The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-24
COUNCIL HOLDS
REGULAR MEETING
RESIDENTS IN SOUTH END OF
TOWN AFTER CEMENT CROSS
WALKS.
Aldermen Vote to Transfer $4,000
From Water FHnG to Bond
Sinking Fund.

Importance We're taken up at the
session Of the city council held in
the city hall Monday.
Mayor Emrick presided and AL
derman Mccarthy, Overpeck, Dodge,
Thompson and Feigel were on hand
to take their part in the proceed
ings.
THE minutes Of the proceeding
meeting were dispensed with for
the time being and the council pro-
ceeded to pass upon the bills of
the following parties: w. F. Hall,
$40; II. Wells, $5; H. Wells, $40;
c. M. Fallon, $1O.7O; H. Birnbaum,
s2S.1o; H. H. Gum, $3.50; II.
Engler, $11,75, NJ. Hale, $3.50; NJ.
| Roushman, $3.50; Jos. Roushman,
$500; j. LaMear, $3.50, j. Leary,
$500.
Upon motion of Alderman Over
peck, seconded by Alderman MIC
| Carthy, the bills were allowed and
warrants ordered drawn on the var
ious funds to settle the accounts.
The finance committee presented
their report on the statement of
| City Justice Joy, which had been re-
terred to the committee at pre-
Vlous meeting. The report was or
| dered accepted and placed on file,
and the city auditor authorized to
| draw warrant for the amount due
| Justice Scriber
| The same committee also reported
| the quarterly statement of the CITY
| auditor correct and it was accepted,
| the usual order for its publication
being made.
Mayor Emrick at this time
| brought up proposition to trans
fer $4,000 from the water bond fund
stating that he believed it good pol
icy to place the money where it
! would at least earn interest and at
the same time be accessible in case
an opportunity to retire some of
the bonds should present.
Alderman Thompson objected to
the transfer on the grounds that he
deemed the amount, ($1,0OO) left
in the water fund insufficient to
cover the Improvements that he be-
lieved would exhaust the fund be-
fore the returns from the ensuing
quarter were available. The alder
man of the Fourth also wanted to
know why the money in the water
fund could not draw interest as it
now stands. When the question was
put to vote, Mr. Thomson and his
colleague, Alderman Felgel, formed
the minority, and the transfer was
ordered made by vote of three to
two.
The street sprinkler man came be-
fore the council with request to
erect couple of stand pipes on
Main street and succeeded to the
extent of being allowed the privil-
ege of attaching one to the fire plug
at the intersection of fifth and Main.
The petition of Ida C. Patrick for
reduction the amount assessed
on certain personal property was
disposed of by granting tthe petit
toner permission to square the ac
count by paying 33 1-3 per cent of
the original amount assessed.
petition was presented by Di-
anthe Shepard requesting relief
from portion of the taxes levied
on property in the east end of town.
1t was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee for investigation.
Crosswalks on rlrth street came
up for brief discussion as the re-
suit of petition presented by a
number of property owners in the
vicinity of South and Fifth streets.
The council decided to authorize the
building of the crosswalks upon the
completion of the cement sidewalks
as provided by the city ordinances.
With the exception of one or two
matters of minor nature the above
transactions formed the business OF
the evening and the council there
| upon adjourned to meet again on
Thursday evening.