The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-09-06
COUNCIL CHOOSES SITE FOR
CITY HALL.
DECIDED BY MAYORS VOTE
Chris Yegen Offers to Donate Three
Lots South of Northern
, Pacific Tracks.

FROM Wednesday S DAILY Gazette.
When Clerk Matheson called the
roll last evening all the members of
the city council responded to their
names, except Connolly, who entered
subsequently.
The reports of the various city Of
ficers were received. In the matter
of the reports of the police magis-
trate and chief Of police for July.
which were referred at the time of
their submission, Berky reported a
discrepancy Of $40 in the report of
the magistrate as compared with that
of the chief. The amount is claimed
to represent a forfeited bond. AS
the magistrate is out of the city no
action was taken.
Favorable report was made on the
petition Of j. e. Kuntz ct al for a
sidewalk on both sides Of North
Twenty-eighth street. On motion the
petition was granted.
The fire, water and light commit
tee reported favorably on the petition
of Airth and others for an extension
of the water main from Anderson
avenue and Division street. The pc
tition was granted.
A communication was read from the
county clerk notifying the council
that the county commissioners desir-
ed to settle the matter of the small
pox account in accordance with the
agreement entered into between the
city and county. The mayor appoint
ed Reynolds, Thorsen and Connolly,
with the city attorney and Captain
Bond as a special committee to con
fer with the commissioners.
r. K. Babcock ct al %petitioned for
sidewalks on North Thirty-first street
between Fourth and Sixth avenues;
North Thirtieth street, between Fifth
and Sixth avenues and on North
-TTwenty-ninth street, between Fifth
: and Sixth avenues and that the B. &
M. company be notified to build walks
on Tw%enty-ninth, Thirtieth and Thir-
ty-first streets SO as to connect with
walks already built and to be built.
Referred.
crossings on the east side of Twenty
seventh street, from the east corner
of Minnesota avenu to the wool
ware house; across Twenty-sixth
street to Montana avenue and on the
west side of Twenty-seventh street
across First avenue north, was taken
up. After some slight discussion the
walks were ordered constructed.
Complaint having been made about
the postal authorities using the side
walk as a highway for push carts the
matter was made the subject of dis
cussion. 1t was finally disposed of by
being referred to the aldermen from
the First ward.
The street committee made verba
report recommending the construc
ton OF a. continuation of the side
walk in front of the Parmley Billing:
library to the intersection Of thu
Northern Pacific crossing on Twenty
eighth street. On motion the repor
was adopted and the walk ordered
built.
A bill was introduced for ordinance
declaring the Canadian, Scotch an
Russian thistles a nuisance and pre-
viding for their suppression. Re
ferred.
The usual monthly bills were rea'
and having the approval of tn
finance committee were ordered paid
The regular routine having bee
disposed of, Mayor George suggeste'
the advisability of some action |
reference to selecting a site for tn
new city hall. He informed the cour
s ell that he had spoken to the owner
of the intervening lots for an e1
change so that the city would W
continuous site.
Reynolds moved that the hall b
built on the lots owned by the cit.
providing the exchange mentione
could be made without cost to tn
city.
Berky thought it the part of pru'
ence to settle the matter OF a su
fiency of ground SO that the fire d
partment would have all the room r
quired. In order that this was assn
ed he suggested that an effort b
made to make the exchange at ono
He then moved that the council 8
into recess and talk over the matte
of the exchange with Mr.. Moss, ow
er Of the lot, who was present.
povno1da withdrew his motion ar