Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-03
CITY HALL
BIDS OPENED
Contract Let 10 Mcdonald Bros. for
s5,475 and Building to be Finish
ed in Four Months.
OWNERS WILL BE eNJolNeD
City Attorney Instructed TO Prevent
Property Owners From Restoring
Creek to Old Channel.

meeting in the city hall Mon,
day evening with all the aldermen
present. A large amount of business
was transacted and some important
discussed.
The most important business and
that which will be of greatest in.
terest TO the people of Lewistown was
the opening of the bids for the new
city hall There were only two bids
put In, being that of Tubb Bros. for
s5,795 and Mcdonald Bros. for s5.475.
These bids are for the completion of
the building according TO the plans
and specifications as prepared by
George s. Wells. The contract was
finally let 10 Mcdonald Bros. on their
giving bond of s2.7OO and contract
ing to complete the building in four
months fro mthe time the ground was
ready for them TO begin work. The
Did building will be removed at once
and will be sold at auction TO the
highest bidder at a special meeting
Of the city council To be held Friday
evening at the city hall.
The plans for the new building. as
Drawn by George S. Wells, call for
a two story stone building. with
apartments for the city hall, fire de-
partment and city Jail, with police
office. II will make one
Of the most complete buildings Of its
kind in the state and one that will
be credit to the city.
A petition was read from Arthur
w. Stoddard complaining of nuis.
ance near his property. 1t seems that
.wo sewers formerly emptied into the
creek near his house and since the
current of the creek has been chang
ed these sewers have created sink
holes in the bed of the stream which
have become SO bad as to become a
menace TO the health of the com.
This communication started
/ discussion as to the course the city
was to pursue in regard to the creek.
L was decided that something must
DC done Immediately about these nuis.
inces complained of and a motion
vas made that the matter be left 10
he street and alley committee with
that II the nuisance was
not abated within ten days by the
turning back of the stream to its
original channel to go unead and have
hese holes filled in. Later this mo-
lion was reconsidered and the mo-
ion made that the city attorney be
instructed TO look up the law on the
subject and If he finds out that he
IAN enjoin the prOperty owners from
hanging the course of the creek from
Is present channel to do so. The
yote on this stood as follows: Ayes
Laux. Brown. Smith, Pinkley. Nayes
Littlejohn. This motion
brought forth a great deal Of discus
sion, as number thought the city
was mixing in something ii would he
wise 20 avoid.
A petition signed by majority of
he property owners in the district
Affected was read asking that the city
order Third avenue opened from ia
neaux street 10 the city limits. No
action was taken on this as the city
attorney already had instructions TO
open the streets and Is onlv waiting
'or plat from the city engineer be-
fore proceeding.
A Ri al In h.i
sr petition protesting against the pro.
posed grade of Spring street from
Fifth avenue to the hill. No action
was taken on this for the reason that
he council have never made any ar.
for establishing grade
on this street.
A communication was received from
]. o. Gilkerson to the effect that he
would do any more grading the city
needed done at 45 cents yard and
would wait until the tax money comes
In in the fall for his lay. No action
was taken. Discussion arose as to
the grade on Fifth avenue and Main
street and the city engineer was in
structed TO prepare profles OF these
Two streets and present them at the
spcial meeting TO be held next Friday
evening.
The matter of the assessment levy
was referred TO the finance commit.
tee with instructions TO report at the
special meeting.
The matter of a poundmaster was
brought up and ii was decided that
a special officer should be employed
u a salary not exceeding SIS month
and that all fees should be turned in
10 the city. The council then dis
cussed the question Of special night
and II was the sense OF
The meeting that the mayor appoint
one TO help Mr. Gooch, as the work
Is too heavy for one man.
The question OF the numbering of
the houses and putting up the names
Of the streets on the corners was
left to the street and alley commit
tee.
The following bills were allowed:
J. o. Gilkerson, 70, hauling gray
Ell. s973.s6; j. NJ. Vroomah, job work
and advertising. e61; Judith Hard.
ware Co.. supplies, s4i.10; G.. NJ. Stat
ford, labor and Office work, s2l: AL.
bert Pfaus, salary city clerk, SIS; A.
T. Goodspeed. engineering. sl47; II.
L. De Kalb. services as attorney, s35;
+. F. Goss, salary as superintendent
Of water works. $l25; G.. o. Shafer,
salary as city treasurer. $25; Citizens
Co., lights for fire depart
ment. 1920; w. N. Everett, salary
deputy treasurer. $40; John Ellison,
repairs on water works. s21.50; F. F.