Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-12-25

Minutes ofth. Monday Evening Meeting,
Ofthe City Fathers.

minutes of the Monday Evening Meeting
ofthe City Fathers.
An adjourned meeting of the city
council was held at the city hall on
Monday evening. December2l, with the
mayor and the entire board present.
The Water and Light committee sub
mitted the following report:
To the Mayor and City Council of
the City of Hot Springs. S. ID.
Gentlemen en-We, your committee on
Water and Lights beg leave to report
that after eonfering with the Water.
Light and Power company we have
agreed upon IL rate of $40 per hydrant
per annum for the hydrants that are
now i'll place for fire protection and
recommend the adoption and payment
OF the above rate.
Aud as to- are lights, we wereunable to
arrive at an agreement as to rates to
be charged and recommend that they
be dispensed with entirely until such
time as the city council and the Water,
Light and Power company can agree on
{: basis of rates to be paid.
Respectfully Submitted,
JAMES BRADLEY,
II. ID. JENNINGS,
w. II. MORGAN,
Committee on Water and Light.
On motion the report of the COM
mittee was temporarily laid on the
table.
The Finance committee submitted
the following report:
To the Mayorand City Council of the
City of Hot Springs.
(Sanflpnon- %hn N;,,u,,oo ,o.~,
mittee would respectfully recommend
to your honorable body that all work
on streets aud alleys in the city be dis
penscd with except that which can be
done by the city marshal unless ordered
by the whole council.
We also recommend that the services
of one night policeman he dispensed
with and that the other night police
man bc required to make the rounds
OF the city once every hour and II half.
We also recommend that an ordinance
be drafted and introduced making the
salary of the city marshal 500 per
month. the night police $40 and that of
the city assessor $50 per year.
II. ID. JENNINGS,
WIN. j. MAGowAN,
JAMES BRADLEY,
Committee.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
y On motion the following resolution
was introduced:
Whereas. In the matter of retrench-
ment IN the current expenses of the
city OF Hot Springs to the end that we
may keep within the amount OF money
appropriated for the purpose. it has
been deemed necessary and eNpedient
that the present arc light service he
discontinued for an indefinite period.
therefore bet
Resolved, That by mutual agreement
between the city of Hot Springs. S. d..
and the Water. Light and Power com,
pany. present owners of the franchise
known as ordinance No. 40 of the city
OF Hot Springs, S. d.. the said arc light
service shall be discontinued on aud
after January l. 1897. and shall remain
imperative until such time when by
mutual agreement between the said
city OF Hot Springs and the said Water.
Light and Power company. Il definite
understanding may be arrived at fixing
the rates to he charged for such service
Moved by Alderman Jennings and
seconded by Alderman Gibson that the
sSSoAuuio1l oe titpleu ulUll OCfler Orul.
nancesare considered. Motion carried.
Moved by Alderman Jennings and
seconded by Alderman Bradley that a
committee be appointed to draft an
ordinance Incorporating all changes
necessary in ordinances No. 40 and No.
Al. The motion was carried by the
following vote: Yes, Bradley, Jen-
nings, Morgan, Reeder and the mayor:
no, Gibson, Mcgowan, Mower and Wells.
The matter was referred to the com
mittee on Water and Light.
The following report of the city
treasurer and the city auditor were
submitted:
OFFICE OF CITY TREASURER. Hot SPRINGS,
S. d., December 10, 1856
To the Hon. Mayor and City Council:
L beg leave to submit herewith a
statement of the receipts and dis
bursements of this office since last
report, and balances in the several
funds as shown by the books of the
treasurer at the close of business
December Ii:
RECEIPTS, DISBURSEMENTS AND BALANCES.