Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10

VlOuS anu lulpOTUdllU ludUUeFS, HOT VIII
they long remain sensible of just crit
icism. So the best general good is
obtained by this annual injection of
new blood into our administrative af-
fairs While We regret losing those
men to whom we have become at
tached by reason of our association
here, we receive you new members
with confidence, believing you will
appreciate the purpose of your posi-
tion and devote generously of your
time where required.
The main fault or weakness in ad
ministration such as ours, is in lack
of attention to details; in things left
undone rather than in things done;
too much regard is had for established
method and too little for finding
something better.
The Importance of this sugges-
tion is strongly illustrated by the
results obtained during the past year
of saving to the city six hundred and
fifty dollars by the simple act of
changing from one quality Of coal to
another for use at the pumping sta
tion. 1t was illustrated again in the
solution of the problem of taking care
OF the floods which for SO many years
came through the town from the
northwest and which only recently it
was estimated would require one
Thousand dollars to divert. This
question has been disposed Of with an
expenditure of not more than ten or
fifteen dollars. There is. no doubt.
great room for improvement in
street work which l hope will receive
your particular attention. We can
only make our work satisfactory and
worthy of respect by a constant
regard for these economies in method.
But the city as a whole should not
profit at too great expense to the in
dividual, and l am convinced more
satisfactory results to all perhaps
would follow, were much of the work
now done by the street committee
turned over to the city engineer and
pay him for doing it. 1 refer especi-
ally to the work of giving grades for
new sidewalks. This has become,
during the summer mon this, almost
daily drain on the time of the street
committee, and the situation, besides
being unfair, frequently gives rise to
i'll feeling on the7part of the property
owners and sometimes between MEM
bers of the committee themselves. L
make this suggestion for your consid-
GRAFTON, believing better results would
follow it's adoption.
/ believe some one should be cloth
ed with authority to inspect and pow
er to compel proper conditions in the
buildings and easements Of the bust
ness district as regards precaution
against fire. An entire block is some
times ignorantly exposed to the care
lessness OF a single occupant, and all
are certainly entitled to whatever
protection may be given them.
1t is my desire and determination
to make this the banner year in Can
toms history in the enforcement of
law against the illegal sale of intoxi-
eating liquor in any and all forms.
This community repudiates the traf-
fic and we are its authorized agents
to enforce it's orders. 1t would be
our shame to be delinquent for so
much as day in pursuit of this end,
and | ask from this council the nee
cessary authority to proceed in these
matters as occasion may require.
In conclusion, let us get together
unitedly, with our eyes along the line
of the city's work we are to do and by
intelligent energy at least merit, IL
we do not win, the appreciation of the
people.
1t was moved and carried unani-
mously that the address be spread up
on the records.
The mayor then appointed the fol-
lowing committees:
Finance: Repp, Redfield, Brenner,
Engen.
Streets: Ovre, Minis, Sandvig,
Hanson.
Waterworks: Redfield, Engen,
Repp, Brenner.
Ordinance: Engen, Hanson, Sand
Wig, Minis.
City Scales: Brenner, Hanson,
Engen, Redfield.
Lights: Brenner, Ovre, Minis,
Repp.
| Sanitary: Hanson, Sandyig, Ovre,