The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-15
COUNCIL OPPOSES TOWN HERn.
Err FROM POWER
AGAIN AFTER The DRAYS
Board Of Alderman Petitioned to pro.
hibit Their Standing in Mon
tana Avenue.

from Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
The town herd is without q licensed
keeper and any responsible party de
sirous of becoming the duly authoriz
ca custodian of the am~bulatory milk
factories that are kept In the CITY viii
probably receive a respectful hearing
should he make application for the
vacant position.
Pat Groark, who has been filing
the place, was deposed last night by
action of the city council, which BODY
revoked the license granted him EARL
er in the season. Several complaints
a previously been made, that the
cows were not properly herded while
being driven beyond the
limits onto the fiat where they have
grazed all summer and that they
were permitted to stray away from
the herders and commit all sorts Of
depredations on lawns and gardens.
But the complaint that caused
Groark's downfall was made yester-
day. Some COWS got beyond the CON
troll of the youthful Groark who was
driving them and Sergeant TAYLOR Of
the police force mounted a horse and
started to corral them. He was not
successful. Young Groark's horse
was the faster and he took the cows
away from the sergeant. The upshot
was that the boy was arrested and
locked up, in addition to which com.
plant was lodged with the council.
The result has already been stated.
In conformity with the petition pre-
at the last meeting of the coun-
Gil, a bill for an ordinance providing
for the annexation of a portion of Tho
district Immediately north of the city
was presented. The bill was
to the proper committee.
The mayor appointed /. D. ODonnell
delegate to the trans-mississippi con
gress, which meets at st. Paul. The
nomination was confirmed unanimous
ly.
A petition praying the council to
enact an ordinance prohibiting drays
from standing in Montana avenue was
presented. The petition was referred
70 the ordinance committee and at
The next meeting of the council the
Usual performance will probably be
'~e-enacted. The draymen will be on
in force and should an ordinance
'e reported in compliance with the
they may be relied upon to
'e heard from and probably e~ffectual-
Y, as in the past.
An arc lamp was ordered to be plac-
ID at the intersection of Twenty
ighth street and First avenue, north.
The street and sidewalk committee
made it's report on the bids of the !
1ontana Portland Stone company and ;
Ten Hager for constructing a side :
1alk in front of the new city hall. !
After considerable discussion it was !
ecided to reject both bids and invite d
ew proposals. '
Chrysler & McReynolds submitted u
bond as retail liquor dealers, which
as approved and a license ordered is II
led to them. I
A resolution was adopted levying al !
pecial tax of 2 cents a foot, against +
Il lots in sprinkling district No. 1 >
n d%efraying the cosa of keeping =
own the dust in that part of the q
ty. G
By a unanimous vote an ordinance
adopted levying a special tax for
lilding and repairing sidewalks.
A remonstrance was presented, :
gned by a number of persons who
} not want sewerage in the part of
le original townsite, against the .
of a resolution providing for -
le extension of the system into the =,
est Side addition. Needing the pro- .
st, a substitute resolution was Of =
red combining the extension to the =,
This was laid over until ~
e next meeting. A
1t not always being possible to-
axe personal service, a resolution
as adopted authorizing the clerk
send b.. registered mail notices to =
persons in matters pertaining to ~
e construction or extension of side VI
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