The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-05-10
OLD COUNCIL OUT..NEW IN

VLU IVUNIIL VUI''NCW IN
Mayer Bouck Steps out After Fear Years Ser.
vee....F. v. Neehan Takes Up the Reins...Ar.
thar BIoo1kt Appolated City Asditer...T.
l. Bouek, City Attorney. Meeting AdIourns to
Hsnday night, May 18th
The council met in it's new
cham bers in the city hall last
Monday evening. The mayor
and Aldermen Phelan, Rourk,
Manley and Farley were present.
The minutes of the previous
10 Meeting was ordered read and
was approved. The bills were
then read and on motion allowed.
The report of the city auditor,
treasurer and city justice were
read and ordered referred to the
financial committee. The city
auditors report was ordered
published in the official papers of
the city as required by law.
Mayor Bouck read his report,
which was ordered placed on
file.
The bids of G. E. MCGOWAN
and Wood Bros. offering the city
cement at $3.45 a barrel, were
read. Alderman Manley maze a
motion that they be accepted
and that Street Commissioner
Sutcliffe be ordered to divide the
business eq ually between the two
firms bidding. This was second
ed.
The bond of F. w. Meehan as
mayor was accepted.
No further business, Mr..
Bouck turned the office of mayor
over to Mr.. Meehan. MIR. Nee
han in accepting said: Gentle
men: | am pleased to be able to
cooperate with the council in
continuing the good work the
board has been doing. 1t is
my hope that we may MAINTAIN
the efficiency of all departments
of the city government and with
your cooperation there will be no
trouble about this
Roll was then called: Mayor,
Aldermen Farley, Rourk, Man
ley aud Martens being present.
Aldermen F. B. Roberts and G.
Mittelstaedt absent.
Ar.hur Bloomquist was ap-
pointed city auditor; Charles
Sutcliffe, street com missioner;
j. S. Dore, night watchman.
The bonds of the various city
officers were read and ordered
accepted.
The mayor read a communica-
ton from the secretary of Mil
bank fire department and made
the appointments of officers as
elected by the members of that
department at it's annual meet
ing last Thursday evening and
which were as follows:
Chief-E. II Benedict
Asst chief-F. A. Croal
Secretary-M. G. Niles
Treafurer-W. S. Nixon.
The board of health appoint
ments were as follows:
DR.. J. A. Jacotel, member at
large.
VIM. Ross-tirst ward.
H. A. Martens-second ward.
j. w. Ross-third ward.
The following committees were
then appointed:
Finance:--Aldermen Farley,
Mittelstaedt and Martens.
Water:-Aldermen Manley,
Farley and Roberts.
Sew s:-A!6ermen Mittel.
staedt, Rourk and Manley.
Streets:-Aldermen Roberts,
Farley and Rourk
Observation-Disclosures Mar.
tens, Roberts and Rourk.
The salary question was taken
up. All officers but city treasur
er are to receive the same pay as
ir the past, the treasurer s salary
to be increased from 500 to $3.50
for the y ear.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MAYOR OF
THE CITY OF MILBANk, SOUTH
DAKOTA.
To the Honorable City Council of the
City of Milbank:
have the honor to submit my an
nual and final report, as mayor Of
your city, relating to city affairs:
FINANCES
1t affords me much pleasure to re.
port the city finances to be in most
satisfactory condition. On the first
day of May, 1906, there was III 1862 Al
in the city treasury, At this date
there is 81 ,687 IA made up as follows: