Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07

who had spared neither time nor
trouble in order to place the library
on working basis. The disburse-
ments for the year are as follows:
flttlngs ............ ia 80
Liptdrlah ....s.-... DO 10
Balance on hand ........... 123 70
Mr.. A. W. Orton addressed the
council and asked for a sidewalk to
be extended past the Episcopal church
on Fifth avenue in order to enable
him to run walk from his property
on Evelyn street and join with II on
the avenue.
Alderman Hemphill stated that he
had been asked to petition the coun.
ell for a sidewalk between the Cort
and Hopkins residences. Both re.
quests were referred to the street and
alley committee with instructions to
act as soon as possible In the matter.
George Parrott asked the council
for permission to grant him permis-
sion to put In a platform scale on
Main street In front of the building
next to his feed store. The necessary
permission was granted.
The bill OF the city health officer.
DR.. Fred Treacy, was placed before
the board. The doctor was there to
explain the various items and the bill
for $40, which was laid over from the
last meeting, was allowed.
Alderman Stoddard. as the chair
man Of the committee appointed to
meet with the county commissioners
to discuss the pest house question.
reported and stated that the commit.
tee had met with the commissioners
and an agreement had been reached
whereby the city could take an inter.
est In the pest house and pay as much
toward its erection as the proportion
OF the city's assessed valuation was to
that OF the county. which would
amount to one-sixth OF the total cost,
$1,000. The furnishings would be
paid for In the same proportion
though the commissioners reserved
the full and entire right of manage
ment.
The city attorney said that In his
opinion the cost at the present time
would be too great and a general dis
cussion ensued which showed that
many of the members OF the council
were opposed to the city going to the
expense of paying anything toward
the erection Of pest house at pres
ent.
The question was discussed wheth-
er the city, as a county taxpayer. did
not have a right to put patients In
the county pest house and City Attor.
ney Won Tobel remarked that a phase
of the situation which had not been
considered was the fact that owing To
the five-mill tax already being paid
to the county on city property the
city would virtually be paying part
of the expenses of the erection Of the
pest house through the channels OF
the general and poor funds OF the
county.
This would virtually mean that the
city would be paying a sixth OF the
cost OF erection OF the pest house by
taxation and a sixth and a fraction
as a bonus, the city thereby putting
up a fraction over third OF the total
cost Of erection. The question was
further discussed on the lines of the
expense and John Laux asked Il
there was enough in the city treasury
to guarantee such an outlay. He alsC
suggested that all street work run
ming over $500 be let by contract. al
nc tuOuSht tndt IL Wouiu ot uohc bee
ter that way. The street commission
er wanted TO know what was wroni
about the work that had been accom-
plished and Alderman Symmes sal,
that he thought that the street worl
that had been accomplished was nee
essary and had put Main street II
good shape.
The pest house question was agail
discussed and the committee instruct
ed to meet with the commissioner
once more and talk the matter over
The committee could not understan,
what good they could accomplish b.
seeing the commissioners until tn
question OF whether the city wante
pest house or not was settled an
also the question OF what rights tn
city had In a county pest house as
county taxpayer. II was suggeste
by the chairman OF the committee tina
the city and county attorneys NEE
and discuss the legal points involve
in the matter. The city attorney sal
that he would attend to IT and tn
matter was laid over until the ne,
meeting and the committee retaine,
The waterworks question was agai
brought to the front and the city el
gineer produced a voluminous repol
from otto NJ. Weile. the expert VII
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