Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-17

f. A.. e. Goodroad, witness fees 2 II
Zoe Wendt, witness ees....... 2 II
Ruby Hannum, witness fees. . 2 II
Peter Ewaldt, witness fees. 2 II
H. N. Cooper, juror fees........ 81
H. e. Thayer, juror fees........ 81
O. Rommereim, juror fees...... 81
John Anderson, juror fees. 81
VIM. Osborn, juror ees......... 81
City Of Canton
Mike Hanson
Charged with intoxication. De,
PENDANT plead guilty and was fined
$40 and costs. In default he was
committed to the city Jail for a per.
iod Of ten days. VI
Justice fees -. 50 Al
A warranty deed having been fled
with the city auditor by Ruby l.,
Keep, conveying to the city a strip OF
land sixty feet wide for street pur.
poses across the northwest quarter of
of the southwest quarter of section
fourteen of township ninety-eight OF
range f%orty-nine, the same to be an
extension Of Elder Avenue, the city
to release any claim in the street on
the north line of the above described
forty. The Mayor referred the matter
to the committee on streets and al
leys.
A petition from the Sioux River
Electric Co., r. L. Keep, president,
asking for a twenty year franchise
from and after October first, 1909, to
furnish power and light to citizens of
Canton, upon such terms as may be
agreed upon, was read and the mayor
referred the matter to the ways and
means committee.
A petition by the Sioux River Elec-
trio Co., asking for the extension of
the water system from Cedar Street
to 18th Street and to give the said
company the right to connect a water
pipe Herewith and to make a con-
tract with the city for the pumping
of city water, was read. The mayor
referred the matter to the ways and
means committee.
The application of the Canton Gen
eral Electric Co. for a renewal of it's
franchise, having been referred to the
committee at the last meeting, Al
derman Repp made the following re-
port for the committee: "That as
the present franchise did not expire
until October, 1909, the council was
not prepared to act upon the same
and that the matter should be laid
upon the table. for the present." 1t
was moved and seconded that the re-
port of the committee be adopted,
which motion prevailed.
The monthly reports Of Treasurer
Hanson, Weighmaster Corson, Audi
tor Glendinning and Street Commits
sioner Nordseth were read and APP
proved.
The following resolution was offered
and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, that all amounts due
the CITY of Canton for money expend-
ed in repairing and cleaning side.
walks be certified by the City Audi
tor to the County Auditor of Lincoln
county, S. d., to be by him spread on
the tax list and by the County Trea-
surer to be collected as other taxes
are collected with interest and pena
ty as by law provided"
The following resolution was read
and on motion adopted by the Coun-
Gil: Resolved, that all special assess
ments for sidewalks built by the City
of Canton that are not paid to the
City Treasurer on or before the 22nd
day Of January, 1908, then and in
that cast all such assessments shall
be certified by the City Auditor to
the County Auditor Of Lincoln coun-
ty, S. D., to be by him spread upon
the tax list and the anne shall be col
lected by the County Treasurer as by
law provided with interest and pen
atty"
1t was moved by Sandvig and sec
onded by Ovre that the matter OF
SicdliIS ouu Cllt Oiu WCil, uliC Ndeci
committee should be authorized tc
provide the best means possible and
to act according to their best Judge
ment. Motion carried.
The bond of FL. w. Bremen, night
police, in the sum Of $500, with A.5G.
Mold and j. D.. Cloud as sureties, was
on motion approved.
The mayor appointed HI. w Bren
ner as pound master, both he and the
Chief of Police to act as dog catchers
On motion the Council adjourned.
Attest: w. G. GEMMILL,
G. G. GLENDYNNING, Mayor
City Auditor.
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