The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-09
THE ADDITION BROUGHT IN
Green's Addition is Now a Part of
the Citv-Unanimously Pass
ed the Council.

the following aldermen present.:
Messrs. Perry, Newbury, Curtis,
Gleason. Foster, Reeves, and Han
nett.
The minutes Of the previous meet
Ing were read and approved.
Mrs. Wm. Vaughan appeared before
the council with a request 10 have a
ditch filled up IN front OF her resi-.
Gence on west Fourth street. The
matter vas referred to the sewer
committee.
L. E. Stair was allowed the rebate
ment OF the penalty on his cemrul
gutter tax. F. B. Elce made applica-
ton to run a cable across Fourth
street in order to connect the wires
with the new telephone office on east
Fifth street. 1t was referred to the
street and alley committee.
The reports OF the city officers were
made. Justice Mckinley had 80 cases
before him in September, thirty OF
which were during corn palace week,
and practically all Of them for drunk
enness and uisorderly conduct. The
lines for the month amounted to
slsS. 50. Of which sl07.25 was paid
and the court fees amounted to So
20. Treasurer kibhee reported that
during cor palace week that the H.
cense receipts amounted to $50. so.
The balance in all the funds is SILL
a55. IS, divided as follows: General,
s3,37e. IS: sinking. 81, 264. aS: ceme-
terry. sl2S. IS; library, 1924. Il: corn
palace licenses. $50. 80: city hall,
SC. 200.
The Incorporation Of Greenc's Ad-
! dition, in ths eastern part Of the city.
which has been a matter Of conten-
ton for some little time, was again
brought before the council. At a
previous meeting an effort vas made
20 bring in the addition hut the re-
quired number of votes to pass the
council was not forthcoming. and it
was lost. Alderman Hannete pre-
sented the resolution again on this
occasion. and without the least dis
cussion OF the matter a unanimous
vote was recorded in favor Of the ad-
d!tion becoming q part OF the city.
! The action OF the council will be
commended by the public in general
for hringing..into the corporate limits
d tract OF land that has become val
liable. and on which the residents
have been immune from city taxes
and at.the same time have had all
the privileges Of. the schools of the
city.
The gas franchise ordinance in
which o. L. .Branson and 81. E.
Hitchcock, Of this city. and L. Z.
Lord, Of Parker. are interested. was
presented again TO the council for
adoption. The provisions of the or
dlnance were published in The Re
publican some. months ago, and there
has been but little change 10 the
original. The ordinance was passed
granting to the company a franchise
for twenty yearS..Nhich, however, is
not an exclusive one. Under the
terms Of the ordinance the company
is TO have the plant in operation
within twelve months from the time
the ordinance is passed. The maxi
mum rate for gas. is to be s1.75 per
thousand cubic feet. The city was
granted the free use of 500 worth Of
gas per year. The ordinance will be
published in full within a few days.
The library committee vas in
slrucued to secure a stove and some
fuel for the purpose Of heating the
library building this winter. 1t is
the intention to heat this building
from the steam plant in the new
city hall, but as it has not progressed
far enough this fall SC that the plant
can be installed stoves will have to
be resorted TO this winter.
The bills for the preceding month
were presented and allowed and Or
ders drawn for their payment. The
bills will amount 10 about sl.5O but
all of the corn palace expense will
be taken from the license money re-
eeived,
F. b Flee was.present at the
council meeting and presented ar
ordinance which he desired the coun,
Gil to adopt. No official action va:
taken on the ordinance at the present
time. The ordinance was for tht
purpose OF resembling the feature o
the telephone ordinance whereby Mr.
Elce is required to pay 10 the city
certain percentage Of the receipts 0
the company, which runs Up Il
Something like S245 per year. Ii
lconseQuence OF the adoption Of tn,