The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-03-11
COUNCIL HOLDS
BUSY SESSION |
Commissioner Daily Makes
Report of his office for
Month.
ONE ARREST IS MADE DURING THE k0MTH
Many Bills against City Audited-Pe.
tition for Submission of License
question Deferred.

question Deferred.
The city council held regular session
Monday evening and took, up large
amount of business. Besides calling
a special election to vote on the COM
mission form of government, the coun-
Gil listened to reports Of committees,
audited bills and transacted other
business.
Commissioner DAILY, in his monthly
report, stated he had tested fourteen
water meters, finding that all of them
registered the same, which Is that
they failed to register a stream of
water less then quarter of an inch
in diameter, whereas they were pur-
chased under guaranty to register to
half that amount. The report stated
that all sewers had been flushed and
were in excellent shape. One hydrant
was found frozen. Collections for the
month from water rents we're 81, 1920.
The council instructed Mr.. Daley to
set three new hydrants and provide a
jacket for one. 1t was also decided
that the pipe on Quincy street be
placed in proper condition and bids
for doing the work were called for.
Chief of Police Gum, in his capac-
ity of peace officer, presented his re-
port. One arrest was made during
the month. The prisoner was taken
before Justice Worth and as he had
no money was dieted on bread and
water for two days and then ordered
out of town.
During the time planks were laid at
the intersection of Fifth and Column
bus streets and David Aiken and Ed
ward Cox hauled two loads of gravel
for the intersection. Cutters were
flushed on Main street. Licenses for
bowling alleys, picture shows, ETC.,
were collected in aggregate of $3.50.
| A contract with the Nebraska Tel
ephone company for the payment of
1925 for service in blowing the new
siren on the electric light plant in
case of fire was referred to committee
for investigation and report at the
next meeting of the board.
Upon it's second reading new fran
chise was allowed the Rapid City Elec-
trio Light and Gas company, extend
ing the privileges of the company for
twenty years.
Councilman Dilger brought up the
matter of riding bicycleson sidewalks.
Chief Gum of the police department
was instructed to look into the mat
ter and enforce the law rigidly.
Willis Lippincott asked that he be
paid for about S2l5 worth of sidewalks
which he has laid and has received no
compensation. The auditor was in
structed to take the proper steps to
perpetuate his lien.
DR.. LeMar, of the board of educa-
ton, asked that the water main be
extended SO as to connect with the
new school house which is about to be
built In North Rapid. The council
voted to purchase 1000 feet of Kala-
mein pipe with proper fittings.
A petition signed by Q. M. Fallon,
G. III. Randall, G. 6. Hunt and others
to the number of twenty, was pre-
sented, requesting that the matter of
license be submitted to the voters at
the April election. The petition was
laid on the table until next meeting.
Bills were audited as follows:
Rapid City Electric Light Co., $40
John W. G. Kelly, 1925
J.;H. Thompson, $3.50 IS
@. A. Wiegand, $500
Rapid City Lumber Co., S7.49
Edward Cox, $500
David Akin, $1.OO
Frank Leman, S1.5O
Frank Stewart, $65
III. I'll. Gum, S75
j. r. DAILY. $75
F. Roush, CPS
Rapid City Lumber Co., 1896
Rapid City Gas Light Co., $3.50
O. H.fRoberts, $3.50
Frank e. Mcmahon, $3.50
Thos. Roush, $500
Henry Birnbaum, $3.50
Journal, S2S9.5O.