davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-18
BOSTON. 10; NEW YORK. ?.
American league Games.

CHICAGO. 8; PHILADELPHIA, 2
Chicago, June IA combinat ton of
three hits and two errors. with a gift and
a sacrifice, gave the champions the game
in the first inning. Attendance 300. Score
RHE
Chicago ...............4OOO 2OOOs-6
Philadelphia .........0 0 0O10001-2
Batterles-Garvin and Sullivan; Mitchell
and Schreck.
DETROIT. 4; WASHINGTON. 0.
Detroit, June 17.-Mercer's curves were
puzzle to the Washington team and he
was hit safely only three times. scoring
the first shut out of the season at Ben
nett Park. Attendance 2,515. Score:
Detroit ...............1oooOOOs.Lln
Washington .-........0 0 90 o. 0 90 3 2
Observation-Disclosures and Buelow; Lee and
Clark.
ST LOUIS. .; BALTIMORE, 2
St Louis. June baltimore and st.
Louis fought a drawn battle today. the
game being called after the eleventh in
ming on account Of darkness 1t was
pitchers battle between Sudhoff and Nc
Ginnity and neihtre team scored in the
last five innings. Attendance 1861; score;
RHE
ST. Louis .........0O01O1OOOOO-2 IL .
Baltimore ........0 001100 90 % II
Batteries-Sudhoff and Sugden; McGln-
nifty and Robinson.
CLEVELAND, Z; BOSTON. 5.
Boston June 17.-Cleveland won this
mornings game by punching hits with
Boston's errers. The latter were numer-
Gus and eWird and worthy of raw anna
ategrs. Moore had excellent command
throughout the game. Attendance $500.
Score: RHE
Boston ................O10 OO0OI1-s S I
Cleveland ...-......-0 0 5 3 III 9 ?
Batteries-Dineen and Warner; Moore
and Wood.
BOSTON. 3: CLEVELAND. 4.
Boston June LIN the afternoon game
Cleveland gave Cy Young his third defeat
of the season in a closely played game
AS I'm the morning game BostOn's errors
figured largely in the visitors score. but
one of their runs being earned Attendance
S1o0 score: RHE
Boston ........-.--....0 0 o-S
Cleveland .............I.0O11 O00I-4 Z O.
Batteries-Young and Criger; Joss and
Wood.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-18
New York.
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, June 17.-Yesterday's activ-
ity in stocks was about maintained today
and the degree of diversity of the trade
was very similar The movement Of
prices was rather irregular. in spite OF
the striking gains by some of the stocks
which led the market in point OF activ-
ity. \ movement to take profits in St
Paul added TO the irregular appearance
of the market. as the grain carrying rail-
roads generally showed some conspicu-
Gus points OF strength
The excitement in the corn seemingly
did not affect the corn carrying rail
raods. as It was not associated with bad
crop reports. The falling of showers in
the cotton belt was learned with salts
faction and the strength OF wheat in for
eign markets. which was reflected here.
was a favorable influence on the price Of
securities. There was no news OF the
coal strike TO account for the strength
OF the Readings. although assertions
were heard in Wall street that the col
lapse Of the strike was probably near
a. hand. There was no uneasiness ap-
parent over the money market. notwith-
standing the approach Of the time Tor
the preparation for the seni-annual
settlement and the known requirements
for several syndicate operations. incIud-
ing the payment OF s. ea.ne0 for the
Western Maryland railroad at Balti-
more this week The market closed
quite active and steady.
The bond market was irregular. To-
tai sales. par value. s22i5. o00-
United States old IS. registered. de-
clined sc and the new IS = per cent
on the last call.
The closing quotations OF stocks were
as follows
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-18
HOG RECEIPTS
WERE LIGHT
Buyers Said Steady and Sellers
Quoted Be Lower.
TOP PRICE WAS S7.32 ~
Farmers are Too Busy to
Bring Hogs TO Market.
TOP PRICE WAS S7.32 -

Hog receipts yesterday were the lightest
on a Tuesday for a long time. The fact
that farmers are busy in their harvest OF
corn fields was conceded TO be the cause
Of the light supply. Wheat harvest is
here and the alfalfa crop is ready for the
moving machine in al Of Wichita s terri
tory. A liberal supply on this market for
the next ten days would come in the ma
ture Of a surprise. There were only two
car loads of hogs on the market. one
good medium heavy weight and the other
light but even and Of good quality. There
was also a small number of hogs delivered
IN wagons. The buyers insisted that they
paid steady prices. but the sellers said
they sold their hogs about five cents
lower The hogs seemed to be bringing
good prices but it was difficult to make
comparisons when there We're so few hogs
sold The buyers want hogs and they do
not try to take advantage of the situation
10 buy cheap and sellers have no occasion
to complain. if any one thinks there is a
margin for profit between this and any
other market they might correct their
error in judgment by buying a few car
loads Of hogs and shipping them out
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-18
Western LEAGUE Games.

COLO. SPRINGS, 4; OMAHA. ?.
Colorado Springs. June II-Colorado
Springs took the hrst game OF the series
from Omaha today Genins and Calhoun
were put oct Of the game for disputing
Umpire Crisis decisions. Attendance coo.
score: RHE
Colorado Springs 100000 2'-4 2
Omaha ................1 oO0-2 ?
Batteries-AIcNeely and Dixon; Baer-
valid. Brown and Gonding.
DENVER. s: DIES MONIES. Q.
Denver. June 17.-Des Mcines suffered
shut ont in the opening game OF the ser
les. The fielding Of the visitors was very
poor. Park Wilson made "a home run. At
tendance 1909. Score; II Z
Denver ...........1...3 / l 0 q 0 Q e-5 0
Des Moines .....-----U Q @ @ @ O Go
Batteries-XV hiteridge and Mcconnell and
Wilson: Hotter and Hanson
MINIATURES. 5: ST. JOE. T.
Milwaukee June l7.-Milwaukee won the
first game Of the series with st. Joe. the
contest lasting Is innings. The feature
of the game was the pitching OF sworn
stead. who struck out thirteen men. At
tendance sc Score r
St Joe ...........91 OF 0o0 000oo-4
Milwaukee $1,000 600 oooao1-5 5 ,
Batteries-NcFadden and Roth; SWORN
sied and Lucia.
PEORIA. s. KANSAS CITY. :.
Peoria. June I7.-Peoria pounceG on Ca
BE today and bstted out an easy victory.
The feature Of the game was the terrific
hitting Of Cox. Attendance so. Score:
RHE
Peoria ..-.............2 01o02Os -sl4
Kansas City ..-..--..0 o q 8 o O . e-5 Q
Batteries-CoN and Wilson; Gable and
aFrsssr-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-18
HOG SALES.
CATTLE SALE
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

Steiner & Blair Of Lyons had another
car load of hogs on the market yesterday.
Dold 8 new ice plant is turning out the
big 400 pounds cakes Of ice Supt. Charles
Darrigrand VIII in a few days have the
machinery al lat proper gear when the
big cakes Of ice viii Zoe clear as crystal
Just the head and shoulders of the farm
ers and the backs Of the horses are now
visible in the corn fields north of the
Union stock Yards. A great corn crop this
year viii make the farmers and stockmen
feel like singing the long meter dovology.
Cudahy intends 20 keep on killing hogs.
even though he cannot get quite as many
as ne desires.
Colonel Garrett the hog buyer for Ar
nour has only been in Wichita about two
months and he has gained twelve pounds
IN weight His head keeps its normal size
but the circumference of his waist grad
uaily Increases. He describes it all to this
Wichita water. which percolates through
hundreds Of miles of clear sand from the
mountains of Colorado. The people at the
yards hope he viii become a permanent
buyer on the market.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-18

wethers s3.S005.40; fed ewes s435d5. 30;
Texas clipped yearlings $5G5. As; Texas
clipped sheep S4QA9o; ewes S2.30q4OO.
st. Louis.
st Louis, June 17.-Cattle-Receipts 5000
including $500 Texans. Market steady.
Beef steers So. 45aA9o: COWS and heifers.
- z9'aeVV; Texas steers, grass s3.2ed4 90;
400.
Hogs-Receipts 400. Market steady with
pigs and lights S7G7.20; packers s7.I0q
7-S5: butchers, S7.2Od7.35
Sheep-Receipts 5000. Market steady
Natives, $3le945e; lambs s41Oq6.75.
ST. Joseph.
81. Joe, June Acknowledging 800;
market steady; natives s5.O0Q7.75; COWS
and heifers s1.50Ge.o0: veals s3.5Gd5. rs;
stockers and feeders s225d525.
Hogs-Receipts $500. Market steady.
Light and light mixed $1,000. IS: medium
and heavy S7.15a7.5 IS; pigs s4.O0ds 80.
Sheep-Receipts 200; best steady: 9TH
ers % to p cents lower; top spring lambs
S725
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-18
COTTON MARKET.

New York. June 1.-THE cotton market
opened easy. with June points higher
and other months . - points lover and
closed easy and net 81 20 = points lower
New York. june I7--Cotton-Spot closed
quiet middiing uplsnds 5-lec. middiinE
gulf. s-16c Sales so bales Futures
opened steady. June So; july. a57. Aug
ust SO. September. soc, October. 7.8sc.
November offered 7.Sfc. December 2Z1c;
January IKE. March 7.stc.
LIVERPOOL. June 17.-Co;tou. spot. fair de-
rnaud. prices l-szd lower American MID
ding r5-1ea
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-18
OTHER LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
CHICAGO.


Chicago, June 17.-Catue-Receipts 4,60)
fncudink ] 200 Texans; market slow, and
etady Good to prime steers nominal,
s750aS. poor TO medium $5.0o0I.40; stock
ers and feeders S2.50lt525; cows $l.4o05.60;
heifers. 81 25d625: Gamers 81. 4eN240; bulls
s250Q5.50; calves, $2505.0o; Texas steers 81
0e3o
Hogs-Receipts today 1900; tomorrow,
$500: left over none; steady TO Sc lower.
Mixed and butchers S7.007.40 good TO
choice heavy S.351,l.52l2: rough heavy.
s7lea7.50: ught, s69307-25; bulk of sales.
S7l0a735
sheep Receipts 12.ooe. sheep steady and
lambs choice higher: Good 10 choice
vgethers S475G5. fair 10 choice mixed S+G
as: western sheep. clipped S450q495 ma
tive lambs clipped S55oa69o; western
lambs S.5o0I15.
Official yesterday.
Receipts Cattle: 2os45; hogs, H,S7s;
81 sbipmc3ts-cattle: ISIS. hogs. l.os2;
sheep, LAG.
Kansas City.
Kansas City. June I.-Cattle-Recepts
5000 natives. 1859 Texans and. Sl5 calves.
Corn fed cattle and stockers and feeders
steady to higher erassers slow and weak.
quarantine stock slow. choice export and
dressed beef steers, S1-25fi 80; fair n sood
s45od1-2e; stOckers and feeders $3.50 90,
western fed steers. $8o9065e: Texas and
Indian steers S2-e0q6.S5; Texas cows $50
Gs.90. native cows. Sl.75d5-25: native heif-
ers So 0oa6. %: Gamers s. 50G3 o3s bulls $50
o.: calves S3Io05.fo
Fioes-Receipts $50, market opened
steady to Sc lower; closed 50loc lower:
top $50: bulk Of sales SKA .55: heavy.
s. s5a7s0: mixed packers s1So0755; light
s. S5q7.s5: workers S7.25a7.25 piss $6.518
SIS
Sheep Receipts 500: market steady 10
lower. native lambs SfSh1'- western lamb
bT62o. native wcthers S49a05.25: western
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-18
WRULENT CANCER CURED.

Startling proof Of q wonderful advance
in medicine is given By Druggist C. w.
Roberts OF Elizabeth. w Va. An old
man there had long suffered with what
good doctors pronounced incurable cancer.
They believed his case hopeless till he
used Electric Bitters and applied Buck
lens Arnica Salve, which treatment COM
pleteiy cured him. When Electric Bit
ters are used to expel bilious. kidney and
microbe poisons at the same time this
salve exerts its matchless healing power,
blood diseases, skin eruptions. ulcers
and sores vanish. Bitters soc, Salve 25c
At Behring's pharmacy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-18
FILTHY TEMPLES IN INDIA.

Sacred COWS often defle Indian temples.
but worse yet is a body that's polluted
by constipation Don't permit It. Cleanse
your system with Dr. Kings New Life
Pills. and avoid untold misery. They
give lively livers active bowels. good d.
gestion. fine appetite. Only sc. az Geh-
rings pharmacy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-18

Sew YORK. June 17.--Close. Horcy On
can ~ 20 ser cert closed offered a. 3
Per cent. rr3ce mercantile paper fsN5 ger
cent sterling exchange nrm with actual
business ID bankers f-iss ~ ftt7ts f1r de-
uanf and 20 81 s1f7f 81 - for sixty DAYS.
s. sf. 7fsfzse
Bar silver sz7sc. Mexicsn dollars E-sc
Csovernuent bonds weak state honJs
strong railroad bouds irregular.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-18

On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was firm. Creamery, 1Set2ll4 C;
dairy. IizQl9iac.
Eggs-Steady. Fresh 15c.
Kansas City.
Kansas City, June Nv heat close: July
667.G67c; September 667sc. Cash. No. , hard
7G0701zc; No. 3, 69l1c; No. 4 hard &C; re-
jected 64465c; No. 2 red nc; No. 7Sc; No.
2 spring Gee.
Corn-July 5S3sd5915c; September, 51Tsd
SIC. Cash. No. ? mixed 61lzG62c; No. ?
white 66Qe6i4c; No 3. 65c.
Oats-No , white 44q45c.
Rye-No. .. sec.
Hay-Choice timothy. 12c; choice prairie
S9.00Q10.OO.
Butter-Creamery 1sc: dairy. 1sc.
Eggs-Fresh. 141zc.
Receipts of wheat 112 cars.
st. Louis.
ST Louis. June 7.-Wheat-Close: No.
Fred, cash elevator nc; track 7Sd79c; old
July e914c; September esssc; No. hard
7SG7AAc.
-Higher-No. cash. Gle; track, g.
July &c: September 55l4q559sc.
Oats-Steady; No. cash 4f5c; track
45a45ssc; July S21zc; September 2754c; No.
white 4Sc.
Rye-Steady, sec.
New York
New York, June L-Butter-Receipts
1885 packages. Firm. State dairy 1sq2Ic;
creamery. (state) 19Q22c; creamery, Gm-
itation) 17G20c; factory 16d1S1kc.
Cheese-Receipts S.422 packages. Steady
Fancy large, colored. 9s.c; fancy large
white SIC fancy small state full cream.
colored. choice 974c; fancy small state full
cream. white 9s4c.
Eggs-Receipts. Is, sec packages. Firm.
State and Pennsylvania, 1Tl2alSc; western
candled 17Q17kc.
Sugar-Raw, firm. Fair refining. SC; cen
trifugal 95 test. SIC; molasses sugar 224c;
refined heavy; crushed soc; powdered 4sO
and granulated 470c
Coffee-Quiet; No. Rio SIC.
Molasses- Steady. New Orleans SSd41c.
Poultry-Alive slow; broilers 2e122c; tnr-
keys. 12c; fowls, 12c; dressed, quiet, broil-
ers 22G24c; fowls Pic. turkeys 1Sc.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-18
The Direct Line West

Rouud trip Sl5o0 TO Pueblo. Colorado
Springs and Denver. Tickets on sale
June End TO 2sth inclusive. July Isl 70
18th inclusive. August lst 10 18th inciu-
sive, August 23rd and 18th and August
Soth TO September 1oth inclusive.
on all other dates. June ist 20 Septem-
Der 18th. rate 10 above points viii De one
fare plus soc for round trip.
Return limit en- All tickets. October 81.
1890.
For eorrespondingly low rates 70 Glen
wood Springs. Colo. Ogden and salt Lake
City, Utah. cali or address
I T. sHERwIN. 2. & T. 4.
No. Pacilc Railway. Wichita. kan
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-18
BIAS BALL.
National Leaaue Games.

BROOKLYN, 4; PHILADELPHIA, 3.
Philadelphia, June IA wild throw by
Dahlen gave Philadelphia two runs in the
eighth and another ives secured in the
ninth on a base on balls and Hulwit hit
The BroOklyns won by good consecutive
hitting and fast inside work Attendance
,937. Score: RHE
Brooklyn .-...-.......2 0 0 0 0 1 o. II
Philadelphia ..-......0 0 0 0 0 o. I-3 0
Batteries-Newton and Farrell; Iberg,
Felix and Doom.
BOSTON, 6; NEW YORK, 3.
Boston, June 17.-Three hits, base on
balls and three errors added to Cooley be-
ing hit by pitched ball gave Boston four
runs in the eighth inning of the morning
game and clinched the game Washburn
had his nose broken by pitched ball At
tendance 800. Score: RHE
Boston .-..............0 O0OO4--6 y 8
New York .....-.....0 2 00O01O-S 3
Batteries-Willis and Kittridge, Taylor
and Bowerman.
BOSTON, 10; NEW YORK, 2.
Boston, June livery man on the Bos-
ton nine came to the bat in the fourth in
ming of the afternoon game, five of them
making hits and five crossing the plate.
This took the heart out of the visitors and
they played listlessiy the remainder of the
game Attendance $500. Score; RHE
Boston .......-.......3 0 ) ? &-l3 10
New York ...........1 o 0 0000-2 s 8
Batteries-Pittinge and Moran; BIewit
and Roweruan
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-18
Use oToTATIoNS

Chicago. Jane 17.-Cash quotatIons were
lolioe :, -sr, -eer see %, : sITs.-g
oats s-i~siss1&c. No. white &c 10
ne. SSre1c. fair 70 choice mailing SC
SC No. faxSsed. Sl-ss. Ne ! northwest
ern- la Prime timothy seed Sis Mes
york. per bhl-. sI1.Et46f7.7s- lard ner -
lbs. So Ia short ms Sides I01Se 81 ~
1919. dry ssiteo shoulders boxed So
Ss<c. short clear SIDES. boxed Sl1.7sfsI1s
Whisky. basis Of high wines. S-a. Cisver
contract grade. &-s5.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-18

Gdlcys themselves break down and waste
away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles most always result from
2 arrangement Of the kidneys and cure IS
obtained quickest by Z proper treatment Of
the kidneys. If you are feeling badly you
can make no mistake by taking DR.. Kil1ne-s
Swamp-Root, the great kidney. liver and
bladder remedy.
Il couscts inability 70 hold urine and scald-
ing pain in passing il. and overcomes that
unpleasant necessity Of being compelled to
go often during the day. and TO get up many
times during the night. The mild and the
extraordinary effect OF Sw2mp-Root is soon
realized. It stands the highest for its won
derful cures Of the most distressing cases.
Swamp-Root is pleasant 10 take and sold
by all druggists in fifty-cent and one-dollar
sized bottles. You may ftT
have sample bottle of sTT-rz1-1s 8 Is
this wonderful new dis III, g 4 al
covery and book that -ssissls Z: Z. - 2
tells all about it, both Home % s,v.n,p-Roo.
sent free b. mail. Address DR.. Kiiner & Co.
Singhamton. n. Y. When writing mention
reading this generous offer in this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but reulem-
Der the name. Swamp-Root. DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root. and the address, Bingham
ton. y. Y. on every bottle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-18
WOOL MARKET.

s. Louis Ju1e f7.--S} ool-Markct STEADY
with Territory and western uediDrns ifz
G1gLc. fines IIa-5c- coarse 1fa1Esc.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-18
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

prevailing II this
s because 50 oecep-
tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused by
it heart disease,
pneumonia. heart
failure or apoplexy
are often the result
Of kidney disease. If
kidney trouble IS a.
lowed 10 advance he
kidney-roisoned
blood viii attack the
vital organs or the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-18

sized bottles. You may
have q sample bottle Of
this wonderful new dis
covery and q book that
tells all about it. both
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-18
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS
CHICAGO.

Chicago. June 1.-The leading futures
ranged as follows:
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-10
ecent one against Judge Moves.

recent one against Judge Moves. It
not only pronounces him guilty of con-
tempt. ard also some of his under
strappers, but again declares that
Mckenzie was guilty and that a con
spiracy existed between himself and
Moves. Whatever the friends of the
eminent North Dakotan may think in
that direction, the court evidently
wishes to be distinctly understood as
opining that when executive elem
ency vas exercised in his behalf it
was a grievous mistake. Twice has it
now declared him guilty of the charges
brought against him, with some ad-
jectivial descriptions of the nature of
his guilt and degree of the offense
thrown into the second declaration by
way of good measure.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-10

cision is found to be just and based
Upon a proper Interpretation of the
ordinance under which it is made.
By the adoption of some simple
device of this kind the many. CON-
plants with which the council now
finds itself flooded would cease. All
would become acquainted with the
law and its provisions and compliance
with it could be easily and effectively
secured. Another benefit that would
accrue would be the existence of a
complete record of all building opera
lions in the city and data would al
ways be available from which com
pilation of statistical matter, so often
called for, could be accurately and
quickly made Leaving this phase of
the matter out of consideration the
adoption of an ordinance along the
lines suggested would seem really i'm.
perative, that is if the ordinance al
ready in existence is one considered
as worthy of enforcement. Until
some such ordinance is passed the
complaints now making of violations
of the other will continue and no
means are at hand Of stopping them.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-10
PREVAILED.

Missoulian: Admiral Sampson is a
hopeless mental wreck, and it is
claimed he will go down to his grave
in darkness. 1t is a sad ending for a
man who by his own exertions arose
to prominence from the most humble
surroundings. But there was some
thing radically wrong in his makeup,
perhaps failure of mental power, else
he could not have acted in the pecu-
liar manner he did. His weakness vas
stronger than his strength
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-10

.4 w-SlF- hHH- NhNE &rN #H&" H..H Hr
list of sales. Good lots Of fine medium
are yet selling On the secured basis of
AZ and 43c, with fine at 45@46c and
staple woods at 47@4Sc. Oregon woods
continue steady on the basis of 400
45c for fine medium and fine, with
valley at 35@38c, and staple woods at
45@48c.
Fleece woods are held firm but sales
are moderate. Ohio washed delaine
is quotable at 2S@2SAc, with some
holding at 29c, while Xxx and above
Ohio is quotable at 26@26hc. Mich
igan woods hold at about zoe for quar-
ter bloods.
Australian wool are quoted as fol-
lows: Quarter blood 38c cleaned,
three-eights blood 46@4Sc; Lincolns
80 c; Merions super combing 7O@72c,
and good at 66@68c.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-10
A NEEDED ORDINANCE.

The remark that a community may
buffer because OF having too many
laws is not applicable to the city of
Billings. A perusal of the report of
the proceedings of the last
meeting Of the city council
will prove this fact. While
trying 10 adopt the and ways
of cities, it would seem that through
oversight or negligence the resp7ct,7.
city administrations have been at
tempting to conduct the affairs of the
municipality on a sort of compromise
basis, a half way kind of doing bust
ness.
While an ordinance exists establish
ing fire limits, because Of the absence
of a c%orrelative ordinance requiring
the issuance of building permits, the
first is made practically nugatory in
it's effects. The city is really power
less to guard against attractions of
he first ordinance, owing to lack of
supervision it should have over build
lag operations within the corporate
limits.
In order that the ordinance defining
fire limits may be made capable of
proper enforcement the city should at
once adopt another creating the Office
Of building inspector, or at least dele
eating the power usually bestowed
upon such an official to someone al
ready clothed with supervisory author
ity if it is deemed that the city is not
able to bear the expense which might
follow the creation of another Office.
The street commissioner, chief of po-
lice or some other officer should be
vested with the power of supervision
ove building operations in so far as
being made the one to whom all who
desire to erect new buildings or repair
old ones would have to apply for per-
mission before being permitted to pro-
coed. If it appeared to that officer
that the applicant for a building per-
NIT contemplated the erection of a
structure contrary to the provisions
of the ordnance creating the fire
limits he should be clothed with au-
thority to refuse the application. To
make the ordinance all the more eff
fective there should be no appeal from
his decision, provided that his de-