The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-11-20
EMO FINALLY SEEMS NEAR
Long Pending Litigation Will Prob.
ably Be Settled at Next
Meeting of Aldermen.

OSIdCS, Iucu IuO lOuS pGuuluS l1JlSdLlO1l
between the city of Billings and the
Minnesota & Montana Land and I'm
provement company will probably
come to a final end at the next meet
ing of the council, which will take
place December 1.
Counter Proposition Accepted.
At Tuesday evenings meeting of the
council I. D. ODonnell, the company s
local representative, submitted the fol.
lowing communication to the mayor
and aldermen.
''In reply to the counter proposition
of the common council of the 10th inst,
in answer to the proposition of the
Minnesota e Montana Land and I'm
provement company, under date of the
End inst, relative to settlement OF
the pending litigation between the city
OF Billings and the Minnesota & Mon
tana Land and Improvement company
with reference to taxes on the part
of the company for special improve
ment district No. 1 of said city OF
Billings, we beg to say we hereby
accept the terms of said counter propo-
sition of the common council to the
Minnesota & Montana Land and I'M
provement company of the 10th inst.
minnesota & Montana Land
and Improvement Company
"By l. D. O'Donnell
dated November 12, 1903"
Final Action Deferred.
After the proposition had been read
Bennington moved that final
action be deferred until December 4
and that in the interim the city a,ttor-
ney and w. M. Johnston We directed
to ascertain the city's rights as to
acquiring real estate, and prepare pro-
per deeds of conveyance and other
papers pertaining to such final settle
ment
Alderman Bouton seconded the mo-
ton, which prevailed without dissen-
ton.
President Williams Presided.
Mayor Foster being absent from the
city, the duty of presiding at the
meeting devolved upon Alderman Will
Jams of the Second ward, president OF
the council.
The October reports of the treas
urer, street commissioner, police mag
istrate and chief of police having been
audited by the finance committee,
were approved.
Foley & Grove, to whom was award
ed the contract for building the city's
storage house, submitted their bond in
the sum of $4,000, with Peter Yegen
and c. NJ Bair as sureties. 1t was
approved.
w. ]. Puhe's bond as plumber in
the sum of $4,000, with H. w. Rowley
and M. A. Arnold as sureties, was
accepted.
On motion of Alderman Bennighofr,
seconded by Alderman Bouton, the
proposal of Ira L. Whitney, submitted
sometime ago, to supply a property
book for the street commissioner was
accepted. Mr. Whitney will be requir-
ed to furnish a. book containing the |
names of all present owners of proper
y in the city, posted to date, and
10 write it up daily until January 1,
1905, for the sum of $15.
The bid of the Donovan-M Met Cormick
company ito supply the city with a
patent platform spring
gear sprinkler, No 252. with four inch
Tres, for $460 was accepted. Delivery
If the new water distributor is to be
made April 1, 1904.
A remonstrance was received from
! dozen or more property owners
against organization of special i'm
,rovement district No. T. the sewer
district that the council is thinking OF
on the north side. Saying
hat there were still more who de-
sired to demonstrate, the petition was
to the parties who presented
t. On motion final action on the reso-