Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-01-04

MEETING HELD
Council Meets In New Council Cham
bee ~ The City Hall and Trans
sgaets Business.
ANNUAL REPORTS ARE READ
Various Officers Hand in Reports and
Council Allows Many Bills and
Does Other Business.


Lewistown met in thc council chamber
of the .neE city hall last night and
dragged the routine of business
through five long, wearisome hours.
The first business to come before
the body was the hearing Of the var
ious reports.
Treasurer's report: Cash on hand
in general fund. $S,3Oe.S7; in road
fund, $27O50; in fire fund. $S7S.46; in
library fund, $2,035.96; in water works
fund ,s1,15931; in sinking fund, 81.
95l.33. The water and sewerage bond
fund is in the red, 81, 1884.
The report of the street commission
err showed an expenditure of $23O.10
for the month of December. The re-
port of the city marshal showed fines
collected for the month of $3.50 and
dog tax collected $3S.
The superintendent of water works
reported that he had collected $lS4.60
for the month and there was due yet
$4,000. He also reported that the en-
tire cost of the new pump and install:
lation was $2,677.65.
The petition of Walter Gooch, that
his salary be raised as nightwatchman,
was discussed and on motion of Al
derman Littlejohn ana seconded by
w. S. Smith the salary was increased
to $S5 a. month from December list.
The annual report of the street COM
missioner and the city marshal was
read by the clerk. The report OF the
city marshal showed receipts for the
year of $4,93685. The street commits
sioner reported disbursements OF $4,-
052.26. He recommended that here
after all crossings be built of concrete
and that the streets be bOulevarded
and a line established for the placing
of trees. The recommendations were
referred to the street and alley COM
mittee and the report was approved
with vote of thanks to Mr.. Bebb for
the full reports. MIR. Bebb also put III
yearly report of the chief of the fire
| department, showing that there had
been a total loss by fires in the year
1904 of $3O.O50. He also recommend
ed that a fire alarm striker be prOcur
ed and q quantity of new rubber hose
This was referred to the purchasing
committee.
n. leonard De Kalb, who has fol
sonic months been acting as city at
torney.F was at this time duly appoint
ed to the position by Mayor Symme5
The appointment will hold good unit
the election in the spring. Mr.. ne
Kalb filed his official bond of $500 witt
David Hlger and l.. G, Wilson as sure
ties.
A resolution was here presented
whereby the sum of $1,000 was trans
ferred from the general fund to thu
water works fund to provide mean;
for paying $1,75O for the pump.
w. G.sNorman presented petition
to be allowed to remodel his building
situated between The Fair store am
the Silver Dollar. His petition did no
state that he wished to make the
building fire proof and as this Wa!
, therefore in violation of the ordinance
on that point the petition was refused
He presented an amended petition ant
this Was granted.
c" e. Richards asked to have a side
walk put in on Janeaux street between
Second and FIRST avenues connecting
with his walk. This was referred u
i the street and alley committee.
N. J.'Littlejohn, one of the commit
tee which had been appointed to intel
view Robert Jackson on the question
of the reservoir site, reported that h
r had seen Mr.. Jackson and that ever!
2 thing was already to get the paper
/. as soon as a survey was made of tn
: right of way. The city engineer wa
. instructed to make a survey of tn
: right OF way and give notes to tn
: city attorney so papers could be draw
!. up.
l. From this point on the discussiO
1 rambled around from one thing to al
J. other and various subjects were di
cussed with no end reached.
Complaints have been made that tn
city ordinances are being broken e.
l. cry night at the TivOh Theatre. an
l. discussion was held as to the best wa
:. to deal with these law breakers.
= was the sentiment of the council thu
p the laws should be rgidly enforced.
Il A large number of bills was allowed
l. The meeting adjourned about mil
r. night and special meeting was cal
d ed for the last of the week.