The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-08
ORDINANCE REGULATING EREc.
TioN OF POLES DlsAPPRovED.
FIGURING ON new STATION
Petition from Superintendent Boyle
Contains Pleasing Information Con.
cerning Northern Pacific Plans.

For the first time since his induction
into Office Mayor Foster exercised the
he withheld his approval of the ordi-
nance regulating the erection OF tele-
phone and telegraph poles in the city,
adopted by the council at the preced-
ing meeting. The new ordinance was
in conflict with the terms OF the char
ters held by the two telephone COM
panies, and, besides, an ordinance al
ready in force and effect substantially
covers the same ground, lnasmuch as
it provides that no poles OF that sort
may be planted, except under the
supervision of the committee on
streets and sidewalks, virtually giving
the council control OF the matter
Under the existing arrangements
one of the telephone companies and
the electric light company have the
use of the alleys for the placing OF
poles, each occupying one side OF the
different alleys. Had the new ordi-
nance been permitted to pass it would
have had the effect of practically de-
barring the remaining company from
the right of erecting pdles anywhere
in the city, a right it possesses un-
der it's franchise.
Veto Is Sustained.
After the veto had been read aid
discussed motion to adopt the ordi-
nance was made. When the roll was
called Aldermen Bennighofr, Brewer,
Grein and Sturm voted in the mega
tive. Alderman Bouton voted aye;
Schmudlach refrained from voting,
and Williams was absent. The veto
was sustained.
A Northern Pacific Promise.
Among the communications received
was one from Superintendent Boyle
OF the Northern Pacific. He asked
that the council grant an extension OF
six months in the time for removing
the company's baggage shed, built
Immediately to the west of the passen-
ger station, and which was ordered
removed by the council several weeks
ago.
AS reason for requesting the extea>
o;o IN hot
pany was figuring on building new
station within the year, to supplant
the present structure and give the city
the long asked for depot.
In view of this, motion was made
that the petition be granted, which
prevailed unanimously.
Want New Walks.
Several petitions for new sidewalks
were received. o. L. Jones and 9TH
ers asked for the construction of q
walk on both sides of North Twenty
sixth street, from Sixth to Ninth
avenue. The petition having received
the endorsement of the proper COM
mittee, it was ordered granted.
The North Town Land company
and others asked that a walk be built
along the east side OF North Thirtieth
street, from the south side OF Sixth
avenue to the south line of Eighth
avenue John Hendershot, ct al pray
ed for sidewalk from the south line
of lot 10, block 202, north to the south
east corner of block 1874. Both petit
tions were referred to the street and
sidewalk committee.
Two Ordinances Adapted.
Under a suspension of the rules
an ordinance was adopted amending
section 2 of article v, chapter OF
the revised ordinances Of 1901, re-
lating to the duties of the chief OF
police AS amended the ordinance
now requires the chief of police to
itemize his monthly reports Here
after he will be required to give the
names of all persons arrested, the
character of the offenses charged,
dates of arrests, the disposition OF
each case, the sentence imposed, the
name of the arresting officer, number
of special policemen employed, If any,
their names, and the number OF days
prisoners have worked on the streets,
If any have done so.
The bill for ordinance No. 1S5. estab-
fishing city scales and appointing