The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
prevailed to rent the rooms to the

prevailed to cent the rooms to the
association for that sum, the associa-
ton to furnish its light. Mr.. Kelley
also reported on the petition OF the.
Salvation Army, which had asked for
free rental of its room in the city
hall, which petition was liberally
signed. Mr.. Kelley stated that the
committee recommended that the
rent for the room be reduced to $l5
per month during the winter.and $40
during the summer. The report was
adopted by the council.
Alderman Michels offered the sug-
gestion to have the roof and corniee
work of the city hall painted and also
the roof of the library building re-
paired. The city hall committee was
authorized to ascertain the cost Of
this work and to report at the ne2t
meeting Of the council.
The question was brought up with
regard to plating another block of
ground ii Graccland cemetery, and
Alder Reeves recommended that
the east of the driveway he
suryeyel and plated, \ meeting viii
be held with the ladies of the Gene
terry Association TO confer ON the price
of the lots.
Alderman McDougal was %authoriz-
ed TO test the wells at the cemetery
and ascertain the amount of water
that is in them. While on the
terry matter it was decided to APP
propriate $50 to be placed at the dis
posal of the Ladies' Cemetery Asso-
citation to be spent for trees.
A motion prevailed to appropriate
$100 for placing new trees in The
city parks, and to have the coeoons
removed from all the trees. Concern
ipg the starting of the cultivation of
the ground in the driving park, the
committee on parks was authorized
to consult with the Newburys with
reference to blowing the ground for
setting out of the trees ext year.
Alderman Koch started the cocoon
discussion when he suggested that
500 ought to be appropriated in
prize money for the gathering of the
cocoons all over the city. The money
however, IA not appropriated, but
the suggestion found favor to an
nounce what might be termed a Co
con Day, when all citizens shall
make it a point to spend as much OF
the day or all of it removing the CO.
coons from the trees. This idea was
favored and Saturday, April II, was
adopted.
In another column of the paper t.
day Alderman Hardy has a contri-
button along this line to which the
attention of our readers is directed.
Alderman Michels, chairman of the
street and alley committee, was au-
thorized by the council to continue
the use of the grader on the streets
for the rest of the month. The alder
man has started in on a system to
fix the streets so that the water will
not stand on them but VIII be drain
ed off.
Two ordinances We're placed on the
second readings and we're passed. One
has to do with the naming of the
bering of the business houses and
residences of the city, and in the
latter ordinance there is a penalty
attached il your house is not num-
bered.
A resolution was adopted appoint
ing the following judges for election
day, April 20: First ward, Levi Pierce
j. H. Davis, K. S. Christensen. Sec
ond ward, G. w. Hoon, Joseph Nc
Laughlin, w. B. Rowley. Third ward.
Chas. Weller, Jacob Siberz, Asa Dodd.
Fourth Ward, VIM. Nash, S. F. Goody-
koontz, A. B. Seaton.
Auditor Ness presented the claim
of w. ]. Robinson of Salt Lake City,
Utah, asking damages to the extent
of $40, 900 for the death of his son,
which occurred a few months ago
when the young man was killed by
coming in contact with a guy wire
attached to an electric light pole. No
action was taken on the claim.
Taking up the question of assess
ment for the coming month, Mayor
Hitchcock suggested that a clerk be
employed at this time to write the
property descriptions in the record
book to have that much work accom-
plished and thus give a longer time
to make the assessment thorough.
The mayor will appoint a new as
SCISSOR in the near future, as G. w.
Johnston declines to serve in that
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