Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-09
OUR NEW CITY GOVERNMENT.
Mayor Helgerson Retres and Mayor Thayer Assumes
the Rens of Government.
The Mayors Appointments Good Men and Full Per
Torrance of Duty Demanded.

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Dakota, grateful to Almighty God TO
our civil and religious liberties, il
order to form more perfect and In
dependent government for our city
have laid by our old special charter
and now take up the General Laws o
the great state Of South Dakota. Lei
us hope that we may greatly beneti
from the change.
! AS your mayor I shall endeavor tt
enforce all ordinances that are now il
force or may hereafter be adopted by
this council during this administra
tion.
1t has come to my notice that or
dinance No. II, is daily being violated
in our city. This ordinance makes il
a misdemeanOr to gamble, playing
cards or any game Of chance whereby
money or any consideration is al
stake, also the shooting Of fire arms
air guns ETC., within the city limits
OF Canton.
Therefore all parties who are violat.
ing said ordinance will take due notice
that any violation of this ordinance
will be promptly punished.
thank you, fellow citizens for CIV
ing me council of we'll tried men
who am confident will give me the
best of counsel.
In Mayor Helgerson and council we
have had men OF sterling quality who
have proven themselves equal to all
emergencies. We congratulate them
upon their success and the achieve
ment and progress Of our city under
their administration.
We hope our city will continue to
prosper and grow under the General
Laws of the state, beyond our expec-
tatiOns. Our policy in this admins
tratiOn will be- for substantial i'm
provements for our city, and our
WatchwOrd will be to cut out all un-
necessary expenses.
1 shall discharge the duties Of the
honorable position to which I have
been elected, with justice and impair
tiality and / ask you members Of the
council, for your ablest support and
cooperation.
We have left us by our predecessors,
in cash, 81, IA. 78, less $695.98 amount
OF warrants unpaid, which gives us
81 ,048. 80, and the uncollected taxes for
the balance of this year S4255.69. OF
these uncollected taxes we will get
about $500 next September, which
gives us a total working fund for this
year Of 81, ,548:SO plus what little we
may get from water rents and city
scales revenue to run our city govern
ment for the coming year. Our pre-
decessors have used, as per the city
treasurer's report, the past year, $l2,-
265.39, to pay expenses Of running
the city, OF more than three times
the amount that we have left us
to do business with. OF the ST.
744.78 now on hand, $l,2Ol.21
belongs to the city hall fund;
$1,000 to sinking fund set aside to take
up outstanding water works bonds, of
which there is 81, 1000 outstanding
drawing six per cent. interest. This
leaves US practically nothing to do
business with or any funds to pay the
S695.9 outstanding warrants that are
left over with us, and but very little
in sight for six months. 1t will be
necessary to run the city on very
economical lines as there is a must"
in this case. I thank you for your at.
tention. H. E. THAYER,
Mayor.
Upon casting lets as provided by
law, the terms of service of the alder
men we're fixed as follows;
First Ward, T. T. Smith, two years.
First Ward, NJ. Bennett, one year.
Second Ward, B. B. Wright, one
year.
Second Ward, J. D. Cloud, two
years.
Third Ward, A. T. Sheldon, two
years.
Third Ward. NJ. L. Syverud, one
year.
Fourth Ward, A. G. Mold, one year.
Fourth Ward, F. II. Treat, two
years.
The question Of election Of presi.
dent and vice president of the board
for the ensuing year now coming up,
end ballot being taken, A. T.. Shel.
don was declared elected as president
and J. d. Cloud vice president.
Upon motion, the bonds OF the var.
ious city officers were fixed at the fol.
lowing amounts:
Mayor, $4,000.
City treasurer, $4,000.
City Assessor, $500.
City Justice, $500.
Police Justice, $500.
City Auditor: $1,000.
City Attorney, $500.
Water Commissioner, $1,000.
City Weighmaster, 5000.
Chief Of Police, $500.
Street commissioner, $500.
Upon motion it was decided that it
was the sense Of the council that but
one police officer be appointed at this
time, and H. W. Brenner was then
appointe chief Of police by the may.
or and confirmed by the council.
The mayor then read the following
instructions for the guidance Of the
chief of police:
To the Chief of Police and
Assistants:
Your duties are defined in Sec. l,
Art. l3, general Session Laws of 1890,
which ask you to carefully read.
The council will fix your time and
salaries. Iwant to say to you that
your time belongs to the city; you are
to looL u flor tho intorocfo ~ tho non.