The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-24
COUNCIL DOUBTFUL OF NORTH
ERN PACIFIC PROMISES.
SPECIAL TAXES ARE LEVIED
Levy Ordered for Sewer Construction,
Another for Street Purposes
Buying More Realty.

Not until the Northern Pacific full |
fills it's promises as regards certain |
improvements to the little park be-
tween Twenty-seventh street and the
east end of the passenger station
will the city council pay any heed to
anything the company may have to
say concerning Identification and i'm
provement of the park on the east
side of that street.
That is the way the council placed
itself on record last Tuesday evening.
1t all came about through communi-
cation received from Superintendent
Boyle of the Montana division. Mr..
Boyle called the attention of the coun-
Gil to the deplorable condition of the
fence surrounding the eastern park
and suggested that it would be ad
visable to remove it. In case the cOun
Gil desired that the fence remain, Mr..
Boyle said he would order it painted,
as the painting crew was now out.
He also had something to say con-
cerning the display of vehicles made
in front of the park.
After the clerk had read the super
| intendents letter the attitude of the
city was defined. Alderman Bennig-
hoff moved seconded by Alderman
Grein, that not until the railroad COM
pany did as it had agreed to do in
connection with the other park would
| the council consider it's proposition in
| reference to the one mentioned by the
! superintendent.
Special Tax Levied.
Tuesday being the day for the pre-
sentation of protests or objections to
the levying of special tax for sewer
construction in special improvement
district No. 6, the council took up the
matter of the resolution introduced
at the last meeting providing for the
levy. Nobody appearing to enter OBJ
| lection, the resolution was adopted
unanimously.
A bill for an ordinance to provide
for the levying and collection Of a
special road tax to be used in the inn
provement of streets and alleys was
read for the first time. Unanimous
consent was asked for passage of the
bill under suspension of the rules.
The necessary consent was given and
the ordinance was adapted. The linn
it of age for which the tax may be
collected is raised to so years.
The mayor announced the appoint
ment of Earl Morse as special deputy
city treasurer for the collection of the
special road and dog tax. The appoint
ment was confirmed.
Committees Power Increased.
vBy a unanimous vote the council
decided to extend the power and au
thority of the street and sidewalk
ion the committee is henceforth au
thorized to order the construction o1
!. any sidewalk in front of premises
where in the opinion of the committee
such improvement is needed. After
due notification has been given ana
the owner of such premises still re
fuses to comply with the orders of the
committee the latter is authorized tt
order construction of such walk at the
expense of the property owner ani
the same becomes special tax agains
the property.
. The same committee was also fur
ther authorized to order cement stree
crossings to be built wherever in it:
judgment they are needed.
Will Buy Realty.
A report was made by the commit
tee. on improvements and city prop
erty concerning the matter of securin,
place for the storing of tools AM
J. implements owned by the city sub
mitted to it some time ago. The com
mittee reported that the city coul,
' buy lot IA block Ill, North Twenty
: sixth street, as site on which t,
n erect building suitable for the pun
pose intended. Further report wa
made that the price asked for the 10
was 5000, and the committee recon
mended that it be bought and build
ing constructed.