Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1910-04-01

committee from the city council COM
posed OF Aldermen Hawley, Ryalls and
Kreger, the matter Of establishing a
boulevard between Watertown and
the Pumping station on Lake Kam-
peska, took tangible form at the meet.
ing Of the city council last night and
the prospects for getting good thor
oughfare to the lake are brighter today
than ever before. 5.l35 sSs53
A. w. Ransom, one of the members
OF committee appointed at recent
meeting of the Business Mems union,
brought up the matter, and explained
that the union desired that action be
taken as soon as possible. and If ne
cessary that condemnation proceed
ings be started at once. After talking
over the project and considering for
mer actions, 1t was suggested that 1t
might not be advisable to follow the
route proposed by the business men,
that it would be better to follow the
quarter line west from the city. The
business men proposed that the road
be run as nearly as possible along the
old motor line right of way. =s
The committee from the council will
meet with another committee from
the business mems union, at which
time the different plans will be gone
over, and something definite decided
upon. The council is in favor Of the
boulevard, but is undecided as to
which is the, best route to follow
New Sewers Assured.
The two big sewer projects now he
!. fore the council came up again last
evening for discussion. Alderman
Hawley, chairman of the committee,
I. al a short recessstt to "A aker dur
I ing which the members Of the council,
together with several outside people
interested in the matter, talked the
matter over thoroughly. s5
The two sewers now under consid-
Grafton are as follows: one en- North
Maple street, serving as a drain to
f tie new Way addition on the north
side; the other, a new system in the
south part of the Fourth ward. The
sewer committee believes 1t better to
establish districts SO that the parts OF
the city more directly benefited would
stand their proportionate share OF the
expense. 5 t53s;
The city attorney stated that this
plan could not be done without spe
cial papers and resolutions being pre-
pared. He was instructed to look the
matter up, prepare all necessary pa
pers and have them ready for action
Of the council at the next regular
meeting ss5s5
Band Boys After Hall.
General G. II. Englesby, adjutan'
general of the state guard, appeared
before the. council again last evening
and presented the matter of allowing
the Fourth Regiment band the exclu
& siye use Of the third floor of the cit.
hall. He explained that 1t would b'
necessary for the band to have som'
new place in which to practice, as q
\ recent inspection Of the band an,
signal corps, the inspecting officer re
ported that the armory facilities wer'
very meager, and that something ha'
tt, be done at once or the two organ
Il izations would have to disband.
The mayor instructed the buildtn
committee to confer with General 81
glesby as soon as possible. +.
Northwestern Wants $3.50. @
4 In the interests of the North hwes s.
ern railroad. James McF Farland al
peared before the council and brough It'
III ,,p the matter of the city paying q
old Judgment which the company ha
against Watertown for the yacatlo
5of Boxelder street in 1905, an1ountin
I; Il 1850. Al warrant for this amour
s,ad heen drawn at the time the sti
z painst the city was settled, and tn
rs council was about TO order the ciail
" pa,d, when Alderman Hawley SAID ! :
md erstood that at the time the ma ma
ter was first brought up, a &, Jon
son. 81 general agent for the road, mas !.
ne statement that besanse of y
feeling existing the warrant issued
M fine Of suit would never be: CALI call.
a. rrhe council Will wait until Y
mayor has an ortnnlts g a q
4 more fully into tas matter.
judges fof Election.
upcn conf frmation of the counc
Mayor Martin designated tne pohn
places and Judges Tor she coming e