The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-03-07

had died out last year ana it would
be necessary to replace them this
spring. if it was the intention of the
council to keep the trees alive. The
park committee was authorized to in
vestigate the needs of the park along
this line and to do what in their
Judgment was...best to keep the reg
ular quota Of trees a going. in the
parks.
Mayor VanAlstine stated that he
had written two letters to Andrew
Carnegie asking his opinion as to
matters with reference to the library
building. The first he had received
no answer to-and the second was in
dited but few days and did not
have time to receive a reply as yet.
He thought, however, that it was
time for the council to take some
action looking toward securing plans
and specifications and securing site
for the building. After some discus
sion as to how large the committees
should be Alderman Stout moved
that committee of five should be
appointed by the mayor to secure
plans and specifications and report
the same to the council, and that
the mayor should be the chairman
of the committee, the aldermen to be
selected one from each ward. The
mayor named as his committee,
Aldermen Stout, Miller, Koch and
Hannett. The matter of a site for
the structure was brought up and
a committee of four, one from each
ward was named by the mayor.
This committee will investigate the
matter of location and see what can
be obtained in the way of site and
report to the council at the next
meeting. Up to the present time
no proposition has been made the city
with reference to donating a site
for the library building. The mayor
appointed as this committee Alder
man Miller, Hannett, Koch and
Stout. This action Of the council
places the library matter on the for
ward move and from now on the
project should be pushed with all
possible speed commensurate with
the circumstances which surround
the nature of the gift of Mr.. Carne-
gle.
City Attorney Winsor asked the
council to appropriate the sum of
S75 for the purpose of securing as
sistance of making appearance in
the we'll case in the supreme court.
'Ihls is the case wherein the city
was sued over a year ago by James
| Wilson, of Armour, for the use of
the artesian we'll on his property on
Main street, it being the supposition
at the time the well was put down
that it was on the city's property,
but this was discovered too late.
At the circuit court term the city
won against Wilson, and he now
takes the case to the supreme court
to secure new trial, and it is nee
essary that the city make its ap-
pearance. The appropriation was
made.
Mayor vanAlstine stated to the
council that he had the appoint
ment Of DR.. B. A. Bobb as city
Ihealth officer to present to the council
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the correspondence that passed be-
tween himself and the former health
officer, showing how the resignation
came about. The health officer, un-
lder the new appointments was to re-
ceive one dollar per visit where he
was called as such official, and under
this new arrangement Alderman
Stout moved that the appointment be
confirmed. Alderman Scriven main
tanned that the ordinance governing
the salary of the health officer should
be followed, and rather resented the
manner in which the physicians acted
in holding out for larger fee than
was offered by the ordinance. He
made an amendment to Stout's mo-
tlon and moved to confirm the official
vote on the latte opposition, and the
mayor cast his vote against the con-
firmation on the latter under the Or
dinance. On the vote taken to con-
firm on the fee plan there was also
tie vote, and again the mayor was
called upon to break the tie, casting
bis vote in favor OF the fee plan. At
the best the fee plan can last but a
month or two, and the appointment
OF the health officer was necessary at
this time.
mayor NanAlSClne brought to the
attention of the council. the matter
OF sewerage for the east and west
sides OF the city. The mayor has
sought to get this matter before the
council in the past but the subject
has been delayed from time to time.
He thought that inasmuch as there
were so many nice residences being
constructed on the east and west
sides OF the city that some arrange
ments should be made at once lOosz lOoosszzisias;sss
to establishing a sewer system that
answers the purposes of the people
in this direction. His suggestions we
referred to the sewer committee to
report at the next meeting of the
council.
Alderman Stout called the atten-
tion of the council to the bad condi-
tion of The old tresle work walk
across Dry Run going south on