The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-25
Two Columns from Wednesdays Daily.
City Council.


City Council.
4 A regular meeting Of the city council took
place last evening, Mayor Woods presiding.
Present Aldermen Mccarthy, Schnuettger,
Sawyer, Ingersol, Fallon, Getchell and Price.
Hiram Hart, clair .lg that he had been
eating talfy and drinking soap suds' long
enough appeared before the council and. de-
manded that the city quit collecting
taxes from his forty acres Of land east Of town.
He was asked to present his grievance in the
shape OF an affidavit
/ Ed. a. Bailey representing the board Of
trade, asked the attention OF the body for a
few minutes to present an advertising propo-
sition suggested by two citizens and "hich
had been strongly endorsed by the board Of
trade. 1t was referred to a committee com
i posed of Aldermen Sawyer, Mccarthy and
/ Price.
The mayors veto on the Alderman Price
ordinance was then read. An effort was
4 made to defer action on it until next regular
fmceting which was opposed by Alderman
/ Fallon, who demanded that the council act on
it there and then. 1t was finally decided to
take the matter up, when Alderman Price
took the floor and in a lengthy speech, told
the whole circumstances connected with the
introduction Of the ordinance. They are in
substance the same as stated in yesterdays
! Ir,-,r ~,
which were intersperaed with spicy invectives
against Alderman Fallou and Mayor Woods
for seeming Inconsistencies MIR. Price said
that he was actually giving more land than
he took from the city and that the proposed
change in the alley was a benefit, rather than
otherwise to property holders in the block.
Alderman Mccarthy and a. +. Wallace
supported Mr.. Price. Alderman Fallon de-
tended his action in the premises, stating
| that he was proud OF it. The ordinance was
finally passed over the mayors veto by a
vote Of five to two, Sawyer, Price, Mccarthy
Gctchell and Jngersol voting AYE" and
Schnucttgen and Falon mo" Mayor w oods
tiiSii ptl tiiS Sii.tii
away the apparent inconsistencies of which
Mr. Price accused him, in connection with
this ordinance and the Fremont railroad one
The whole debate was hot but from the as
Scrtons and contradictions made, it does ap-
pear to an outsider as though misunder-
standing existed on both sides. The oriin-
ancc is now passed Some say, however, not
by a proper vote, while others assert it is not
legal under any circumstances, claiming the
council cannot change the course Of an alley.
Alderman Mccarthy asked If the mayor
had signed the ordinance granting a right Of
way to the f. Z. s; NJ Y. Il. X. for an up
town depot. Being informed in the a:firna-
tive he que&tioncd the mayors right to do SO
when it had not received the necessary action
by the council, the last "ote on it being tie.
The attorney was asked for his ruling
and said from appearances the mayor
was net justified in signing it, but
conceded there might be circumstances
and rulings that would alter his opin
ion, The council got tangled up in motions
somewhat and when finally eXtricated from
its difficulties, alderman Sawyer moved that
the ordinance be placed on its final reading
which was lost by . vote of 8 to j.
Among other bills allowed was one for S5S.-
IS in favor Of Joseph g. Gossage This is
the scl!-samc bill OF which the UNION was
denied 1 copy some time ago. The bill was
originally SII5 and some cents and now the
committee recommends the payment Of half Of
it and desired time in which to look into the
business Of the balance. Time was gwen.
The annual reports OF the city treasurer
and auditor were read.
| John K. Brennan was appointed chief Of the
FIRE department.
'ihc auditor was instructed to call a city
election for April 10TH. The following were
appointed judges and clerks:
First war,-M. d. Paxson. supervisor;
James Jacoby and +. Howe W. X. Smith
and II. {. Ilolsclaw, clerks.
Second ward-Levi McGee, supervisor;
William Farrar Sr. and William Lewis
Frank 2. Cory ard Dean Salmon clerks.
Third wald-M. {. Peck, supervisor, c.
Mills and 3. f. Beach. Al Anderson and
James Wolford clerks.
Fourth ward-G. Schnasse supervisor, W.
J. Turps and J. J. Mcnamara. J. P. Buck
and William Grambers, clerks.