The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-22
MEETING WAS SHORT.
Aldermen Adjourned Early to Attend
the Eagle Banquet.

From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
Last nights session of the city
council was probably the shortest on
record since Billings has arrived at
the dignity Of having a board of al
dermen. The entire city government
had been invited to spread it's col
lective and individual legs under the
banquet board of the Eagles, and a
full representation was present. The
only absentee was his honor, Mayor
George, and he was out of town, and
when he learns what he missed he
will probably wish he had deferred his
trip until later.
In the absence of Mr.. George, Alder
man Berky, president of the council,
presided.
. The different city officers submit
ted their monthly reports and all
were accepted, except those of the
police magistrate and chief of police,
which were referred to the police com
mittee.
II - uC lI0, llSuC d11u WdCOl SOLAhAANIO0
reported in favor of the erection Of
a street light at the Tw%enty-ninth
street crossing of the Burlington, 2
report that was adopted and the light
ordered put in.
No second being made to the motion
to grant the petition of Austin North,
ct al, for the extension Of the water
service in North Thirty-second street
the matter was allowed to go over
until some future meeting.
The substitute resolution offered al
the last session Of the council for the
creation of sewer district No. 6, was
taken up for consideration. In its
new form the resolution provided fol
the construction of a sewerage sys
TEN in blocks 8 and IL of the Wes'
Side. addition. When put to a vote
the resolution was adopted and unan
imous consent was given to the in
PRODUCTION and passage of an ordi
nance under a suspension of the rule'
for installation Of the system.
Like the famous ghost at Macbeth
!. banquet, the agitation anent the re
moval Of the drays from Montani
avenue will not down. The matte
came up again last night, but tn
council got around it by voting to In
wife the owners of drays to be presen
! at the adjourned meeting, next Sal
: urday night, when some action ma
possibly be taken. Meantime the vel
t turesome ones are willing to max
books en- the defeat of the movement
A communication was receive
from the contractors who built tn
foundation and walls Of the new cit
hall offering to substitute granite fo
r the cement steps leading to the mai
entrance, as 10Y provided for. Th
difference in the cost will be som
where in the neighborhood Of $40
No action was taken, the matter b
If ing allowed to go over until Saturds
d night.
x It was getting near the hour set Il
le the beginning of the gustatcry exc
d cises to which the aldermen had bee
IS invited and everybody manifested
Il desire to cut business short and g
le out. For this reason % action WI
taken on the protest Of Thomas Dec
of ert against the order requiring hi
ht to build several hundred feet Of sic
v, walk in South Twenty-seventh stree
tn the opening of Twenty-ffth street,
ne we'll as the invitation received
IS send the. chief of the fire departing
as to the international meeting OF chic
be to be held at Victoria, B. c., sometil
during the fall.
ed All these questions and possit
he many others will come up Saturd
TX night, to which time the council
on journed.
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