Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-01-12
A LIVELY SESSION

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OF the City Council Wednesday Night.
Considers aud Rettnsiders
| livery IMPORTANT MATTERS.
The ASSESSMENT for Grading River Avenue
Is Likely to Caase Much TUuble.
An adjourned regular session of the
city council was held at the new city
hall last evening. with the Mayor and
Aldermen Boyer, Wells, Ellsworth,
Mcgowan and Vincent present. The
report of the committee on printing
that MI bids had heen received-was
accepted and the committee discharged.
The andit"r was then instructed to ad.
vertise for bus for the city printing
for the term of one year. The reports
of the :ity treasurer and auditor were
accepted, upon recommendation of the
finance committee. Moved by Wells,
and it was carried, that the treasurer
transfer any balance of money left in
the city hall fund to the general fund,
and all money collected on the special
assessment on lets on Minnekahta
avenue he transferred to the general
fund. The proposition to have the
auditor publish the treasurer's and
auditors reports was lost. Motion by
Buyer to pub ish them in the Herald
was lost. Report of committee on fur
ni>hing city hall read and accepted.
Bond OF S. f. Wilson as city attorney
was approved and filed. The following
bills we've allowed and warrants or.
dered drawn for their pay ment: Far
go Mercantile Co., $l4.l0; John Boyer,
labor, 50 50; E W. BIakey, SO SO; L..
$. Ellsworth. Sc 20; j. G. Sackett-,
$l2 90; }. RidpaiI', justice fees, $3.50;
Crane Bros, $25OU; Chas. Bruce,
$3.50; Buffalo Gap Lumber Co., 81 05,
allowed al $6.4l. Bill Of N. M.Harris
75c, not allowed.
Moved that the finanes committee
place additional insurance on the city
hall so that the total will be $4,000.
Carried. Moved that the matter Of
,g the alleys in block 2l in the
original town he referreed to the city
attorney as tn necessary procedure to
vacate. This is the block the new
school house is on.
An ordinance to amend ordinance
No. 4 on dray license passed its second
reading. The final estimate of Wesch
e. Manaugh on the grading of Battle
Mountain avenue. S4113. allowed.
Moved and carried that ordinance
Amending ordinance No. Al he indefi-
ni.ely laid on the table. This was the
proposition for extending the time for
completing water works after Feb. 2
of this year. A resolution was
introduced by Wells providing for the
appointment of committee for the in
sestigation of the matter of sewerage
for the city looking forward to the
bonding of the city for the purpose of
putting in a system of sewerage at
the next municipal election. Resolu-
zion was adopted and the following
committee appointed: Wells, chair
man, Boyer, Vincent. Boyer, chair
man, Mcgowan and Ellsworth were
the committee appointed on the care
of the city hall for the year.
River Avenue Assessment Questioned.
s. Loudenback went to Rapid City
Wednesday armed with complete
abstract of the proceedings had in con-
nec'lon with the grading of River ave.
between the old Petty livery barn and
the Evans bath house. He will at
tempt to show the court that the pro.
ceedinss were irregular, and move the
court to iSsne an injunction restrain
ing the city from levying the special
assessment against the abutt,ng prop
erty. This will stir ur a "mare's
nest indeed, and while it may not in
validate the warrants issued in pay.
ment therefor, it may make the entire
city liable, instead of these particular
property owners. The plaintiffs in the
case are Hargens e. Loudenback, The
Electric Light and Power Co.. The Da.
kota Hot Springs Co.. Fred T. Eyans
and H. ID. Clark.
Attorney Loudenback returned from
Rapid City that same evening with the
injnc,ions from the court against the
levving ut the special assessment for