The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-04
MAY BUY FAIR GROUNDS
City Council May Purchase the Fair
Grounds to be Retained for a
Public Park.

Grounds to be Retained for Il
Public Park.
At the regular meeting of the city
council Monday evening Mayor Hitch
cock presided, and the following all
dermen We're presents: Messrs, Hardy,
Michels, Koch, Kelley, TruaN and
Doyle. Auditor Ness read the minutes
of the previous meeting and they
stood approved.
Several. petitions We're presented.
One was for the installation of three
arc lights on the south side and for
the transfer OF one. 1t was referred
to the light committee to report at
the next regular meeting. The pc
tition was signed by 40 taxpayers of
the south side. Another petition was
for the construction of a cemen side
walk on the south side on Bowdle
street up to the University grounds.
This was referred to the street and
alley committee to report at the next
regular meeting.
Number Houses and Name Streets.
Two ordinances We're introduced
by the ordinance committee looking
to the numbering of the business and
residence houses of the city, for
which a new plan has been outlined.
The other ordinance was for the
naming of the streets on a systema-
Y ITO ,1orc JEhi1o ,~ro of the ctrootc
are changed in name to any extent
the ordinance straightens out a few
things that have been in question.
These ordinances were placed on
their first reading.
On Slaughter Houses, Etc.
An ordinance was introduced gov
erning the establishment of slaugh-
ter houses, soap factory, rendering
places, etc. 1t was placed on its first
reading. This ordinance is the re-
suit of a complaint that was filed
with States Attorney Herbert con
corning the in which the
slaughter houses north of town were
conducted. Mr.. Herbert and Health
Officer Warne made a trip out there
to investigate the real conditions, and
the states attorney pronounced them
as certainly vile. The entrails from
butchered cattle were thrown out to
feed the hogs and he said that there
was a pile of them covering a space
of 24X40 feet and several feet deep,
and the stencil hat came from them
was something fearful. From this pile
Of refuse the hogs We're permitted to
feed and these were afterward kill
ed for home consumption. As a re-
suit Of hal investigation his ordi-
nance was drafted with a view of
correcting the conditions, and to pre-
vent the sale of meat which is
slaughtered in houses that do not
come up to the requirements and
regulations.
Reports of Officers.
Weighmaster Mcdonald reported
his receipts for February were $44.
Justice Markham reported fines to
the amount of $50, of which SIS was
paid. The court fees We're s27.O5.
The report of Treasurer kibbee for
January was accepted and placed on
file. His report for February was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
The Auditors Report.
Auditor Ness made his semi-an-
nual report. The expenditures for
the past six months We're ~$22,4S0.27;
the receipts We're s~32,277,27; the
outstanding warrants were $2S,5S6.-
Sc; the total indebtedness of the
city is $1SS,0S6.S6. If the expenses
of the city can be kept within the
same range for the next six months
there will be some money left to APP
ply on the warrants. There was $780,
900 appropriated last September to
conduct the city's business for the
entire year. and with six months
gone only %$22.4SO.7O of the amount
has been spent. In comparison with
the six months of last year there was
$4,000 less spent at the end of this
period than a year ago.
Wants Free Rent.
Captain Sherwood, of the Saliva
ton Army, presented a petition sign
ed, by a number of taxpayers asking
that the army be given its rent free
of charge in the city hall. The cap
tain stated that the army had paid
about 5000 in rent in the past three
years that it has occupied the room.
This application was made on the
same ground that the Y. NJ. G. A.
asked for free rent, and which was
granted by the council. The matter
was referred to the city hall commit
tee to report at the next regular
meeting of the council.
City Engineer Nelson made a. re.
port on the gate valves attached te
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