Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
CITY COUNCIL MEETS

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In Regular Session Monday and Tuesday
Night, and Tr;,ms.cts Important
Business.
The regular monthly meeting of the
city council held Mondry night. with
Councilmen Bradley, Barnes, Gibson,
Jennings, March and Wells present,
with Mayor Anderson presiding.
The vote of the Fourth ward was can
vassed and III. III. Ferguson declared
elected. He at once took the oath of
office and assumed the duties of q
councilman.
A communication from the Minnkah-
ta Hose Co. was referred to the Fire
and Police committee with instruc-
tions to report at next meeting.
Marshal Curtiss and Chief Cramer
of the fire department, we're permitted
to address the council concerning the
legal eXistance of the Minnekahta
Hose Company, those gentlemen TAX
ing the ground that the company had
forfeited it's rights to share of the
state fund. The whole matter was
then referred to the Fire and Police
committee with power to act.
The ordinance regulating salaries of
city officials passed its second reading.
Itprovides salaries as follows:
Treasurer, 800 per annum; auditor.
$50 per annum; assessor, $40 per an
mum; attorney. $50 per annum: mar
shall and street commissioner, $50 per
month.
An ordinance fixing fees of polici
Justice the same as fees of other jus.
ticeS was passed.
The Water and Light Committee re-
ported that they had conferred with
the Water, Light a. Power Co., and
agreed upon rates. and presented ordi-
nances for passage.
When the question of the passage of
the street car franchise came up u re-
monStrance was presented from certain
property owners along the street. and
some one announced that according to
former action of the council bond of
$4,000 was necessary before street
railway franchise could be granted.
Councilman Wells moved that the mo-
ton concerning the 5000 bond be de-
clared null and void. Mayor Anderson
requested the motion put i'll writing.
and while Mr.. Wells was getting this
motion in shape a motion was made to
adjurn to Tuesday evening. which was
put and carried. although Councilman
Wells protested that it was out of order
(Which it was. to adjourn to Il fixed
time while member has the floor.
Tuesday night the council convened
with all the members present. After
roll call Councilman Wells renewed his
motion, but Mayor Anderson declared
it to be a resolution and therefore sub-
ject to his approval. Mr.. Wells APP
pealed from the mayors ridiculous de-
cision, and carried his point 10y all but
one vote There were some hot shot
passed back and forth at this stage of
the proceedings. in which the mayor is
said to have gotten the worst of it by q
Ss
motion carried.
The street railway franchise, petition
and remonstance were referred to the
Street and Alley committee and city at
torney with instructions to look into
certain phases of the franchise as to
grades. etc. and to report at next
meeting.
The water and light franchises were
re-referred to the Water and Light
committee with power to have the
same printed in one of the city papers.
or Il typewriter copy furnished each
member of the city council. aud mayor
as in their discretion might be deemed
best.
After allowing Il few bills the council
adjourned.
The arc light rates as finally agreed
upon by the committee and Water
Light n Power Co. and as the new or
dinance provides for, are eight dollar.
year for each arc light, not to be fur
nishea moonlight nights, and to rul
only to II o'clock ut night from Octo
Der LIST to May LIST. and full time at al
other times.
Notice I" Ii", Springs Fire Department.
There will he II special meeting o
the Fire Department ut the city hal
on Tuesday, Oatober II. 1897, at s p
III. by order of chief,
c. II. CRAMER.
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