The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-05-09
Annual Message.
From first page,

ana one copy De mailed 10 oacA Iamiiy
in the city.
The city prescribes by law the kind OF
sidewalk to be constructed and the prop
erty own ers must nay the expense.
The property owner may put in his
own walk or he may hire some one to
do SO, and if he or the party fails to
make good and sufficient walk the
city is, of course, not responsible; but |
deem it advisable that the corporation
protect as far as possible property
owners in the matter of putting in side
walks; and to that end ] recommend
that the street commissioner give to
property owners who are about to con-
struct sidewalks copy of the city's
formula, and that he request said own
ers to Withhold a certain per centum of
the contract price until the commits
sioper shall approve of the work done.
| would further recommend that the
street commissioner be empowered, if
he deems it necessary, to oversee him
self or by deputy the construction OF
every foot of walk put ia. | recon-
mend that in placing cement sidewalk,
the general lay of the ground be fol-
lowed as closely as possible, filling on
ly enough to prevent water in cutters
from overlooking the walk; and max
ing no cuts more than a few inches,
and if a terrace is made the owner
must face same with stone, cement or
brick
Under the terms of the city's sewer
age agreement with Mr.. Raffety, some
arrangement for sewer outlet must be
made and completed by November first,
1906. In respect to this matter | have
no suggestion or recommendation to
make at this time; but | do recommend
that action be taken at once TO con-
struct a main sewer for the drainage of
that part of town. l suggest that the
cost of constructing said sewer can be
paid for in time warrants, payable one
third of the total amount in one year,
one third in two years and ,one third
in three years.
The city engineer submits the follow
ing outline for this sewer and estimates
the cost at not to exceed, including dis
count on warrants, Five Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars. The outlet to be at
Tenth street thence south along middle
of street to Seventh Street, thence east
to Broadway street, thence south to
Fifth street thence east to Charming
street, thence south to Second street,
thence west to connect with manhole
on Broadway. From the connection
with the present sewer at Mrs. Kel-
lough's north to outlet twenty-five inch
tile to be used. From that point to the
intersection of Charming and Third
Street, fifteen inch tile to be used, from
that point to connect with the manhole
on Broadway, ten inch tile to he used.
The city engineer says that in MAX
ing his estimate he figured on cash
basis. j submit this plan for your
consideration. One costing less and
yet serving equally we'll might
be devised; but it is obvious
that q sewer construct on the
lines indicated win not only
make an outlet for the present sewer
but completes the two main sewers in
Snch a manner as to make it possible
sometime in the future to establish
complete sewerage system by putting
in more arteSian wells or establishing
a septic plant at the outlet.
1 recommend that the owner of
property AUDITING upon any of the
main sewers which are put in at the
expense of the entire city be required
before permission is given to make
connection with said main sewer to
pay a fee of fourteen dollars for each
fifty foot lot and seven dollars for
each twenty-five foot lot. The Justice
Of this charge is apparent, since the
owner of abuttihg property needs only
to construct the drain from his prop
erty half way across the street to the
main sewer, while the owner ofsprop-
erty not abutting must pay one-half
the cost of a lateral drain down the
middle of the street along the entire
front of his let, besides constructing
enc from his lot to the middle OF the
street.
CIVIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. Il. j. Miller informs me that
If the town will undertake TO make
a park OF the grounds included in
block fifteen, he will donate the same
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