Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-14
MEETING OF
CITY COUNCIL
City Fathers Hold Adjourned Meeting
in Land Office Monday Evening
and Transact Business.
6oNosMEN WANT TO WITHDRAW
Seek to Escape From the Obligations
Of Bond for Performance Of Con.
tract by Mcdonald Bros,

The city council had = hard time
trying to find a place to hold their
meeting Monday evening. The old
city hall that had been saved for such
occasions was as cold as a barn and
Alderman Littlejohn attempted to
build a fire. He started a good one
and then discovered thai the chin.
ned did not zone within ten feet of
reaching the roof OF the building. as
IL had to be removed when The hall
was moved. II was finally decided
TO go to the land Office whore there
was a good fire.
The meeting was called To order at
SIS O'Clock by Mayor Ellridgc and
the minutes of the meetings for Aug
ust and the meeting on September C
We're read. After the clerk had read
something like seven pages 10 was sud
denly discovered that there was not
a quorum present. Alderman Symmes
having been lost ON the way over from
the old hall, When he came The min.
utes were read and the council pro.
cceded to business.
n. j. Littlejohn moved that The mo-
ton to close the alley in block . of
Stafford's addition No. ( be recon
sidered. This was seconded and car
ried. This motion was necessary
from the fact that the last meeting on
September 9th had not given time
enough for circumstances against the
closing. The statute says seven days
must elapse between the time the
question is brought up and the day
set for circumstances and through a
mistake ms 10 dates only six days in
tervened. Thursday, September -.
was the day set at last nights meet
ing.
Alderman Littlejohn moved that the
city treasurer be instructed to collect
the sums due on the eve from i'm
provement districts /, 2,3 and 4 and
that the residents in these districts
who have not paid be asked to pay at
once. The delinquent ones are TO be
given five days, after which the books
will be turned over to the city attor
ney for collection.
A communication was read from
Geo. J. Wiedeman and ]. +. Lane, the
bondsmen of Mcdonald Bros, contrac-
tors, which said that they thereby
withdrew from the said bond and
would not be responsible for inferior
work or anything connected with the
Mcdonald Bros. contract. The city
attorney was asked for his views on
the subject and he said that his idea
of the law was that the bondsmen
could not withdraw and when once on
were on to stay as far MS the city was
concerned. He advised the council 10
do nothing about IL. as the matter lay
entirely between bondsmen and con
tractors. In accordance with this ad,
vice the communication was passed
by.
II was moved and carried that tho
contractor for the bank building be al.
lowed to take gravel from the hill ON
! Sixth avenue at 25 cents a cubic yard.
The mayor and city clerk were in.
structed to sign the contract for The
new pump.
The matter of street lighting was
brought up. but as the committee had
not had an opportunity 10 confer on
the matter II was put over to the mex,
meeting.
The council voted that the contrac'
tors on the city hall be paid S3Sl.2C
on the work done to Sept. |, being for
excavation and stone work 10 the first
floor. This is in accordance with the
contract, which calls for 80 per cent
of the estimate. The following bills
were allowed:
George Bettys, SALARY as special of
fcer. 500.
John Ellison. digging water ditch
SGj.
l.. c. Wilson, supplies. S2.75.
Bills laid over:
Otto Wasmansdorlf. su"pcrintendinl
construction at city hail. 500.
Watrous Engine Works, fire sup
plies, Sl62.
County sheriff, board Of prisoners
Sl21.50.
The meeting adjourned at 10:l'
o'clock.
The bills allowed al the meetini
! September 6, the report Of which were
crowded out of the last issue of th'
Argus, are:
II. J.. De Kalb. salary. S35.
w. n. Everett. salary. $40.
G. o. Shafer, salary, $25.
Citizens Electric Co. lights, $3.50.
j. C. Bebb, salary and supplies
sll1.20.
Elkhorn stable, supplies, 81.
w. II. Gooch. salary, s75.
Citizens Electric Co, lighting libra
ry, $40.
Montana Lumber Co supplies, 500.
so.
w. T. Bebb. salary, So.
F. /. Comstocb. salary, 1913.
F. r. MacGowan salary and rent
Mcdonald Bros, supplies for cit!
hall, S167.25.
W. S. Smith. collecting road tax
$3.50.
Tom Micho. road work, $685..
John Gilkerson, sou.
Steve Ryan, 50.
: T1UvIa nn-a1 con Ia