Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-06
Old City Administration Steps Down
and Out and Turns Things
Over to the New.
CITY OFFICERS ARE APPOINTED
j.. C. Bebb Will Continue to Act as
Marshal, e. p. Chandler Clerk
and Stafford as Engineer.

lows:
First ward, l6 votes for, no votes
against; Second ward, 10 votes for.
no votes against; Third ward. IL votes
for and n vote against; total 81
votes for. and one vote against.
The ordinance committee presented
the proposed ordinance granting to
the Montana railroad company a right
OF way through the city along Ninth
avenue After the clerk had read the
ordinance Alderman Wright moved
that the said ordinance be placed be-
fore the council. Motion carried I'M
animously and upon vote of the coun.
Gil the ordinance was adopted.
Upon motion made and carried the
clerk was instructed to get a metal
box to keep the city papers in.
City Attorney Won Tobel discussed
the ~advisability of having the ordi-
nances printed. also of having Sixth
venue In front of the high school
grounds graded. The matters were
referred to the ordinance and street
and alley committees respectively.
There being no further business to
come before the council il was adj
journed to the next regular meeting
to be held May 4th.
On Monday night the council met
in regular session at the usual time.
The reports of the various city off.
GERS were read and approved. The
.av-..t 80 DAIt.a --
an showed fines collected to the
amount of S. during the month of
April. The report of the city mar
shat showed fines collected to the
amount of sl05.50 during the past
month. The treasurer's report show
ed the following amounts in the differ
ent funds: General fund, $726.01;
water works and bond fund, IS, 1907. SO;
road fund. overdrawn, s63l.3S; sink
ing fund, $~1.l46.64.
The bill of Patrick Walsh for a bal
ance OF 1924 was once more brought
up and once more promptly placed
on the table. In fact. IL was placed
under the table and. it is believed.
will remain there.
On motion the clerk was instructed
to draw warrants in favor of the
judges and clerks of the city elections
and to send a bill to the Montana
Railroad company for the costs of the
franchise election.
Motion made and carried that the
action of Alderman Eldridge in draw
ing a warrant in favor of Chan for
5000 in payment for the city dump
be approved.
Motion carried that the bill of the
Judith Hardware company for sl40..
q be paid and that the clerk be re.
quired to get a receipt for the pay.
ment of the balance due to said com.
pany. This wiped out the last of the
water works Indebtedness. w. d.
Symmes announced that the water
for the city map to A. T. Goodspeed,
who was the lowest bidder at $99.
The action of the committee was
approved.
George NJ. Stafford. superintendent
of the city water works. filed his re-
port. showing that in the month of
March there were nine subscribers
10 the city water system. and S103.S so
was collected. and in the month of
April there were 10 subscribers from
whom the amount of Sl34.S4 was col
lected. The report was accepted.
The following bills, having been
checked up and approved by the au-
diting committee, were allowed: w.
II. Culver. $40; +. j. Hazen. s1.25;
Citizens Electric company, $50; j.
w. Foster, $3.50: T.. w. Norton. S39;
G.. w. Hall, sl.50; Steve Anderson.
s2ll.50; Byron layer. s52; John
Woodwork. 81; w. L. Buck, 81; Mon.
tana Hardware Co.. 1915; Arthur T.
Wright, $40; Judith Hardware Co,
sl.50; X. NJ. Hughes, $3.50: Lewis.
town Democrat, SIS; John NJ. vroo-
nan. s27.l5; Carl von Tobel. 81: Mon.
tana Lumber Co. 1880: A. T. Wright,
s2S.25; Jef Sherman. 1885; r. Won
Tobel, $3.50; ]. c. Bebb. $3.50; Z.
+. Chandler. $l6.66; +. +. MACEDONIAN,
$25; George NJ. Stafford, s72; Albert
Pfaus, $40.
This concluding all of the business
of the old administration Mayor Cook
relinquished the m~ayoralty gavel to
l.. w. Eldridge. and Jesse Pinkley
Walter Smith and N. j. Littlejohn
took their places as members of the
council.
The city clerk announced that the
oaths of Office of the newly elected
officers had been filed. also the bonds
Of those who were required to give
a bond. The bond of Police Magis
trate +. +. MACEDONIAN was for the
sum of $500, with George NJ. Stone as
surety; the bond of 4. p. Chandler
for $500. and Gordon o. Shaffer fol
$1,000. with the United States Fidelit,
and Guarantee company as surety in
both cases. were filed. and all Of tn,
bonds We're approved.
The mayor appointed j. C. Bebb mar
shall and street commissioner to sue
coed himself. w. Il. Cort was ap
pointed city attorney to succeed II
Won Tobel. and George NJ. Staffor,
was reappointed city engineer. TIT
appointment of a nightwatchman wa
deferred until some future time an,
in the meanwhile Jen Sherman vii
continue to serve. The appointiv,
offices having been filled the mayo
ihbSt Ah' UNIV lub tOulllllittS ~
the coming year; Finance. auditing
ways and means. Hemphill. Symme
and Littlejohn: ordinance and print
ing, Littlejohn, Smith and Hemphill
streets, alleys ana sidewalks, Lau
/, Symmes and Pinkley; sanitary. Pinl
ley. Symmes and Hemphill; building
Baux. Smith and Pinkley; librar,
Smith. Hemphill and Symmes. waite
and sewerage, Symmes, Littlejoh
and Laux. Alderman Symmes wa
chosen president Of the council.
l.. C. CORNELL requested that sh
be allowed to bund a brick additio
to her store on .dain street. and Gu
Norman filed a request to be above
to construct n brick addition to h
/ iewelry store. Both petitions wei
referred 10 the building committee.
On motion made and seconded II
+. printing committee was ordered