Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-03-09

StlN'' W ehS MObnner place. lHt
request was referred to the street
and alley committee.
The Delzell Drug Company pre-
sented a request that they be allow
ed TO move the frame building at
present occupied as an office in the
rear of their store, to one side, while
a stone warehouse and office building
could be erected. The request was
granted.
Chas. E. Wright requested that he
be permitted to construct a shed of
corrugated iron In the ear of the
Camille Hogue building on Main
street. The request was granted.
Street Commissioner Bebb present
ed a request of Mcdonnell e. Kim
ball that they be allowed TO put In,
at their W expense, a walk across
Fourth avenue from the corner of
their building to the ~postofice. Re-
quest granted.
r. Won Tobel repeated his request
for a wider sidewalk along Watson
street a part of the way from Fourth
TO Fifth avenue. Referred to the
street and alley committee.
The Lewistown Land company
through their president, Frank l..
Wright. presented a plat Of their new
addition to the city of Lewistown with
the request that il be approved and
accepted by the council. There being
some dispute as TO the mode OF pro-
ceedure, II. L. De Kalb. the city's
legal adviser, was called from his Of
fee and after he had expressed his
opinion that II was regular in every
way. the Plat was approved. The new
addition is located in the eastern part
of the city and includes the railroad
yards and depot site.
This being the last regular meeting
before the annual city election, the
judges and clerks of election were
chosen as follows:
First Ward-Judges, George j.
Bach, T. w. Warren and Samuel
Phillips; clerks, Alexander Lehman
and George w. Cook.
Second Ward-Judges. Walter
knight, Firman Tullock and C. b.
Noble; clerks, f. w. Norton and o.
e. Bennett.
Third Ward--Judges, Geo. PARROT,
Henry Shea and Samuel Anderson,
clerks. James Charters and Walker
J. Wells.
The voting precincts in the respec-
tive wards are the court house, the
Parrot building on Main street and
the city hall.
Walker j. Wells was appointed reg
istry agent and his clothing store on
the corner of Main street and Fifth
venue will be the place of register
ing. Registration will have to be
done on the Friday and Saturday pre-
ceding the election.
The report of City Treasurer Cor.
din o. Shafer showed the following
monies on hand: General fund, S.
394.24; fire fund, $140.54; road fund.
s977.90; library fund. "s1,419.71; wa
ter and sewerage bond fund. S1,732.-
90; water works fund, $4i1.56; sink
ing fund, $2,1SS.66.
The street commissioner reported
expenditures in the amount of $20S.-
70. This expenditure included a bill
of $1SS.75 for plank, which was pur-
chased from Pratt & Mahana.
The city marshal's report showed
fines collected in the sum of $40.
The police magistrates report show
ed receipts of fines in the amount of
$40.
The superintendent of water works
reported that $247.S0 had been col.
lected for water rents during the
months of January and February.
The following bills were allowed:
Matt. Weber, supplies, $lS.75; Thos.
Luton. rebate of taxes, s4.53; Citi-
gems Electric Co., water for March,
/ $50; James McNulty, labor at the
pump house, S42.25; F. F. Goss, sal
airy as superintendent of water works,
$SS.75; Frederick Treacy, disinfecting
$50; Ed. Skinner, supplies, $3.50;
Frederick Treacy, quarantining, S63;
Geo. Van Cleave. hauling, $3.50; Mrs.
NJ. Sloan, salary Is librarian, SIS,
Montana Hardware Co. supplies,
S44.95; Frederick Treacy, professional
services, 81: Pratt & Mahoney, lum.
Der, s1SS.75: ]. M. Vrooman. adver-
Using, 1925; l.. p. Slater, board OF
! prisoners, SIS; ID. r. Atchison, sal.
airy as night watch. SIS; Lewistown
Telephone company, messages, So;
Bank of Fergus County, freight, ST.
80; Citizens Electric Company, lights,
1855; Z. w. Norton, digging ditch,
IS; John Frank, drayage, 50; Albert
Pfaus, salary as city clerk, $35; Clyde
Osgood, night watch with William
Anderson, SO; C. o. Woodwork, haul
ing, soc; B. Z. Mahana, meals, 81
George Anderson. labor, So; G.. e
Bettys, labor, So; Gordon o. Shafer
salary as city treasurer, $25; w. N
Everitt. salary as assistant city treas
urer, $40; f. F. MACEDONIAN, salary
and office rent. $35; John C. Bebb
salary. s105; II. l.. DeKalb. legal ser
vices, $35; Joe Lebert. 50.