Fergus County Democrat., 1914-07-09
BIDS FOR
EXTENDING LINE
BELEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
APPARENTLY LOWEST ON WA.
TERWORks CONSTRUCTION.
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING TODAY
On Lowest Bid Total Cost of Pipe and
Installation Would Be Something
Over $81 ,o00-Petition for Referen.
dum-To Pave Broadway.

dum-To Pave Broadway.
Mayor w. D. Symmes presided at
la,t nights meeting of the council,
Alderman Edward Sutter, G. ]. Wiede-
! mann. r. X. Matthews, Bert d'Autre-
mont j. c. Miller and T. A. Berkin in
attendance.
The most important matter to come
| up was the opening of bids for the con-
| structiOn of the waterworks extension
to the source of supply up Spring
! creek for six miles. On the face of
them the bids gave the following to-
| tails:
Beley Construction company, s15,-
23S.6S.
Security Bridge company, $16,726.42.
Robinson & Helmick, $1S3O4S4
Novel; Atherley, $19,34O97.
r. M. Barsden & Co., $19,34O.5O.
This would make the total cost of
the pipe and construction about $751;
23S With the house at the springs
right-of-Way, etc, the cost Of the ex-
tension will run very close to 100000.
The council will meet this morning
at 10 o'clock, when the contract will
be awarded, unless the city should
decide to do the work itself
J. E. Lane, E. F. Knight, N. J. Lit
tlejohn and other property owners
| asked that the course of Little Casino
creek be Strengthened and the waters
enclosed in fluming to carry it along
Bebb street, and that Bebb street be
opened up. The city clerk was in
structed to notify the petitioners that
this improvement would have to be
made by an improvement district.
The petition of C. J. Marshall and
others for sewer in the alley be-
tween Watson and Water streets, be-
yond Tenth avenue was referred.
For Referendum Vote.
The following petition calling for a
referendum vote on the ordinance re-
lating to so-called clubs was referred
TO City Attorney Kirkland:
eve, the undersigned qualified elec.
tors OF the city of Lewistown respect
fully demand that ordinance. No. POI,
and the whole thereof, except sec
t1on of the same, shall be submitted
to the electors of the city of Lewis
town, Montana"
The petition is signed by 72 persons.
Mrs. J. l. Cooley called attention
to the fact that since the sewer had
been construction through her prop
erty, nothing had been done toward
bringing the water in, as agreed. II
was decided to have the committee
meet with her this afternoon
Police Magistrate E. w. Mettler re-
ported that fines amounting to s39l
had been paid during June.
The Tax Levy.
Resolutions were offered fixing the
tax levy for this year at 1886 mills
on all property within the city, as
follows:
Regular levy-General fund, Az
mills; road fund, 3s4 mills; fire fund,
11a mills.
Special levies-Interest fund, ;
mills; sinking fund, 2 mills; firemen's
disability fund, 1-1O mill; public IL
brary, y mill; park fund, l mill, max.
ing total of 1885 mills.
The resolutions went over for a few
days.
Broadway Paving.
A resolution was submitted by CITY
Attorney l. B. Kirkland to create
paving district on Broadway from
First to Sixth avenues, five blocks,
and concrete bridge between Second
and Third avenues, on Broadway. Bids
will be received on Aug. 3.
Mr.. Kirkland submitted a second
resolution to create a paving district
on Broadway, from Sixth to Seventh
returned from Chicago, accompanied
by his son George, who has been re-
celvlng medical treatment there. The
young mans improvement is quite re-
markable and he will soon be enjoy
ing his normal health. He had the
misfortune to sustain broken leg
while in the Philippines and was in
very bad shape when he reached San
Francisco.