Fergus County argus., 1906-05-08
CITY COUNCIL
ISREORGANIZED
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ing balances in the following funds
May l: General fund, $5,466.41; road
fund, $575.65; fire, $524.43; library,
$2,193.68; water works, $1,767.7S;
sinking, $4,96457; dog tax, $73.25,
making a total of $15,564. n. An ov-
erdraft of $1,7S6.91 was shown in the
water and sewerage bond fund, leav-
ing net balance of $13,777.S6.
Police Magistrate F. F. MacGowan
reported that $117.50 had been col
lected from fines imposed during Ap-
ril.
Library Committees Report.
The trustees of the public library,
by Frank E. Smith, chairman, sub
mitted it's report for the year ending
April 80. 1t shows the number of
books in the library to be 2,150; mum.
ber of books taken out during year,
S,145; amount received from fines,
$46.2O; incidental eXpence paid by IL
brarian, $56.1S; amount on hand in
library fund, $2,193.68.
In conclusion the report says: THE
trustees report that the library build
ing provided by Andrew Carnegie is
rapidly nearing completion, and that
the library will soon be housed in a
home of it's own; that We have so
economical that we shall be able to
furnish the building and provide for
its running expenses without making
further call upon the public
E. O. Busenburg stated that num-
Der of property owners in the vicinity
of the new library building wished to
connect their premises with the sewer,
and as it would be necessary for the
city to arrange for a connection for
the library he brought the matter up.
1t went over upon the statement of
Alderman Smith that the library COM
mittee now had the same subject un-
der consideration, and would report
in a few days.
w. A. Gordon, Jr., presented the
claim of Rev. Clarence Van Claren.
beck for 1920, actual loss sustained
by the father through slipping on an
ice covered sidewalk last December
and breaking his leg in two places
The matter was referred to the city
attorney.
Mr.. Cowan presented a protes
againts the way garbage, ETC., was
: dumped on the city dumping ground
which is near his place. He statet
that dead horses were dragged up there
= and left exposed, and that often tn
garbage was not put on the dumpin!
: ground at all, but anywhere in tn
. vicinity, as happened to be conven
' lent. The mayor appointed Aldermen
= Sloan, Tubb and Lane as specia
:. committee to look into this matte
" and report.
- William Hopkins put in an applica
ton for permit to erect stone ware
- house in the rear of the Hopkins store
:. 1t will be granted at the meeting Wee
~ nesday night.
- In the matter of the proposed pul
!. chase of team for the use of tn
fire department, as urged by Chic
Bebb Alderman Lane was appointe
:. to take the place of Mr.. Laux on tn
- special committee, which will repol
:, in short time.
San Francisco's Thanks.
The following letter was receive
by Mayor Pinkley from the San Frar
cisco relief committee, expressip
g. thanks for the gift of car load c
'e flour made by the people of Lewis
town:
Citizens Committee, Secretary's O
u flee, San Francisco, May 3.-Hon. .
f. Pinkley. Mayor. Lewistown, Mont
Dear Sir-I beg to acknowledge r.
ceipt of your kind letter of April q
and on behalf of the citizens of Sa
II. Francisco, to thank you most cordia
ly for your very generous donatio
of -four. Your kind expressions {
20 sympathy are appreciated by our pc
pie. l beg to remain. Yours very trul
RUFUS P. JENNINGS. Sec'y.
y, n. J. Kelly petitiOned for the CO.
~ structiOn of sidewalk on the wei
half of the block on Fifth avenue. b
~ tween Virginia and Idaho street
" Granted
The usual monthly bills and pa
rolls were audited and allowed.
Marshal Burke stated that sewers
sidewalks ordered by him at the dire
b. ton of the council had not been p'
in, insufficient repairs having bee
le made in some cases. and he was IL
,; structed to report such delinquencie
I'd to the city attorney. who will procee
against the parties.
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