granted and the or
dinance was adopted. All the alder
men present voting for it, after which
the council adjourned to meet agai1
TODAY at 2.3O n. m. .. .