Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-14
COUNCIL MEETS
An Important Session Where
Many Matters Of Interest
Were Discussed.
Various Other Items Of Local
Interest During the Week
Gone BY.

Monday night was the regular meet
ing OF the city council, with the mayor
and all the aldermen present Also
the city auditor, treasurer, chief of po-
lice, fire chief and goodly number of
citizens.
W. ID. Nelson, on behalf of large
number OF petitioners, presented Pc
tition asking that the saloon "dead
line" be established from the opera
house n6rth to Sioux avenue, and from
the SIocke hotel east to the Schubert
BLOCK, on both sides of Pierre street and
Dakota avenue, in this district. The
petition was placed on file to be acted
on at the time licenses for saloons are
to be considered for the ensuing wear,
John Sutherland, attorney for Dan
Bryan, contractor on the Euclid ave
nue. "canal," together with ex-Mayor
Ewert and ex City Attorney Skunk, ap.
peared and asked as to what disposal
OF the surplus dirt on this avenue was
to be made, seeking to show that Mr..
Bryan was entitled to some compensa-
ton for the earth so removed Alder
man Greenough, who is noted for good
horse sense, moved that the surplus
dirt be sold to the highest bidder, which
motion went through.
A. Gunderson was granted the right
to erect frame building, to be erected
with metal sheathing, on Dakota ave-
nue., opposite the Locke hotel. Also to
L. Il. Glow, who wishes to put in new
lumber yard on the vacant lots on
Sioux avenue west of the Northwest,
ern hotel.
The seven saloons in the city pre-.
sented petitions for renewal of the
annual licenses under which they ope-
rate, and the same were ordered pub
lished.
The railroad company asked for per-
NIT to use city water in the work on the
new steel bridge across the river at the
same rate now being paid at the depot,
which was granted.
Chief Rohrer, of the fire department,
asked for certain repairs on Hose House
No. l, as we'll as for the fire apparatus.
The petition was referred to the fire
committee, as we'll as to look into the
matter Of permanent location for the
East Pierre hose house, which now
stands in Sixth street, at the corner of
Erskine.
The matter of hiring an expert ac-
countant to go over the books of the
city and check them up was referred to
the mayor and city auditor, after some
discussion. Letters from non resident
accountants offering to do the work
were presented
Bills for recasing the city gas wells,
amounting to $4,000, were presented and
allowed.
Ordinances were introduced and re-
ferred, fixing the salary Of city engineer
at $500 per annum, regulating itinerant
boot blacks, creating the Office of street
commissioners and fixing the salary at
$50 per month, prohibiting hitching
post in front of saloons and granting
the Northwestern Railway company
right of way across Pierre and kowa
streets, south OF Pleasant Drive
The request Of the Improvement
League for reduced water rates for
property owners who wished to raise
trees and shrubbery by using bounti-
fnl supply Of water was denied, as the
demands of the railway company and
ordinary usage is as much as the city
can supply with the present pumping
plant.
The gas and lighting committee was
asked to get estimates for the sinking
of another well at the pumping station,
to supply new power and lighting.
The same committee was also asked
to report at the next meeting an esti-
mate of the cost Of putting in an in.
candescent light system, to take in all
the business and residence houses. 1t
seemed to be the sense of the council
to install the electric lighting system at
the earliest possible date.
The council adjourned to meet next
Monday night.
Local News Notes.