Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-16
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COuNCJL RouM. CRY ue YANKroN,i
Monday, April Is. 1857 SOP IN. i
Council met pursuant to adjournment and
was called to order by the clerk. !,
Roll called. a9 u
All members present.
On motion, Alderman Wheeler vas called
to the chair. E&4siS 952l fgs
Aid. Kaiser moved that the a be
invited T. preside over the meetings of the
present council. Carried.
Mayor Wynn was then conducted to The
chair and delivered the following address
MAYOR wYNN's ADDRESS.
Gentlemen Of the Council:
1t has not, I believe with but one excep.
tion) been the practice Of my predecessors
to indicate in any formal manner the gen.
eral policy, which should govern the council
in the management of city matters. Bnt
you will not think it, I hope, prescriptions
in me to call your attention to some such
matters as are deemed beat calculated Ia
promote the rapid development of the CITY
and secure its present and future prosperity
to the greatest possible extent, compatible
with our res ources and the material At hand
or within our reach. We have arrived At a
stage Of growth in numbers and material
prosperity when it seems 10 me We can well
afford to do something in the way of en-
couraging our citizens to make e lrnest and
persistent efforts i'll ornamenting our streets,
and in M Judgment this can be done most
cheaply AM efficiently by the setting out Of
shade trees. To this end l would recon.
mend the passage Of O most stringent ordin.
snce for the protection Of all trees planted
in our public streets and if deemed possible
the payment Of a small premium for every
tree set and properly protected when it is
established beyond a doubt that thetree will
live and grow.
ENFORCEMENT OF CITY ORDINANCES.
The laxity Of the proper enforcement O
many of the city ordinances has been a sub,
iect Of just complaint on the part of quite q
large number of our best and most respecta.
bic citizens. This has been especially the
case in regard to closing saloons on Sunday.
l call your attention to this subject with q
view to having it distinctly understood tina,
not only this particular ordinance, but all
others should be most rigidly enforced while
they remain laws of the city. II any are
found that are objec ionable, they can b.
changed, modified or repealed, but while ir
force they should be regarded as the law
and should be obeyed by every law abiding
citizen, and the penalty for breaking The
same rigidly enforced. In order that ali
may..know Whist our city laws ordinances
are, ! would recommend that they be com.
piled and printed in pamphlet form.
SIDEWALKS
Our sidewalks are an expensive necessity
very necessary for the comfort and conve.
nlence of our citizens. There are MANY
walks in the city laid down several years
ago that are now in very bad condition. In
many places they are dangerous u ersons
passing over them, and the city or property
owners, perhaps, IN sonc cases, ore liable
TO suits for damages. This matter should
be looked to at once and steps taken to pu,
all defective walks in a safe condition
The practice of driving oyer walks prevails
10 a very general extent and causes serious
damage. This should be discontinued a,
OICe.
OFFICE OF CITY POLICE.
II seems to me that the Office of city DO
lice can be conducted by the marshal and
his deputy acne, as the city is in a genera
way, quiet and peaceable. With this sug
gestion your honorable body can instruc,
the marshal and his deputy to perform the
duties of jailor without additional expense
TO the city, as the pay of these two
officers is now sufficient to warrant
them in taking care Of the city's
prisoners in addition to their other
duties. 1t might be we'll for o to take
into consideration whether it would not b.
advisable under the circumstance in which
we are placed to make some arrangement,
if possible, with the sheriff or county com
missioners of Yankton county, for the keep
ing Of the city's prisoners.
STREET COMMISSIONER.
1t appears to me hat your honorable bod,
should pass an ordinance defining the dutie!
of street commissioner, and instructing hin
to keep all alleys and streets clean, not onl,
for the sake Of appearance, but for tn,
health Of the city in general.
PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE.
The problem as to what is the best cours,
to pursue to organize and perfect an eficien
protection against the destruction Of tn,
property Of the citizens by FIRE is always
difficult problem to solve especially in /.
city like ours. Ny observation as a either
leads me to say that with the present very
meagre facilities supplied to the fire depart
ment, but little in the way of prote ctior
against fire can reasonably be expected, al
though it has been %splendidly we'll used ir
the recent management Of fires.
If our prosperous city was sufficiently ad.
vanced, financially, to warrant the cxpendi,
ture for sufficient water works this would be
the object to be sought, but rather than to be.
come overwhelmed with. or seriously embar-
raised BY q d%ebtincurred for such an object, il
would be better in No. opinion to trust for q
time longer to a we'll organized fir,
department. And in this connection l ask
you if the ordinances are not already sufi-
Gent TO enact such as will guard against the
unnecessary hazards created by careless and
indifferent people. and if they are sufficient
to join With me in the rigid enforcement Of
those ordinances.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE CITY.
The rapid growth and the high standing
of the public schools of this citv are a mat,