The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-08
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Auditor Markham read the minutes
of the previous meetings ana they
stood approved
The reports Of the city officers
were taken 40 The fepaft - Treas
urer Kihaee Vas referees to the ne
ancp committee. W~eighmaster Nc
Donald lepoyte1 the receipts 81 his
Office as a amounting TO $50 50. Justice
Herhert had but one case IN court
during the month OF January. and his
fees amounted TO =. IS.
The bills against the city were pre-
sentcd, and having been audited 10y
the finance committee, were allowed
and warrants ordered drawn for
their payment Among the bills was
one for 81, 200 for the payment of the
new pump recently installed at the
water works.
Several bills we're not allowed and
were referred to the proper COM
mittees for investigation and a re-
eport To be made on them at a later
meeting.
There were quite a few people
present in anticipation of the cleo
trio light franchise ordinance coming
up for passage. When Mayor Branson
called for the passage of ordinances,
t. j. %Spangler, attorney for the
Mitchell Gas Co.. made a statement
to the council in behalf of the com.
pany. lie stated that the company
desired to defer action IN the fran
chise ordinance until d later date,
the reason for which he assigned to
the unfortunate circumstance which
happened at Scotland in the closing
of the First National bank, in which
one of the stockholders of the
Mitchell Gas Co. was interest ed.
The council granted the request and
when it adjourned 1t was until Mon
day, Feb. Is, at which time the
franchise ordinance VIII lie taken
up.
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of salary to the chief of police and
the policemen to SIS ana $50 pei
month, respectively, vas placed on
it's second reading and passed.
The city council will now have an
opportunity to pass another franchise
ordinance. e. NJ. Sinclair, who is
associated with the Columbia Gas &
Construction Co. of Sioux City, ap-
peared before the council with a gas
franchise, on which he asked favor
able consideration. Associated with
MI. Sinclair in this city are d. E.
Braugbt and A. G. Berry. The or
dinance is practically the s4me us the
present gas ordinance, with the
lower, charging Sl.50 per hundre d
cubic feet for acetylene gas and Sl.50
per Thousand cubic feet for Other
gases that might be used by the com
pany. The ordinance also provides
for a lowering Of these rates wher
the consumption Of the gas shall.
have reached 5000 cubic feet ir
twenty-four hours Mr.. sinclair
stated that the company which Ii
manufactui ing These plants in Sioux
CITY is d, %sirous, of moving TO an.
other location and he held out as ar
inducement for a passage of TIT
ordnianre the pos ible removal OF The
colnpanY's plant to Mitchell. MIR
EiroJOir ,,ic, f,fforaa q oortro1t =.
the city binding The ne" compan,
to furnish 300 wcrth Of gas to the
city each YER tree Of charge. Th,
ordinance was referred to the ordi
nance committee for Investigation
Bids were opened for the con
,struction OF additionl height to th
smokestack OH the city hall building
Fifteen feet of the stack is to be o
brick and the balance of steel. Bid
were made by Adolph Suheurenbran,
AMI August Groeber for the brio
work at $77, and 10y Frank Sunlu, RS
whose bid was along the same line
but olleling TO make the entire STAG
of steel for Sl35. The bids wer
referred to the city hall COMMITTEE
ball with power to act. - -
Alderman Burns called the atten
bion of the council to the very poo
condition of the roof on the librar
building. which is leaking badly an,
has spoiled much of the decoration
placed their by the ladies and tina
more of it would be destroyed j
the future If something was nc
done with the roof Immediately. ]
was referred to the library con
mittee with power to act in securin
bids to place a new roof on the strut
ture. The present roof is so col
structed that where it is %connecte
to the troughs the snow hlows unde
meath, and melting soaps thloue