Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-28

I" puiluinb way. Inc contractors
and carpenters have had all the work
they could attend to and many new
business blocks. public buildings and
dwelling houses have been erected.
The character of all the buildings
put up in Lewistown this year has
been excellent and all have been a
credit TO the town. The business
blocks and public buildings are all
of a most substantial nature AMI
would be a credit to any town in the
state. In the year just past there
has been in round figures $2l0,0OO put
In buildings in this city, as against
$l5O,65O last year. This is a large in.
crease In town OF no larger popula.
tion than Lewistown. This year there
was $l45,000 spent in public and bus.
mess buildings as compared with $685..
$50 in 1903.
In dwellings the residents ofthe city
have this year invested 1900, where
last year they spent $66.700. A slight
falling of, but this may be accounted
for by corresponding decrease In
the cost OF materials. Any stranger
who might have the impression befoi e
visiting Lewistown that il was not
OF a permanent nature would soon
have his mind freed from this idea
on seeing the buildings which have
been erected. All have been con
structcd with the idea of permanence
as the prime object to be achieved.
Lewistown has an exceptionally able
set OF contractors and the work that
has been done by them has been uni.
formly good.
The new city hall. which was erect.
ed this year, Is now practically com.
pleted and is In use. Il was put uD
at a cost to the city of 10000 and is
Il model building of its kind. In this
building Is a large council chamber.
which will answer the needs of the
city for years to come. The fire dc.
partment Is housed on the first floor
and the large doors open on Watson
street. In the rear of the depaI tmcnt
is the city Jail and Office Of the city
marshal. The large fire bell has been
moved from Main street and Fourth
avenue To the tower of the hall. TAX.
ing the building as a whole IL is as
good a city hall as any city in the
state can boast of and Is an ornament
to the city Of Lewistown. IL was
built by Mcdonald brothers.
The new building for the bank of
Fergus county Is one of the hand.
soonest structures in the city and will
be. when completed, the best bank
building In the state of Montana. II
Is n two-story structure Of cut stone
and pressed brick and the finish, both
OF the exterior and interior. Is beau
tiful. On the main floor will be 10
Gated the bank proper and this will
occupy the entire floor The iittingt
are OF the best obtainable and the
finishing will all be done I'm mahogany
There will be In addition TO the space
set aside for banking purposes, prI
yale offices for the president, cashier
and assistant cashier. A large vault
has been put In on the main floor anC
a safety deposit vault for the use o
the customers Of the bank. Another
vault occupies portion Of the base
mont and this wlil be used for STORMS
| do ~ han L.
The remaining portion of the base
mcnt will be fitted up for use as |
barber shop and will be occupied b!
Albert Johnson. IL will be a com
plete shop in every particular.
The second floor Of the building Il
arranged In suites OF Office rooms an,
they are perfect for that purpose
The finish OF the floor Is in tamaTaci
and the rooms present beautiful AM
aitistic appearance. The cost OF erect
ing this structure was in the neigh
borhood OF $4,000. The contract wa
given to the Congress CONSTRUCTION
company OF Chicago.
The Methodist church. situated a
Fifth avenue and Broadway Is a dis
tinct ornament TO the city. II is no
as yet fully completed but will be fin
ished by spring. II Is constructed en-
tlrely of white stone and Is a nioderl
4, structure throughout. The entranc
I TO the building Is at the corner un
=, der the tower. The church will hav
J a large seating capacity and II is wei
suited TO the needs Of this rapid,
+, growing denomination. The building
will cost when completed approximate
, ~ $4,000. The contractors were Al
derson and Partridge.
Fergus county at last has a ney
Jail building erected last summer an
not only is Il building admirabl
adapted TO the purpose for which
was built. but il Is OF artistic desigl
and finish. II contains plenty OF Gel
room for a county, the number o
whose criminals Is far in excess o
that of Fergus county. There ar
three cell rooms, one of them bein
for female prisoners. On the frs
floor is, In addition to two cell rooms
a reception room where prisoners ar
examined before being placed in tn
cells. On the second floor is tn
woman's department and room
which is not In use. but will be KEEP
for use as a cell room when the need
OF the county demand II. Directly o'
er the reception room is the jailer'
room. This building is two-stor
one and was erected at a cost OF $40
600. Tubb Bros. we're the contractors
The Lang building situated on Mai
street between Fourth and Fifth ave
nues Is twostory stone busines
block. On the first floor are tw
large store rooms which will be occu
J pied by the Fad Shoe Store and tn