Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-12-21
CITY DADS
IN SESSION
SEVERAL MATTERS or coNSi0.
ERAeLE IMPORTANCE CON.
SIOERED.

A special meeting of the city coun-
Gil was held Monday evening. Mayor
Pinkley presided. and all of the al
dermen were present
Two bids were received for con-
structing a roof over the reset voir,
one from Wells & Ellsworth. for 81,
295, and the other from B. F. Full
mer for $935.25. Alderman Tubb
doubted the expediency of doing this
work at this time. and thought It
would be better policy to put the
money into water main extensions.
where it would prOuuce revenue aud
at the same time prove positive
benefit to property owners. It was
shown pretty conclusively, however,
that it will be necessary to have the
reservoir covered before next summer,
and finally the whole matter was re-
ferred to Alderman Tubb and City En-
gineer Wasmansdorff to modify the
plans with view to reducing the ex-
pense.
The matter of erecting an ineXpen-
sive building to accommodate the hose
reels and stable supplies for the fife
department was referred to the fire
committee with power to act. bids
having been called for.
Will Help School District.
E. P. Chandler, representing the
school board for district No. l, stat
ed that the board had received a bill!
for water supplied to the Central and
Hill school buildings for some three
years past, and said that while the
correctness Of the account was not
questioned, it was thought, in view Of
the fact that the finances of the dis
trict were at low ebb, and that it was
constant struggle to keep the
schools up to the standard, the coun-
Gil might we'll remit this amount, as
the relief would be almost wholly to
the taxpayers of the city. The con-
ditiOns We're such that he thought the
city could well afford to let these two
schools have the water free, as 9TH
erwise it was just a case OF robbing
Peter to pay Paul. The matter went
over until the next meeting, but all
the members expressed their willing.
ness to allow the two schools named
to have the water free.
Voltage Too High.
The fact that the electric light com
pany is carrying voltage of $500 volts
over its main line in the business dis
tflCt was brought up and the gen
eral opinion was, that as matter OF
protection to the firemen, if for no 9th
er reason, the company should be com
PEELED to put in transformers and re
duce the voltage to 1920 volts. The
matter was referred to Aldermen Lane
Tubb and Sloan, who will confer with
/ no iCh oIi IL
matter.
G. NJ. Stafford made objection to thu
assessment for the sewer now being
constructed in the library district
which amounts to about $42 per lot
There were some lots not assessed be
cause connection had been made with
sewer in or near the district by
some property owners. These parties
had not paid any assessment in the
first instance for making the cOnnec
ton, and he thought they should now
be included in the assessment. The
matter was referred to City Attorney
De Kalb with Aldermen Smith. Lane
and Tubb, and an opinion will be pre-
sented on this subject at the mex
meeting.
To Open Water Street.
| In response to instructions, City At
torney De Kalb presented a resolution
condemning 22-1O0 of an acre of lane
in what would be Water street, if the
same were opened. The matter will
now be taken into court and follow
the usual course. The land in QueS
ton belongs to r. Won Tobel, and this
proceeding is taken because he asks
what the council considers an unrea
sOnable price for the small strip OF