The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-07
CITY COUNCIL.
Organization Under New Mem
bership-Report of Chief
of Police.

The city council met last evening
for organization under new member
ship, Mayor Geo. II. Waskey in the
chair.
Present, Aldermen ], F. Peck, Chas.
Jones, First ward; Aldermen VIM.
Whitmore, Felix Vidal. Second ward
Aldermen Robt Jones, Thos. Kra.
kowski, Third ward; Aldermen Chas.
Seid. A. q. Schmidt, Fourth ward
Organization was effected by the
election of VIM. Whitmore, president,
Felix Vidal, vice president.
The mayor announced the following
committees:
Finanee-R Jones, Seid, c. J ones.
Streets-Schmidt, Peck, Krakowski.
Electric lights and water-Vidal,
Peck, Schmidt.
Fire and police-Peck, Krakowski,
Whitmore,
Health-C. Jones, Vidal, K. Jones,
Seid.
ordinance Whitmore, r. Jones,
Seid,
The mayor made the following ap-
pointments which were confirmed:
Chief of police-E. B. Davis.
Night watch-B. Ford,
Auditorium. Rae.
Attorney-H. Ii. Holdridge.
Health officer-F III. Files.
Street eommissioner-John Norton.
Engineer-Geo. w. Roskie.
Fire warden-W O. White.
Poundmaster-C. nj. Klotzbach.
Roy Fulkerson rendered his resigna
ton as superintendent of the power
plant, to take effect June /. The res
ignation was accepted and w. FL. Boyd
was appointed as successor.
The matter of the Carnegie library
was taken up and the following com
mittees appointed;
Building-D. d. Holdridge, J. Nj.
Walker. L. T. Love, W. .. White,
Mgr. t, A. Flynn.
Library trustees-D. d. Holdridge
one year, Miss Herrig. two years, Mgr
L. A. Flynn, three years.
Following is the annual report Of the
chief of police:
Madison. South Dakota, May l, 1907
To the Honorable Mayor, and City
Council of the city of Madison: Gen
tlemen-Dming the year ending April
3oth, 1907, there have been prosecutions
under the ordinance for drunkenness,
50.
For vagrancy, I.
Abusive language, 2.
Disturbing the peace, 4.
Discharging fire arms, /.
Selling liquor on Sunday, |.
Total prosecutions 64.
Fines and fees paid 1891. 40.
Committed to Jail, sentence from d
to 12 dayss, 33.
Convictions have been secured in
every prosecution.
We have locked up and kept for one
night, tramps, suspicious persons, etc,
90.
Number of dogs killed and taken to
dump grounds Al.
A large number of boys have been
sent or taken home under the Curfew
ordinance.
During the county fair there were
business places broken into in the night
time, viz: three lumber offices and {.
Rensch's hardware store; property to
the value of about 800 was taken
away. The entering of one dwelling
house in the night time has been re,
ported, nothing taken.
Special licenses for peddling and
street stands during the year, money
collected, and paid in, $1,000.
Doors of business houses, including
stores, warehouses, elevators, etc, tc
the number of Sc have been found open
during the night time; the owners no,
titled and places locked up.
Teams found on the street in inclem-
ent weather to the mum Der of 16 have
been put into stables.
1 wish to make special mention OF
the able and efficient help received
from my assistant, Bart Ford. He has
proven himself strictly tirst-class man
for the place, always gentlemanly and
faithful to his duties. / sincerely hope
tha. he will be retained for the coming
year. His salary should be raised at
least $1,000 per month. Rent and liv-
ing expenses are high, and wages have
gone up in all kinds of labor and pro-
fessions. His present wages could be
had at almost any kind of WORK for six
days in the week and ten hours pei