Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-12-18

regular session. Alderman English pre-
sided as mayor pro tenn and Aldermen
Braueh. Grove, EigertoD, Gilman and
McVav were present.
THE MISSOURI.
Alderman Grove called attention to
the feasibility of placing a bridge across
the north channel OF the Missouri river
near the foot of Pine street, the
channel there being but 200 or 300 feet
wide and flowing between the Yankton
leyee and O high sand bar. IL was agreed
10 refer the matter to q committee of the
whole end proceed TO tho river and view
:he proposed bridge site at two p. IN.
to-day
ADDITIONAL ELECTRIC LIGHTS
Petitions were presented asking for
electric lights on the corner OF Sixth
and Mulberry streets and on the corner
OF Cedar and Fourth streets. These
petitions were unanimously complied
with.
DELINQUENT TAXES.
An ordin ance was introduced and
adopted changing che time when texes
shall become delinquent from the 1st OF
of January to the LIST of February.
SIDEWALKS.
A communication was received from
the city engineer. It accepts sidewalks
constructed on the west side OF Locust
street between Third and Fourth, on
the south eide of Fourth between Locust
and Green, on the north side Of Fourth
street between LOCUST and Green, on
the south side of Fourth street between
Linn and Locust and on tho west side of
Linn street between Third and Fourth.
1t releots, on account of lack OF sand
foundation and their uneven condition,
sidewalks on the sous:1 side OF Fourth
street between Locust and Green and on
the west side Of Locust street between
Third and Fourth.
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The action OF the board Of health in
aummarily closing the city schools was
discussed in On excited way and an in
formal manner, the members OF the
council see ming 20 be filled with indig-
nation over the doings OF the board OF
! health.
Alderman Gilman, who is also q mem.
Der of the board OF education, told what
the latter body had done for she sup
-ranc,ar NJ aonrlaS faoar IL bod fohop
all the precautions deemed necessary
The first notification the board of educa.
sion had. received that enything was
wrong was q peremptory order from the
board OF health to close the city schools
The board OF education felt that il had
been badly treated by the board OF
health in not being consulted and ad
vised with. The board OF education had
the health OF the city at heart as much
as the other board.
Alderman McVay: 1t would haYe beer
the board of health to have consulted
with the other board-nothing more
than right. Last year I was q member
OF the board OF health and we found nc
occasion to take such e step. Il don't
seem TO me the health offiaers have done
right. / don't think it practicable now
to reope the schools until after the
holiday vacation.
Alderman Branch: / would like to
know If the board OF health had o right
to close the schools. II not, we ought
to pass q resolution OF censure. 1t is BIC
outrage to close the schools.
Alderman Ohlmsn: The board oil
education has consulted Attorney Smith
in the absence of the CITY attorney. and
his opinion is that tie board OF health
has no authority to close the schools
II has the right merely to make rulel
and regulations. Il has never made
any rules. 1t was the business OF the
toard CT health TO notify the board o
education OF the adoption OF certain
regulations and request compliance
herewith. This IL never did. Th,
schools had only a short time to run +
the holiday vacation. 1t was the closing
OF the term, the most important period
and through this hasty action OF th
board OF health the children practicall
lose one-halt OF the term. / think IT,
council should step In and say sucl
things shall not occur. The closing =
! the schools does more to spread th
disease than il they are kept running.
Alderman Grove: The doctors ougt
to be looked after. There are peopl
. dying OF scarlet fever where no card
hung out-where there is no q~uarantin
The doctors should be punished for thi
[ know of q couple OF cases that hay
not been reported.
8 Alderman Brauch moved that til
board Of education be requested to ope
the schools as loon hs practicable an
o that the council express its disapprov
B of the act of the board Of health
d closing the schools.
/. Alderman Branch supplemented b
motion with the remark that the boal
OF health had acted without authority.
- Alderman Grove: II Is the place
the board of health to look after Il
health Of the city, but 1t should con
~mnnisaka with tina hoard nj adpeafjr