The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-07-18
HELD 4 SPECIAL MEETING,

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City Council Met Friday Evening and
Discussed City Hall Plans
and ether Matters
A special meeting of the city coun-
cils was held Friday evening which
was attended by Mayor Silsby and
Aldermen Perry, Curtis, Koch,
Miller and Hannett.
A movement VISA set on foot look
ing toward a great change in the
alleys to the east and west of Main
street. The ordinance committee
was instructed to Investigate the
desirability of declaring the outside
closets in these two alleys a nuisance
and if the committee deemed it best
to report ain ordinance to that effect
at the next regular meeting of the
council. In each alley to the east
and west of Main streetin the 5busi-
ness district these closets are coming
to be a menace to the general health
and the increased growth Of the city
is making it necessary that some
thing must be done to remove these
Objectionable features from the bust
ness district. 1t may De impossible
to accomplish anything in this direc-
tion by means Of an ordinance, but
it is likely that the effort will be
made.
A petition bearing the names Of
forty residents on the south side was
presented the council asking that
the action taken the other night
concerning the removal of the bridge
or walk just west Of the Milwaukee
roundhouse be rescinded. They
maintain that it will inconvenience
a great many people in reaching the
business part of the city and that
this outlet ought not to be removed.
The council took no action on the
matter for the reason that the bust
ness was outside of the call that was
made for the council gathering. 1t
is not likely that the council will
take any action on the petition at
all, unless it be %toireject it. Itlis
understood that it would only be
a matter Of time until the Milwau-
kee road would ask for the removal
of the walk, inasmuch assit issson
railroad land, andethere is more or
less danger in people passing
through the tracks while engines are
plyingqback and forth in switching.
@. A. Dow, the Sioux Falls ,archi-
tect; met with the council! and ex-
Inhibited the new plans that he has
drawn for the city hall building.
The members were very, favorably
impressed with the plans, butt the
matter OF price stood very much in
the wayeof adopting them. Mr.. Dow
stated that it would cost at leas,
: s20,0O0 to erect the building and il
: Knight run over that amount. The
comnittee which was appointed tx
, look after the plans and specifca
tions did not take any action with
reference to recommending the plans
1.-THE auditorium part of the build
ing provided for a seating capacity
tof 1900 people and the front part
y the building was divided into Office!
:. for the scity officials, and the fire de
apartment, the latter being accorded
1 large room for apparatus on the frs
floor and also a1large room for enter
:. tainment purposes on the secon'
:. floor. The council room was very
commodious apartment. The mayo
and Alderman Hannett got togethe
= Saturday and figured out a plal
: that will reduce the cost of the struc
2 ture to about s15, 900 and will cove
the wants Of the city for agood.man
years toEcome. These plans chang
the position of the fire department t
the rear of the building, and
quite an improvement ove th
, other. The seating capacity Q
the auditorium is also appreciate
! increased. Mayor Silsby though
l. that, the room for the fire departmer
apparatus could be erected this fal.
It in order that a more central loct
e tion coulu be afforded the departmer
: during the winter months than
: now has.
Negro Shootist Arrested
- The freight crew which came