Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-09
CITY ENGINEER
INSTALLED
Ordinance Passed Fixing His Wages
and Defining the Duties At
tached to the Office.
POLICE COURT JURORS TO Be PAID
All Hitchracks Situated on the Streets
Of the City to be Moved to
Vacant Lots.

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Vacant Lots.
The regular meeting Of the city
council was held on Monday evening
at the city hall, on which accession
there were present Mayor Cook,
Aldermen Peter Shields. A. W. Stod-
dard, l.. W. Eldridge and j. C. Bebb,
City Treasurer Wright, Attorney
Won Tobel and Clerk Chandler.
The auditing and finance commit
tees examined the various bills and
reports, which were approved by the
council.
The monthly report Of the city
treasurer showed the following
amounts to the credit OF the various
funds:
General fund.-. si76 OF
Road fund. ~ z3
The city fire fund was shown to be
S2l 80 In debt, and on amotion made
by Chief Bebb the city treasurer was
instructed to transfer 800 to the said
fund.
The report Of the city marshal
showed that he had collected $50 in
iines during the last month, while
the street commissioners had expended
$766.02 on the streets Of the city.
The bill of Donald Fowlerfor Sl6lO,
for work on the city assessment, was
turned over to the auditing commit
tee, who were instructed to make In.
quiries regarding the matter.
The bill Of Joseph Pratt for $G7.S5
worth OF damages sustained by his
Ice wagon in falling through city
bridge, was then discussed. and ow-
Ing to the size OF the bill 1t was de-
cided to postpone payment until In
quiries had been made, and ohecoun-
Gilman suggested that it might be
cheaper to buy the iceman an entirely
new wagon.
The fire company's I'LL for 81, for
services at the Lewistown hotel fire.
was allowed. and a communication
was read from the fire department
describing the fire and giving the
names Of the mem bers OF the company
who were present.
Three bills Of 80 apiece were pre-
sented to the board for jurors fees In
police court trials, and after some
discussion warrants were ordered
drawn for the payment vi the same.
Frank Smith asked the board to
order a sidewalk built In front OF the
De Lorimler property on Boulevard
street, and Peter Shields made q re-
quest for u sidewalk ON Janeaux
street, below First avenue, on south
side OF street. The street commits
sloner asked the board to order side.
walks on the new grade to the court
house. The several requests were
embodied In a motion and passed by
the board, and the street commits
sioner was requested to see that such
sidew alks were built.
The printing committee reported
and asked for more time SO that new
bids could be made out, az one o, the
bids offered was not according to law.
Alderman Stoddard said that com.
plants had been made to him about
the hitchrack opposite Lehman's
store, and the m arshal was instructed
to remove all hitchracks off the pub
lie thoroughfares.
The city attorney here registered a
kick against the poundmaster. Jim
Kane, and said that a report Of fees
collected ought to be laid before the
council every month. Poundmaster
Kane replied that he very seldom col.
lected fees, as many of the owners oi
animals impounded could not afford
to pay, and that when any cash was
derived from the sale Of any stray
animal it was accounted for to the
city.
The election report submitted by
the Rev. Pfaus, who had charge oi
the registration, showed that l2l tax
payers had registered to vote on
Tuesday at the city election.
An ordinance was then read and
passed creating the Office Of city en-
gineer, and In which the duties Of the
occupant Of the said Office were
defined. The city engineer will
have to make all necessary sur
veys and keep u record OF the
same In his Office, and also profile
maps OF the city grades. No building
or excavation shall be made In close
proximity to the streets OF the city
without having first been surveyed
by the city engineer, whose specified
charge for surveying private lots ls
fixed at 81. The wages Of the sur
veyor were fixed at 81 per day.
Ths meetIu0 then adjourned.