The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-05-08
OLD COUNCIL CLOSES up
Mayor Branson and His Co. Workers
Finished Their Work and Turn
Over the Business.

FINISHED Their Work n Turn
Over the Business.
Monday evening was the closing
session of the city council under the
administration of Mayor IRranson.
The following alderman were present:
Messrs. William Koch, Jos Koch, a.
j. Curtis, Z. e. Reeves, p. III.
Kelley. Robert Burns. The minuIes
of the previous meetings we've read
and approved.
The report Of police justice, w.
M. Herbert, was read and accepted.
The fines for the month amounted
to SO, of which s. were paid and
the fees we're s25 35. Treasurer
lNibbee's report for March was
accepted and placed on file. His
report for April was referred to the
finance committee.
Miss larson made Der annual
report for the Carnegie library.
The receipts for the year in the way
of fines, etc, amounted 10 Sl25. 80.
The expenditures were $li.57. The
nun Der OF books drawn for home use
were li.l52, divided as follows.
Adult fiction, S,4l3; juvenile fiction,
2,6l9; adult n%on-fictIon, 2,522;
Juvenile n, n-tiction, GOO. The aver
aye circulalion per mouth is l.l79,
and per day 45. There we're 229
books donated to the library during
the year and SO new books were pur-
chased. The total number of books
accustomed are 3,O17. and govern
ment publications amount approxf-
mately to $50.
Chief of Police Keith made his
annual report. There we're 223
arrests male, of which l6y we're for
drunkenness. and the balance for
minor offences. Fines amounted to
$500. 20: expense for board of pris-
oners. SlS3. 65; fees for police Justice,
S524.O5; cost to city In excess of fines.
$780,. 80. The total expenditure for
police department for the year was
poDDb. IilCt Was h.D- 1QIICEleO
for poll tax. AS superintendent of
streets, the chief reported as follows (:
There were 30 cement stree Gloss
ings laid at a cost of 81, 76S.6S: re-
S3il.T3; property owners have built
$4,000 square feet Of cement walk at
a c0st OF SIS, $50. and l,074 feet of
curbing at a cost of 1922. From May
l, 1907, 10 May l.. 1908, there has
been expended on streets and alleys.
ST. ,69S. Is, which includes $3.50 paid
to the mar at the dump ground and
who has worked or the streets part
OF the time. Tie work done on the
streets by order of the street and.alley
committee, which refers principally
to grading of streets in various parts
Of the city, amounts to 1886. The
report also contains a statement OF
other work Lcrforned and of the
amount OF material that is on hand
at the present time. Chief Keith
has been at the head of the police
department for the past eight years,
receiving his first appointment at
the hands of E. 3. VarAlstlne, who
was elected on a reform platform.
The chief has attended to bis bust.
ness as policeman and as a superin-
tendent of the streets In a ~conscien-
tious manner and the city has been
quite free from disturbances and the
streets have been kept up in very
good shape by the officer.
The bills of the city for the past
month were audited by the financ
committee and they were approved,
with the exception of a few which
had Tot neen endorsed by the proper
parties. nne Of the heavy bills was
that of lhe fire department. for
attic. dii 8 fires. There we're ten fires
dnrlng lie previous month and the
till amounted TO S462. so, the largest
that has accumulated in one month
in a good many years.
Three ordinances which we're ready
to he placed on their second reading
were referred to the new council.
The ordinance relating to the open
ing OF doors outward IN public build.
ings was placed on its second reading
and was adopted, which will be in
effect after its publication. This
ordiran will require that severa.
buildings will have to be changed tt
conform 10 the new requirements.
Auditor Markham read his report
for the last two Years showing The
co dltlon Of the city at tie begin.
ming OF the present administ atiol
and what it is at the present time
publication of which will be made
later.
The last act of the council wa.
to approve of the bond OF Mayor
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