Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-04-02
A Reservoir Site Secured on Jack.
sons Hill After a Great Deal
Of Bargaining.
BRIGHT WILL FURNISH POWER
City Makes an advantageous Contract
With the Citizens Electric Co.
for Power to Run Pump.

saru 10 tne city WaterW0rkS and az
the result OF their deliberations IL has
Lecn decided to use the Jackson hill
as a reservoir site and to obtain the
2Tel Tor running the pumpius plant
ii.m the Citizens Electric Co. At
a special meeting Of the city e1rLcil
Oil Thursday last, communications we're
presented to the board on behalf Of
10th the Citizens Electric Co. and
the Judith Milling Co., who offered
to furnish power for the running Of
the pump at the pumping sta ion.
which will have to be erected in con-
junction with the proposed system of
w~aterworks.
The Citizens Electric Co. offered
to supply q sufficient amount of pow.
er for 500 per month for a year,
while the Judith Milling Co. made two
propositions to the council, one of
which was to supply the necessary
power for SIS per month for the frs.
ten years and $125 for the second de-
cade. The second offer was to sell
an undivided half interest In their
water right and furnish a site for the
sum Of $4,000, the city to enlarge the
ditch to double its present capacity
at its own expense.
A communication was read by the
clerk from R. D. Jackson, who offer.
ed to sell a reservoir site and right.
of.way to the city for the sum of ST..
900 and a Y inch tap. The council
thought that this offer was a little
out of reason and asked the mayor
to request that the would be vendor of
reservoir site and ~right-of-way be
brought before the board. On the ar
rival of Mr.. Jackson the council offer
ed $500 and the tap which was refus-
ed as was also a $3.50 offer. The
owner of the reservoir site then was
stricken with a streak of generosity
and offered to dispose of the coveted
rights for 5000 and a tap; this how
ever was refused and the council de-
clared all offers of. In the course
of a very animated discussion, Mr..
Jackson agreed to either take $3.50
and the tap or submit to arbitration II
the council would allow him until Fri
day to think the matter over. The
meeting t%hereupon adjourned.
The city dads met again on Friday
and after waiting for some time Mr..
Jackson made his appearance and Of
fered to split the difference" and
take $S25 and the tap. The mayor
reminded him that he had agreed to
take either $3.50 or submit to arbitra-
tion-it should be understood that the
tap" is always included in the bar.
gain.
Mr.. Jackson also said that he want.
ed the pipe line to be laid SO as not
to cross any lots IL at any time his
land should be plated, Mr.. Brassey
said that If the city had to be gov
erned by Mr.. Jackson's wishes in re-
gard to the right-of-way he would like
to know what the city was paying
such a sum of $3.50 for. It was
thought by the mayor that the quick
est way to settle the matter would be
to decide to place the reservoir on
Jackson's hill and commence con.
demnation proceedings at once. That
way Mr.. Jackson would receive all
that was coming to him and the city
would not have to pay any more then
the said privileges were worth.
Mr.. Jackson eventually came to
time and signed the following agree.
ment:
81 hereby agree to furnish a reser-
voir site and right-of-way for the pipe
line and right-of-way for work nee
essary to construct said reservoir and
pipe line and keep same in repair
and maintain them. | will furnish
the necessary land for the right-of'
way as above stated for the sum Of
$3.50 and a Y inch tap. Said pipe
line to be constructed as nearly as
possible to assure good service. where
the streets would come II extended
to said reservoir. Said supply of wa.
ter to be governed by the same rules
and regulations as govern other pa
irons OF the water system"
A motion was made and seconded
that the offer be accepted. and the
council adjourned until Saturday.
At Saturdays meeting the matter
Of a detention hospital was brought
up and the mayor mentioned that
Peter Weydert offered to rent his
house on the outskirts Of the city fol
that purpose, for three months, al
500 per month. A motion was made
and passed unanimously that the prop
osition be accepted.
The power question was again
brought up for discussion and as the
mayor is interested in the bid put In
by the Judith Milling Co. he turned
the chair over to the president OF the
council, L. w. Eldridge.
A second communication from the
Citizens Electric Co. was placed be
! fore the council In which that com
pany' offered to furnish power for the
sum Of 5000 per year or a longer per
ind IL nacassarv. this included a Sit