The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-05
ANOTHER LONG SESSION

ANOTHER LONG SESSION
1t Took the City Council Three Hour
to Transact the business at Reg
ular Session.
Mayor Hitchcock was justly dis
gruntled Monday evening when h
and other members of the council
had to wait until $3.50 o'clock befor,
a quorum could be secured. TIL,
members present We're Alderme,
Hardy, McDougall, Michels, Adams
Reeves. 4uditor ness wadet
through ten pages of the previou!
minutes and they were approved.
j. .. Walrath appeared before the
council in behalf of the Mitchell
Brick and Tile Co. to ask for an Oh.
ton on about Is acres of land owned
by the city in the immediate vicinity
OF the brick works. The company
is DESTROYS of securing the ground
from which to secure a better quality
OF clay for the making of brick, and
which they desire to experiment upon
before making the purchase. The
council will take the matter under
consideration and will doubtless
grant sons concessions to the com
pany.
Secretary Whitaker, of the Y. M.
&c. "A, presented a request to the
council asking for a fiat rate of the
city hall for two nights during each
week, commencing Sept. 1, and to
use the room for athletic purposes in
connection with the associations
work. A report will be made on the
request at the September meeting.
Chief Kimble made a request for
some member of the fire department
be placed on the permanent payroll
of the City in the street work depart
ment and for that person to sleep at
the chemical house to assist Driver
Snow in getting out to fires at night.
i ne mayor expressed the opinion that
perhaps some young man could be
found who held a different Job and
would sleep at the fire house and re-
l1eve the city of that expense. The
matter will be looked up during the
interval and report at the next meet
II. w. Wayne, manager of the
Mitchell Cement Block and Tile Co..
appeared before the council to ask |
a reconsideration of the adoption
Of the material that is to be used
in laying the new drainage sewer. At
he special meeting of the council
Tuesday evening of last week it was
to use vitrifed tile No.
the drainage sewer, and this act
on placed the cement tile out of the
question. Mr. Wayne went on to re-
that last February he appeared
the council with reference to
he establishment of a cement tile
plant, and the encouragement that
lie received from the council concern
ng the possible use of cement tile for
he new drainage sewer. and stated
hat he was assured that he would be
siven favorable consideration in the
contract for supplying material over
outside parties. He declared that
he action of the council of Thurs
would ruin his business. Mr..
Wayne said that he would like to
ave an intelligent reason given why
itrifed tile No. 2 should be accept
d over the cement tile, and that he
7ould like to have a reconsideration
f the question in order that he might
ave a chance to have his cement tile
dopted. After a discussion of the
ltuation, which showed that the con-
had been notified of the ac-
eptance of the vitrified tile, and that
e had in all probability ordered the
lie from the firm at Fort Dodge, Ia,
he council reached the conclusion
nat in case the contractor had not
rdered the tile, and that three mem
ers asked to have a special meeting
allied next week the matter would
e taken up.
The following bills were allowed
fter being inspected by the finance
>mmittee, and warrants were ORDER
! drawn for their payment: |,
!. R. Kibbee. quarter salary
treasurer ......... -. $25 90 !
r. r. G. Warne, quarter sal
airy, health officer ....... Is 90 !
auritz Miller, quarter sal
airy attorney ....... -. SO %
/. D. WEIGH, assistant city =
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