The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-19
DISCUSS ENGINEERS ESTIMATE
ON DRAINAGE.
NO ACTION IS TAKEN
Estimate Provides for Cement Cutters
and Six Feet Of Granite Clock Paw
Inc On Each Side Of street-Auto
Ordinance Adopted.

from 3 Dd11y. s.3aGG1
Improvement Of the streets OF Bill
ings was the topic under discussion
the city council last night. Various
methods were suggested and there
was a variance of ideas on the sub
ject. All the members who spoke ex-
pressed 1t as their opinion that any
improvements made, should be perma-
ynent ones and that expensive patch.
work should cease
The discussion Of the streets start
ed when City Engineer GerhsIz sub
mitted his report on the cost Of drain
ing the streets by constructing ce-
ment cutters and paving with granite
blocks for a distance Of six feet on
the side Of the foot,wide cutters.
The estimate IS for improvement dis
trict No. 20, which includes North
Twenty-seventh. Twenty-eighth and
Twentylninth streets and the avenues
getween Montana and Fifth avenues.
It also provides that the streets be
drained into the sewer by pipes in the
center OF the streets.
Estimated Cost.
The total estimated cost Of the work
Is $~86,274.50, or about $215 q lot, as
there are 400 lots in the district. The
estimated cost Of the work in detail
is ais follows: Excavation, 1852;
tpaving with granite blocks, $41,910;
curb and gutter, $23,24s; gutter,
$5,74o; sewer, s6,2O2.50; other ex'
penses including engineers inspection,
$5,622.
No action was taken on the esti
mate and the discussion was con
tinued until the next meeting.
Petitions for renewals Of retail
liquor dealers licenses presented by
Ramsey & McMulkin and Carl Warner
were referred to the license commit
tee. Their bonds were referred t
the bond committee.
Chairman Gates Of the committee OF
fire, water and light recommended
that action on all petitions for stree
lights be deferred until later in thu
season when the days were shorter
Cellars Flooded.
netition2 signed by residents %
the west side, asking that the culvert
in the north side drain ditch be re
moved and bridges built, was referee
to the street and sidewalk comnnitte
and the city attorney and engineer 70
investigation. The petition sets fort
that the culverts are inadequate =
carry the large volume Of water !
the ditch and act al q dam. thus III
ing the ditch to overlooking and floot
ing their cellars.
The question Of whether or not "a
city has the right to remove the co
verts and not supply bridges IN thel
places was discussed at length an
the city attorney was Of the opinio
; that the city did not have this righ
as the culverts were constructed .
: private parties to provide crossing
and the city had not protested again
them. The street and sidewalk cor
mittee was empowered to construY
bridges and tear out the culvsrts
: necessary.
70 Buy Fire Team.
: A special committee. consisting
Aldermen Gates. soule and Terre
was appointed to dispose Oft tee
. which belongs to the city and to pr
chase one or more horses for 9
the fire department.
The board OF trustees OF the Parm
Billings Memorial library was Civ
permission to make whatever dispo
K ton 1t sees at OF the furnace at t
It library, for which at present there.