The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-08
ELECTRIC
FIRE ALARM
CITY COUNCIL CONTRACTS FOR
ITS INSTALLATION.
THE GAMEwELL SYSTEM
Resolutions On Resignation Of Alder.
man WiIIiams-New Sewerage
Contracted For.

. Modern in everything, Billings will
soon give further evidence OF it's pro.
Ygressiveness and modernity by the in
stallatlon OF an electric fire alarm
system of approved and accepted pat
tern.
AT last nights meeting of the city
council a resolution was adopted au-
thorlzing the mayor and clerk to enter
into a contract with the Gamewell
Fire Alarm Telegraph company for in.
stalling one of it's plants at the earli-
est possible date. The system Will
have. 10 boxes to begin with, others
to be added as necessity for them
arises, the whole to be equipped with
ali the needed attachments and appli-
ances. In consideration the city
agrees to pay $2,25O, in three INSTALL
ments of $3.50 each. The first is to
lie PAID upon completion and accept
ance OF the system, the second one
year thereafter and the third two
years after date. The two deferred
payments are to draw interest at the
's;e ut 6 re Ont per an llu..
His Services Appreciated.
The special committee, consisting OF
Aldermen McElroy and B%ennighoff
and City Attorney ]. D. Matheson, ap-
pointed to draw resolutions expires
sive of regret at the resignation of
Alderman Henry G. Williams, submit
ted the following, which was unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas, H. G. Williams, late pres
ldent OF h council, has resigned from
this board and removed from the
city, be it
Resolved, by the city council of the
city Of Billings, That this council de-
sires to place on record it's high ar
probation of the character of Mr..
Williams, and of the valuable services
he has rendered the city in the ca.
pacity of alderman, and to express the
regret of the citizens on the removal
of Mr.. Williams and his family from
our city, and their earnest desire for
his future welfare and prosperity.
Resolved, That these resolutions
be spread upon the minutes and that
a copy thereof, signed by the mayor
and clerk and with the corporate seal
attached, be forwarded to Mr.. Will
liams."
Miscellaneous.
The usual number of bills were A.
Il we'd md the mon,1 y reports Of the
d.htTent city officers received.
A lie. Use Was ole ed issued to w.
W. Smith to retail liquors, his bond,
signed by Be:g 81 Grey and L.. H.
Fensle, having been approved.
The report of the plumbing inspec-
tor on his examination and repair of
the flush tanks of the sewer sytem
was accepted. He reported all the
tanks in good order and that they
age of six times in each "a hours.
Recommendations were made in ref
erence to any future tanks that may
be installed.
On petition of the North Town Land
company and others construction was
ordered of cement crossings at the in
t%ersection of North Thirtieth street
and Seventh and Eighth avenues.
]. H. Daley, state boiler inspector,
notified the council that complaint had
been made to him that a man not Ii
censed by the state was operating the
boiler at the city hall. The notice
was to be accepted as an order to COM
ply with the law. Referred to the
on improvements and city
property.
The mayor gave notice to the coun-
Gil of his revision of the standing
committees by naming Alderman Hop
kins to fill the vacancies created by
the resignation of Alderman Williams.
The change was approved.
Two ordinances were adopted. One
creates special improvement district
No. 8, and the other creates the office
of city plumbing inspector.
To w. J. Pulte was awarded the con-
tract for building the eve ordered
in special improvement district No. 8.
He agrees to supply and lay 1920 feet
of eight-inch pipe at IS cents a foot
and to put in five manholes at $5S
each and one flush tank for $95.
Instructions were given to, the street
to enter into an agreement
with the Billings Land and Irrigation
company for the use of a piece OF
land owned by it east of the city linn
it's and east of the new wagon bridge
as a city dump.
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