Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-05
THE CITY Fathers.
semi-Monthly Meeting OF
tho Council.
Electric Ligh's Will Hereafter 90
oIt at Midnight.
The Sewerage PIans the Cause
OF Much Discussion.

present excepting Alderman Gilman.
a number OF petitions relative to
erroneous taxation were referred to the
appropriate committee.
ECr LIGHTS.
The January bill OF the electric light
company for lighting the city was re-
ferred back to the council by the finance
committee without recommendation.
The chairman stated that the lights had
not been burning all night every night
and the committee did not feel like req
ommending payment of the bill.
MIR. Miner, of the electric light COM
pany, said he was aware that there had
been some hitch, but 1t was beyond the
control of the compsny. 1t was found
that two carbons would not last through
a long night, but this could be, correct.
ed in the future. Mr.. Miner apologized
for the defects Of the service and prom
Used amendments.
Alderman Scougal said that on the
nights of January 18th. 18th and 18th
the lights went out about ten or eleven
o'clock.
Alderman MeVay moved to allow the
company 5000 for the month. Adopted.
SEWERAGE PLANS.
The bill for the sewerage plans. $3.50,
was laid before the council, the engineer
ssking for only $500 until after the ex-
animation and acceptance OF the plans.
Aldermen Powers moved that the
$500 asked for be allowed.
Alderman Soougal stated that the
contract SAID the plans were to be salts
factory before being accepted.
Alderman Branch: II we pay part Of
the bill won't that bind us for the whole
sum-?
Alderman Edgerton: Why not have
an opinion from City Engineer Van
Antwerp?
Engineer Van Antwerp said the plans
appeared to beeomplete, though there
was some difference of opinion about
outlets.
Alderman Branch said he saw Mr.,
Bruce doing some of the engineer work
and didn't think he was competent.
Engineer Van Ant werp said Mr.. Bruce
| had aiken some i.ysis under his direction.
He would guarantee the levels to be all
right.
Il. j. Gamble, being asked for an
opinion, thought the payment of a part
of the bill would make it obligatory to
pay the whole, unless there was some
thing in the contract to the contrary.
Alderman Powers withdrew his motion
and moved that the council meet in
special session Wednesday evening with
the city engineer to examine the plans.
Alderman Grove moved to amend by
also calling in Engineers Bates and
Palmer.
Alderman English moved to amend
Alderman Powers motion to make the
time of the meeting three o'clock Thurs.
day afternoon. The motion was adopted
in this form.
REDUCING TAXES.
The finance committee recommended
that the assessment of Julius Goetz be
reduced to 81 ,065 and the req orr was
ad pied on motion of Alderman Eiger-
ton.
From the ssme committee came @ re,
port, which was adopted, directing the
treasurer 10 refund to j. T. Sargent
taxes paid for 1887.
The application OF Archer & %. for
reduction OF assessment was referred
back without recommendation. The
property is an oil mill which had been
listed by the assessor at $4,000 and
raised by the board OF equalization to
$4,000. The petitioners asked for q re-
dnction to the former figure.
Alderman EdRerton remarked that
Archer & 90. had received 3 bonus for
the erection Of a $40 200 oil mill
On motion OF Alderman English, the
matter was indefinitely postponed.
JANIToR BLACK.
Alderman English objected to O bill
for drying hose. He stated
that o %ianltor was employed to care to,
the city hall, including the truck rooms
and all they contained and 1T was the
jlnitor's duty to dry the hose, though
the mayor had instructed him to the
contrary.
Alderman Powers was OF the opinion
that it was more than one man could dc
to dry all the hose after q fire.
Janitor Black, being called upon fol-
the truth, the whole truth and nothing
but the truth. explained that the mayo,
didn't say he shouldn't dry the hose, bu'
that he must not attempt work whlcl
would conflict with other duties on hand
He said he was very busy at the tim,
keeping quarantine over infected premi
SEES end that he gave ell the time b
could to the truck house.
Alderman Grove held that Mr.. BIacl
3 could not possibly be In two places q
, the same t,me-he couldn't quarantin
and dry hose simultaneously.
Alderman Scougal, of the board @
health, testified that Mr.. Black had bes,
: very busy for q few weeks and had don
effective service.
It was further generally agreed anon
the aldermen that Janitor Black was nc
an omnipresent being.
=, Assistant Chief Engineer Kingsbur
stated that one man could not handle
section Of wet hose. All the freme