The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-10
CITY COUNCIL
HAS MEETING
FIRST SESSION OF THE NEW
YEAR is HELD MONDAY
EVENING.
Railway Jubilea Deficit is Reduced
BY 5000, Council Voting to Do
nate That Sum.

The city council held it's first meet
ing of the new year Monday evening
and the event was signalized by
most of the aldermen putting in an
appearance, one two being present
who for one reason or another have
been unable to attend for some time
The city fathers got down to bust
ness promptly with Mayor Emrick in
he chair and Aldermen Patrick, Over
peck, Dodge, Boyd, Thomson and
Feigel answering to roll call. The
minutes of the receding meeting
were read and accepted without COM
ment.
Bills presented by the follofing
persons and companies were taken
up for consideration: Roush Bros,
sl.5O; Fred L, Sargent. $1.5O; E. R.
Spiking, $3.50; Rapid City Lumber
Co., S11.3O: H. II. Gum, sS4.25;
J. NJ. Howell, $3.50; Fred Hansen,
1913 and $3.50; Peter Brunick,
s1.25. Parker Smith, $500; Frank
Stewart, s65.0O: c. A. Whitford,
$500; Duhamel, Alderman & Co.,
$500; Rapid C:+y Gas Light Co.,
$3.50; w. H. Merritt, $4,000.
The bills were ordered paid, Alder
man Boyd making the motion, sec
onded by Alderman Patrick. State
ments were also received from the
Observation-Disclosures Industrial AS
soclation and the Electric Light Co.,
which were referred to the finance
committee for consideration.
The application of Eugene Bangs
for the erection of two story stone
building on the site of the structure
recently destroyed by fire was read
and Alderman Overpeck moved that
permit be granted. The motion
was seconded by Alderman Thomp-
son and carried. The request of
John G. Haines for permit to cover
certain repairs and Improvements
contemplated on the building located
in block 81 was acted upon favorably.
A petition was received from the
First National Bank for a reduction
OF the taxes on 34 lots assessed prior
| to the year of 1899. Alderman Boyd
moved that the request be granted
as similar reductions had been made
in the past. Alderman Overpeck
seconded the motion and it was car
r1ed. Upon hearing report from the
Judiciary committee favoring such
action, the tax petition of Thomas
Rudesill, which had been referred
to the above mentioned committee
at previous meeting was next taken
up and the taxes reduced as the ne
| titlOner requested.
the finance committee reported
back to the council on the statement
showing the amount of rock crushed
and placed on the streets during the
past year, the same having been
found correct. A motion to accept
the report and place it on file,
made by Alderman Overpeck, was car
ried, Alderman Boyd seconding.
The report of Chief of Police Gum
| for the month of December was read
and accepted upon motion made by
| Alderman Boyd and seconded byAl-
derman Feigel.
The mayor stated that the valve
which he had been authorized to pro-
cure for use in controlling the flow
Of water in and out of the reservoir
situated on Hangmans Hill, had been
ordered and would arrive in the near
future. After the valve is installed
the overflow that has turned some of
the streets in the west end of town
iEto mud holes will be done away
with.
A committee consisting of DR.. Gill
bert and Thomas Dowd appeared be-
fore the meeting in behalf of the
Railway Jubilee committee who went
into the hole to the extent of $500 as
a result of the celebration. DR.. Gill
bert suggested that a donation from
the city to be used in reducing the
deficit would be gratefully received
and after brief discussion Alder
man Boyd moved that the sum of
5000 be donated. Alderman Patrick
seconded the motion and it was car
ried unanimously and the committee
departed with radient faces.
Alderman Thomson called atten.
ton to the grading opera.
tions being carried on in connection
with putting the streets between the
bridges in condition. He stated thai
in his opinion the work was far from
being satisfactory and asked thai
something be done to remedy the sit
uation. After discussing the mat
ter for awhile it was referred to the
street and alley committee for inves
tigation. The council thereupon ad