The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-08
FOR THE CITY HALL
Bids Will bo Received for its ConStfuc-
tiol and Contract Will be Let at
June Meeting.
Mayor SilSby Re-appointed the Same
Officers to Serve Under His Second
Year as Mayor.
City Council Secured $4,000 More FROM
Carnegie to Complete the Library
Building.
ADVERTISE FOR BIDS

ADVERTISE FOR BIDS
City Council Authorize Advertising
for Bids for Construction OF
City Hall.
The meeting Of the city council
Monday evening was a decidedly i'm
portant one, and it was nearly the
hour of midnight before the business
of the evening was finally concluded.
1t was the last session Of the old
council and the first of the incoming
members.
When Mayor Silsby called the old
body together the following alder
men were present: Messrs. Perry.
Stout, Koch, Curtis, Miller, Hannett,
and Mr.. Scriven arrived a few
minutes later.
The minutes of the previous meet
ings were read and approved and the
first taken up was the bills against
the city, which amounted to sl21e. "a.
They were allowed and warrants
ordered drawn for their payment.
Justice Mckinley made his April
report. Fines were collected to the
amount of $50. and the court fees
were $11.75. Treasurer Kibbee re-
ported that the balance on hand in
all funds of the treasury amounted
to S12, 595. Is. Weighmaster Melon
aid presented his April report, show
ing that the receipts we're s36. 80.
His annual report vas also presented,
which showed that S515.0 90 had been
taken in. This is the first year that
the receipts Of the Office have ex-
ceeded $3.50, the amount limited to
be retained by the weighmaster, and
all over that amount is to be turned
into the city treasury. DR.. r. F.
Dundass, the health officer, reported
the city to be in a good condition.
All the above reports were accepted.
Mayor Silsby made a brief report
on the library building, stating that
the work was progressing very salts
%factorily and that it would be COM
pleted and ready to be accepted by
the city within a week.
Alderman Hannett presented an
oral report on what was accomplished
by the committee appointed by the
council to 20 to Sioux Falls on city
hall building matters. He said that
the plans were gone over with
Architect Dow and changes made
that were for the bettermept Of the
building also that they Investigated
the cement blocks for material with
which to construct the building, and
it was the sense Of the committee
that these be used. He stated that
the difference in the cost of the
building by using cement instead
Of granite would be from So, 900 to
SIS, 900, and that it would be in better
shape to resist fire and the elements
of the weather than if granite is
used.
Alderman Scriy ven moved that the
report be accepted and placed on file.
The motion prevailed. Mr.. Scriven
moved that the auditor be instructed
to advertise for bids for the..construc-
tion Of the city hall, the bids to be
filed with the auditor OIL June |,
1903, and that bids he placed in the
official paper Of the city, The Repub,
lican, Sioux City Journal, Sioux
Falls Argus-Leader, DesMoines
Register-Leader, and trade building
papers in Chicago and Minneapolis.
The motion was carried. The plans
and specifications were received
. thing is now in readiness to begin ir
earnest on the construction OF The
city hall building.
: M. A. Layne, who put down thu
! last artesian well for the city, ap
= peared before the council for tnt
settlement of a proposition that hat
( never been carried out on the par
\ of the city. BY the terms Of ar
! agreement with Mr.. Layne he wa:
entitled to 676 feet of water pip
= if he was able to complete shutting
off the sand jn the bottom Of tb'
well without the use Of the pipe
He accomplished 1T, but went ava.
without getting the material ant
it has laid there ever since. TIL
council granted Mr.. Layne the pip
and also agreed to pay him for wha
pipe had been sold.