Fergus County argus., 1902-10-08
Ordinance Introduced Which Will Do
Away With the Old Company and
Calls for Reorganization.
EXTENSION OF WATER WORKS
A Four Inch Pipe Will be Laid on
9th Avenue and Broadway to 9th
Avenue for Residents to Use.

The regular monthly meeting of the
city dads took place on Monday night,
on which occasion considerable i'm
portant business was transacted.
Those present were Mayor Cook AL.
dermen Wright Stoddard, Symmes,
I.aux and Eldridge, Clerk Chandler,
City Attorney vol Tobel and Engineer
Stafford
The minutes were read and the us.
ual reports were arp:1!e1 aS follows:
The police magistrate reported a
collection OF fines and fees amounting
to $50 while the city marshal had
rounded up 800. The street oowmis.
sioner expended S24GjO during the
past month and the report of the city
treasurer, though not approved owing
to the presence OF a duplicate war
rant. showed the following credits to
the various funds:
General fund .... ........$ 6iOl
hoau lunu ..,.'....',..... l1.oV
FIRE lund ...... .,-.,..... l3.oO
Library fund 49,. ....... S6.75
Water works and sewerage. 4i,313.i1
The usual grist of bills were allow
ed, among which were two bills from
the Montana Hardware Co. for cement,
which were allowed. for SiS7.GS and
s297,6S. The reduction was made ow-
ing to the fact that the price Of the
cement was higher than the agreement
with the city called for.
A bill for $50 for the Lewistown fire
department for the fire last week was
allowed. This money goes into fund
for the purpose of purchasing supplies
for the department on the installa-
tion OF the water system. Card a.
Hawksworth's bill Tor pipe fittings for
reservoir amounted to $S95.50. which
is tn be deducted from the contract
money and the surveyors estimate of
work done on the distribution system
was allowed for s6.3oO.7G.
On motion made by, Alderman
Symmes the minutes of the preceding
meeting were corrected to show that
the Montana Hardware Co.'S heating
plant was to be erected on lot eight of
block A. in stead of lot nine.
Steve Anderson asked the council II
his bill for $63 for hauling dirt and
filling in the streets was to be allowed
and the mayor assured him that If his
claim was just he would get the
money. The bill was signed o. X. for
Sal by the city engineer. who claimed
that the remaining $23 ought to be
paid by the water works contractor.
as the dirt was hauled for his especial
benefit.
The Puritan Cafe had a bill in for
Is cents for one demijohn. which was
broken by promiseuous shooting on
Saturday night; Kane said he guess
ed he broke the jug. but the bill was
not sworn to and therefore not paid.
George J. Bach had bill in for
S59.Ol for grading street in front of
his property and the mayor stated
that Mr.. Bach had come to him some
time ago and asked him what he
should do about the street. which was
in bad shape and was the cause of his
lawn caying off in big slices. The
mayor stated that he had told Mr..
Bach to go ahead with the needed i'm
proyements and put in his bill, which
would be paid when the city was in a
position to do so. The matter was re-
ferred to the street and alley commit
tee.
A motion was made and carried that
estimate No. of the city water works
which was entered on the minutes as
s5.102.O2 should be altered to $i.597.-
/ ". owing to the fact that at the time
the ten per cent reduction was not
made.
City Engineer Stafford mentioned
that the reservoir contractor. Peter
Tuss. wanted an advance of $4,000.
and rs he was delayed by the non-ar-
rival of cement he thought that il was
only just that Mr.. Tuss should receive
| the money. The city council also