The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-05-05
NEW ALDERMEN IN
Three New Members Of the City COun-
Gil Assumed Their Duties on the
Board Monday Evening.
Mayor Fullerton Appointed the Same
Officers as Last Year and They
Were Confirmed.
THEY CHANGED THE LIGHT
The Arc Light on East First Street
Was Ordered to Within One Block
Of Main Street.
THEY CHANGED THE LIGHT
\ CHANGE IN THE COUNCIL.

The New Members Take Their Places and
City Officers are Appointed.
When the city council met Monday
evening for the last session of the year
the following answered to the roll call:
Aldermen Koch, [ndra, Mclaughlin,
Beokwish, and Bracy, Mayor Fullerton
presiding. Auditor Smith read the
minutes OF the previous regular and
special meetings and they we're
approved.
Rev. Mr.. Fraser presented a petition
signed by the interested parties asking
that crosswalk be laid from the
Presbyterian church corner across the
street, north. The request was grant
ed and the commissioner instructed to
put in the crossing.
City Attorney Spangler gave his orin-
ion, as requested by the council at q
recent meeting, concerning the appli-
cation for rebate on personal
taxes under a complaint that the
assessment in this case WAS too high.
He held that the council had no power
to make any restitution after the books
had passed from their hands.
The matter OF establishing new rate
for the use Of city water oy the meter
was referred to the water committee to
make such rate and report 1T the next
meeting.
Justice Abbey reported that he had
but one case of disorderly conduct be-
fore him during the month. City
Weigher Nielsen reported that the
receipts of his Office for the preceding
month amounted to 5000. City Treas.
urer Kibbee's report showed balance
of SO, ,471.4 in the general fund, 1926 in
the sinking fund, aud $119 in the cem-
etery fund, also S., 900 in the bond fund.
His report WAS referred to the finance
committee.
The following bills having been au-
dited and approved by the finance CON-
mittee were allowed and warrants were
ordered drawn for their payment:
7 M Wallace, car coal ....... .$47 so
Weooer, To meals. 35
Fire Department. city park fire
April Observation-Disclosures. IA OF
L r Bingham, 10 labor ... go
Johnston, printing election
call ............ .................. 6O
Fire Department, prairie fire
April 2o........ ............... 4S 25
Alex DuHas, painting slgn...... 2 OO
w Plotner, case OF MISS kelsey. 3 SO
Mitchell Printing Co., electlon
blanks .............. 27 10
burnside, mdse. e............... 2 IS
Scheurenorano, labor. r......... 2 ST
j NJ WallaceJ mdse. 80 Y
E + West, repairs irs. &C
Henry Swindler, care prisoners. | lC
Electric Light Co., lights for
April ,................. SS OC
Omaha RAILROAD Co., freight. 81 Il
A Brown, city plumber. 5 a.
l. Hannett, rent OF roadway -. Is O(
Will Noahr, drayage | sc
] Schlimgen, drayage. 4 sc
Geo. Liko, drying hose. ....... 90 9(
Will Noahr, labor prairie tre.. >. 2 6;
Fred Hare, work at dump. OF
| G F Wooley, work at dump. 49,. 10 OF
Mike Brennan, work at Dump. 6 OF
Benz. Jones, work at dump..... OF
| L A Amsden, drayage to fres... 5 81
A Jacobson, labor on streets .... 81
B Doty, labor on street. .... 9;
Erick Jenson, labor on Streets 3 I;
L A Amsden, drayage. e.......... s;
Schlimgen, drayage. ........ OF
Expenses of city election in
Fourth ward. Observation-Disclosures. IL Oh
Expenses of city election in
Third ward. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IL Oh
Expenses OF city election in
Second ward. Observation-Disclosures. 13 OF
Expenses of city election in
First ward ............. 10 OF
] K Smith, salary auditor. ...... 20 81
l. Beckwith, rent. 20 OF
John Reierson, salary police. 80. 40 OF
G Fl Gordiner, salary police. .. 40 OF
w Abbey, police justice fees... 81
j c Roth, city engineer. ........ SO OF
r Dundass, health officer. $50. ~ 81
l. Indra, salary alderman II s.
Jos. Mclaughlin, salary alder
man ................. 12 s.
Chas Burnside, salary alderman IL s.
James Grace, salary alderman. :. - 5
VIM. Koch, salary alderman. ... II S
e l. Potter, salary alderman. ~ 5
L Beckwith. salary alderman. -. II 5
E Bracy, salary alderman. 49,. II 5
Fl r Kibbee, salary treasurer. -. 25
II Spangler, salary attorney. SO
Thos. Fullerton, salary mayor. 25 0
1 The council then adjourned sine die
The retiring members were VIM
Koch, of the First ward, L, lndra. G