The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-02-12
Council PROCEEDINGS.

Special meeting held pursuant to
notice duly given Try the mayor for the
purpose of hearing the report Of the
committee appointed to examine into
merits of a hand fire engine and report
to the council as to the advisabilitv OF
the town purchasing one for its use.
Meeting called to order by the mayor.
Present, j. l.. Neihart, mayor; d.. Len
ny, r. M. Raymond, j. McAssey and
A. Picrsc: abscnt-Chas. Mix and James
Matthews.
Minutes of meeting of January 81,
1892, read and approved.
Report of committee on fire engine.
received and after some discussion, on
motion by r. NJ. Raymond the same
committee was continued and empower
ed to send Mr.. Young, an engineer, to
Fort Benton to examine the hand engine
and make a report regarding its condi-
ton, power value and price that the
same may he purchased for by the town.
The following resolution was present
ed by alderman Raymond and carried
Resolved. that the boards of the poll, G
magistrate, marshal, clerk and attorney.
the and the same fixed at one thousand
dollars each.
A petition was presented. asking c.
Carter be appointed street commissioner,
was on motion laid over for further
action.
On motion, the bill of J. S. Cook,
against the town, was allowed and placed
on file and the Ways & Means committee
requested to provide for the payment of
the same.
A committee was appointed to request
the newspaper publishers to file bids for
printing and stationery at next meeting.
The mayor appointed on such committee,
aldermen Mix, Lenny and McAssev.
Meeting adjourned.
FEBRUARY 10th, 1892.
Board met in regular session. Present,
J. L. Ncihart, mayor; Lenny, McAssey,
Raymond, Matthews and Picrse. Absent,
G. Mix.
Minutes last meeting read and ap-
proved.
A communication was read from L. S.
Mott company, offering TO furnish fire
hose to the town. Bids for printing
were received from the NEIIIART HER
AID and the Miner. Alderman Mix ap-
peared and took his seat.
Moved by Raymond seconded by
McAssey that the bids for printing he
referred to the special printing COM
mittce with power to contract for the
printing with the newspapers. On roll
being called the motion was carried by
the mayors vote.
Bond of J.. NJ. Gray, as Police Magis-
trate, was read and approved and order
ed filed.
Petition of citizens asking the APP
pointment of NJ. F. Boland as street
commissioner was laid over.
Ordinance number one, an ordinance
for the appointment of town officers was
read a second time and put on its final
parsage. Ordinance number two, an
ordinance establishing ward boundaries
was read a first time and referred to the
ordinance committee. Ordinance num-
Der three, an ordinance against officers
was read for the first time and the same
referred to committee. Ordinance num-
Der four, an ordinance relating to nuis-
anccs was read for the first time and re-
ferrcd to committee. Ordinance num-
Der five, an ordinance relating to con-
cealed weapons was read for the first
time and referred. Ordinance number
six, an ordinance effccting highways and
public property was read for the first
time and also referred to proper COM
mittec.
On motion the board adjourned.