Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1904-12-09
VACATION OF THE STREET.
Resolution Passed by School Board by
Vote of Six to Three.

SOtc VI 10 lnTee.
At called meeting of the Independ-
ent School District No. 10, in the City
of Hot Springs, South Dakota, held on
the I'd day of December, 1904, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted by the
members of the board of said school
district.
"Resolved, That William j. Magow-
an. president of said board, is author
lied and directed to sign in the name
of the Board, a petition to the Mayor
and City Council of the City of Hot
Springs, South Dakota, authorizing
said city council to pass an ordinance
vacating Tenth street from River ave-
nue. to the east side of Chicago avenue
for the use of the Board of Managers
of the National Home, for Disabled
Volunteer Soldiers and the citizens of
Hot Springs, to be used as a driveway;
said driveway to be under the exclusive
control of the Board of Managers of
said National Home, from said River
avenue to what is known as The Battle
Mountain Sanitarium, provided that
said Independent School District is to
be exempt from all expense and charges
incurred in the vacation of said prem
ises, or improvements thereof; and
provided further that the said Board
of Managers of the National Home
construct a suitable sidewalk from
River avenue, and on the south side
OF Tenth street, up to the school house.
said sidewalk to be at least eight feet
wide; and it is further provided, that
the Board of Managers of the National
Home shall provide an entrance on the
north side of Chicago avenue into the
grounds owned by the Board of Man
ayers for carriages for the use of the
citizens and visitors of Hot Springs.'
Such is the reading of the minutes of
the school board The original resolu.
tion was amended somewhat, as it did
not specify that the street vacated was
for the use of anyone but the Board of
Managers, whereas it was changed to
include the citizens of Hot Springs.
1t is hardly probable that the Board of
Managers would have ever desired the
use of the street for their Exclusive
use," but it is better to have the petit
ton, which is in the nature of con-
tract, specify exactly what the reserva-
ton and vacation shall be and thereby
avoid any possible complication or
friction in the FUTURE
The citizens of Hot Springs from the
very inception of the idea of locating
the National Sanitarium here have
been most generous in contributing
land and money toward getting it and
they do not want to appear in the least
backward or niggardly at this time in
the way of helping the National Board
toward making the place attractive
and most of all toward making the ap-
proach thereto an easy one, as we'll as
attractive.
There was difference of opinion
among the members of the school board
as to the vacation of Tenth street, as
appeared in the STAR of last week, but
as it has been amended there can be no
serious objection.
The National Sanitarium is to be a
most important part of the life of Hot
Springs and while the city, the school
district, nor any citizen, can be expect
ed to do anything that would be pos
itive detriment to their welfare or their
interests, everything should be done
toward encouraging the Home Board
in making improvements that will be
both attractive and beautiful to all
concerned. Citizens may honestly diff
fer in their views upon methods and
plans of accomplishing that object,
but there certainly isn't citizen who
does not stand for everything desired
by the Board of Managers that will add
to the beauty or value of that property,
and that may more closely connect it
with the interests of Hot Springs, pro-
viding of course such action does not
seriously jeopardize their own inter
ests or that of the public whom they
may chance to represents:
AS we understand the petition now
it merely provides for placing the
street under the control of the Board
of Managers, and if those persons who
own abutting property along Tenth
street are willing to have the street
turned over to the Board of Managers
to improve and control under their
usual restrictions-sucha as they adopt
at all National Homes-the public. the
taxpayers who own the school property
can afford to be equally as generous.
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