The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-11-07
COT THE INCREASE
City Council Agrees to Give Fire De-
partment tlo Increase in Money
Asked For.
Two CrdinrnCes Passed Governing Ii
brary and Concerning Refuse in
the Alleys.
Foot Ball Team Got Home From North
Dakota and Got No Scores in
Two Games.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Council Yields to the Request of Fire
Department for a Larger
Appropriation.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Appropriation.
The regular meeting of the city
council was held Monday evening,
and in the absence of Mayor Silbsy
the meeting was conducted by Presi-
dent Hannett. The following alder
men were present: Messrs. Stout,
Koch, Curtis, Miller and Scriven.
The minutes Of the previous meetings
were read and stood approved. The
usual bills were allowed and warrants
ordered drawn for their payment.
W. H. Wilkinson appeared before
the council and entered objections
against the entrance to the basement
in the Beckwith block on west Third
street, it being considered in his
opinion a dangerous place for people
to pass without the possibility of an
accident. The objections stated by
Mr.. Wilkinson was made a matter
of record, but no further action was
taken on the matter.
O. W. Coursey, captain Of Co. D,
state guard, was before the council
to ask for more suitable place in
which to store the goods that are
held by the company and belonging
to the state. The captain stated
that at the present time there was
no place to keep the arms and equip
ment through the winter and as
himself and another officer were
responsible to the state for the
good care Of the material on hand
they would like for the city to pro-
vide suitable place. The matter
was referred to the library committee
to secure room for the storing of the
goods. Captain Coursey stated that
if the suitable rooms could not be
secured for the company that in all
probability it would be disbanded by
the adjutant general of the state for
the good of the service. There were
other towns, he said, that were
.anxious for militia company and
would be only too willing to take up
the vacancy created by Company D.
The city officers made their reports
as follows: Weighmaster Mcdonald
reported that during the previous
month the receipts of his Office were
s65. 10, one of the largest months that
has been noticed since the city
scales were established. Justice Nc
Kinley reported that during October
there were 25 arrests, and fines to
the amount Of $3.50 we're assessed
against the parties. OF this amount,
however, but S131.75 was paid in
cash. Treasurer Kibbee made bis
monthly report of the city's finances.
In the general fund the balance
was IS, 562. 76; in the sinking fund,
$989. SO; in the cemetery fund, SIG. So.
| Alderman Scriven made his report
as the chairman Of the committee on
the request Of the fire department
that the appropriation Of $500 be in
creased to $500. Mr.. Scriven stated
that he and Alderman Koch met
with the department. and discussed
the situation with the members anC
lendeavored to get them to delay theil
request for the time being, but tt
no purpose They did not feel thai
they were being properly paid fo]
the service they were Ontributins
to the city, and believed that the,
ought to be paid more money. Alder
man Scrlvens report was to the effec
that the department should be allOWe
the amount 1T asks fer and which
he thought under the circumstance
it was entitled to. There was ;
division of opinion Of the council al
to the increase being granted; no
that any members OF the council
wanted to be the least niggardly il
the treatment .of the department
but under the circumstances Alder
man Hannett believed that th
members ought to be willing to wal
!, at least year before making tn
demand. Aldermen Stout and Mile
were of the same opinion, and ex
pressed their views along that line
Alderman Scriven made prett
strong plea for the adoption Of tn
report and for the granting Of oh
increase. He considered it a YER