The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-10
DIDN'T REPEAL FRANCHISE
Electric Co. Will Continue to Operate
Under the Same Franchise
for Indefinite Time.

III was nearly midnight DeioIe llle
city council finished its labors Mon
day night and adjourned. There
was a great deal of work to be per-
formed and the members set them
selves out to. accomplish it,
Mayor Silsby presided during the
evening and the following aldermen
were presents: Messrs. Stout, Perry,
Koch, Curtis, Miller, Hannett and
Scriyen. Auditor Herbert read the
minetesof the two previous meetings
and.they stood approved as read. .----
The first business of the evening
was the allowing of the bills for the
preceding month, which amounted to
about 800. Warrants were ordered
drawn for the same.
Nj. d. Lewis appeared before the
council and asked that something be
done with the cement walk at the
conner of First and Sanborn streets,
in front of the MaNon property. He.
stated that it was SO low during wet
weather and the winter time that.
the water stood over the top and that
1t made very disagreeable walking
for people living in That section.
The matter was referred to the
streets and alleys committee for in
yesttgation and to report at the next
meeting OF the council.
James Duncan,,tS as a member of the
committee appointed by the fire de-
mrtment, appeared before the IL
Gil 10 request that the trucks and the
hook and ladder wagon be painted
again this spring. The department
intends to go to the. firemen's meet
my al Chamberlain III June and they
wanted their parapllernalia to be as
attfactive as possible. Alderman
Hannett moyed that.itthe referred to
abe Ere committee With power to
act. ~ WAS CARRIED,
The ordinance, which had been
referred back to the, committee, was
again presented to- tile council. and
provisions wereTead, granting a fran
schise'. for twenty years. The terms
aOf the ordinance are drawn softhat
they are satisfactory to the council.
The ordinance was ordered sent to
the two applicants for their accept
ance, after which the council will
decide which OF the two propositions
it viii accept.
The report of Treasurer Kibbee
showed that theEe was.eSI3, 1876 in all
funds Of the treasury. Justice Nc
KinIey's report showed that. there
were but three cases before him dur
ing the month, that a SIS fine was
paid and that the costs Of the cases
amounted to $7.O5. Weighmaster
Mcdonald reported that during
March the income of the Office was
s37. so. His term Of Office expired at
this time, and he was an applicant
fof reappointment. The council
unanimously agreed to Ghe appoint
ment of Mr.. Mcdonald.
Alderman Stout, as chairman of
the committee appointed for a con
ference with Messrs. Hannett and
Smith over the electric plant pur-
chase, presented his report in writ
ing and it covered the ground very
thoroughly. He had secured state
gmentse from a number of towns in
this sIabe and Iowa with reference to
the rates that are charged for arc
n l~neandescent ligths. and these
Tates re embodied in his report.
FROM this be found that the rates
charged by the local company were a
little higher tnan in any Of the towns
heard IRON. In some cases much in
aorHlation was given as TO the con-
duct Of the various plants. Concern
ing the purchase of the plant by the
council he said he thought that S10,-
600 WAS too much to Invest and too
high Us a purchase price, although
the managers showed that the plant
invoIced oyer Sl2, 600, aud the balance
sheet of the company does not show
that it is losing any money in the
conduct of the, plant. Mr.. Stout
stated chat in rie% OF the erection of
the city bali project for this year the
eonEHittee thought it best not to in
crease the indebtedness of the city,
and that it was the better part OF
wisdom to waltz until the franchise
bad expired and then if desirable the
rItY could erect Such q miami as IL
deemed necessary, He stated that
Hannett and Smith said that there.
would be no further trouble from the
back of good service, and added that
81 the same power was maintained
IN the future as had been the case
since the trouble was located that
the cQnnri Wlull not make any