Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-03-04
ELECTION Of
FICERS NAMED
City Council Appoints Registry Agent,
Judges and Clerks and Names
Voting Places.
ALLOW JUDITH HARDWARE BILL
Water Works Account Practically
Closed up-sewerage to BE TAX
en- Up Soon.

sion Monday night and besides tran
sacting the usual business, such as al
lowing bills, receiving communications,
etc, appointed the Judges and clerks
for the spring city election. The fol-
lowing reports of the city officers were
unanimously approved; City marshal,
fines collected, s75; police magistrate,
fines collected, sl5;city treasurer: Gen
eral fund, s2,4s3.74; road fund, $2O6. 81;
fire fund, 1880. SIS; library fund, soo5. 10;
water and sewerage bond fund $40.
467. 40; water works fund. s6O3.e3 sink.
ing fund, s3,50i.67.
The following hills were allowed,
having been approved ty tie auditing
committee.
Mary A. sloane. $500 = {. Bebb
800. 90; Power MeTeNEsi.e company
s32S.56; John " y7ocman. $500
Frederick TreAcy $3.50; E. +. Griffith
$500; Lewis,owa Carriage Co, sls.75
Mat Weber. $500; John VI. Vrooman
S23.SI; II. Il Harmon. sl6.l5; Herber
Atkinson. So gf; 7, e. Nelson. $500
Montana Hardware Co. ss.Os; W. Z
Buck. S7.st; Citizens Electric company
5000: Citizens Electric company .s9.sO
Il. NJ. stafford. 5000; Errett L. Smith
$500: Errctt l.. Smith, $500: +. 1
MacCiowau. $500; +. p. Chandler
Sl1.lO: Il. Won Tobel. 5000; Jeff Sher
man. $500; Steve Anderson. 1910;
+. Slater. $50. -; Andrew Greene, s6.9l
The bill Of Pat Walsh for Sas0.O5 wa
disallowed again. The bill Of the Jud
ith Hardware Co. for $4,000 for extri
work in ditching through frozel
ground on account Of a delay caused b
the city, was referred TO the Waite
Works committee with power to act.
The bill of McKechnie 4 Allan wa
referred back TO the health officer TO
further information.
Messrs. Edgecombe and Warden ar
peared in person and requested tba
the city establish the grade and orde
a sidewalk built on Main street b,
tween Ninth and Tenth Re
quest was granted.
There being reported several cross
ings in the city in a bad condition, tn
matter of crossings was referred to tn
street and ally committee with powe
to act.
After some discussion 81. 500 was n
lowed on the bill of the Judith Hare
were company. This leaves but
very small mount to be paid on tn
account.
The question of a map of the cit
showing all water mains and connect
ions was again brought up and it wa
unanimously decided to call for bid
on specifications prepared by the cit
engineer, said bids to be ready for tn
council to act upon at the next regula
meeting. On motion made and carrie
500 was transferred from the genera
fund To the water works fund.
The matter Of appointing officers 70
the city election being brought up, tn
following officers were unanimousl
selected: First ward; Judges; John N
Vrooman, A. Hopkins and A. b. Lei
l man. Clerks; W. II. Culver and A. I
! Wright. Second ward; Judges; j. I
Corcoran, Peter Shields and A. ID. Hal
mon. Clerks, Jesse Pinkley and Z. "
I Norton. Third ward: Judges; G. A
! Re5der, &. A. Parrot and Phillip.Lau,
. Clerks, Edgar Worden and ii. A. Mou
/ ton.
: Albert Pfaus was again appointe
! registry agent and Power Mercantil
I store made the registration office. tn
} city hall, court house and Culver's ha
! were designated as the voting place
I Alderman Symmes was granted a
: indefinite leave OF absence.
This being all of the business befol
I ~thescouncil an adjournment was take
I until one month hence or until Gale
! together by the mayor which wi
I probably be during the present wee
! for the purpose of discussing the Sc,
' crage system.