Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-10-07

that plated by Stone & Long from
the Koos ranch. lying on the north
boundary OF the city and including
sixteen and fractional acres.
In the matter of the ~'at Of the Fair
view addition lying near the Catholic
cemetery and adjoining the 0uellette
addition the city attorney opposed the
acceptance Of any part of the plat as
presented and upon his advice the
matter was referred to the street and
alley committee for consideration
with the prOposer, w. W. Dewitt.
Z. l.. Skinner was on hand to get
permission to raise the roof on a rear
portion of his Main street saloon
building, but after II being explained
that the space would have to be filled
ply with the building ordinance he
withdrew the request and seemed as
well pleased as though the application
had been granted. The council seems
determined TO enforce the building or.
dinance and stop the persistent re.
modelling of the frame shacks which
now cucumber the main streets and
in this should have the S puotrOp
in this should have the support of all
citizens.
Several sidewalk matters were dis
cussed at length and the street CON-
missioner was instructed to insist up
on the property owners laying the
sidewalks ordered without further de-
lay, or to do so himself and charge
the expense to the property. The
sidewalks referred to are from Main
street to Janeaux on Third avenue,
and Evelyn street ana nave necessary
grading done at once.
Ii being reported that the use of
stove pipes instead of chimneys still
prevailed in certain localities the fire
marshal was instructed to see that
the fire ordinance was obeyed, or to
make arrests for violation.
Several building permits. previous
ly granted by the committee. were
ratified and in the matter of addition
al compensation to the clerk. who is
now the hardest worked and poorest
paid city official, the sense of the
council was expressed in favor Of the
allowance of such compensation for
extra work as might be necessary,
but not in favor of any raise of sal
airy.
Leave of absence was granted
Treasurer Shafer for six weeks and
w. N. Everett was named as deputy
treasurer by the mayor and the ap-
pointment unanimously ratified.
The bond of Ed. Stacy was approx
ed; committee appointed to audit the
books of the city engineer given fur
ther time and the action of the build
ing committee in denying the request
of C. L. Wright for permission to re.
model a frame building within the fire
limits was approved.
Marshal and Street Commissioner
Bebb did not reach home from Great
Falls until too late to have his re.
ports ready and they were passed.
Police Magistrate MACEDONIAN re.
ported collections of s41.5O in fines at
his office and the books of the treas
urer were approved. The balances on
hand were as follows:
General fund, $57.45: fire, $76.S5;
library, $536.02; water and sewerage,
IS, 1884; sinking, 81 cts; accounts
overdrawn were: Road. S134.SS; wa
ter. S61.95.
In the matter of the John Ellison
bill for s4S.50 for work on water
mains near reservoir, Engineer Stat
ford said that $42 of the amount and
also a considerable portion of two
bills previously paid Ellison for SINH
lar work. should be paid by the Judith
Hardware company, the work being
for repairs to leaky pipes. The finan
ce committee was instructed to con
fer with the engineer in the prepare
ton of this claim against the hard
ware company and have the bill pre-
scented by the clerk.
Claims approved by the officers ant
by the auditing committee and allow
ed were as follows:
Ed. Stacy, %sprinkling, 500.
A. T. Goodspeed, surveying. $31.
f. +. Goss, labor on pump, $51.45.
G. NJ. Stafford, salary and labor
s1OS.75.
A. C. Jones, labor, S1S.75.
G. o. Shafer, salary, SIS.
Mrs. A. NJ. Sloan, salary, SIS.
A. Pfaus, salary, S16.66.
John Raw, salary, $65.
Byron layer. labor, $3.50.
A. Il. Bebb, labor, $3.50.
Citizens Electric Company, pump
ing. $50.
+. +. MACEDONIAN, salary, s25.
j. NJ. Vrooman, printing, $3.50.
Daily Financial News. printing, 500
w. T. Bebb, salary, $50.
w. L. Cort, salary, SIS.
Byron layer. work, $40.
Lewistown Telephone Co., mes
sages, $3.50.
Lewistown Democrat, printing, S11
f. w. Norton, labor S14.75.
Power Mercantile Co.. hauling pipe
$150.15.
Montana Hardware Co., supplies
$74.22.
Judith Hardware Co., supplies, $40
Montana Hardware Co.. supplies
s29.75.
Fred Shaw, labor, So.
A. c. Jones. labor, $5.25.
John Ellison, labor. $48.50.
Z. w. Norton, work. $1,000.
Montana Lumber Co.. lumber
s111.44.
J. C. Bebb, salary, $50.
The first estimate of work perform
ed by John Ellison upon water ex
tension, $500. was allowed.
John Laux was the only absentee a
the meeting. he being in Helena.
At l1:20 the council adjourned.
Notice for Bids.
Sealed bids for the construction O
$500 feet of sewerage for the city G
Lewistown, according to plans an,
specifications to be seen at the offic
of the city engineer In the city o