Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-07-06
NEW CITY HALL
BADLY NEEDED
City Council Realizes the Need But
Are Having Difficulty in Get
ting Started.
SPECIFICATIONS BUT NO BIDS
Local Contractors Do Not Feel Dis
posed to Tackle the Job for Five
Thousand Dollars.

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one who has ever seen the structure
which, for want of another name
passes as the city hall, doubts thai
assertion for a moment. The mayor
and every member of the common
council of Lewistown also want a city
hall. But there are certain obstruct
ing features, the chief of which is
lack of funds with which to build
city building which would be in keep
ing with the pretentions of Lewis
town. The council want a building
60 X 80 feet in size. two stories high
and embellished with a few modern
architectural designs. And they want
it all for $4,000. Several contractors
of the city have given it as theil
opinion that $4,000 will not put uI
such a building as the city wants
and there's the rub.
At a meeting of the council held
the latter part Of June, the clerk was
instructed to advertise for bids fol
plans and specifications for a city
hall. The clerk advertised but wher
he came to open the bids at the regu
lar meeting held last night, he found
that there were no bids to be opened
George Wells had given in a set OF
plans and specifications and made
verbal bid of $4,000. The building as
planned by Mr.. Wells would be 9
credit to the city but the councilmeI
could not quite figure out where the
extra thousand is coming from. AT
ter holding earnest consultation oveI
the matter for an hour or two, a mo
ton was passed to refer the plans tc
the building committee with power
to make such alterations as they see
fit and then advertise for bids in &C
cordance with the altered plans.
The city clerk was ordered to sent
bills to parties who own the lots OF
Main street effected by the abatement
of the nuisance above the CanoI
place.
The city attorney reported pro
gress in obtaining title to certain
streets in the eastern part of town
The petition of A. B. Lehman to bt
permitted to construct a IL foot ce
ment walk in front of Lehman's store
on Main street and a 8 foot walk along
the Fifth venue side of the store wa.
reported on favorably by the commit
tee. Report approved.
Street and alley committee report
ed adversely to the purchase Of ZOO
feet of gravel from the railroad com
pany.
The building committee reporte,
that they had granted permission t
Nashiem & Anderson to alter tn,
Hogue building on lower Main stree
and to John M. Vrooman for con
structing an addition to the Argu'
building. Actions of the COMMITTEES
approved by the council. The reques
of c. e. Richards to be permitted t.
move a frame building on lower Mali
street was not granted. A resolution
was adopted transferring 500 from
the general fund to the sinking fund
The report of the city treasure
showed the following funds on hand
General fund. $5,915.10; water works
$S6.40; water and sewerage bon'
fund, $2,579.S3; sinking fund, over
drawn $608.22; library fund, 1887,
"a; road fund, $472.SO; fire fund. $7S,
70.
The report of the police magistrat,
showed fines collected in the sum o
$1,140. Report of the city marsha
tailed with the report of the polio
magistrate.
Report of the street commissions
showed expenditures during June o
$225.65.
The report of the superintendent
of city water works showed the TO
lowing items: Water rents collect
ed, $452.24 water rents due the city
$474.90.
The following bills were allowe'
and ordered paid:
+. F. MACEDONIAN. salary and offic
rent. $35; F. F. Goss, salary, $125
w. N. Everitt, salary, SO; H. l.. d
Kalb. legal services, $35: G. o. Shat
er, salary, $25; Albert Pfaus, salary
$35; ]. C. Bebb, salary, 800; Interna
tional Correspondence School, books
$64; Montana Hardware Co., SUI
plies. $47.30; j. II. Walsh, printing
S2O.95; w. r. Woods, witness fees
$1.5O; G.. NJ. Stafford. labor superb
tending sewer construction, $169
John Ellison, labor, $41.25; Schoo
District No. /, salary %janitor, SIS; Et
Silverthorre, salary night watchmar
$117; j. ]. Comstock, labor. $139
George Gordon, witness fees, $3.50
A. T. Goodspeed. labor superintendent
sewer construction, $77; State Pull
fishing Company. Montana Codes
$3.50; George Martin, witness fees
$1.50; Montana Railroad compan!
freight on fire apparatus. sl5.75; CT
liens Electric company, power, $5O
John M. Vrooman, city printing, $22
so; A. ID. Holman. witness fees, $1.50
H. Fl. Fernald. witness fees, $3.50
ID. r. Atchison, salary nightwatcl
man. SIS; Marion Burke, witness fee
$3.50; William Bebb, witness fee
$3.50; w. H. Gooch, salary nigh
Waterman, $3.50; A. Lefever, labo
$3.50; John NJ. Vrooman, allowanC
of s101.25 on printing contract; J.
Gilkerson, allowance on gravelinI
$359.64; George Bettys, labor, $26.4(
e. w. Norton, labor, $42.50; Mar
Frost. labor, $3.50; Id. Stacey, I
Dor. $13.75: Ira Wilbur, drayage. SOC
|. A. Clark, labor, So; w. T. Beb
labor, $19; j. c. MacGregory. labo
SEAS; w. N. Woods, labor, 81; Hem
Pratt, labor. s1.50; A. c. Jones. labo
SAL 5; Eph Bean. labor, $3.50; e
innate No. 3 Of contract. 5;
O22.92; the bill of G. ]. Wiedeman Il
s479 for rebate of city taxes was r
ferred to the finance committee.
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