The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-20

ng the various sums of money. After
he usual amount of discussion and
the ordinance was adopt
ID. the blank sums having previously
been filled in.
Salaries Are Fixed.
AS fixed by the ordinance the sal
aries Of the different officials and en-
ployes of the city for the next year
will be as follows:
Mayor, $12O.
Treasurer, $40O.
Attorney, 1920.
Clerk, 1920.
Police magistrate. $500.
Aldermen, $72 each.
Chief of police, 5000.
Patrolmen, 5000, each.
Chief of fire department; $1,000.
W~eighmaster, 5000.
Street commissioner, 5000.
Janitor of city hall, 5000.
Drivers of fire teams, $1,000, each.
Appropriations.
The appropriations for the different
departments of the city follow:
Maintenance of library, $4,000.
Fire department, $4,000.
Hydrant rental, $5,825.
Electric lights, $4,000.
Streets and sidewalks, $1,000.
Fuel, stationary, printing and incl
dentals, $500.
Payment of bond interest and bond
5 of the refunding bonds, $2,26O.
Interest on city hall bonds, $l,2S0.
Mayors salary, $120.
Treasurer's salary, $500.
City attorneys salary, $42O.
Clerks salary, $420.
Police magistrates salary, $500.
Aldermen's salaries, $576.
Salary Of chief of police, 5000.
Salary of chief of fire department,
$1,000.
Salaries of patrolmen, $1,000.
Salary of street commissioner, $500
Salaries of drivers of fire teams,
$1,000.
Salary of janitor, 5000.
Salary of weighmaster, 5000.
Heretofore the police magistrate
has been paid 5000 a year, the $2OC
increase over the new chedu ne
ing allowed for office rent. Since the
CITY is now furnishing an office II
was decided to fix the salary at the
| statutory amount, $500. The fireme1
Jared better, as they have been givel
an increase over the old rate OF pay.
Report Called For.
Alderman White called the atten
ton of the council to the fact thai
as yet, no report had been recelye'
from the finance committee in tn
matter of the city VS. the Minnesot
& Montana Land and improvement
company, which had been referred t
it some time before. Mr. White re
minded the mayor that at the time tn
matter was first presented to tn
council a motion vas made to acceI
the offer of the company, and that
was only at his earnest sohcltatlo
that the question was referred to
committee for investigation and r.
port. and said: PERSONALLY bes
the Minnesota & Montana Land al
l Improvement company no ill will. Y
the contrary, my relations with u
: local representative of the compar
: are of the most friendly nature, an
the liberal policy adopted by II
stockholders of the company towal
the city and it's institutions have bee
such as to merit my highest esteel
and had | thought it right and prop
to be governed by my personal pl
f~erences in the matter | should ma
undoubtedly voted in favor of 4
motion to accept the offer made. b
did not then and do not now belle
it right to allow personal wishes
control in a matter of giving aw'
any of the rights of the city Whl
have the honor, in part. to repi
l. sent in this body.
s Either the deed to the proper
involved is a good deed or it is
worthless piece of paper. If it is
valid deed the property covered
worth many times the amount OF t
3 city's demands; if it is of a questie