The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-03-30
CITY COUNCIL.
How Our City Dads Wrestled With
The Fire Ordinance.
The Widening of sirects.-Miscellune
OUs Acts.

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walk on Fifth street extended SO as to
take it across the Bagley property, and to
have the work done Immediately. The
motion was seconded.
\ motion was made and seconded that
the clerk file for record the deed deciding
certain property on Fifth street to the city.
The petition presented by property
holders asking to be not included in Or
dinance No. 90 so much as to take out
block l3 of Canton proper, and block 20
Of Hills addition to Canton, from the pro-
posed fire limit district to be established
was presented by the Mayor.
On motion it was referred to the com
mittee on fire, OF which Aid. Horn was
chairman. That gentleman reported in
favor of the petitioners, and that the pc
tltion come before the council to act upon.
Aid Madole moved to postpone action
upon the petition indefinitely. Motion
carried
The question of fire limits was then
, open for discussion
Aid. Cuppett briefly explained his ac-
ton in voting for the establishment of fire
limits as prayed for in the petition and
now styled Ordinance No. 20. Personally
he was opposed to it but when he saw
that the petition was signed by the best
citizens and property holders he thought
it his duty to grant the request of his con-
stituents.
Capt. Harlan was opposed to the fire
limit ordinance, and as he had interests in
block No. 20 he wanted to see the coum-
Gil take the two blocks out of the fire
limits as petitioned.
Mr.. &. A. Gale spoke before the coun-
ell III an earnest manner. He had not
signed the remonstrance until after six
o clock, but he was in earnest when he
signed the original petition. Since he
signed the original he changed his views
for the reason that blocks Is and Is were
not included in the limits He wanted
b the council to grant the same rights to
the petitioners on the remonstrance as it
did to the original signers.
AID Maaolc thought that influence was
brought to bear upon the signers on the
remonstrancc and adhered to his original
motion to lay the matter over.
AID Cuppett stated that half day was
taken up in the discussion of this fire
limit question. He was not in favor Of
the establishing of limits at this time
that the town could not afford it at the
present time, owing to the scarcity of
building material and the high prices. He
wanted the people to have ample time to
act.
Capt. Harlan rose aud said that he
wanted the council to act as it thought
best, but did not like AID Madole's re-
mark that the parties who signed the re-
monstrance had no right to because some
Of the names were on both petition and
remonstrance, People were always liable
to change their oplnions. /
Mr. Gale cited the fact wherein the
council by establishing fire limits, might
cripple the city S growth, by crowding out
parties who would build with limited |
means but could not if the ordinance was
enforced. He did not understand why |
the council should hesitate to act upon
the remonstrance any longer than it did |
upon the original. He wanted no limits
in the blocks named.
The Mayor asked if whether the two
blocks stricken out were included in the
limits whether the signcrs would be salts
fed Mr. Gale could not tell He only,
spoke for himself
The Mayor gave his views at length on
the city's danger in cases of fire He
wanted and so did the council to do what
was right and for the best interests of the
city
AID. Brown sustained his reasons tor
voting as he did He thought the ordi-
nance might have bad influence upon
the city's growth. His duty to do was
what he thought was right He was not
in sympathy with the movement at first
andIs not now, and the cost Of building
material would be no more with five
blocks in the ordinance than it would |
with three blocks.
The Mayor vacated and Aid. Brown
took the chair, when his Honor explained |
at length He wanted both ordinances
to lay over until our citizens knew what
they wanted.
Mr. J. W. Taylor was in favor OF hay
ing fire limits established The council
should act as it thought best and to the
interests of the people
The Mayor resumed his seat
Mr. Hood gave his reasons for favoring
the ordinance in very clear light He
was burned out once but did not like to
second time. He never went back on his
word.
A running discussion was then indulged
in and several motions to adjourn were
made. Finally the motion to adjourn to
Friday for further discussion of this
question was carred--ayes, 4, noes 2.
AID. Madole stated that Mr.. Hood
wished an answer from the council in re-
gard to the purchase of the feet of
ground on the west side of Main street
adjoining his lot, to lay sidewalk or to
widen out the street, the price being 1888,
the city to pay sls3, the balance to be
paid by private subscription,
Aid. Brown read from the city charter
governing such cases, which had the eff
feet to postpone further consideration, so
an adjournment was had until 4 o clock P.
NJ. of Tuesday, when the matter is to be
further considered.
The council met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present-Ald Brown, Cuppett,
Horn, Hewitt, and Madole, his Honor,
the Mayor. and Falde, clerk.
The bill of City Marshal Harlan as sal
AIRY was reported favor.bly on by the
finance committeeman allowed; amountS50.
AID Cuppett called up the unfinished
business of condeanning s feet Of ground