The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1900-04-06
CALLED DM0RE BONDS
City Council Has Money to Pay $4,000
in Bonds and They We're Called
for Payment.
An Ordinance Was Introduced for Par-
pose Of Changing the Fire Limits
in the Business District.
Sacred Concert at Court House Sunday
Evening Gave S62 for the India
Famine Sufferers.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Arranged for Coming Election
and Called in $4,000 of Out
standing Bonds.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

standing Bonds.
The city council met in regular ses-
sion Monday evening and there was
practically full attendance of the
members. Auditor Smith read the
minutes of the previous meetings and
they were approved.
A committee was appointed to inves-
tigate the selling of the city's lot on
east Second street, now occupied by the
hose house and Jail.
A petition was presented, signed by
Sc volera, asking that the question of
selling liquors by retail be submitted at
the coming city election. The request
was granted.
A new ordinance was introduced at
this time which has for its purpose of
changing the fire limits of the business
district. The new limits draw line
through the blocks 100 feet west of
Lawler street and same distance east OF
Rowley street. The object of the new
ordinance is to give the owners of the
lots on these two streets an opportunity
to erect frame buildings and thus get
some revenue from the property that
has been standing idle for q number Of
years While the ordinance as pre-
senGed did not concur with the views of
the councilmen, yet it was placed on its
first reading and will be discussed and
investigated between now and the next
meeting of the council.
John Colvin appeared before the
council in reference to the suit which
had been commenced against him for
| the alleged violation of the ordinance
| as to the putting up of building that
did not conform with it. Mr.. COlvlu
maintained that before commencing the
work he saw four members of the ooun.
Gil who did not think that the structure
was in violation of the statute. Having
received the assurances of the council
| members in this respect he went ahead
with the structure. Under the circum'
| stances he asked the council to with,
draw the suit which had already bser
commenced in Judge Abbeys court
against him for the violation of the or
dinance. Attorney Spangler stated
that under the construction of the or
dinance the building was purely an in
fraction of the ordinance and he acted
accordingly. If the council desired te
have the suit Withdrawn, their wishes
would be complied with. A vote Wal
taken on the motion instruoting the At
torney to Withdraw the suit, and it car
ried.
Weigher Nelson made his annual re
port of the business transacted by ths
city scales, and he gave the total re
ceipts Tor the year as S395.50.
The report of the city treasurer
showed balance of s5,775.29 in al
funds. Mayor Fullerton called the at
tention OF the council to the fact tha
the-e WAS sufficient money in the treas
ury to pay Off $4,000 worth of outstand
ing bonds, and by motion the bonds +
that amount wore ordered to be calle,
in and paid. With the payment O
these bonds the council will have pal,
off 1000 in bonds in the past fou
years, which il record the present I'D
ministration can certalaly bs proud ol
Tho following bills against the cit
were read and warrants ordered draw
for the payment: