Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-03-08
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
ducl, Business Transacted and Important
Matters Discussed.

| Matters Discussed.
Regular monthly meeting Monday
evening March 4, 1895.
Present, Mayor Evans, and full
board of aldermen, the city attorney
and auditor.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
An ordinance was presented by the
finance committee, creating fire de-
partment, which was read by the audit
or.
Moved by Alderman Mcgowan Sec
onded by Alderman Hummel that the
fire ordinance as read by the auditor
pass its first reading, and the same
passed by the following vote: Ayes,
Davis, Holtz, Hummel, Mcgowan, Petty,
Phillips and Reeder; no, Mower.
On motion the following bills were
allowed on the general fund and
warrants ordered drawn to pay the
same: Geo. 2. Leach, teaming 80 Cts;
VIM. j. Mcgowan, wood, $3.50; Traut
& Gillespie, plumbing, $500; Hank
Vannatta, draying, 81; Geo. 2. Leach,
cleaning fire apparatus, $3.50; w. L.
Judkins, clerk of court costs, s5;
Reeder g. Boyles, coal, 1926; Water,
Light & Power Co., lights, s144. so; same,
water, s171 65; total, s349sO.
Moved by Aid. Mcgowan, secondedb by
Alderman Reeder, that officers salaries
for month of February be allowed on
the current expense fund and warrants
ordered drawn to pay same. Carried.
The bills of j. +. Parks and G. G.
Dudley for s1S each for services as
members of the board of equalization
for 1894, was, on motion of Alderman
Mower, seconded by Alderman Davis,
laid on the table.
The finance committee submitted a
report recommending that the bills for
water rent now paid by the city month
", be paid in the future annually at
the end of the year. They also recon-
mended that two of the street arc
lights be dispensed with, and on motion
of Alderman Davis, seconded by Alder
man Hummel, their recommendation
relating to the hydrants was adopted,
and the auditor was instructed to pay
such bills at the end of the year instead
of ut the end of each month as at
present.
At this juncture, Judge Gull, repre-
senting the Water, Light & Power Co.,
appeared before the council and after
an exhaustive explanation of the con-
ditions under which the Water, Light
g. Power Co. is at present furnishing
water to the city, made formal de-
mand upon the city to pay the future
water bills in cash, on which no action
was taken.
The auditor read report submitted
by Police Justice Boomer for Febru-
ary, 1894, and on motion of Alderman
Mcgowan committee of three was
appointed by the mayor, consisting of
Aldermen Davis, Phillips and Magow-
an to take charge of said report and
confer with Judge Boomer on contents
of same.
The marshal submitted his report
for February, which was accepted and
ordered placed on file.
The fire department presented
record of the proceedings of recent
meeting.
A numerously signed petition was
read by the auditor requesting the
council to rescind Its recent action in
refusing to confirm j. G. Sackette as
chief of the fire department., on which
no action was taken.
City Attorney Frye submitted his
report of his investigation of the coun-
Gil and the city authorities covering
period extending from the incorpor-
alton of the city up to January 5, 1895;
his report embracing also a detailed
statement of the financial condition of
the city as of the above date. The re-
port being very voluminous it was not
read by the auditor and, on motion of
Alderman Mcgowan. the mayor was