The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-05-08
ENTERED ON HIS WORK
Mayor Hitchcock Outlines Something
of the Policy of the Incoming
Administration.

Administration.
When Mayor Hitchcock assumed
the chair Of the presiding officer Of
this city for the ensuing two years
he was greeted by the following
council nemhers: Aldermen Hardy,
McDougal, Koch, Michaels. Reeves,
Kelley and Fruax, Aldermen Doyle
being absent from the cltv.
The first matter of business to
come up was the organization of the
council. in which A II. Doyle was
elected president. and it required a
ballot of the alderman to make a
choice between C. L. Reeves and
Jos. Kock for vice PRESIDENT. and
MIR. Reeves was elected.
Before proceeding with any other
work. Mayor Hitchcock delivered a
short address to the council members
and the visitors present IN the room.
The mayor said that it vas - yeals
ago that tie town of Mitchell was
organized and it was his privilege to
assist in that work. During those
years Mitchell, he said, had grown
to a city of much prominence in the
state and it was a compliment TO the
preceding administrations of mayors
and aldermen that they had con-
tiibuted so we'll to the upDuidling OF
the city. Each year. said the mayor,
the people have taken part in the
municipal elections when the issue
was either Do policies or persons,
sometimes and sometimes both,
and while at the time there was more
or less opposition, Notwithstanding
it all the opposing interests after
election and after the fervor and heat
of the campaign has passed away.
the opposing force, have become
comented for the benefit of the city's
growth and Development, for that
idea has been the prominent one
throughout all these years. 1.-The
Mitchell Way has become popular
t~lllouSllouC OllC SUtlc dIp III IS Ollc
that our people take pride in and
one that they desire to maintain.
What is true of the past concerning
the healing over OF the differences
among the people should be true of
the future. We should forget what
has been done, and work for the
future. The policy of the city is
made by the vote expressed by the
people. said the mayor, when they
elect their officers, whose duty it
will be to carry out these policies.
One of the elements of American in
dependence is the ballot, which ex.
presses the will of the people, and 1t
is the duty of the people to abide
by the decision of tue ballot or OF
the court. We're we to do otherwise
1T would mean the disruption of Lhe
city and nothing could advance under
such a policy, and l appeal TO the
members of the council to simply
carry out the wishes of our constit'
uents. The mayor, in referring tt
the conduct of the city's business
made some favorable comment on the
Galveston plan IS applied to 8
municipal government. In assuming
the reins Of government, the mayor
said that he could appreciate some
thing of the work of the previous
administrations. In making a sug
gestion the mayor said that it va:
desirable on the part Of the people
to have a more rigid observance o:
tile ordinances as to an upen o.
closed town. He said that he wantec
the cooperation Of the council OF
the matter of an effective police
force and that in case they wer,
neg lecJful of their duties that the,
could lie removed aud others ap
pointed who would do their duty.
The mayor also suggested tina
economy should be practiced in til,
future, for the reason that TIN
national financial stringency that il
still in existence would DOUBTLESS
still he felt here, and for the furthe,
reason of the restricted financial
T. sources of Mitchell! in the future
The mayor took up the sewer problem
that is confronting Mitchell ant
spoKe OF the necessity for q MOT
adequate system, nj that could b
constructed on a general system. III
touched or the sewer On Main streer
which he said was put down veal
J ago more rs a drain for the cellar
rather THAN for a sewer. He ais
to Iched IN the septic tank improve
meat and is 10 t. C flture prubabili
+ ties OF conducting the sewage to til
, James river. both of which wel
urgent and must be taken care of a
f suon as possible.
? TIE mayor urged tie members O
! the council 10 spend rs much tim
as possible in looking over tIlei
: department work and make a
invoice Of what the city owned S
9 that the administration could star