The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-03-25
HALL PLANS
Council Will Advertise for Bids TO
Heating and Lighting The New City
Hall Building.
Passed Granting a Franchise
Of Twenty Years to Long Distance
Telephone Company.
The New Fire Alarm System Has Arrived
and il Will be Placed in Position
in Two Weeks.
TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS
Arranging to Heat City Hall
and Library Building and to
Light Former.

A special meeting of the city coun-
Gil was held Monday evening to clean
up some business that needed atten.
tlon before the regular meeting in
April. President Hannett occupied
the chair and the following aldermen
were present: Aldermen Perry,
Wells, Gleason, Reeves, Foster and
Curtis.
The auditor was instructed to ad-
v%ertise for bids for heating the city
hall and library building, the bids tc
be opened at the meeting on May 2.
He was also authorized to advertise
for bids for lighting the city hail
building both with gas and electric
lights. These bids will be opened at
the meeting on April 4. 1t is neces-
sary that this work be done within a
short time while the building is be-
ing constructed.
j. b. Wells made a report on the
fire alarm system that is to be in
stalled. Mr.. Wells said that the ma.
teriai had arrived and was ready to
be installed. a contract was made
with Mr.. Wise to put the system in
working order, agreeing to do the
work for $50. An arrangement has
been made with the Electric Co. and
the telephone company to use their
poles for the fire alarm system where
ever practicable, and this will save
quite a good deal of expense. The
system will be established with six
boxes located in various parts Of the
city, n in each ward and two on
Main street. There is an attach
ment with this system that when an
alarm is turned in it sets the whistle
at the water works to blowing and it
will not stop until released. Mr.. Wise
will commence on the work tomorrow
Or Thursday and expects to have it
in working order within two or three
weeks. This city has never had a
fire alarm system that was worth
Dragging ABOUT but the one that is
to lie put in now is recommended as
being n Of the very best for the
size of the town, and it can be added
to at any time without much ex-
pense.
Alderman Perry filed a petition
with the council asking permission
to move a frame building on the
southwest corner of his lot on Row.
ley street between First and Second
streets, and to cover it with CORFU
gated iron. The permission was
granted.
The bill of ID. Appleton & Co. for
a set of encyclopedia for $50 was all
lowed. These books were purchased
for the benefit OF the Carnegie H.
prary.
The dump ground came up for its an
DUAL investigation, complaints hav-
ing been filed that parties hauling
refuse out there were getting Off the
city's ground. Quite a long discus
sion ensued as to the best manner in
which to handle the business, and
it was finally left to the ordinance
committee to prepare an ordinance
covering the points at issue. Chief
Keith was instructed to hire a man
at $40 per month to remain at the
grounds for the purpose of burning
the great piles of refuse that has
been hauled there during the past
year. The person will also see that
the refuse is dumped within the
range that is allotted to the dump.
The ordinance granting a franch-
Use to the Dakota Central Telephone
Co. for the use of streets and alleys
was placed on its final passage. The
ordinance was adopted with some
amendments which restricted the use
of certain streets in the city from
being occupied by the company. AS
soon as the ordinance is published it
will be in force. The company is
now building its long distance line
from Huron this way and expects to
reach Mitchell within a short time.
This line will be continued east to
Salem and Sioux Falls.