The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-05
COUNCIL APPOINTS
WATER COMMISSIONER
OFFICIAL WILL ALSO HAVE JUR-
IsDICTION OVER THE SEW
ER SYSTEM.
Rock Crushcr Leased to South Da-
kota Concrete and Construction
Company.
Rock Crushcr Leased to South Da-

The regular meeting of the city
council and the first of the month
arrived on the same date this week,
and the city fathers celebrated the
fact by holding the first post-mid-
night session since they took office.
A number of important matters were
taken UP and 'isposed of and num-
Der of others left over until the next
meeting owing to the late, or more
properly speaking, early hour,
when adjournment was taken.
Mayor Wood presided over the
meeting and all the aldermen turned
out to take a hand in the proceed
ings.
After hearing the minutes of he
previous meeting read, the coun-
Gil adopted them unanimously, and
then ordered warrants drawn in ia
vor OF the following persons and cor
porations, who presented their
claims against the city for the
amounts mentioned
Rapid City Electric and Gas Light
Co., s49.s Rapid City Gas Light
Co., 50. 80; Tom Johnson, S11 rs
Joseph Roushman, $16.2 H. H.
Gum, SIG 25; II. H. Gum, $75.OO;
Frank Stewart, $4,000; Weigand &
Wagner, $3.50; Roush Bros, $3.50;
j. L. Wright, $.25; Joseph Roush-
man.. 80; Tom Johnson, $3.50;
III. III. Gum, $3.50; Herman and
Birnbaum, S46.65.
The report Of Chief of Police
Gum, for the month of May, was
read and ordered filed
The salary ordinance introduced
at previous meeting was taken up
for its second and final reading and
passed unanimously without COM
ment
Permission to lay certain tracks
across Eighth street, from Block 72
to T3 was requested by the North
Western railway company in the
shape of an ordinance granting the
privilege to the railroad. The track
when built would be continuation
of the track allowed by recent ordi-
nance in the alleys intersecting
blocks II and 72. After a brief
discussion the ordinance was passed
on its first reading by a unanimous
vote.
The report of the finance commit
tee in the matter Of the tax petition
presented to the city council by ]. H.
Davis was heard and the petition
o.r taJ
favorably for the reduction as re-
quested.
a petition from water users on
South Eighth street and adjacent
territory, asking for better service
was received. Judge Lewis was on
hand to explain the conditions as
they exist at present and stated ii
as his belief that pipe one inch
and quarter in diameter, origin
ally put in by private means was to-
4 tally inadequate to supply the great
ly increased population and there
fore he requested that the petition
be given careful consideration.
Mayor Woods admitted the facts to
be as. represented and deems it wise
to have the improvement made The
petition was hereupon referred tc
the water committee, who will re
port upon the cost of the proposed
Improvement at the next meeting
The auditor was ordered to draw
warrant in favor of ]. H. Tolman
for $3,507.50, this amount repre-.
senting the sum due on three wa
ter bonds held by the party men
toned and incidentally is the frs
payment to be made on the watel
bond Indebtedness
A petition signed by many of thu
local business men was presented
asking that a briage be constructed
by the city across the creek a
Eleventh street. The proposed 10
cation is near the Lanphere-FIin
richs saw mill, and is badly needle,
by them in their numbering opera
tions. 1t was suggested that (
bridge on West Boulevard might b
satisfactory, but, representative O
the company who was present de
INJURED to the compromise and al
ter brief discussion the matte
was referred to the committee O
public improvements to be invest
gated.
Alderman Conway then presente
another petition for the council
consideration. 1t contemplates ,oisat
s opening Seventh through the oil
material yards of tbs Pierr
Line and otherwise imnroying til
NJ thoroughfare. This document va
referred to the judiciary committe
II with the suggestion that the ,syorti
sSs Western officials he apnroac'sed o
the proposition to again open a
the streets closea when the railToa
put in their materih yards.
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