Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-06-21
Commissioners Proceedings.
May 1899.

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Meeting of the board of county commission
ers. called this sth day of May, 1899 for the pur-
pose of canvassing the vote cast at the special
election held in the village Of Lewstown on
the 9th day of May. 1882 and OF transacting
such other business as may properly come be-
fore said meeting. Board called to order at 3
O'Clock p. m. by Samuel Phillips, chairman.
Present, Saml Phillips. chairman; Corbly,
commissioner; Donald Fowler, assessor; C NJ
Kelly clerk.
The board proceeded to canvass the vote cast
on the 9Th day of May, 1899, in said village of
Lewistown, for and against the proposition to
incorporate the said village into municipal
| corporation.
The following is correct statement of all
votes cast at said election, to- wit:
For incorporation lis
Against incorporation ....................... 90
| lOtdl NOtt .....,.... 40
The board thereupon declared as follows:
Whereas, II appears to the board of county
commissioners that on the sth day of March.
1899, a petition signed by more than one hun
dred citizens of the United States, residents of
southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of
section ten, the northeast quarter and north
half Of the southeast quarter and north half Of
the southwest quarter and south half of the
| northwest quarter and the northeast quarter of
the northwest quarter of section fifteen, in
township fifteen north of range eighteen east.
in Fergus county, State of Montana, being
qualified electors of said county and state,
praying this board TO take the proper and nee
essary steps TO organize the said described ter
ritory into a municipal corporation to be known
as the Town of Lewistown," according to the
descriptions, boundaries and conditions set
forth in the said petition and the map thereunto
annexed. was duly filed with the clerk and re-
corder of this county, and that thereafter. to-
wit. on the llth day of March, lSs9 w. I. Nc
Farland. suitable person, was appointed to
take a census of the residents of the territory to
be Incorporated.
That thereafter, toy wit, on the 9th day of
March. 1899, at special meeting of this board,
called for this prrpose it appearing that w. L.
Mcfarland had become disqualified TO take
said census, said appointment was revoked and
ID. J. Kane appointed as a suitable person to
be Incorporated.
That at a special meeting Of this board, held
on the I'd day of April, 1899. for this purpose,
ID. J. Kane presented and filed with the clerk
of this board the census made by him of the
residents of the territory to be incorporated,
showing that more than three hundred, to-wit,
nine hundred and ninety persons, were inhabi-
tants of said territory, and
That thereupon this board ordered an cleo
ton of the qualified electors residing within
the territory described in the petition, to take
place on the 9th day OF May, 1893, between the
hours of o'clock in the morning and 6 O'Clock
in the afternoon of said day, at the coiIt ..,ut-
in the village of Lewistown, Fergus county
Montana, according to law, to decide whether
the territory described in said petition should
or should not be incorporated as town, and
the clerk was instructed to give notice of said
election by publication in the FERGUS
COUNTY ARGUS and Lewistown Democrat
newspapers published within the limits of the
territory to be incorporated.
And at said meeting the board also duly ap.
pointed five judges and clerks, As required by
law to act at said election.
That at this special meeting of the board
held on this sth day of May. 1899, it appearing
by the atfidavts of the publishers of the afore
said newspapers that notice of said election
was duly published in said papers for five con
secutive issues on and between the 5th day o.
April and the Ith day of May, 1899.
That said election was duly held on said 6tt
day of May, 1899, according to law, and that a
said election lis ballots were cast for incorpo
ration and SO ballots were cast against incorpo
ration. as shown by the canvass of said vote
this day made by this board.
II is therefore declared by this board that tht
proposition to incorporate the territory de
scribed in said petition, to-wit:
The southeast quarter of the southeast quar-
ter of section ten the northeast quarter and tht
north half of the southeast quarter and tn,
north half of the southwes quarter and tht
south half of he northwest quarter and tht
northeast quarter of the northwest quarter o
section Is, in township Is north of range Il
east, in Fergus county Montana. into town
was duly carried, and that said territory Is nov
incorporated as town under the laws of the
State of Montana.
II is also ordered that said territory be divideC
into three wards, bounded and described a,
follows. to-wit:
First ward
All that part of the said territory above de
scribed lying southw esterly Of line running
along the center of Third avenue and north
westerly of a line running along the center o
Main street in said town of Lewistown.
Second ward
All that part of the said territory above de
scribed lying northeasterly of line running
along the center of Third avenue in said tow
of Lewistown.
Third ward
All that part of the said territory above de
scribed lying southeasterly of line running
along the center Of Main street and southwest
] erly of line running along the center of Thin
, avenue in saic own of Lewistown.
1t was ordered that an election be held OF
Monday, the 18th day Of June, 1889, for the pur
pose of electing municipal officers for sait
town of Lewistown, to-wit: One mayor OF sait
: town and two aldermen for each ward Th'
, polls to be held in the following named places
to-wit:
First ward-Cour house.
Second ward-R. G. Jackson's store building
Third ward-Brck school house.
Judges and Clerks OF election were appointed
as follows;
First ward-Judges. Joseph Jackson, w !
Culver l. Stuart; clerks, Alexander Lehman
John Bebb.
Second ward-Judges, ID Kane Andrew
Johnson, w Symmes; clerks. + McClin
took, / NJ Hobensack.
J Third ward-Judges John p Barnes,