Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-18
ABOUT PINE STREET.
Last Nights Council Session
Devoted to Discussion.
Up Toan Aldermen Who do Not
Want a Down Town Street
Graded.

want a IOWA otrbot
Graded.
The city council meeting last night
developed a long discussion. and a very
bitter one. upon the proposition to grade
Pine street from Main street north. The
council was %uneyenly divided on that
question and although those against it
did not openly say that they did not be-
lleve grading Pine street would benefit
them in the least, still to q dIsinterested
listener their expressions and arguments
would convey that impression. There is
one argument N favor of this grading
which the aldermen who are voting
against it cannot answer and that srgu-
ment Is that college hill people pay taxes
for the support OF police and fire pro-
lection and water works and in no way
receive the slightest benefit from those
institutions. If they are not now en-
titled to at least a decent road to the
city, it is incumbent upon the aldermen
upon the other SIDE to show precisely
why.
Lost night, alter the preliminsries,
the order Of business was called until
the order OF miscellaneous business was
reached before any business arose for
moved that Thomas Finnegan be
awarded the contract for moving 800
yards of earth, more or less, on Pine
street, between Main and Eleventh
streets, his bid being 924 cents per yard.
Mr.. Powers offered as an lnducement
for awarding the contract at once o state.
ment that the work could never be done
any cheaper. MIR, Powers motion was
seconded, and the matter was opened
for discussion.
Alderman Branch. wanted the matter
laid over until the city engineer returned
because the council ought to know how
much the work is going to cost.
Alderman McVay wanted to see tina
street graded, but did not think the state
of the city finances will permit it.
Alderman English, did not want to be
too previous. Treasurer Bates had tolG
him that the grading would cost twice
as much as was at first estimated, ant
furthermore he wanted to know where
IN Yankton a street had been graded
ont OF public funds. He would neve
vote to grade this street otherwise thai
by special tax levy.
Alderman Powers here remarked the
if he lived on college hill he would tigh
ell the tune until lie got q road to hi
house.
) Alderman Scougal, who was mayo
pro TEN, here asked Alderman MeVay t
take the choir. Mr.. Scougal then state
that he was personally interested in tn
matter, as he lived on college hill. II
| was not prepared to tetute Alderman
English's statement, that not a stree
] in Yankton had been graded, except by
special tax levy. but he was prepared
state that Douglas avenue north of til
Rhine had been cut down tour OR fv
t inches last spring and that no specie
tax had been levied. Mr. Ioougal firm.
believed that thework could be complete
for not more than $500 and he was will
! ing to take and hold q city warrant with
out interest to pay for it. A delay unit,
spring would be of very llttl
help in the present situation
4 The small lake bed in front OF J.. I
Foskett's house will be filed with waite
, until July and then the miserable ez
%periences of the past with that mud hol
o would have been gone through wit
again.
Alderman Grove here defined his pc
n %sition. He thought the street shout
he graded this fslI. The residents {
u college hill had not asked for much an
D the request should be granted. He fai
ed to remember having been taxed
: pay for grading Capitol street and /
asked Alderman English who had bee
taxed. But Alderman English said nj
"a o word.
10 Alderman Branch had been told b
Treasurer Bates that that lake could
drained tor $50. Another man had tol
10 him that it would cost more to keep til
snow out of O fifteen foot roadway th
n winter than the amount required
build the road.
Alderman Edgerton here espresso
himself. He wanted to know how muc
it would cost and why the city engine'
was not present to furnish estimates
., and why Locust street had never bee
! graded. If he had been a good skat'
he could have skated home last winte
He was willing to do anything to bel
g out the college hill people. but he wan
d ed to know how much it would cost.
Now every alderman had expresse
himself and after more discussion I'll
council adjourned TO meet two weel
le hence, and at that time the city engine
will present estimates and final actic
10 on the matter will be taken.
is Emancipation Day.
10 The colored people of Yankton, OAK
will celebrate emancipation day
q Yankton, Saturday, Sept. %. by ord
i'll of the committee, with speeches in 81