Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-12
City Council Devotes Most Of Its
Time to Consideration of Water
Afairs-Rates Prepared.
WELL is READY FOR THE PUMP
Fired A. T. Harvey, Night Waterman,
Alderman laux Proelaiming Har.
vey a Democrat.

The regular monthly meeting of the
city council was postponed from the
Bird to the 9Th this month on account
OF election, Monday being the last
night of the fall campaign.
The entire membership was pres
! cnt when the mayor called them to
order but F. E. Wright did not re-
main long. being too i'll for a protract-
ed meeting. Treasurer Wright AMI
Clerk Chandler were also on hand.
but the seat usually occupied by the
city attorney was vacant and Marshal
Kane was reported sick"
The number of bills before the au-
diting committee were fewer in num-
Der than usual but the size was suffi-
cient to make up for any other def
cheney.
As approved by the committee the
following claims were passed by the
council without objection:
Road fund, w. II. Gooch, $40; w.
G. Gooch, $40; Z. NJ. Jones, $40; c.
F Huffine, 1898; John Fairburn, 81.
so; Chas. ~Lundberg. SO; Judith Hard.
ware Co. s14.Si; John Woodwork,
s4.SS; T. ]. Kits, IS; E. w. Norton,
50.
General fund: Z. p. Chandler, ST..
O6; F. +. MacGowan. SIS; A. T.
Wright, two months, $50; A. T. Har
vey, Sos; d. ]. Kane, 800.
Water and Sewerage Fund: 4. +
Griffith. 81; G. NJ. Stafford, s201; Pau
Beck, SIS; J. McNally, $43.75; A. T
uoodspeed. s72; Neil Maginnis. si5
Jas. Duffy. s72; Jas. Dymer. s35
Matt. Weber, s2l.50; C. II. Fetters
So; l.. p. Feeley. sS7.75; same. $67.50.
Thos. Heron. SAILS; Pat. Boyd. s27.
IS; T. G. Waaga, els; II. F. Schultz
1924; w. l.. Deal, So; II. Dahle. $35.
, 40; Steve Anderson, sl37.45; judith
Hardware Co, s123.57; w. f. Buck
81. Most of these bills were for worl
In the completion of the well at thu
pumping station. which the enginee
, reported ready for use. The bill o
Steve Anderson contained an item I,
be deducted from the water work
contractors and the bill of the Juditl
Hardware Co. included some items I
be charged to the reservoir contraC
tor.
T.. f. Griffith's bill for Sc was cor
sidered excessive and laid over.
An account of the Montana Hard
ware Co. required much attention be
fore being passed. Charges made TO
cement differed materially and Their
was a claim of Pete Tus for 500 TO
breaking up damaged cement. FL
: gineer Stafford stated that the Hare
ware Co. had agreed to take back cel
tain items on the bill and charge OF
} ly for their use. Finally the bill wa
allowed for S299.4S. a total of $S4.2
having been deducted pending furtl
Il er investigation.
Pete Tus, the reservoir contracto
= was on hand for a settlement, th
a water committee having viewed Ii
work and accepted 1t as satisfactor
His bill was s4,1i9. but of this amour
$4,000 had been previously paid. tt
had charged STA for rent he had pa
upon the pump during the time !
was delayed by non-arrival OF C
A. ment. s63 for breaking cement ar
IN also several items for extras orderC
. by the committee or engineer. TT
council did not consider themselv'
liable for rem on the pump and uni
~ the Montana Hardware Co. was sc
rs, tied with declined to pay Tus f
y breaking cement. For fixtures al
d. freight on same furnished the co
tractor the city had already pa