Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-03-13


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Police Magistrate MacGowan's re-
port was read and In the casc OF
State versus Cassidy the witness fees
of 80 were allowed to- each witness.
A petition was then read from some
Of the principal citizens of the town
to the mayor and council, asking
that they establish fire limits To the
town of Lewistowr for the better
protection of said town from fire.
Chief of Fire Department Bebb re-
piled, stating that more wells were
necessary and extra lengths 0i hose
must be procured or it would not be
possible to reach residences mentioned
in the petition as being inside the fire
limits. Attorney Won Tobel here rose
to explain that the meaning Of the
petition was to prohibit the building
OF any inilammable structure within
the fire limits.
Attorney Won Tobel also made n
motion that general ordinance to
control the throwing out and leaving
Of any inilammable substances on the
streets and byways be framed.
Both subjects were referred to
the ordinance committee.
The report Of the committee insti-
tuted for the purpose Of inquiring
into the advisabllity of providing a
public library was next submitted,
and in substance il was as follows:
Inquiries have been made and II IL
found that library consisting OF 800
volumes IL already in existence In this
city, and 1t is deemed advisable that
said library be purchased by the city
and turned into n public institution.
Moreover, it Is suggested that a tax
OF one mill on the dollar on all city
tax payers be levied for the purpose
OF paying expenses Of said library.
Attorney Won Tobel addressed the
council In very eloquent speech, In
which he ably explained the advan.
tages OF a library and energetically
supported the measure. He also
mentioned that the advisability OF
leyying "a tax would have to be sub
mitted to u vote of the people Of Lew
istown.
A motion was placed before the
council to the effect that an ordinance
be framed on the library question by
City Attorney Won Tobel, not to go
into effect until voted on at the next
general election, and that the report
OF the committee be adopted and the
committee discharged. The motion
was carried without dissent.
The following resolution was then
presented by Alderman Eldridge and
carried unanimously:
That, Whereas. Section i7iO. of the political
code OF tnc state oi Noutdlat pfoNiucs Una
every city having poulation of less than fiv,
thousand and more than one thousand. is a city
of the third class. and
WHEREAS. Sections 100 and 1851 Of the 20
litcal code of the state Of Montana, rs amend
ed by the act of March 3, 1897, that
Whenever Il manfcstly appears to city o.
town council from the last federal. state. coun
ty, city or town census, that such city or tow
has the requisite population 10 enttle Il to be
classified as provided in section i7IO. part ~
title III. chapter III, OF this code. such city OF
town must be advancedas provided 10 the mex
section"
"That section 1861 of pat ~, title III, chapte
", of the political code. be, and the same il
hereby amended 50 as 10 read n. follows; Sec
ton issl. II ii appears by such census that III,
1 city OF town contains the requisite population