Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-10-05
Seventeen New Lamps to be Put in
to Comply With the Free De-
livery Requirements.
LIBRARY SEWER CONTRACT
It is Awarded to John EIlison-More
Hose For the Fire Depart
ment.

deal or rOuntine business was disposed
OF and several new matters were TAX
en- up, one of the most important be-
ing the report of the special COM
mittee appointed to investigate the
street lighting situation. They report
ed in favor of installing II additional
arc lights, not only because the lights
are needed, but also to conform TO
the requirements for securing the free
delivery system for Lewistown. Man.
ager Bright, of the Citizens Electric
Co., who was present, agreed to fur
nish the entire number of street lights
at $3.50 per lamp, which he says is as
low or lower than the rate charged
in any city in Montana. The company
will have to practically rebuild It's
line in the district, and will put in
about IL miles of new copper wire. In
addition to this. it will put in tho
metropolitan system. the current be-
ing controlled from a station, so that
all lights can be turned on and of
simultaneously. This will involve a
great deal of work. and the system will
not be installed and in working order
inside of three months.
The contract for the library sewer
district was let, and work on three
districts will soon be in progress, the
! first two being now nearly completed
City Treasurer Report.
City Treasurer M. H. Deaton sub
mitted his report for September show.
ing balances on Oct. /, as follows: Gen
eral fund s3,o4S.60; fire fund $235.4S;
library fund s1,432.27; waterworks
fund $27S.96; sinking fund $3.183.13;
gravity water system fund $33. 1850;
dog tax fund $4,000. Overdrafts OF
$24.26 in the road fund and S1.7S691
in the water and sewer fund We're re
ported. leaving a net balance of $40,
3S437
Police Magistrate f. F. McGowan's
report showed that in August and
September. fines amounting to $26t
had been collected Eighteen cases
were disposed of during the two
months.
The report of the collector of water
rates showed collections for Septem
Der amounting to S539.70 with expen
SEES of $256.02.
The bid of Green & Smith offered t.
construct a cement crossing between
Lehman store and warehouse for sos
The bid was laid on the table.
A New Sewer District.
J. w. Kinzel, l.. C. Wilson, S. e
Brlce, Cecil Copeland, O. w. Belden
4. d. Johnson w A. Hedges, Fran
stephens and II. G.. Phillips aske,
that an Improvement district be ere
ated for the construction Of a sewe
10 connect with the main sewer OF
Third avenue. The district would EN-
brace and T Of Stafords addition
Mo-, fractional block Nos. 7 and
and a portion of block No. / of Stat
tord's addition No. :, and blocks u
and - Of JaneaUH addition The peti
ton was granted and the city attOr
ney instructed 20 prepare resolutinE
declaring The ciry's Intention to Great
The district.
Library Sewer District.
For the construction OF the sewer in
The library district, John Ellison sent
in the only bid. He offered to do all
the work called for by the specifica
ton of the city engineer for S1,S35
The contract was awarded to Mr.. Ell
lisOn, and in connection with il he was
given the contract to move 500 yards
of dirt from the alley in the rear OF
G. NJ. Canon's residence.
f. o. Busenburg called attention tc
liAS ldCt tHdt lIo Inc Vi lUS sewer
as at present established would bring
1t two feet above the bottom of the
basement of the new Hilger block
next to the Argus, and he asked that
1t be lowered so as to drain the base
ment. The matter was referred to
the city engineer.
For Special Officer.
number of residents of East Lew
iStn c1- vi
liams be appointed special night of
ticer TO serve in that section, as hobos
were becoming rather plentiful. AM
there was danger from fires etc. AL
derman Sloan, Lane and Tubb favored
placing the matter in the hands o
the mayor, with power to act, but
motion to refer it to a committee car
ried, and his honor promptly appoint
ed those gentlemen. Should a specia
officer be named, he will draw $50 pc
month.
In order to properly take care of tn
accounts for public work now bein
done. a special improvement fund wa
created. and collections for improve
ments be made from it,
The council decided to expend $35
in purchasing gravel at the excava
ton from the sisters hospital, tn
: price to 40 cents per load, delivere
on the streets.
Upon the city engineers estimates
1880 was appropriated to COntracto
Goss for work completed in the Thong
> son sewer district; 1880 to Contract
. or Ellison for work completed in tn,
Hilger sewer district, and $3,97825 :
= Contractor Littlejohn for work CON
+ pleted on the gravity water work
> system.
II More Arc Lights.
The report of the special commit
Z tee, Alderman Lane, Leach and Smith
l. recommending that II more arc light
e be installed. was adopted. The light
II are to cost $3.50 per month each sal
to be the lowest rate given in the stat,
g Alderman Smith did not give the e,
act location of each lamp but state
that starting from the Bennett corne
t.. 1t was proposed to place light a
every third intersection. This wi
meet the requirements for the fire
delivery system, and make Lwistow
a well lighted city. The total cost {
all the lights will be $1.45S De
year.
Mr.. Bright. for the electric compan,
stated that the system could not be il
stalled inside of three or four month
/. as it would be necessary to rebuilt
: the line and change the system so thu
the current can he controlled from
station.