The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-21

DOndS, $2,39O; interest on city hall
bonds, $3.50; salaries-mayor, 1920;
treasurer, $500; attorney, $420; clerk,
$420; police magistrate, 5000; alder
men, $576; marshal, 5000; chief Of fire
department, 5000; policemen, $1,000;
street commissioner, $3.50.
Complaint was again made at the
existence of a corral in First avenue
north between Twenty-fourth and
Tw~enty-fifth streets, the owner hav-
ing failed to remove it in accordance
with a promise given some time ago.
On motion the corral was declared a
nuisance and it's removal within 4S
hours ordered.
Only two bids were received for
furnishing the city with lumber for the
ensuing year, that of II. M. Allen at
$40 per 1000 feet. and the Thompson
McGregor company at $19.75 per 1000
feet.
On motion of Berky the contract
was awarded to Allen.
For the city printing NJ. G. Morris
and the Gazette Publishing company
were bidders. The first offered to
print al ordinances and official no.
tees for SO per cent less than the
statutory rates, n to make the same
cut in blank books. The bid of The
Gazette company was 70 per cent less
man tho statutory rates for full
leather bound record books, and 40
per cent less than statutory rates for
al printing. the same to be published
in a daily newspaper. The bids we're
referred to the fuance committee.
si- bids were received for street
shrinking, The contract was award
ed to Eerberc Soogel at $3.50 per
month per team, his being the lowest.
Several bids for constructing side
walks were received and referred to
the street and sidewalk committee.
J. O. L. Burt & Co. submitted sew
eral propositions for the construction
of cement block sidewalks. AS no
such walks are ordered constructed
by the city, no action was taken.
The finance committee reported an
estimate of $1,935 by the contractor
of the new city hall and a bill of $3.50,
of Link & Carter, architects. These,
with a number of others bills were or
dered paid.
On motion of White the street and
sidewalk committee was authorized
to secure a map showing the sprink-
ling districts of the city.
Connolly in behalf of the street and
sidewalk committee reported in favor
of the purchase of another sprinkling
wagon of 600 gallons capacity. White
moved that the report be adopted and
the clerk authorized to advertize for
bids.
The roll was called and the motion
prevailed unanimously.
The matter Of selecting polling
places and appointing judges and
clerks for the ensuing city election
was now considered. Selections were
made as follows:
First ward-Polling place. court
house: Judges, Nick Kloss, Irwin
Pearsall, Matt Driscoll; clerks, Eric
Erickson, Ira Whitney.
Second ward-Polling place, Bur
toms Office: Judges, A. M. Peters, R.
T. Allen, c. F. Burton; clerks, W P.
Matheson, Lee Stoddard.
Third ward-Polling place, Aliens
lumber office: Judges, D. Boykin,
Charles Schneider, William Owens;
clerks, H. K. Fish, R. Kirk.
Fourth ward-Polling place, Fire
hall: Judges, A. P. Hart, E. w. Silt
nick, j. Burns: clerks, w. ]. Stoddard.
J. w. Appleman.
The city attorney called attention
of the council to complaints made to
him concerning the construction and
maintenance by Yegen Bros. of a
powder magazine within a half a mile
of the corporate limits. Those who
made the complaints declared the To-
cation of the magazine to be in viola
ton of the state laws. Referred to
ordinance committee.
Berky said that the city was in the
somewhat anomalous position of hav-
ing a police department without a
head. Since the death of the late
chief of the police that Office had re-
NAMED vacant. He thought the time
haa come to fill the vacancy, as the
interests of the city demanded it.
President Connei:y said he had look
ed into the ordinance relating to the
matter and from his understanding Of
it the power to appoint rested solely