The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-24
PLACE REMAINS. VACANT.
Appointment Of Hogue's Successor
Left to New Council.

Left to New Council.
For reasons Of his own Alderman
Thorsen declined to name last night
the man whom he would like as his
associate alderman from the Third
ward, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of o. D. Hogue.
Having disposed of his business and
removed from the city, Mr.. Hogue re-
signed at last nights meeting. His
resignation was accepted and the
place he filled was declared vacant.
Following the usual rule of courtesy
in such cases, Mr.. Thorsen was re-
ouested to name a successor to Mr..
Hogue. This he declined to do then
and asked that the matter of making
ali appointment be postponed until the
first meeting of the new council. His
request was complied with and the
Third ward will have to be satisfied
! with only one alderman until then.
The reports of police magistrate and
| chief of police for the month OF
| March were returned by the commit.
| tee as correct and were accepted and
approved.
There Are .oothers.,
Nat. G. Carwlie, who vas employed
at the last meeting Of the council to
make an investigation of the matter
of tax indebtedness to the city on &C.
count of a special tax levied in 1896
for the benefit OF special improvement
district No. 1, submitted a partial re-
port. He reported that as far as in
v%estigated by him he had found that
the sum of $1,S11.29 was due the city
from different parties, in addition to
the amount of the Minnesota & Mon
tana Land and Improvement com.
pany's indebtedness because of the
same tax.
On motion the report was laid over
until the entire report shall be ready
for submission.
Miscellaneous.
R. H. Bowling and others petitioned
for the extension of the water main
from the intersection of North
Seventh avenue and Twenty-sixth
street to the boundary of the Burling-
ton right of way. Referred.
Alderman Bennington of the street
and sidewalk committee reported in
favor of the construction of additional
street crossings and in behalf Of the
same. committee recommended that
the street sprinkling wagons be put
iii condition for the season.
This led to some discussion and it
was finally decided to instruct the
clerk to advertise for proposals for
the construction of IA cement cross
ings, the bids to be submitted at the
first meeting of the council in May.
In addition the street and sidewalk
committee was authorized to have
the sprinkling wagons overhauled and
repaired to the extent needed.
Clerk Matheson submitted the oaths
of Office of the newly elected alder
men, treasurer and police magistrate.
All being in regular form, they were
ordered approved.
The usual number of bills were
audited and ordered paid, and the
matter of completing the sidewalk at
the north entrance to the city Jail
vas referred to the building commit
tee.
In reply to a communication sent to
him on the subject, Superintendent
Boyle of the Northern Pacific inform
ed the council in writing that upon the
removal of the, company's old machine
shop a grease trap or catch basin
would be put in at a point ordered
sometime ago by the council. Com
plants had been made that the
grease from the shops was interior
ing with the proper workings of the
eve system in that neighborhood.
Jersey Cows for Sale.