The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-02-09
WAS A QUIET SESSION
Nothing Of Particular Importance at
Council Meeting and Routine
Business was Transacted.

Business was Transacted.
Mayor Silsby had barely a quorum
at the meeting of the council Mon
day evening in the persons of Alder
men Duncan, Curtis, Wallace, Han
nett and Wells. as Messrs. Koch,
Kings and Reeves, the other men,
be1s, are away on winter vacations.
The reading of the previous minutes
we're dispensed with ana the work of
the evening taken up at once.
Weighmaster Mcdonald reported
the receipts of his office for the
month of January as being S24. so.
Justice Mckinley reported that he
bad a very light month, only four
arrests being effected.
M. Boice presented a petition ask
ING fora change in the alley in the
block of property which he owns on
the east side. Several years ago Mr..
Boice set out a row Of trees and got
them in the middle Of the alley, and
he did not discover his mistake I'M
til a short time ago. He wants the
alley moved % feet east, which will
increase the length Of his lots on the
west side and diminish them on the
east side. The petition will be heard
at the council meeting April ,.
Lewis Shuster appeared before
the council asking for the vacation
of the street approaching Memorial
Hall on the south side. 1t seems
that when the University building
was erected that it was placed a lit
tie too far to the east and was erect
ed in the street. The petition was
filed with ths auditor and will be
taken up later on the presentation Of
other papers.
/. j. Spangler presented an ordi-
nance to allow Palmer & Co. the use
OF certain property for sidetraak and
platform purposes for their. wholesale
house anu giving the Milwaukee road
the right to cross certain streets to
reach the building. The ordinance
was referred to the ordinance COM
mittee.
The prices for which the city hall
auditorium has been renting during
the winter came up for discussion
and it WAS shown c%onclnsively that
the rent did not pay for the expense
of opening and heating and lighting
the hall. The city hall committee
was authorized to make an investiga-
ton OF the subject and fix the rates
of the future charges of the auditor
ium. The hall has been renting for
a very low price, and the city was
simply losing money on that part of
the proposition and it is proposed
to rectify that at once.
A delegation of firemen appeared
before the council and Chief LiKo
acted as spokesman. Mr.. Like said
it was talked that the council had
undes consideration the purchase of
a chemical engine. The i1emen have
also discussed this proposition and
he said they had arrived at the con-
clusion that a hose wagon carrying a
larger quantity of hose than a Lose
cart was more necessary, and that a
apparatus could be added to
the wagon. No. action was taken,
the council preferring to wait until
the full membership was present.
There was an informal discussion
as to annexing the Gleason addition
to the city. which was plated to
city lots about two years ago, and on
which there are a number of resi-
dences. The ordinance committee
will frame an ordinance for presenta-
tion to a later meeting bringing i'm
the addition. ~
The fire department made applica-
ton for the purchase OF supplies, in
Guiding 6 rubber coats, 6 r%espirators,
hose %expander and police whistle,
which was granted.