Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-05-11
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
CONTINUED from Last Week.

Alderman Symmes moved that the
city open High street from Main
street to the city limits. Motion car
ried and the street will be opened.
Dan Walton has a house in the street
and. through Alderman Symmes, rep
resented to the council that he will
move the house out of the street If
the city will pay him SLIGO. His
generous offer was declined with
thanks.
On the motion OF Symmes, the city
marshal was instructed to have a
sidewalk built along High street from
Main street TO the city limits.
A petition was presented praying
that block No. 16. o II, p IS. on Third
avenue. be declared an Improvement
| district" for the extension Of the
sewer. Six anne were on the petit
ton, but Justice Mcfarland stated to
the council that the petitioners did
moi represent a majority of property
owners in the proposed district. Laid
over.
On motion of Littlejohn the city en-
gineer was instructed to turn oyer to
the superintendent of water works
the map showing water mains and ex-
tensions. Alderman Walter L. Smith
represented 10 the council that he
had been a victim Of a mistake on
the part of a city official. Two years
ago he placed a building in the lower
part of the city on a grade furnished
by the then acting street commission
er, but that he o learns that The
grade furnished was not correct and
that his house Is six inches toe low.
He thought the city ought to raise
his building. A lengthy discussion
ensued, which was broken up by the
first suggestion of Alderman Brown
that Alderman Smith place his house
on jackscrews In order that he could
conform to the varying grades. The
mayor confirmed the choice of the
fire department of ]. c. Bebb as fire
chief. and the confirmation was ap-
proved by the council.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by the mayor:
Finance, ways and means-Little~
John, Symmes and Pinkley.
Ordinance. Purchasing and Print
ing-Pinkley, Brown and Laux.
Street. Alley and Sidewalk-Laux,
Symmes and Brown.
Sanitary and Building-Laux, Lit
tlejohn and Smith.
Library-Smith, Brown and Pink
ley.
Water Works and Sewerage-Lit-
tlejohn, Pinkley and Symmes.
The bids for street sprinkling were
opened and we're as follows: r. 4.
Hamilton, s95; c. o. Wentworth. s95;
Frank Scovel, sos: Ed. Stacey, 500;
George S. Creel. $3.50 IA month. The
bids were laid over until Friday night
to be acted upon at the special meet
ing.
The following bills were ordered
paid: Sewer estimate No. /. 1881
"a; John Ellison, s1S7.4i; J.. j.. Gala
CHER, sl23.11; G. NJ. stafford. s101;
Mrs. Mary A. Sloan. SIS; Albert
Pfaus, s35; F. F. MACEDONIAN, s35;
Gordon o. Shafer. S25; F. F. Goss,
1925; J.. C. Bebb, 10000; d. r. Atch-
ison. SIS; W. N. Everitt. $40; II. l..
De Kalb. S35; Great Falls Iron Works.
S27.25; w. N. Woods, $3.50; Great
! Falls Stage Company, $40; George
} Anderson, $3.50; w. r. Woods. $4.-
| so; w. T. Bebb. $44-25; George Beat
: tvs, s44.25: Ed. Stacey. S71.70; Z. w.
Norton. S47.5O; j. E. Pinkley, $3.50;
A. T. Goodspeed, $40; Judith Hard
ware company, sS.75; John Ellison.
$3.50; Montana Hardware company,
$780, 70; Lewistown Telephone COM
pany, Csc; Judith Hardware company,
$685..