Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-10-05
CITY FATHERS
HELD MEETING
Regular Monthly Session Was Held
in the United States Land Office
Tuesday Night.
FIRE LIMITS TO BE EXTENDED
Ordinance Drawn UP by City Attorney
for This Purpose-Many Bills
Were Allowed.

Were Allowed.
The city council held its regular
monthly meeting in the U. S. land OF,
fee Tuesday evening and transacted
much buiness in a short time. Mon.
day evening was the time set for the
meeting, hut owing to the fact that
there was not a quorum in town at
that time an adjournment was taken
TO Tuesday night.
The meeting of last night was call.
ed to order by the mayor at Sis
o'clock and the minutes for the month
were read by the clerk. A communi.
cation was read from the X. l.. Polk
Co. in regard to the naming of the
streets and numbering the houses AMI
making bids on the same. The com.
~munication a laid ON the table.
The city attorney presented an ordi
nance which amended the old one on
fire limits. BY the new law the fire
limits are greatly Increased. The
council referred the matter to the or
dinance committee with instructions
TO look into it and have a descriptive
plat of the proposed limits made and
attached to the ordinance.
John Crowley was allowed 1910 as
damages caused by the building of
the sewer across his field. A com.
munication was read from Rudolf Won
Tobel, secretary of the high school
board. which asked the council to or
der sidewalks laid on Water and Spring
streets leading to the high school.
The council informed Mr.. Won Tobel
that these walks are now being built.
They also ordered a walk laid in front
Of +. J. HaZen's property on Seventh
avenue. When this is completed
there will be three sidewalks to the
school house.
A petition was read from the Bank
of Fergus County to the effect that
they be allowed to move the hydrant
in front of their building nearer the
curb. This was referred to the water
committee with power to act.
Reports were read as follows:
+. +. MACEDONIAN, ponce magistrate,
fines collected, $l2610.
J. c. Bebb. city marshal, fines i'm
posed, $l3S.G0; fines collected, $l26.10.
j. G. Bebb. street commissioner, eX-
penditurcs, $96.lO.
+. T. GosS. superintendent of water
works, August and september. amount
due, $l2G.9l; amount collected, S3i5.
50; remaining due. $Sl.35.
The following bills were allowed:
II. l.. De Kalb. attorney. $35.
Estimate No, ?. city hall, $S27.25.
j. II. Truman, repairs pump, $40.
John Ellison, repairs pump. $3S.
+. T. Goss. salary, SIPS.
+. +. MACEDONIAN, salary, $50.
A. Pfaus, salary. S35.
g.. o. Shafer, salary, S25.
w. n. Everett. salary. $40.
w. II. Haggerty. drayage. soc.
Mrs. Mary A. Sloan. salary, SIS.
- % N'iliolb'h, SdldIA, $40.
Lewistown Telephone Co, messages,
sos.
Delzell Drug Co., supplies, S5c.
Geo. Van Cleaye, drayage, $l.75.
Monte Jones, labor on streets. 81 so.
Clyde OsgOOd, labor on streets, So.
VIII Apple, labor on streets, $3.50.
+. w. Norton, labor on streets, 81.
50.
VIM. Gilman. labor on streets, $3.50.
Tom Micho. labor ON streets, $3.50.
j. q. Gilkerson, labor on streets,
S23N5.
JOS Calicoot. labor on streets, $3.50.
A. +. Bebh, labor on streets. 81.
Frank Mckenzie, labor ON streets,
$40.
j. G. McGregor, repairs on pump. 81,
j, G. Bcbb, attendance at two fires,
$40.
A. Van Idcrstine. attendance at fire
j. G. Bebb. salary. 500.
w. 7. Bebb. salary, S75.
w. II. Gooch. salary, SIS.
T. J. Johns, supplies, $3.50.
IL. II. Lang, gravel, S103.
QUO Wasmansdorff. superintendent
construction city hall, $40.
Otto Wasmansdorff. superintendent
construction city hall, $50.
John NJ. Vrooman, printing, $3.50.
G. NJ. Stafford, surveying, $40.
A. r. G~oodspeed, office work, $3.50
Citizens Electric Co, pumping, $50
Delzell Drug Co, bookcase, SIS.
Ira WILDER. drayage, s2.T5.
G.. and c. Merriam, books, SIS.
Chicago Home Education company
books, S5l.25.
Judith Hardware Co, supplies. $1.25
Jos. O'Neill, labor o.. pump. $50.
Montana Hardware Co, supplies
S55.77.
Montana Hardware Co, supplies
$1.2O.
Montana Lumber Co, supplies, $40.
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Nodson & Decker, supplies, s20.75.
Elkhorn stables, supplies, $3.50.