The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-24
DO I LITTLE BUSINESS
On Account q Small Amount 81 work
> s5azt.'fsrss Them. Msnnbsrs u Council
Devote Much Tins y Dieusslen.-
Warner Rsslens.
From Wednesdays Daily.

council and details Of the program
adopted ct the last meeting 81 the
members YER discussed, 20 that the
rights 81 every committee III ordering
work to be done were clearly denned.
Again II was found that It is the
sense Of the council chat no work
shall be ordered Or supplies purchas-
ed without the consent Of the ma5o.
rity Of the members Of the committee
under whose supervision the ordering
Of the work Of purchase Of the sup.
plies falls.
The dicussion over the program Of
economy, which was almost heated Ut
times. came after Street Commits
sioner Warner rendered his resigns
tion, to take effect at once. Alder
man staftek. chairman Of the com
mittee, upon which much Of the crit
icism for lax methods OF conducting
business has fallen, declared that his
fellow committeeman were negligent
II their committee work, consequent
II much Of the responsibility hadIbeen
placed upon his shoulders. He declar.
ed that he did not think that he had
usurped any Of the powers Of the com
mittee as q whole, but rather he had
them thrust upon him. The outcome
Of the whole discussion was that the
council decided that the mayor should
appoint a man temporarily to FILL the
vacancy caused by MI. Warner'sresigs-
nation and that later arrangements
for q regular mar would be made.
Saloon License Renewed.
Clancy Bros, were granted a retail
liquor dealers license to conduct .
saloon In the building formerly oc-
cupied by the Silver dollar. The
license Is merely q renewal Of the
old one. which changed hands when
the saloon was SOLD.
Repairs for the fire alarm system
were ordered and the committee In
charge Of the department reported
that a fire team, wagon and harness,,F
now unfit for service, had been sold
This committee was empowered to
order valves for S by the men en-
gagged In sprinkling the streets and to
look into the matter of erecting stand
pipes for this purpose so that the Gus
tom Of using fire plugs for his pur-
pose would be obviated.
A petition signed by property own
lers in Improvement district No. IS.
which includes property abutting on
Yellowstone avenue petitioned that
concrete be used instead Of macadam
In paving Yellowstone venue The
petition was referred to the street
committee.
Excavation a Nuisance:
The Northern Pacific Railway com
pany served official notice on the
council that the company had started
work on the new passenger depot to
he erected on North Twenty-fourh
street and Montana venue
a communication from the state
health department informed the coun-
Gil that he pracadce Of permitting
levers to empty into running streams
was unlawful. but that the law would
not be enforced at once. The com
munication was referred to the pro
per committee.
The excavation for the kennedy
building on North Twenty-sevenh
street was d~eclaredsa nuisance, which
must be abated within 10 days. Num-
erous complaints hae been received
BY the city authorities that the e ].
cavation Is dangerous and one Of the
abutung property owners has even
threatened to sue for damages.
The contract for building Q sewer
in district No. IS, wa awarded to q.
Ltndstrom on his bid Of S1.55 9 foot
for exoavating, back All and laying
eight inch pipe and S166 for man
holes. There we're two other bidders.
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