The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-21
CITY COUNCIL MEETS.

CITY COUNCIL MEETS.
Cement Sidewalk for Library-Mayer
Controversy Settled.
From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
Last nights meeting of the city
council disposed of considerable bus
mess.
There were present Mayor George
and Aldermen Berky, Connolly, Goth
ron, Reynolds, Stoddard and White.
The retail liquor license bonds of
Henry Thorsen. and Richard Edwards,
approved by the bond committee,
were accepted.
The water committe reported ad-
yersely on granting the petition Of
James Rowe ct al, for a water main.
The same committee reported on the
matter of furnishing water for street
sprinkling to the effect that the
sprinkling in the outlying districts be
limited to the summer months, and
that in the business district whenever
needed. The water for the latter is
to be drawn from standpipe on Mon
tana avenue, and the Billings Water
Power company will be asked to furn-
ish bids for supplying the water.
The council turned down the bill
Of F. L. Mann, police magistrate, for
two months telephone rent.
A bill of $195 was allowed Yellow
stone county for money paid out for
publishing the delinquent tax list Of
Special improvement district No. 1,
in 1897.
A bill of SIS from the Billings Water
Power company for water furnished
for street sprinkling was laid e
for the reason that the city has
neither a verbal nor written contract
with the company. In the meantime
the committee will confer with the
company and strive to come to some
agreement.
A batch Of bills, held owe for two
weeks, were allowed.
The city t~reasurer's bill of $3.50
for Office rent was d%isallowed. That
official has been receiving IS per
month for office rent and the council
was not inclined to allow him any
more. The bill was allowed at the
fate of S. per month.
Myrtle Howard appeared before the
council, complaining against what
she termed a discrimination against
the girls Of her houses, who were
fined more than those Of others. The
matter was referred.
Two petitions were filed asking for
extensions Of water mains. They
were referred to the proper commit
tee.
The library committee petitioned
the council to cause the laying of a
cement walk in front of the library
building. BY unanimous consent this
matter was brought up for final action
at once, resulting in the council in
structing the city clerk to advertise
Tor bids for the work, bids to be re.
ceived during the next three days.
This walk is to be eight feet wide and
$50 feet long.
Two petitions from north and south
side residents were received, asking
that a crossing be opened between
Tw~enty-ninth and T%hirty-ifth streets.
The matter was referred to the street
and sidewalk committee.
A communication was read from
Mrs. Nat Collins, the cattle queen,
asking the councils endorsement for
a lecture to be given in the city soon.
The council gave its endorsement.
This was the time set for receiving
plans and specifications for the pro-
posed new city hall, but only n set
was received. The council granted
two weeks further time to architects
to prepare plans.
o. +. Goddard addressed the council
relative to the controversy brought
up by reason Of Frank Mayer running
a stand on the street. He stated that
he thought the council was discrim-
mating when it permitted other citi-
zens to maintain eye-sores on the
same street. Mr.. Goddard stated that
Mr.. Mayer holds a license for doing
business until July 81, and that the
man was willing to move off without
trouble il the city would grant him
free a peddler's license for a year..
City Attorney Johnston favored
% ,anting Mayer a license as request
ed as a sure way Of getting rid of the
eye-sore.
Berky, who has contested Mayors
~ocs&;on fororoI -oivipo him a 1iconal