The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-05-10
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officials have done everything within
their power to get the plant in work
ing order. This I believe will soon be
accomplished, and every effort should
be exerted to do so ct the earliest pos
sible date. No payments have been
made on the contract however, so
there has been no loss of money by
the CITY.
There he's been more or less criti.
cism b. certain persons over the
amount of money expended for the
city wells. l can say in the fret place
that the amount expended ri not
large as compared with the expendi.
lures of other cities for like purposes
in this part of the country, and 1t is
likewise true that every dollar has
been honestly expended. Those who
have made intimations to the contrary
we're either woefullv ignorant of the
facts or wilfully made false repre-
sensations. The books of the city
auditor show how every cent was Ok.
pended and anyone seeking the truth
about the matter can easily find it.
NEW SCHOOL HOUSE
the new school house built last
year would do credit to a city much
larger than Milbank. 1t is q modern
school building in every sense of the
word. The board of education ts GER
tainly entitled to the thanks OF the
citizens of Milbank for their services
rendered in that behalf.
CARNEGIE LIBRARY
Everything possible under the law
should be done by the council to assist
the managers of the Carnegie Library
in q financial way. A public library
has become Is fixed and permanent an
institution in this city as the schools
and churches. It's necessity is realiz-
ed by all and our people are willing to
support it. The management has been
all that could be desired.
SALE OF CIGARETTES N TOBACCO
The law prohibiting the sale OF
cigarettes and tobacco to minors
should be strictly enforced. Those
who have interested themselves IN
having this law made %etfectual should
be aided in every way possible by the
city officer. The city policeman
should make complaint of every viola
ton.
DEPARTMENTS.
Our police department, our fire depart
ment and health department have each
performed the duties required on every
occasion. The highest praise l could
give them is to say that they have
been painstaking, efficient and faith
full.
ELECTION OF 1905
After the city election of 1905, 1t was
reported by persons interested in the
opposition that the then city admins
tration had succeeded in ~re-electine
its officers and in carrying license BY
frsudulently encouraging laborers or
the city sewers to vote Illegally. and
that such election was carried by
illegal votes. But little attention
WAS paid to the matter at the time. 1t
Was looked upon by. myself ut least q
. poor excuse for defeat which would
probably be better than none 1T al,
l find though that this sort of talk was
current at the last city lection. Tt
Get those right who care to hear th<
truth about the matter and to be SCI
right, l give the facts as they appear
from the records. The pay rolls show
that there we're ffty-two men working
on the sewers on April 18th. 1905, tn,
day of the election. The poll list
chow that OF this number thirteen
voted in the first ward, five in tn
second, and eighteen in the third
making thirty-six In all. OF thi
number twenty-five we're men Twin,
here with their families at the time
Two of them we're Young men livinI
with their parents, five of them wer
single laboring men who still liv
here, while the other four were labor
ing men who were we'll known here q
that time and we're legal voters be
yond question. Any one who doubt
these statements should examine tn
records.
RETIRING ALDERMEN
Alderman Phelan after eightee
years of continuous service retire
from the board. He has been careful
and conscientious In the discharge O
his duties, q safe and wise counsellor q
ell times. Alderman Reeve likewis'
retires after nearly six years of ser
vice with q most excellent record as
capable and upright official.
oC-]Q sCONCLUSION
In conclusion l desire to thank tn
council for the kindness and courtes,
with which I have been treated b,