The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-06
CITY COUNCIL.

oA11 SOONS1As
Streets and Walks Committee Order
ed to Inspect Alleys In Which
Sewerage Was Laid.
Last Monday evening was the reg
ular meeting night of the city coun-
Gil and shortly after eight O'Clock
that body started in on the munici-
pal affairs that had accumulated since
the previous meeting, with Mayor
Emrick in the chair, and the follow
ing aldermen responding to roll CALI:
Overpeck, Dodge, Thompson and
Feigle
The minutes Of the preceding meet
ing were read and upon motion o.
Alderman Overpeck. seconded by
Alderman Dodge, they were accepted
and ordered placed on file.
Before taking up the payment of
bills against the city, Attorney Brown
in behalf Of his clients, j. p. McElroy
& Son, asked that the sum OF $3.50
be paid them from any money the
Sampson-McConnell Company might
Lave due them, in compliance with
an order made on the city by the
sewer building Arm. AS it was a
matter Of some difficulty to state
just what amount was due the firm
un..l the alleys in which the ditch
ing took place were declared in a
satisfactory condition, the order was
placed on file until the streets and
walks committee had passed upon
the condition Of the alleys and made
their report to the council.
Fire Chief McElroy made re-
port on the condition Of the flre hose
owned by the city and upon his sug-
gestion that quantity Of 1t could
be made serviceable by minor re-
pairs, the auditor was Instructed to
procure the necessary material to put
the hose In good shape.
The city fathers then passed upon
the following bills which were order
ed paid from the proper funds:
The following bills were read and
allowed on the various funds: Tom
Sweeney Hardware Co., 1856; w. H.
Merritt, $4,000 and $1,000; Herman
& Birnbaalm, $22.09; Howard Wells
and Walter Sterns, $500; Howard
Wells, $500; Rapid City Electric
Light Co., $50.40; Missouri River &
Northwestern Railway Co.. 5000;
@. A. Whitford, $1,000; G. M. Fal-
Ion, $1.00; Rapid City Implement
Co., $3.50; Duhamel Bros. & Acker-
man, $l1.00; Louis Provost, $3.50;
Claud snavely. $1.50; Roush Bros,
Soc; Overpeck Bros. $24.5O; M. d.
White, $500; A. searle, $3.50; VIE
gand & Wagner, $4.55; g. j. Mccoy,
1910; Frank Stewart, $65.OO; H. II.
Gum, $500 and $1,000; Hank Eng
Ter, $2s.75; Geo. Engler. $1,000 and
$21.25; F. G. Richardson. $4,000;
Joe Molden. $3.50; John Wight,
1925; Ed Wight, 1890; Herbert
Mann, $3.50 and $1,000; Earl o'Bri-
en-, $22.50; George Kelley, 311.25;
Frank Wight, $500; M. Woods,
$500; Downde-Wright Mfg. Co.,
$500; Herman & Birnbaum, $1,000
90; Geo. P. Bennett. fills; Mime.
apolis Bridge and Iron Co., 81, ,662-
so; N. Conley, 5000; Missouri
River & N. w. Ry. Co. 3465.31;
Canton Bridge Co., 31,11O.69.
The next matter taken up for con-
sideration was the purchase Of the
pipe for the sewer outlet east OF
toyn. The auditor was ordered to
procure the same from the Sioux
City Boiler and Sheet Iron Pipe Co.,
that concern having given satisfac-
tory figure on the material.
Expedients for the proper care Of
the waste water from the reservoir
% nthe side Of Hangman's Hill were
discussed and the installation Of an
automatic valve appeared to be the
proper remedy for abating the min
ature river that makes Its way along
st. Joe street in the upper. end oil
town. The Light and water committe
acting il conjunction with the mayor
and auditor were empowered to make
the necessary arrangements for se.
curing such a valve, on motion OF
Alderman Feigel, seconded BY Alder.
man Thompson.
Alderman Thomson reported that
for various reasons the shelter or.
dered erected for the protection ol
certain property belonging to the city
had not been built. Upon inquiry i
developed that part Of the materia
for which the house was to be con
structed had been used. so the mayo
was OF the opinion that the city ma!
be spared the expense Of putting vi
the building for a while at least, I,
which the other mem berg Of the conn
Gil agreed. NJ 3,
a statement sof the quantity an,
cost Of rock used in macadamixin
certain streets Of the city during th
past season was presented BY Mayo
Emrick. The report shows til
crushed rock cost the city S1S cent
Iper ton In the bin. & &
George Reynolds, who has hes
working in Pierre, 2 now O. home i
l this city again.
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