The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-24

YELLOWSTONE COUNTY.
the recommendation Mayor Foster ap-
pointed the police magistrate superin-
tendent of the city hall, while the
city clerk was appointed special po-
liceman and the city attorney official
weighmaster. Each of these officers,
after July l, will receive an increase
of SIS month over what they now
receive. After that date the clerk
will be expected to devote all of his
time to the Office, something he has
not been able to do under the old way,
as the salary attached to the Office,
which is limited by law, is insufficient
to enable the incumbent to maintain
an existence and he has found it neces-
sary to do other work.
Will Lease Scales.
The committee to whom was refer
red the matter OF securing site for
the city scales reported in favor OF
entering into lease with the Dono-
van-McCormick company for the use
of the concerns scales, in preference
to constructing one by the city. /0G
port was made that the scales r9eopap
mended could be leased at rental OF
SIS, the city to have the exclusive
use of them.
The report was adopted and Alder
man Bennighoff was appointed to en-.
ter into a lease with the company.
For New Dump.
Once more the matter of perma.
nent dumping place for garbage came
up. The result was that Alderman
Bennighoff moved, Grein second, that
the street and sidewalk committee be
authorized to buy suitable site at
cost not to exceed $1,000.
This action was taken ON the
strength of the city engineers report.
That official informed the council that
he found tnat the ground mentioned
at the last meeting OF the council as
belonging to the city covered an area
OF about an acre, but it was hedged
on all sides by holdings, the owners
of which had entered vigorous protest
against the use to which it was to be
put.
In view of the urgency of the sit
uation the committee was requested
to act with all possible expedition.
Miscellaneous.
A number of bids were received for
supplying the fire department with
new hose and appliances. To be exact,
Is different houses asked to be given
the contract. Their figures differed
greatly and as it was impossible to
decide which was the lowest on short
notice the matter was referred to the
fire and light committee.
To the same committee was refer
red a proposal to supply the city with
a fire alarm telegraph system.
A lease prepared by the city attor-
ney for leasing the fair graunds and
race tract to the Billings Fair associa-
tion was presented by that official.
By the terms of the instrument the
ground is transferred to the associa-
tion for term of five years at an
annual rental of 81. Alderman Ben
nighoff was appointed a special com
mittee to have the lease executed.
On motion the bids of the II. M.
Allen Lumber company and j. M.
Broat & Son for supplying the city
with lumber for the ensuing year
were rejected and the clerk instruct
ed to advertise for new proposals.
Bills to the amount of $500 were or
dered paid, having been found correct
by the finance committee.
The reports of the different officers
for the month of May having received
the proper endorsement from the re-
spective committees, were approved
The bond of Koch & Co. for the
faithful performance of their contract
for the building of cement crossings
was approved. The sureties are J.
M. Broat and Henry White, and the
bond is in the sum of $1,000.
Further time was given the commit
tee in the matter of the petition for
an extension of the water main in
North Twenty eighth street, between
Fifth and seventh avenues.
SNYDER PLEADS GUILTY.