The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-24
CITY COUNCIL
Deliberations
INSPECTION OF MUSIC HALLS IS
ORDERED-TAX PETITIONS
RECEIVED.
s-i
Contracts for Water Main Extensions
arc Automatically Auditor
Submits Report.

The city council held a session
Monday evening at the city hall and
sspcsed yof considerable 1businessl
varying Importance. Mayor En-
r'c pr sided an dAldermen Mccarthy,
oFerpeck, Boyd, Dodge, Thomson,
and Faigel were on hand for roll call.
Auditor Thomas read the minutes
If the preceding meeting and they
were approved. Bills against the
city presented by the following per-
sons were then taken up for consider
alton and upon motion Of Alderman
Boyd, seconded by Alderman Dodge,
warrants covering them were ordered
irawn on the various funds.
w. H. Merritt, $4,000; H. w.
Jones 4 Co., $500; P. B. Mccarthy,
ro.oO; Geo. Engler, 1915; Kenneth
Grass, $1.25 peter Brunic, $5.75:
cred Hansen, $1,000; Jake Engler.
Sa.25; Claude Hawks, $3.50; Paul
Renelt, $3.50; Hank Engler, $3.25;
Frank Mcmahon, $3.50.
A statement of the votes cast at
the recent election of the chief of
the fire department was read, show
irg that the present incumbent Of
that position, John P. McElroy, re-
ceived the entire number of ballots
cast. The council thereupon gave
their official approx Of the action
and a certificate of election was or
dered issued to Mr.. McElroy. The
matter of furnishing the chief with
a proper badge of authority came up
at this time and steps were taken
to provide the insignia at once. In
connection with his duties as head OF
the fire department the ire chief
has all the powers OF police officer
at fires, making the badge neces-
ity. !,
Statements from the North Rapid
Townsite Co., Hunt and Hughes and
l.. T. Crittenden, describing certain
extensions of water mains and their
cost that had been laidd by the
parties in accordance with the Pc
titions which provides for the city
remunerating the petitioners for the
cost of the mains when the water
rental accruing from them shall have
reached certain specified per cent
of the amount expended in putting
them in. The city treasurer was In
structed to open separate accounts
showing water rental receipts from
the various extensions that have been
granted by the city, thus making 1t
possible to decide accurately when
the city could take them on the
builders hands.
The proper officials were instructed
to make an investigation and note
whether or not the fire laws were
being strictly complied with in tn
various amusement halls located In
,-.e city. ~ sHsdNIu
Fire Chief McElroy reported that
he had succeeded in raising all but
sixteen dollars of the fund subscribed
as testimonial to the ire depart
ment to the fire department for til !.
excellent work OF the nre fighters
when the Bangs & Morris Stable
burned. He stated that coats had
been purchased for his men from the
Tom Sweeney Hardware Co., ana
the sixteen dollars shortage was need
ed to balance the bill. The drawing
of a warrant for the amount was
promptly authorized by the aldermen
A petition from Hugh L. Brown
was read, wherein he prayed for
relief from taxes levied on certain
property in Riverside, part of which
Mr.. Brown asserted had disappeared
at the time OF the June flood, and
the rest had been badly damaged.
The committee was referred to the
finance committee for investigation.
A petition was also received from
r. A. Watts asking for lower as
sessment on his personal property
and the matter was placed in the
hands Of the finance committee to
look up.
The viaduct constructed at the in
tersection of Nowlin and North
streets by the T. r. G. N. W. Ry Co.,
was officially accepted.
The city auditor read his semi-an.
| nual report of the condition Of the
city finances and the document wat
accepted and ordered published.
A water rate was made for the Re
r & N. w. Ry. Co. Of $50 per quar-;
ter from the time the road wal
thrown open for operation until Jan
uary 1st, 1908, when the meter rate.
went into effect. This wound u
the business Of the evening ana %,
council then adjourned.
Tom Larabee, a Sioux indian from
the Rosebud reservation found som,
one who took chances with The fed
eral law, ad sold him liquor enouyl
to become Intoxicated Monday. Al
was In such bad condition, that "A
arrest became necessary ard he rafnl