The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-10-10

THE New OPERA HoUsE.-The city
hall opera house rapidly approaches
completion, and it will be ready for oc-
cupation within ten days or two weeks.
1t is handsome hall, and those who
have tried their voices in it when empty,
are of the opinion that it will be an
easy hall to speak in. The inside dimen-
sions are as follows: 42xsS feet, eighteen
feet high. The stage is twenty-five feet
deep, extending across the entire south
end of the hall. In the rear is stage
entrance from Pine-st., with an easy
flight of stairs, four feet in width, land
ing on the stage. Either 81 lie of the stage,
which will be provided with a twenty
two-foot drop curtain, will be ample
dressing rooms. The scenery and stage
fittings have been ordered from the lead
ing scene artists of Chicago, Messrs.
Sosman & Lands The material or
dered consists of an elegant drop cur
tain, fancy scenery; plain chamber,
kitchen, prison, wood, garden, street,
rocky pass road, ocean view scenes; four
each of parlor and kitchen wings;
six wood wings; two front wings; three
each sky boarders, set waters and set
rocks; grand drapery boarder, and set
cottage. The entire cost on board cars
at Chicago, including all the wood work
axtures etc, ready for hitting every thing
in place will be $337.6O. The work will
be artistically painted, of the very best
material, and is warranted to give salts
faction.
The hall will have a comfortable seat
ing capacity of about six hundred. In
the rear there are to be a number of
raised seats-probably from the rear
entrance back to the rear of the hall.
1t woulG seem that such would be the
most satisfactory disposition to make of
that space. The main entrance is seven
feet wide, al the top OF an easy fight of
STAIRS. The floor is oak, and will be
particularly fine for dancing purposes.
1t will be difficult to find hall in the
northwest more completely equipped,
and with first-class accomidations Sank
Centre will be able to secure all first
class travelling companies passing
through the northwest
CITY CoUNCIL.-A regular meeting of
the city council was held at the office of
the clerk on Monday evening, with all
the members present.
The committee to investigate plans
for water wheel connections were not
ready to report, and were continued.
c. M. Coats reported the bids for coal
for the use OF the city. w. w. Woods &
Sons being the lowest bidders, the con-
tract was awarded them, to furnish the
city with seven tons of Leihigh at $7.75
per ton.
James Jenkins personally petitioned
for five additional electric lights in the
northeast part of the city. Referred to
Aldermen Morse, Beidleman and Moore.
Alderman Fish, Moore and Beldleman
were appointed committee to select
and purchase scenery for the city hall
stage, and to receive bids for seating the
hall, and report to the council.
Aldermen Fish and Moore were ap-
pointed to confer with the attorney with
4 view to framing an ordinance prohibit
ing gambling and the playing of cards on
Sunday in public places.
The bills of Woods & Son and How
Bros. & Co. for nails, and of the Keller
Manutact urinS- Go. Ior lurbr1, were &c
erred to the finance committee.
The following bills were audited, and
ordered paid: