Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-05-08

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Respectfully Submitted,
j. Il. PARKS,
City Auditor.
On motion the following bills we're
allowed and warrants ordered drawn on
the general fund for amounts:
Water, Light e. Power Co. 1851. 90
Herald, printing ng............ 5.22
j. g. Richer Il CO., mdse. .... 3.24
Trans. Feed & Fuel Co. 4.75
Iraut 4 Gillespie, plumbing 5.95
Hot Springs STAR, printing. 500. 1880
VIM. j. Mcgowan, n,............. 167
Salaries of city officers for the month
of April were allowed and warrants
ordered drawn on general fund for
amounts.
The newly elected mayor and alder
mon were then sworn in by the auditor
and tho retiring council adjourned
sine die.
The new council was Immediately
convened by Mayor Anderson, every
member of the new council responding
to roll call. The council, as now CON
stituted, is as follows: Mayor Ander-
son, and Aldermen Bradley, Gibson,
Jennings, Mcgowan, Morgan, Mower,
Reeder and Wells.
Mayor Anderson, after taking the
oath of Office, addressed the new board
of aldermen on the policy to be pur-
sued by him as mayor and stated that
in every case private interests must be
subordinated to public veal. He said
that the town must be better policed
and as cleanliness is next to godliness
we must see to it that the streets and
alleys of the city are thoroughly clean
ed before the meeting Of the grand
lodge of Odd Fellows here on the 18th.
The council thon proceeded to per-
feet it's organization by the election of
a president and on motion an informal
ballot was first taken, resulting as fol-
lows: Jennings l, Mower 3, Mcgowan
3. Bradley 3. The first formal ballot
was then taken with this result: Mower
4, Mcgowan 3. Bradley 1. The second
and third ballots resulted i'll tie
between Aldermen Mcgowan and Mower
and the mayor brought matters to a
close by casting his vote for w. J..
Mcgowan who was declared duly
elected. Alderman Mower was then
elected vice president by the following
vote; n.h,;,.l, Mower s. ci's0Y l. Morgan l.
The mayor made the following ap-
pointments and submitted them to the
council for it's approval: G. Ma Cleve-
land to be city attorney: Johr.E. Parks,
to be city auditor; II. c. Curtlss to be
city marshal and street commissioner;
and Chas. G. Dudley to be city ASSESSOR.
On molten the appointments of the
mayor were confirmed by vote of 6
to2. ~
Moved and carried that the mayor do
now appoint two night watchmen. The
mayor thereupon appointed James
Dornan tobenight watchman for upper
town and ID. G. Grippen to be night
watchman for lower town, and tho ap-
pointments were confirmed by a vote
5to3
The bond of the mayor was presented
and approved. The bond of the treas
urer was presented and ON motion re-
ferred to the city attorney.
The matter of fines. licenses and
salaries was discussed at length and on
motion of Alderman Jennings the
finance committee. in conjunction with
the city attorney, was instructed to
formulate plai. for paying salaries of
city officers in cash, and to report as
early as possible.
On motion council adjourned until
Tuesday evening.
Council met Tuesday evening pursu-
ant to adjournment, with full board
present.
The following is list of the stand
ing committees of the city council for
the year 1896:
Committee on Finance: r. d. Jen-