The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-11
LAY A CORNER STONE
Corner Stone Of the New City Hall Build
ing Will Probably be Laid on First
Day Of Corn Palace.
Carnegie Library Building Will be DIED.
iCated on Monday, Oct. s -Cere-
monies Will bo Impressive.
GreeDe'S Addition Will Remain Out Of
the City for a Little Longer Time
Didn't Have Enough Votes.
WILL DEDICATE LIBRARY


City Council Selected Oct. ) for Ded.
icating Library-Haye Arranged
for Laying Corner Stone.
The regular meeting of the city
council was held Monday evening and
it was presided over by Mayor Slisby,
with the following aldermen present
Messrs. Perry, Curtis, Foster, Han
nett, Wells, Newbury and Gleason.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were dispensed with until the next
meeting of the council.
A petition from the residents on
Third street was presented oy Alder-
man Hannett in which they prayed
that the name of the street be changed
to Park Avenue. The request is made
because of the two parks on the east
and west sides Of thecity and because
of the high school building being To-
Gated on that t~horoughfare, not to
mention the many attractive private
residences. The petition was granted
and in the future Third street will
be a thing of--the past and Park ave-
nue. will come to the front. 1t is
very likely that at a future meeting
Of the council that all streets running
east and west through the city will
be changed to the name Of
and an appropriate name selected for
them as in the case of Park avenu
The people living on these streets
will be consulted as to the name
which, they.might desire to be used.
The resolution which had for the
purpose of bringing Greene's addition
into the city was presented by Alder
man Hannett. A counter petition
was also presented 10y the people who
live out there, perhaps a dozen sign
ing the remOnstrance. Messrs. Boice
and Bras appeared before, the council
ana stated their objections to COM
ing into the city at the present time.
Ihey claimed that the addition vas
having a nice building boom at the
present time and that to bring it in
to the corporation would have the
effect OF putting a stop to the splen-
did work that is being done in the
way of new houses going up so rapid
ly. They. stated they did not desire
to stay out. and would gladly submit
to being annexed in another year.
The vote on the proposition stood S
to 2, but it was not..a tWo-thirds vote
of the council-elect, and it was lost.
Mr.. Hannett changed his vote to no
and then moved for a reconsideration
OF the question at a future meeting,
at which time it is thought that the
required tWo-thirds will vote for the
addition coming in. The main OBJ
lection of the residents out that way
to coming mis- because their taxes
will be increased. about twofold
Mrs. G. e. Hager and Mrs. J. S.
Wilson. members of a committee from
the W. e. L. u, appeared before the
council with two or three requests,
made by the local organization. Mrs.
Hager presented the plea of these la
dies and asked that a closer police
protection be given during the corn
palace week to protect the young boys
and girls from the side shows which
appear here and the bad influence
which they WELD, and asked that il
any lind their way into Mitchell this
fall that they be driven out. Mrs.
Wilson made the request that the
city council! purchase a block O.
ground on the east and west side 0,
town, which shall be converted into
a public playground for the children
OF the city, in order that they may
l be kept off the streets. Mrs. Wilson
7 also asked on behalf of the association
the use of the unOccupied roo in th'
basement of the library building dur
ing corn palace week, where ladie
OF the country or strangers can 90 il
and rest for Il time. The union viii
place a lady in charge OF the roon
during the ten days. The council
was willing that this should be done
} but referred them to the officers O
I the Woman's Library Association TO
S permission.
A petition from residents on ives
Second street asking for the extern
S sion of the water and.sewer mains t
Duff street was deferred for actiol
until next April.