The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-06-10

reading and passage. The fire limits
We're extended under the ordinance
to embrace all the territory between
the Milwaukee and Omaha depots
north and south and between Lawler
and Rowley streets east and west.
Before the ordinance was adopted it
was decided to amend the same 10
remove from the fire limits all prop
erty facing on Rowley and Lawler
street from Fifth Avenue north, this
being regarded wholly as residence
property at the present time. With
that elimination the ordinance was
passed.
The reports of the city officers We're
made. Weighmaster Mcdonald re-
ported the receipts for the month as
being $3.50. Justice Markham re
ported fines to the amoun of s105.
OF which SO MAS paid, and the court
fees amounted to S&3. The report
of City Treasurer kibh"a was refer
red TO the finance committee.
Request had been made some time
ago for an increase in the salaries of
certain officers of the city, and after
an investigation had been made Al
derman Doyle reported that the city
was about up to the limit on the sal
airy question, so far as having ready
money to pay increased salaries and
he recommended that the salaries
be left at the present sum.
Alderman Adams made a report
on the condition of the cemetery,
stating that the Belts tank had been
removed out there, but was not set
up as yet.
Alderman TruaN reported on the
park proposition, stating that moth
ing had as yet been done toward Sc
curing plans and specifications for the
improvements OF The new driving
park grounds.
AS a result of the discussion of the
new proposition, it was decid-
ed to employ Engineer Lewis of Sioux
| City to assist City Engineer Nelson in
preparing plans and specifications of
the drainage sewer and the sewer ex-
tensions.
Alderman Hardy made a reior. on
the light question, with reference to
the additions of arc lights hat have
been requested. He stated that in
his judgment nothing should be done
by the council toward adding more
lights until the gas franchise of the
Mitchell Power Co. had expired,
which would occur Sept. 9, 1909. 1t
could then be determined whether it
was better to renew the franchise or
to make the change in lighting the
streets either by additional arc lights
or a large number of in%candescent
lights, as had been proposed. After
making a tour of the city Alderman
Hardy said he had discovered that
petitions had been filed asking for
arc light on certain where
there were already g%aslights. Action
was deferred on the installment OF
any arc lights until after Sept. 8
with the exception Of the arc light
which has been ordered placed in the
west side park. This will be INSTALL
ed at once, as one of the councilman
said that he thought hat after the
council had adopted the measure
three different times that it should
nov be complied with.
The proposition of appointing one
of the papers of the city as the Off.
cial paper was taken up, bids having
been asked of the city papers. The
Clarion put in a bid of $l44 10 pub
fish all ordinances, legal and oficia
The Republicans bid was Sl23 fol
the Capital, 5000 for The l}epubli
can or SITS for the combined papers
The Gazette secured the contrac
when il placed a bid OF only $94 70.
the advertising of the city's onicia
business, and the council granted j
the contract for that amount.
Alderman McDougal made a repor
or th2 cohdlllon OIL the water Wofk
and suggested that wire %ncttin:
should be purchased for the to1
around the reservoir, and that tn
roof Of the building be painted. Tn
committee was ordered TO have tht
done.
In the matter of laying Of cross
walks leading up to the Longfello'
school and the hospital building, Al
derman Michels was instructed L
lay these cross walks as fast as tn
citizens build up to them. The neces
sity was very apparent to the Long
fellow school, as the children wer
forced all spring to walk on tn
ground and through muddy places.
Bids were opened for painting tn
woodwork of the city hall and tn