The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-20
SUGGESTION OF FiREMEN TO
CITY COUNCIL.
BASED ON GENERAL AVERAGE
One Hundred Dollars for Chief and
$50 for Drivers Is Pay
Recommended.
I'm Wednesdays Daily Gazette.

4 In the opinion of the committee an
I pointed by the Maverick Hose com
pany to confer with the city council
In regard to the matter of wages fol
y the paid members of the fire depart.
ment 500 a month for the chief and
a $50 for the drivers is fair and reason
y able taking into consideration the
Il city's financial condition. This was
Y embodied in a communication submit
ted to the council last night which
was signed by F. x. N. Rademaker,
4 president of the company and chair
Y man of the committee. Accompany
ing the communication were several
/ letters received by the committee
4 from chiefs of fire departments
!. throughout the state. They showed
that the average pay of chiefs is $500
" to 1925 a month and of drivers from
n $75 to 500.
N In conclusion the committee says
that it is it's belief that acceptance
of the suggestions made will result in
gaining every point and giving thor
ough satisfaction all around, ''at the
same time realizing that the pay sug-
Sgested is not too much for competent
m men to work "a hours and every day
1.-THE year around, which must be TAX
en- into consideration"
The matter was referred to the conf
fmittee on fire, water and lights. +
A communication was received from
the Billings band asking for the use
iof the council chamber as a practice
room each Sunday afternoon and one
night during the week. Referred to
2 special committee composed of Ben
nighoff, Hogue and S%toddard, with in
structions to report at the next meet
ing of the council.
N Patrick Roark petitioned the coun-
ell for exemption from the payment
of a license for the right to conduct a |
candy and cigar store. He called at
aention to his physical condition
" AASA AO odlu was well hllUWu anu
which incapacitated him for manual
sSabor.
The council was not touched by the
appeal, for the petition was ordered
kabled.
The official bond of Patrolman
Baker, as amended, was approved and
siled.
Having been found correct and be-
eng approved by the committees to
whom they had been referred, the re-
Dorts of the different city officers
we're adopted.
The fire, water and light commit
zee reported that the matter of the
proposed coal bunker in Twenty-eighth
Ntreet had been referred to the COM
saittee on streets and sidewalks and
hat the latter had given orders for
suspension. of work on the same. 1t
developed that since the street and
idewalk committee had acted the
wners had changed their plans and
sy so doing had circumvented the
ity and made it powerless to inter
9re. Instead of making the struc-
ire of wood, it is now being con-
tructed of stone and as it no longer
onflicts with the fire ordinance pro-
ibition of erection is no longer pos
bile.
On motion the sum of 1896 was
,ansferred from the general to the
ity hall fund for the purpose of pay
lg the Beeman plumbing bill, allowed
u the last meeting.
The matter of insuring the city
roperty was referred to the COM
aittee on city property.
Alderman Bennighoff announced
hat he expected to leave the city |
efore the next meeting and asked
M leave of absence for two weeks.
was granted.