The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-11
OUR FATHERS
Contract for Plans for Water Works-Al-
derman Fits Makes q Grab for the
Bonds, But Is Jerked Back By
Alderman Walden.

Last evenings session of the city
council was attended by all the alder
men and the mayor. w. 5. Reed, en-
gineer, stated his proposition to the
council, ard Alderman Fits moved that
it be accepted and that the mayor and
auditor be authorized to sign the con-
tract.
Amended by Alderman Bingham, that
the city attorney draw up contract and
that council meet at 8 a. m. Saturday to
approve same. Carried.
At the council meeting this morning,
all the members and the mayor were
present.
Alderman Fits renewed his motion of
the evening before, that the engineers
proposition be accepted and that the
mayor and auditor be authorized to sign
the contract drawn up by the city attor-
ney: Y~eas-Fitts, McGillivray, Bingham,
Tierney, Waskey. Cuisine; hoes-Wad-
den, Murray.
The following is a synopsis Of the con-
tract:
"The agreement entered into by and
between w. s.. Reed of Chicago and the
city council of Madison, S. d., provides
that the said Reed agrees to make, draw,
furnish and deliver to the city of Mad
ison, complete and perfect plans and
specifications for a complete system of
water works for, and to be located in,
said city, said plans and specifications
shall include a system Of water mains, or
pipes, a standpipe, pump-house, well,
MIGRANTS, and oil other parts and kinds
OF buildings or features necessary or
proper to such complete water system.
and to proper and perfect plans and
specifications.
'Sald plans and specifications shall be
drawn under the direction and supervis-
ion of the common council OF said CITY,
or a committee to be appointed by said
council, who shall give proper direction
as to the location Of said water system,
OF the kinds Of material to be used in
the various parts OF said system.
"Plans and specifications shall be fur
nished to the city by November 20,
1893. The engineer shall also keep a
copy OF said plans and specifications in
his Office in Chicago upen to the inspec.
tion OF such contractors as may desire to
bid on said work and also to attend to
publishing notice of receiving bids on
said work.
"If desired by the council, the engin.
eer agrees to come to Madison and aid
the council in letting said contract and
advise them as to what bid to accept.
"He also agrees to send a skilled and
competent engineer to superintend the
putting in of the works under direction
OF the council, at a salary of $125 g
month.
"For the faithful and full performance
Of his part of the contract Mr.. Reed is
to receive $500, and if he comes to Madi,
son to assist the council in letting the
contract for putting IN the works he is
to receive $50 more"
Moved by Alderman Fits that the
city auditor be instructed to advertise
for bids for sale OF bonds, bearing inter.
est at the rate of six per cent, payable
semi-annually, in accordance with the
resolution previously adopted by the
council.
Motion amended by Walden to con.
form to Alderman Bingham's resolution
Vote on amendment: Ayes-Wadden
Murray, Bingham, Tierney; noes-Fitts
McGillivray, Cuisine, Waskey. Lost.
Considerable controversy arose ovel
this amendment, the object of it being
to make the motion conform to Alder
an Bingham's resolution passed by the
council shortly before the election fol
the bonds, which provides that the
bonds shall only be sold in $1,000 lots
as needed. The council, however, went
back on it's former declaration by voting
down the amendment by the foregoing
vote.
Evidently to put them a second time
on record against their former pledges
to the people, Alderman Walden insist
ed on the vote being taken on Alderman
Fits motion, but the latter gentleman
objected to having the vote taken and
9 laid with the consent of the seconder oil
the motion he withdrew it.
Alderman Walden insisted that the
motion nce before the house could not
be withdrawn without a vote. But the
mayor, contrary to all parliamentary
rules, decided against Alderman Walden
and ruled the motion out.
At this point it was found very con.
v~enient to remember that they were only
in adjourned special session and could
not transact any nor business, SO ar
adjournment was taken.
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