The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-08
TUBBS NO LONGER IS AN
ALDERMAN.
He ovERsTAYS THE LIMIT
After Ousting Member From Third
Ward Council Elect o. D.
Hogue.

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gentleman who until last night was
one of the councilmen from. the Third
Ward having been ousted by his late
colleagues for being absent without
leave.
When Mayor George called the adj
%journed regular meeting of the city
council to order last night Aldermen
Berky, Reynolds, White, Connolly and
Thorsen answered. to their anne =
The reports of the various city
officers for the north of September.
were submitted and fled.
A number of bills were reported!
favorably by the finance committee:
and allowed.
J. j. Walk was granted permission
to address the council and. entered a
protest against the resolution adopt
ed at the last meeting ordering the
extension of the sidewalk in North
TWenty-eighth street beyond his resi-
dence,. a distance of 13O}feet. His OBJ
lection. was based on the ground that
nobody Lived beyond him within the
city limits, and consequently no walk
was required.
The matter was generally discussed
and thea sJsbject Of sidewalk building
was thoroughly aired. The matter
was finally disposed of by a motion
by Renolds ordering construction of
| tho wall TO hp In1Je -, o1,o1ro, =, n =, F,,~+;1
it can be. investigated by the side
walk COMMITTEES.
The matter of the erection of tel
ephone poles in front Of business
houses to the Inconvenience and an
noyance Of, the occupants was taken
up, as complaint. had been made to
members Of the council. Particular
stress w~as~seemingJy laid by the com
claimants on the. presence of anchors,
in addition to- the poles. No action
was taken on the matter.
On. motion Of Reynolds the sum
of $75 was allowed, as pay for the
librarian for September and her
name placed on2 the: regular payroll
OF the city, obviatina future special
action in the matter st allowing her
! SALARY.
The mayor explained that. CHIEF
Bond had spent, considerable money
at Missoula as the city's delegate to
tire tiremen's convention and, suggest
eel the propriety Of rsimbursing him
to a partial extent at least Upon
motion of Reynolds die suIT of $75
WIS voted the chief in payment, of
expenses incurred by him..
The ordinance for the suppression
OF the Russian and, osfer thfstles was
now put on it's passage anl adorted
without a dissenting vote. ,
The J. P. Curtin Music company
%petftioned for permission TO place a
sign in North Twenty-ninth street,
eHHtsfde of the clr1h Refused.
Alderman aTubbss of the, third ward
having absenteai himself from the
city for more than TO, Gays without
permission of thw council, a resolu-
| tom was introduced declaring; his Of
| fee vacant. The city attorney *
/ planned that tile resolution was in
accordance with the ordinance. The
roll being Called all the aldermen
present voted. aye and. Mr.. Tubbs was
out of Office.
Thorsen. naminate& o. D. Hogue as
successor tm fill the une2pired term
of Mr.. Tubbs.. Conpelly seconded the
nominations and Mr.. Hogue was elect
ed unanimously.
D. r. Young appeared before the
council and complained of the condti-
ton in which the sidetrack of Yegen.
Bros. Isl Kept. He said that the pres
en- condition of the track made it inn
possible for teams to approach his
premises and he asked the council
to compel the owners of the track to
comply with the terms of the bond
and agreement filed with the council
at the time permission was granted
to construct the track.
twas decided to postpone action on
the matter until the next regular
meeting, the owners of the track to
be meantime notified to be present
and show why they should not plank
the track.
Reynolds moved that the assignee
OF B. w. Toole be instructed to re-
move forthwith the hay scales IN the
opposite side of the street from the
store lately occupied by Toole. Car
ried.