Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-07-31
The City COullcil and
dte1 Co. Lock Horns
No Pay, Says the Council Then Nd
ater, Says Col. Lee Slower. 81
NppIes ii a Otherwise Quiet Session.

RipplIIe's 4 il A Otllel
There were present at the council
last Monday night Mayor
Martin in the chair, and Aldermen
Ryalls, Luck Pritchard Nelson ]
Kreger, Hawley and Rainey The
minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
APPLICATIONS FoR. LICENC CEsi
ppli ications for licences to sell
Intoxicating liquors were read from
Vim. Shetko and VIM. Rasch, also
from -. e. Petit and George
Reide Gilman. Both the latter app IS
cants desired to do business in the!
place now run by Cory, both having
deals on hand to purchase the stock
and business, The reading ofI these
applications gave rise to discus
sion AZ to whether the license
should be forfeited by the party
selling out, and new license taken
out and paid for by the new owner
The council was divided On the he
matter, some arguing that it it was
unjust and others thinking that it
was the proper capnr The natter
was finally settled by City Attorney
yLoucks, who turned the battery of
the law upon the council and
showed where il was provided that
in such q case as the one under dis.
cussion, the city should cancel the
license and refund the license mon
ey for the unexpired portion Of the
term, and the new owner should OBJ
tan mother license for said unex-l
ipiled portion The council set
August 10 ass The dat Il for The
ing Of these applications.
RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions 10 and for side
wal ks !: resolution 9 for sewer extern
sion; and resolution concerning
the extension Of water mains two
blocks north Of H. D. Wafrath' s
residence on north siude, were all
read for final passage and carried.
Alderman Nelson commenting on
the last resolution, expl aimed the
position Of matters III that part OF
town, stating that the needs off
the residents required it, and as it
was a desirable place for building,
water was very necessary in order
to induce prospective builders to.
put up reside dences there. Sidewalk
resolution l2 was introduced and
passed first reading.
LIGHTS FOR MIDWAY
Not yet but soon, is the answer
of the council to the humble petit
ton Of the dwellers on the only
paved street IN the city. During
the discussion Midway was referred
to as one Of the principal thorofares
#of the city, for Il which Midway
gratefully bows its thanks. The
petition was read at the last meet
ing Of the council, and at that time
sreferred to the electric light COM
#mittee, but as that commi ttee was
not ready to report, the matter is
held over The opinion was fully
expressed, however, that sufficient
light should be provided to enable
pedestrians to navigate safely thru
the street IN the night time.
INDIAN CREEK Ell AL
Alderman Ryalis called the at
|tention Of the council to the state
of affairs id the east end Of town
caused in the rainy season BY the
creek called by the boys Indian
creek, and which he said made
things very inconvenient for the
residents Of that port ion Of the city.
|It was necessary to build culyerts to
|alloW the water to make its escape.
The matter was referred to the
proper committee. Mr. Ryalls also
mentioned the matter If the side
walk on Second Ave S which
the council conde demned some time
fago as unsafe and tore ont, and
which has never been replaced.
kfter some talk IL was decided the
best way to do would be- to erect q
| sort of bridge sidewalk of boards,
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