The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-03
CITY COUNCIL
HOLDS MEETING
CONSIDERABLE ACCUMULATED
BUSINESS DISPOSED OF IN
HURRY UP SESSION.
Bills Allowcd-Hold Up Investigated
Saloon Men Petition for
Lower License.

The city council were at last able
to transact business Monday even
ing after previous attempts during
the two weeks had proved futile and
the city fathers took the occasion to
demonstrate the quantity Of business
that could be disposed of in a meet
ing when things are fastened along
| Mayor Emrick occupied the chair,
| Aldermen Mccarthy, Overpeck,
Dodge, Feigel and Thomson answer
ing to roll call. Owing to the late
ness Of the hour when the council
proceedings commenced, it was
| it was agreed to dispense with the
minutes of the proceeding meeting
and the following bills were then
taken up for consideration and ap-
proval:
George Engler, $500 and $500;
e. Renelt, $S.75; T. G. Richardson,
$1,000; H! H. Gum, $500 and $19.-
IS; Henry Engler, $500 and $500;
John Wight, $1,000; Clyde Snavely,
400; Joe LaMear, $l.00 and $500;
Edward Mills, $500; Herman &
.'irnbaum, $2.16; Jas. B. Barber,
,11.24; w, II. Merritt, $500, $50
90, $4,000 and $4,000; Earl O'Brian,
ts$23.75;.. H. F. Nielsen Co., $3.50;
Canton Bridge Co., $1,576.0O; P. A.
Ballard, $26.O5; Sioux City Boiler
and Sheet Iron Works, $1,000; Clate
Havelin, $10.50; Herman & Birn-
| baum, $434.04 and $25O.93; Rapid
City Gas Light Co., $3.50; McCon-
nell & Sampson, s255.oS; Crit
tenden-Wentworth Industrial Asso-
citation, ss6.33.
Upon motion of Alderman Mc-Car-
| thy, seconded by Alderman Thomson,
the bills were ordered allowed al
| lowed, to be paid from the proper
funds.
The claims of j. P. McElroy and
Son and F. c. Feigel against the firm
of Mcconnell & Sampson was order
| ed paid from the amount retained
from the sum due that company, to
ersed by the sewerage system in prop
er shape. Alderman Mccarthy
called attention to the fact that one
or two bad spots still existed in cer-
tain alleys and Commissioner of Pub
lie Works Gum was directed to at
tend to the matter at once. Alderman
Thomson stated that some filing
would be necessary on account of the
grading operations incident to the
construction of the new bridges and
changes would be made.
A petition from the saloon men of
the city praying that the yearly IL
cense for saloons be reduced from
$500 to s400 per annum was read.
| The document set forth at some
length the reasons for making the
request, the principal one being that
Fsince the Sunday closing law had
been enforced, the saloon trade was
becoming an Improbable. one and the
Alderman Mccarthy moved that
prayer of the petitioners be granted
but his motion failed to find a sec
ond, the other aldermen seeming
satisfied to let the matter drop with
out further action.
The Tunney h9ld-up case was
then Investigated With the end in
view of discovering whether or not
John Inlay violated the law in sell
ling drinks to Tunney while the lat
in nj
as charged in an account of the at
tack published l.: the Daily Journal
Inlay and Tunney appeared and
both denied the latter was intoxi
Gated but the weight Of the testimon.
seemed to show that Tunney was ir
the habit of getting drunk quite
1 often. After brief discussion of tn
matter, following the statements Of
4 Candy, the Journal representative
and the police officials, the aldermef
decided not to take action at thi:
time to the extent of revolving I'm
lays license for violating the law.
The auditor was instructed tt
procure 500 feet of much needed hose
. for the city, as requested by Fire
Chief McElroy.
The grievance of E. j. Woerth
manager of the Peoples Snppi,
Store, concerning the enforced re
moval of boxes from the sidewall
vas dismissed with a word of thanks
from the mayor to Mr.. Woerth fo1
his compliance with the city orlin
ance.
The tax petition of Thomas Rude
sill was referred 10 thu judiciar.
committee for consideration and thu
; meeting was then adjourned.
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