The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-08
COUNCIL is GENEROUS AS WELL
AS JUST.
PETITION TO Be ANNEXED
PEOPLE Residing North Of Limits Ask
to Be Admitted as Part
Of City.
from Wednesdays Daily Gazette.

ETCm "Wednesday . DoiAy 0o"S"S
Opposed to establishing a precedent
that might prove annoying in til to
come and yet not wishing to go on
record as being unwilling to afford
an unfortunate cripple an opportunity
to earn an honest living by conduct
ing a small business, the members
of the city council last night show
ed themselves to be generous as well
as just.
D., R. Jones, who because of physl-
cal disabilities is unable to perform
labor requiring much exertion, petit
toned the council for permission to
engage in the business Of selling
fruit and confectionery without be-
ing compelled to pay the usual IL
cense exacted from such vendors. Al
ter some discussion the petition was
denied, but Alderman Bennighof said
the man should be given a a
to support himself and, picking up his
hat, made a tour of the board and
spectators, first dropping a coin in
the head piece himself. The example
was contagious and when the circuit
of the room had been completed
enough had been contributed to pay
the license and also leave a goodly
starter toward buying a stock OF
goods for Jones.
The people residing Immediately
north of the corporation limits, in
that territory embraced between
Sixth and Ninth avenues, north, and
bounded on the east by Twenty-fourth
street and on the west by Twenty
eighth, want to come into the city.
They have taken the tirts steps in
that direction by presenting a petit
ton to the council to take them in.
The petition was read last night and
referred to the ordinance committee.
B%ennighoff called the attention OF
the council to the necessity OF secur'
ing more land on the south side of the
new city hall, He said that because
of the narrowness of the strip of un
occupied land that will remain be
tween the building and any that may
be constructed by private parties or
that side, the building would be poor
ly lighted and ventilated.
After some discussion h mayo
referred the matter to the building
committee.
The sidewalk committee recon
mended the construction of two cross
.Lg :.-. o-J ei1ouyo11Y in Sn1f
Twenty-seventh street. The repor
was adopted and the walks and cross
ings ordered built, but subsequently
the motion was reconsidered and tn
clerk instructed to give the require
notice to property owners to appea
before the council and state any oil
jections they may have to the ere
ton of the walk.
The usual number of bills wer
allowed, and the street committe
recommended that several more a
tachments be placed to hydrants f
the convenience of the street sprinl
lers.
Hogue introduced a resolution thu
when the tax levy for 1902 is maj
that a half mill be included for pal
improvements. Adopted.
In response to a request from II
secretary Of the International Mimi
congress that he appoint five delegat'
to represent the city in that bod
the mayor named p. B. Moss, Chr
Yegen, Paul Mccormick, ]. D.. Los
kamp and A. L. Babcock.
The fire, water and light commit
submitted a communication in VIII;
it was stated that a material impro,
ment was noticeable in the wat
supply of the city because of certa
work lone by the water compa.
and that the fluid was now free fro
sand and dirt.
Austin North and others petition
for the extension of the water ma
in North Thirty-second street, fri
Fourth to Sixth Refer
The petition of j. D. Losekamp a
others for a crossing on the east 81
of Thirty-second street, at the int
section of Second avenut north was
ferred to the street and sideW'
committee.
A petition was presented pray;
for the extension of the water S
vice so that mains would be laid
the West Side addition and a part
the original townsite adjoining it.
ferred.
w. M. Johnston, along with 9TH
petitioned the council for the GREAT
of eve district No. 6, to embr
the West Side addition and alst
part Of the original townsite.
petition was ordered to take the