The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-03-11
A CAPITOL BUILDING
City Council Passed a Resolution Tender
ing City Hall Building TO State of
South Dakota
Should the Voters by a Majority Vote
Locate the Capital at Mitchell at
November B!tCtiOE.
Election Vas Called for April 10 TO
Elect Full! Set Of Officials for the
City Of Mitchell.
TENDER BUILDING TO STATE
City Council by Resolution Tender
Use of City Hall Building to
TENDER BUILDING TO STATE
City Council by Resolution Tende,
Use Of City Hall Building to
State for Capitol Use.

The city council met in regular
session Monday evening, at which
were present Mayor Silsby, and AL
dermen Perry, Newbury, Curtis,
Gleason, Reeves, Foster and Wells.
Auditor Markham read the minutes
of the previous meeting and they
stood approved.
One of the first matters taken up
was the resolution calling the annua!
i election, which provides for the
election of a mayor, treasurer, as
SCISSOR, one alderman from each ward,
Il school treasurer, member of board
Of education from each ward and one
member at large. The election will
be held the Third Tuesday in April,
coming Oh the 18th. The place for
holding the election in the four
wards and the superintendent and
judges were selected as follows:
First ward = Stairs photograph
gallery; superintendent, L. j.
Greaves, Samuel Vickers. M. Miller,
judges.
Second ward-Berry Bros. office
John Cook, superintendent; II. G.
Greene, W.. III. Bloss. judges.
Third ward-Mckinley & Eddy's
store; G. III. Kibbee, superintend-
ent; M. III. Rowley, John Wayman,
judges.
Fourth ward-Branch's office; VIM.
Nash, superintendent; Jos. Swift.
ST., John Arney, ST., judges
In conformity to the recent ordin.
ance adopted by the city council
bringing the fire department within
the control Of the city Mayor Silsby
was required at this time to appoint
Il chief and assistant chief who are
to act to the end of the fiscal year,
which Will be the first meeting of
the council in May. Mayor Silsby
appointed Il. j. Purdy chief and l..
e. Willison assistant chief.
An ordinance was introduced
granting a franchise. for the perlod of
twenty years to the Dakota Central
Telephone Co., of Aberdeen, to use
the street and alleys for the erection
Of poles and wires and for the main
tainance of a long distance tele-
phone. The ordinance embodies
practically the same features of the
Western Electric Co. 1t was placed
on its first reading and passed. The
company is ready to commence work
as Q 0 as the frost is out of the
.ground.
The report CT Weighmaster Nc
Donald was read and accepted. His
receipts for the month Of February
amounted to 1913. 10. Treasurer Kib-
bee reported that there was a bal
ance Of ST. 1896. so in the city treasury.
being distributed among the funds
as follows: General, 81, 539. GA; sink
ing. ST - IS; cemetery, S179. IS; city
hall. >. Justice Mckinley re-
porte - nad four cases before him
during the month. Fines to the
amount of $50 were assessed and ST.
was paid. Tie court fees were So. 40.
The bills against the city were pre-
sented as audited by the committee
and they were allowed. the amount
for the month being $685.. 2S.
Bailey y Christensen presented a
petition to the council asking for the
vacation of the street Just south of
the flour mill in order that the
trackage may be extended. The
company desires to make some per
manent improvements on the mill
and without the street being vacated
they do not feel like going ahead
with the matter. The petition was
refe red to the street and alley com
mlttee to report at a later meeting
of the council.
The committee that was appointed
at the last meeting to investigate
the hitching post proposition re-
ported that hitching posts should be
placed on the side streets, EAST and
west Of Main street, not exceeding
one block in either direction, from
and including Fourth street to Rail-
road street, the posts to be so placed
that the travel on these streets will
not be congested.