The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-05
THE NEW COUNCIL IN
usiness of the Old Council Finished
Up and New Members Take
Their Places.

Their Places.
Monday evening occurred the last
meeting of the old council, and the
following members were present
Aldermen Newbury, Curtis, Kings,
Reeves, %liannett and Wells. Mayor
Silbsy presided. The reading of the
minutes of the previous meetings was
dispensed with.
The first business to come up was
The Introduction of new ordinances,
under which head a new sewer or
dinancc was placed on its lilst read
ing. The ordinance governs the tap
ping OF sewer and fixes the charges
Tor connecting With tile same.
!foiloAine came the reports of the
city oaesrs. Justice Mckinley 5 le-
port was accepted and placed on Gle,
as also gas Tfeasarers Kibbae's re
port, Aeighmlster Mcdonald re-
ported TIE receipts of his Office as S23
for the previous month. Chief OF
Police Keith made his annual report
in which he stated that 100 arrests
lad been made during the year; that
the flies amounted to S97l.l5, OF
which S540.l5 had been paid and
S43i.l5 were unpaid the justices fees
amounted TO $500. 50: it cost S2.3l2.14
to conduct he police department: the
Licenses collected during the corn
palace amounted to 1893. 10. and dur
ing the capital campaign to S225.
The chief gave a full and complete
report of the material that was
owned by the city. His report was
accepted and placed OF file. Librarl
an Blaey made his report touching
on what had been accomplished in
the yelr. 1t was read End placed on
file.
The water committee through
chairman Wells made his report on
the TIP to St. Louis, and showing
the purchases that had been made in
the way of 1000 feet OF water mains.
300 feet of hose. etc. These goods
We're purchased OF the Chicago Wreck
ing Co. and were a part of the water
system at the Worlds Fair. The
committee saved the city close tc
500 o. its purchases, at an expense
OF Sl02 for the trip. 1t was a pretty
JOni DVaStn,ant
An ordinance relating TO the Mis-
souIi River Telephone Co vas placed
on its second reading and was passed.
This relates to the repeating OF the
ordinance granting a franchise to tho
company TO erect poles and wires and
maintain a long distance system il
Mitchell. The franchise was granted
about nine months ago and the COM
pany Then entered the city and erect
ed some poles along several streets
ana llIe9s, but in many cases The
pol 5 We're merely put in the ground
Without making them safe. The
company not showing any disposition
to complete its system the franchise
Was withdrawn. "A resolution was
adopted ordering the street and alley
committee to remove the poles from
the ground within twenty days after
the publication OF the ordinance, ten
DAYS notice being given of the COM
parry Tor it to take whatever action
it desires with reference to its prop
erty.
In closing up the business of the
council Mayor Silsby took occasion TO
refer TO the retiring member, Alder
nan Newbury. of the First ward, in
which he expressed a strong regret
that Mr. Newbury should retire at
this time. He said the First ward
alderman had won the esteem and
confidence Of the other members of
the council by the faithful discharge
of his duties n that all appreciated
his labors to the full. This was put
in the form OF a resolution and was
unanimously adopted by the council.
No further business appearing be-
fore the council it adjourned sine
die.