The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-13

cocA, aldermen Hardy, Michels. Nc
Dousall, Reeves, Kelley and DOYLE
Mayor Hitchcock stated that com
plant had been filed with him con.
cernlns the accuracy of the cit,
scales, and on motion he appointed
a committee consisting Of Aldermen
Doyle. McDougall and Kelley to make
an investigation and report to the
council.
Justice Markham made his re.
port for the month of October. Tht
ines assessed amounted to s44O. OF
which $210 was paid, and the cour,
fees We're SOS.
Inc floating Indebtedness of the
city IN the way of warrants wax
brought to the attention of the coun.
Gil With the idea of making a change
IN the handling Of the finances of the
city. The mayor appointed Alder.
men Doyle, Truax and Reeves to in
vestlgate the situation with the view
OF issuing bonds to take up the war
rants Whereby a saving of interest
would result.
Chlef of Police Allison reported
that the department had succeeded
in collecting the poll tax from 319
people, and the same was referred
TO the finance committee. The city
attorney was authorized to investi-
gate to ascertain if it we're possible
TO levy a poll tax so as to include
all the voters. At the present time
not a third of the voters of the CITY
pay a poll tax and it is not a lust
proposition to collect from a certain
number and not from all.
Secretary Whitaker of the Y. M.
@. A. made a statement to the conn
Gil concerning the use of the west
end OF the auditorium as a basket
ball room. He said that the %associa-
ton would pay what rent seemed
just, would vacate the hall for any
meeting, would put up wire netting
to protect the windows and would
be responsible for all damage that
might occur. A motion prevailed
that the association be permitted to
use the room and the city hall COM
mlttee was authorized to arrange
the price and the regulations with
the association committee.
A new ordinance governing the use
OF city water was introduced and
placed on its first reading. A num-
Der of new provisions have been plac-
ed in the ordinance, among which
are that applications for tapping the
mains are to be referred to the sup
erlntendent of water works; all con-
nectlons to be made by licensed city
plumbers and certain specified mater
lals to be used; that all meters shall
hereafter be owned by the city and
must be placed in cellars, and that
a fiat rate will be made where a meter
cannot be installed in the cellar; the
rate for water shall be Sc per 1900
cubic feet, if paid in advance, and
a pfQportlOnate reduction is made
for the greater consumption of water.
An ordinance was placed on it's
first reading to license city plumbers
who only shall have authority to
make water and sewer conneetions.
and they shall be required to give d
bond of $1,000 to make them liable
for damage in case of defective work.
Tie bids for the surface drain to
condrat water from the west side to
Dry Run were opened, hui no con-
tract WIS awarded at this time.
Mayor Hitchcock opened the dis
cussion of the septic tank matter,
and stated that he had been making
some Investigations at Marion, Iowa,
which now has one of the most COM
plete and successful sewage systems
in tie country. The mayor gave it as
his opinion that for a small outlay
of money the present tank in this city
can be made to do its work success
fully by eliminating the surface wat
er from passing through the sewer
and turning it into surface drainage
bitches and sending it into Dry Run
from both the east and west sides of
the city. A motion prevailed to in
vite City Engineer Parson, Of Marion,
Iowa, to come to Mitchell and adj
dress the council and citizens after
making an inspection of the septic
tank.
A motion prevailed hat awarded
the contract to Hess, Rau & Co. for
extending the water mains on Fifth
Avenue east to st. Joseph's hospital.
The contract price is %$1,364.5O.
Takes Up Duties at Spearfish.
Rev. A. w. Bell departed Thurs
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