The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-02-10
The COUNCIL MEETING
There Was Not a Great Amount
Business on Hand tor the
Council Monday Night.

When Mayor Silsby called the
council to order Monday evening
there was present Aldermen New
bury, Curtis, King. Hannett and
Reeves, and Auditor Markham. The
reading of the inutes of the pre-
NlOuS meetings was dispensed with.
The audi Cor was instructed to take
the necessary action looking to the
hllns ol the newly plated addition
OF the cemetery with the register of
deeds.
City Marshal Keith was authorized
to purchase the lumber lor the par
pose OF partitioning oil a room in the
west loom OF the basement of the
city hdIl DDnlding, Tor his private
use.
The reports of the city officers
we've made. N~eighmastcr Mcdonald
reported the receipts of his Office for
the mouth OF January as S24.lo
justice Mckinley reported that fines
to The amount of $50 bad been as
s~essoe0 and that SIS had been paid.
There vas Sl4. l0of last months fines
paid in and the court fees amounted
to Sll -. The report of the city
treasuler Tor january was referred to
the finance committee.
The bills against the city for Jam
! larY We're audited by the finance
committee. and warrants were or
dered drawn tor their payment. The
bills Tor the month amounted 10
Sl5. 800.
Owins to a Vacancy ON the library
board The mayor appointed Alderman
Kings to the position.
Aldermen Newbnry and Kings
made their final report on the heat
ing plant of the city hall. and recon-
mende5 that the same he accepted
and the balance of the money due
Schroeder \ Bremner. of Yankton.
be paid. The report was adopted.
and a warrant for s7,5.65 was drawn
in favor of the firm.
Auditor Markham WAS authorized
by the city hall committee to have
charge of the leasing OF the audito-
ri:!m i'm the future and to whom all
applications should be made. AS vet
! the committee has not formulated a
schedule of rates for renting the hall
for entertainments. 1T is under
Stood, however, that the rental must
be paid in advance.
A motion was made TIC the effect
that the extra night police be dis
pensed with for the present. and the
same was adopted.
Auditor Markham reported that
there had been more or less tamper-
inn with the fire hydrants in VAR
ious parts of the city. that persons
had opened them with ~wrcncllcS and
haa lilied to shut oil the water tl.or-
0uehly, with the result that during
the present cold spell several of the
lydrauts have been frozen up. which
Mil iucapacitate then for public use
until Il spring tha@. The tire hy-
drantS under no circumstances are to
be opened by anyone except the SUI
~perinlcndent of the water works. and
any one found opening the hydranls
in the future will he dealt With.
Should IA t%ire.occus where a hydlant
is to be used and it is found to be
frozen through the negligence OF per-
sons tampering with it d great loss
would be sustained 10y net having
water to quench the flames.
Mayor Silsby stated that during
the afternoon the committee from
the Mems meeting at the Methodist
church called on him ard presented
the petition concerning the sale of
%cigaretteS and tobacco 10 minors. and
that he prom pity supplied the city
marshal With A copy Of the law and
told him to notify the dealers of the
city of the law in that respect.
The council adjourned.