The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-22
CITY WILL MAKE FEW CON.
TRACT HEREAFTER.
new COMMITTEE CREATED
Council Now Has subdivision to
Look After Licenses and
Other Matters.

BY resolution adopted at last tues
day nights meeting of the city coun-
Gil the number. OF standing commit
by one.
The resolution was presented by
Alderman Williams and upon it's adop-
tion the committee on officers lex
cept members OF the police force)
licenses and bonds" was created. The
mayor appointed as such committee,
Brewer, Grein and Williams
AS defined in the resolution the
duty of the committee shall be to have
charge of all matters pertaining to
the police force and it's equipment
and supplies; to consider and report
to the council such nominations for
places on the force and such sus-
pensions therefrom as may be made
by the mayor or council; to investi-
gate from time to time all matters
connected with city licenses and fines
and the collection thereof; to make
such recommendations to the council
as may seem proper regarding the
police force and the imposition and
collection of fines and licenses, and
| to perform such other duties as may
be imposed by the council.
For Day Hire.
Mr.. Williams also introduced anoth-
er resolution. This empowers the
street commissioner to employ, under
the supervision of the street and side
walk committee, such teams as may
ct the city and to perform such other
WORK as may he required on the
streets. The same officer is also fur
! ther empowered to employ, from time
to time. such labcrers as may be need
ed in the building OF sidewalks, grad
| ing or cleaning the streets, or such
other labor as he may be called upon
| to perform. The resolution fixes the
compensation CT teams at SO cents
an hour for the time actually employ
| ed by the commissioner, while labor
ers are to :eceive $3.50 day for
eight hours, actual employment.
/ Tn,, resolution was adopted without
dissenting vote.
Their Bonds Approved.
The bonds OF j. d. Matheson, city
attorney; Nat G.. Carwile. city clerk;
4 William p. Schcneider, street and
sewer commissioner: S. F. Morse,
chief OF police; Robert I. Hannah
sergeant of police, and V. J. Salisbury,
w. w. Watkins, c. e. Mowre and A,
E. Garnant, patrolmen, were approved
Because not drawn in conformity
with the ordinance. the bond OF O.
c. Ovren, city treasurer. with the
United States Fidelity and Guaran,
tty company as surety, was rejected
and a new bond ordered.
Committees Report.
The street and sidewalk committee
submitted a report. 1t recommended
adoption of the bid of Ben Hager FOL
the construction of cement street
crossings, and also favored adoption
OF the proposal of H. M. Allen & Co
for supplying lumber to the city fol
the ensuing year. In the matter OF
street sprinkling and building of side
walks the committee reported thai
the same should be done by day hire
On motion the report was adopted
and the city clerk instructed to entel
into contract with Hager for the
construction OF 20 crossings, and a!
many more as the council may de
eide to order, and with H. M. Allel
& Co. for lumber. The vote on th'
crossing contract was unanimou!
while two of the aldermen, Bennig
hoff and Berky, voted against that TO
lumber.
The finance committee reported tn
, usual number of bills and they wer'
ordered paid.
The same committee reported fay
orably on the proposal of M. G. MOI
8 ris for doing the city printing an
the contract was closed.
r A favorable report was made b.
q the fire, water and light COMMITTEE
on the petition of R. H. Dowling, e
al, for an extension of the waite