The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-07
the tsuaM n SESSION


In the alsscarys OF Mayor hraasosi
VITO vas out OF the city, ifrrssgieni
WLll.= Koch occupied ttie MAYOR
chair at che city Councils ueetin.
Monday evening. and dispatched ths
business ia y rapid manner TIL,
following aldermen were present al
the meeting: Messrs. Burns. Reeves
Curtis, Koch aud Kelley.
f. h. Winsor appeared before thu
council with q petition asking the
members to grant A. d. Walpole
permission to remove Il large corfu
gated iron building into the city
FROM the country and place it on the
corner Of First Avenue east and
Lawler street. The consent Of the
property owners in that immediate
sicinity was secured by signing
The petition requesting the council
O grant the privilege asked for.
The council gave its permission.
Secretary Graham, of the Uniyer-
sity. appeared before the council
with an extended statement prepared
by DR.. j. O. Dobson, of the board
Of directors, in which a request was
made tuat the council grant the
University tue tree use of the city
water. The statement went on to
recite something o. what the Univer-
sity is doing for Mitchell, of how it
has grown in The years past and
what can be expected OF il 10 the
future. The request was referred to
the water committee.
A petition signed by all the mem
bers of the board of education and
the property owners along Second
Ayenu east was presented the
council by President WiEsor, OF the
board asking that the water mains
be extended frour the point on
Secunu Avenue, where they stopped
some yeals ago, to the location OF
the new school house which is 10 be
constructed 10 the eastern part OF
the city. The request was granted.
r. III. IIof appeared before the
councii in behalf of a petition which
was filed with the board a year ago
with reference to the extension OF
the water mains ON Sixth Avenue
east, from Langdon street west to
Lawler street. The council showed
q favorable action by authorizing the
.ity auditor to advertise for bios for
Jutting in the mains.
Jay McLain appeared before the
ouncil with a request to have his
,lary as janitor Of the city ball
made the same the year round. At
present he draws $40 per month
for six months and $50 per month for
the same period. Mr.. McLain wants
the salary to be placed at $50 per
month .he year round. The request
was referred to the city hall COM
miJtee with power to act.
-Four or five petitions we're pre-
senteu to the council asking for the
extension OF water mains and sewers,
all OF which were referred to the
proper committees.
Alderman Joseph Koch made a
request OF the council to have 40 arc
light placed at the intersection Of
First Avenue and Lawler street,
which request va made at the
instance OF his constituents In the
Second ward. Mr.. Koch remarked
that 1t va . pretty dark part Of the
city and tnat the citizens die not
like the idea Of walking through
that uniighted portion-hence wanted
an arc light placed there The re-
quest was referred to the light COM
mittee.
Chief of J'olice Keith reported
that he had collected $3.50 in poll
taxes during the past month.
The reports OF the city officers for
the month OF MAY were then given.
Justice Herbert reported that fines
to the amount Ut el25 had been as
sessed, of which e55 was collet ted
and the. court fees amounted tc
s44.65. Weivhn.aster Mcdonald re.
ported that his receipts for the
month were s2O.40. The report OF
Treasurer K!bLee vas referred 10 the
finance committee.
The bills against the city were
presented. after being audited BY
The finance committee, which were
flowed aud warrants ordered drawn
,or their payments. They are as
ollows:
.sdla Laurson, salary librar-
ian 40 90
j. G. Markham, salary audit
or Observation-Disclosures. 5000
j. L. Nelson, salary engineer 60. 90
Walter Newman, salary po-
lice SO. 90
w. Keith, salary chief police rs. 90
VIM. Pattison, salary police 5000
r. u. Tremaine, salary police 60 100