Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-15
First Step in That Direction Taken
by the City Council at Special
Meeting Monday Night.
WILL ORDER ANOTHER PUMP
Deemed Advisable to Have a Second
Pump In Case Of an Emergency
New Ordinances Passed.

S0,VUo In the general tund IN the
fines and licenses for the present
quarter will add several hundred dol
lars to this amount. The urgent need
of a city hall was discussed In the
council, the necessity for having an
adequate fire station being especially
emphasized by Fire Chief Bebb. With
the new apparatus which the city will
soon have on hand, the equipment of
the department will be entirely too
valuable to have it unprotected. A
rough sketch of a proposed building,
the cost of which would be $4,000.
was presented and examined by the
members of the council. BY way of
getting the matter started, il was
referred to the building committee
with instructions to have an archi-
tect draw up plans for a $4,000 hall,
such plans, however, not to cost more
than $25.
The council also decided that the
safety of the city required that an
additional pump should be purchased.
The one now in use is working all
right, but as a precautionary matter
1t was thought that a second pump is
absolutely necessary and the water
works committee was instructed to
look into the matter and report at the
next meeting of the council. A new
pump will cost about $1,000.
Marshal Bebb inquired il there is
an ordinance against sidewalk posts
and business signs. 1t was found that
such an ordinance does not exist and
though some were in favor of having
an ordinance covering the matter
drawn by the city attorney, others
did not especially favor such a city
law and nothing was done about it.
An ordinance fixing new water
rates for the s~prinkling of saloons,
city lots and for stone and brick
laying was read by the city clerk and
was unanimously adopted. Under the
new rate, saloons using city water,
are taxed 81 per month; the cost for
using the city water in sprinkling va
cant lots and watering trees along
boulevarding was fixed at Sl.50 per
lot a season and for stone and brick
work the rate was made Z cents per
perch.
An ordinance for the numbering of
drays and prescribing the method of
~defraying the costs therefor was also
read and unanimously adopted. Tie
ordinance specifies that the city
frpoSnrnr chal1 fprpich aanh 1ra II n m
with a placard bearing the number OF
his dray for the sum of 80 cents each.
The city treasurer shall also keep a
record of all placards issued and any
drayman who disregards the provis-
ions of the ordinance will be subject
to a fine of from 81 to $25.
Two or three stagnant pools of wa
ter on upper Main street were com
planned of last night. The water is
very detrimental to the health of the
residents of that portion of the city
and particularly offensive to n one
VINO passes that way. Upon motion
of Alderman Littlejohn, seconded by
Alderman Laux, the matter of the
nuisance ives referred to the water
and sewerage committee.
The city clerk read an ordinance
relating to the regulating of drains
In the city of Lewistown. The ordi
nance provides that drain pipes car
be laid only by persons who have
been granted a city license by the
city to do the work. Each person
shall also furnish the city a bond in
the sum of 81, 200 for a workmanlike
performance OF any contract under
taken. The ordinance was referred
10 the ordinance committee.
The city engineer was instructed
to draw a profile map of lower Fifth
avenue.
The bids of James Kennedy, of Far
go, for the construction OF sewers ii
improvement districts Nos. 3 and
were read and upon motion duly
made, seconded and carried. the bid:
were accepted. Mr.. Kennedy agree.
to put 1000 feet of six-inch sewer
pipe, three manholes and n lamp
hole in district No. 3 for the sun o
Sl,422. In district No. 4 he agrees
to put LAO feet of siX-inch pipe ant
two manholes for the sum Of S1,664
r. o Tobel again requested tina
a sidewalk be ordered laid along tn,
upper side of Watson street from thu
city hall to a certain four foot wall
in front of the Watson lots. Motion
carried that the street commissions
be instructed to have the walk built
The following bids for hauling gray
ell for the city OF Lewistown wer'
read: Ira Wilbur, As cents a cubi
yard; S. ID. Anderson. IS cents a Gu
bic yard; Melchert & Glaspell, 5
cents per cubic yard, and j. 0. Gil
kerson. 40 cents per cubic yard. TIL
bid of J. o. Gilkerson was accepte
and he is to begin at once On the wor
of hauling gravel, said work to b
performed according to certain spec
fcations, which were read before tn
council.
DR.. J.. H.. willard once more al
peared before the council with a II
quest for the extension of the waite
system to the block in which his res
dence is located. He represented tina
three property owners living in tn
block very much desired the use {
city water and urged the council [
have the main laid up Janeaux stree
about 200 feet, which would be a su
ficient distance for those desiring [
make water connections.
The Spring Creek Coal company II
quested that they be permitted to pl
up scales on Fifth avenue on he co
ner recently vacated by the Montan
Lumber company. The request wa
granted and the city engineer was i
structed to supervise the placing
the scales.
The numerously signed petition
Walter H. Gooch for the appointmel
to the position Of night watchma
was presented to the council, but a
ton was deferred until a future meC