Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-05
Gravity System Decided Upon Which
Will Entail More Expense-Tem.
porary Plant to be Used.
LITTLE CASINO ABANDONED
The Council Decides That They Don't
Want the Spring at the Figure
Mentioned by Often.

The regular meeting OF the city
council took place on Monday even-
ing, those present being Mayor Cook,
Aldermen Bebb, Wright, Shields,
Eldridge. Brassey and Stoddard, City
Treasurer Wright, Attorney Won To.
bel and Clerk Chandler.
The various bills and reports were
examined by the auditing committee
and on being read were approved by
the council.
The city marshal reported a collec.
tion of $3.50, which amount was also
reported by Police Magistrate Mae.
Gowan.
The street commissioner expendI
lures during the month, including the
expenses OF the quarantine, were
s2l7.65.
City Treasurer Wright submitted
the following monthly statement,
which showed the following amounts
to the credit of the several funds:
General fund. =. .. ....$332 62
Road fund. =. =. -. =. .... 223 07
Fire fund. :. =. .. .... =. % 20
Library fund. :. >. =. :. =. 734 92
Among the bills was that Of DR..
+. A. Treacy, who charged $3.50 for
services during the smallpox quaran.
tine, and that OF City Engineer Stat.
ford for obtaining plans and specih-
cations on the waterworks system.
The amount OF this last bill was $19S,
and the question was raised as to
whether II should come out Of the
money reserved for the construction
of the water system or be paid by the
city. II was decided that it be paid
out of the city treasury.
A representative delegation OF the
local and state labor organizations
was present and Mayor Cook asked
them II they had anything to bring be-
fore the council.
Secretary A. T. Harvev Of the local
labor union introduced J. J. Lewis
of Gilt Edge as state representative
Of labor, who said: "Mr. Mayor, Cen
tlemen-In behalf OF organized labor
and laboring men generally | have
the honor to hand you a petition
signed by $50 Of your citizens and I
earnestly hope that the action taken
by you in the matter will be favor
able"
The petition in question was one
asking the council to pass an ordi-
nance establishing a nine-hour day
for labor on all public works in the
city Of Lewistown and fixing the re-
muneration for unskilled labor at So
per day.
The petition was drawn up In the
shape OF an ordinance and a motion
was made and passed that lie be re.
ferred to the ordinance committee.
A communication was then read,
signed by Judge Murray. E. w. Fos-
ter and w. G. Norman. petitioning
the council to prohibit Ora Bennett
from putting in a bakery in the resi-
dence formerly occupied by DR.. s. B.
Stone, situated on Fourth avenue.
The reason given for the objection
was the increased danger from fire
that would be incurred oy such ae-
tion. The affair was referred to the
building committee.
A letter from the trustees OF the
I.ewistown public library was read.
IT, which the mayor and council were
asked to act in concert with the II.
brary trustees in requesting Andrew
Carnegie to endow the city with H.
brary building. A motion was made
and carried that the mayor and city
clerk be authorized to sign any pa
pers in connection with the request.
The monthly report OF the fire de-
partment, as compiled by Secretary
Watson. was then produced and was
found to be accompanied by s17.
which was money refunded by men,
bers OF the department who would
not accept remuneration for their
services at the Judith Basin bank
fire. A report Of the fire last Sunday
night was made. but was not accom-
panied by a bill. and the secretary
mentioned that there was not much
likelihood Of one being presented. In
connection with the fire on Sunday
night Night Watch Harvey asked the
mayor to instruct him as to what
authority he had in compelling citi-
zens to work during a fire and said
that there seemed to be some unwil.
lingness in rendering assistance.
The mayor said that citizens who
would not work should be reported.
and Harvey stated that he would
have to report about 80 per cent OF
the citizens II that were the case.
An ordinance appertaining to the