The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-10
ORDINANCE ADOPTED Filming VA.
RiETY SHOW KEEPERS.
SPECIAL SEWER TAX LEVIED
Resolution Adopted Providing for Pay
nent of Improvement in
" District No. 6.

IMayor Foster has had his way and
henceforth the keepers of variety
hheaters, hurdy gurdies and dance
houses will be regular contributors
to the city's exchequer. An ordi-
nance making this possible was adopt
ed at last Tuesday evenings meeting
of the city council.
The ordinance is officially known as
Ordinance No. 176 and it amends Sec
ton Is of Article of Chapter IL of
the revised ordinances of the city OF
Billings, the object OF which is to
impose punishment for offenses of a
public nature. AS amended the or
dinance makes it an offense for any
person to conduct a variety theater,
concert hall, hurdy gurdy or any other
like place where liquor is sold and
also makes it an offense to employ
women therein as mattresses or per-
formers or to permit them to sell
drinks or solicit the sale of intoxi-
cants, or to permit women of loose
morals to frequent them. A fine OIL
$1O0 and costs is provided for every
violation of any of the provisions of
the ordinance. In default the offender
shall be imprisoned not to exceed 80
days.
As it was desired that the ordi-
nance should go into effect at once,
the rules were suspended and it was
adopted unanimously.
Special Tax Levied.
A resolution was introduced pro.
viding for the levying of a special
tax in improvement district No. 6
to defray the cost of construction
of a sewer in that district.
Unanimous consent was given and
the resolution was put upon it's pas
sage and adopted. July 81, at 8 IN
the evening, was The date and time
set for hearing objections to the final
adoption of the resolution. The clerk
was instructed to give the customary
notice to all persons interested to be
on hand at that time to make pro-
test, if any they have, against the
resolution.
The tax provided for in the resolu.
ton will be payable in four INSTALL
ments and is to be collected when the
regular taxes against the property as
sessed become due. A penalty for
failure to pay when due is imposed
According to the schedule of payments
contained in the ordinance each lot
in the district will be taxed annually
for four years, in the following
amounts: 1903, $S.57; 1904. 5000:
1905, s961; 1906, $1O.1a. The total
for each lot is the amount of it's pro-
portion of the whole cost of laterals,
etc.
Miscellaneous.
In the matter of the petition of Aus
tin North, ct al, that the council or
der the Burlington & Missouri River
Railroad company to construct cross
ing over its tracks at the intersection
of North Thirty-second street and
Fifth avenue favorable report was
made by the street and sidewalk COM
mittee The report was adopted and
the clerk instructed to give the COM
pany notice to place the crossing.
A large number of bills we're allow
ed and the salaries of the different
officers were ordered paid.
Favorable report having been made
by the finance committee on the bonds
of the special policemen appointed at
the last meeting, they were ordered
approved.
City Engineer Morris reported on
the survey made by~him of the drain
age canal to the south of the city.
He recommended that cleaning and
grading of the canal be deferred un-
til after the irrigating season had
closed.
The report was adopted and the
matter referred to the sewer commit.
tee for future action
F. J. Mashaw petitioned for a quit
claim deed to lots II and 18, block
13. Referred to finance committee.
Samuel Fisher and others asked the