The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-06
YEAR ENDS WITH COUNCIL
Old Council Finishes Off Quite a
Bunish of Business to Close the
Years Business,

after closing up the business, start
ed off with the new years work.
Mayor Hitchcock was greeted in
the council chambers by Alderman
Hardy, McDougall, Koch, Michels,
Reeves, Kelley and Truax. Auditor
Ness read the minutes of the prev
ious regular and special meetings,
which stood approved.
Attorney Spangler made a request
in behalf of the Widmann hotel for
the erection of a small ice house AT
the rear of the hotel, which is to be
used for storing ice as used by the
kitchen force. The request was grant
ed. S. Cattrell, A. G. Pringle, and II.
j. Greaves appeared before the coun-
Gil as a committee of the G. A. r. to
ask the appointment of a committee
of two from the council to confer
with their committee concerning the
arrangements for Decoration Day.
and for the appropriation of the us
ual amount of money to pay the ex-
penses attendant upon the recogni-
ton of the day. Mayor Hitchcock APP
pointed Aldermen Hardy and Reeves
as such committee and a resolution
was passed appropriating not to eX-
coed $50 to pay the expenses of the
day.
l.. o. Gale appeared before the
council and presented the matter of
selling his 5O-foot square lot, which
lies directly east of the north end of
the city hall building. The lot line
runs up to within three feet of the
city hall and should the lot be sold
and a building erected it would spoil
that portion Of the city hall. After
discussing the matter briefly and Mr..
Gale had made a price of $3.50 for
the property. it was the unanimous
opinion of the council that the city
ought to own the lot, consequently
a motion prevailed to make the pur-
chase.
A petition was presented from resi-
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for a sewer connection. The ques-
ton was referred to the city attor-
ney and sewer committee to invests
gate those connections and report to
the next meeting of the council.
Residents of the Third ward pre-
scented a petition asking for a catch
basin and an electric light at the cor
ner of Fourth Avenue east and Davi-
son street. 1t was referred to the
street and alley and the light COM
mittee.
Three Ordinances Started.
Three new ordinances were plac-
ed on their first readings. No. 239
had for its purpose of correcting any
possible error in the ordinance adopt
ed a few weeks age relating to the
numbering of lots. Ordinance No.
240 defines the fire limits of the
city. The new limits are just the
same, with the exception hat the
line is extended north to the Omaha
depot and south to the Milwaukee de-
pot. Formerly the north line of the
fire limits stopped at Fourth Avenue
and it will take in a new and larger
territory. Ordinance PAL relates to
/, construction and repair of buildings
within the fire limits. 1t requires
ithat parties desiring to build within
the fire limits must secure a permit
from the council committee, with
whom must be filed the plans and
= specifications of the structure to show
that it within the requirement:
OF the ordinance.
The reports of the city officer!
were made. Weighmaster Melon
aid reported mis- receipts for April a
s23.4O. Treasurer Kibbee's repor
was referred to the finance commit
tee. Justice Markham reported tina
$50 in fines was assessed and 50;
was paid. His court fees amounted t.
1925.
Made Annual Reports.
WeighmaHer Mcdonald reported
his receipts for the year as bein
s364.4O. Health Officer Warne CAV
a detailed report of the work of hi
Office for the year, showing the nun
Der of cases of illness of disease
which come under his jurisdiction
DR.. Warne made some suggestion
along certain lines as a further aid t
the department and to protect tn
health of the citizens. Street Con
missioner Allen made a detailed re
port of the work he has accomplishe
since occupying the position. Chic
Cunningham made a report of tn
police department, which shove
that 232 arrests of ali kinds wer
made during the year; s1,046.S6 i
fines were collected; it cost $50S.5
to board the city prisoners durin
the year at the county Jail; the coul