The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
Will PAY FOR
EXTENSIONS
City Council Authorizes Issu-
ance of Warrants at
Five per cent.
BRIDGE COMPANY FILES ITS SURETY BOND
Dumping of Garbage In Street For.
hidden and Restaurant Owners
Given Notice to Desist.

The city council held meeting on
Monday evening at which many mat
tiers of interest were transacted
John P. McElroy was reappointed as
fire chief for the ensuing year, he
having been the choice of the depart
ment at meeting held last Friday
evening.
The Central States Bridge company,
which has the contract for the new
bridge across Rapid Creek on West
Boulevard, filed a surety bond in sum
OF So, 700, backed by the U. S. Surety
Co. On motion of Councilman Pascoe
the bond was accepted and the certi-
fled check of $500 heretofore deposited
ordered returned to the company.
Chief Gum was instructed to notify
the owners of the Cozy cafe on St. Joe
street and the Chinese restaurant on
Seventh street that the dumping of
garbage in the streets must cease.
The committee, appointed at for
mer meeting to investigate the pur-
chase Of the Sweeney building on Main
street asa location fol. the fire DEPART
ment, made an adverse report to the
purchase of the property. 1t was then
suggested that building be erected
on the lot ownedby the city. Another
suggestion was made regarding the en-
larging of the city hall building. The
matter was referred to the fire COM
mittee.
Councilmen Dilger reported the pur-
chase of 500 feet of hose and that a
siren whistle had been ordered placed
on the electric light plant.
Councilman Mcnamara stated he
had checked up the bills contracted
In extending the water mains by pri-
vate citizens as far as possible, but as
many vouchers were missing had been
unable to complete the work. On
motion of Councilman Pascoe it was
voted that five per cent water war
rants be issued covering expenditures
of citizens in extension of water sys-
TEN. r.
Geo. 2. Bennett, representing the
Electric Light company, stated that
at present the company has no con-
tract with the city for street lighting.
The new system being installed is
separate from the system of lights for
private houses. He furnished data
showing the cost per 30 candle power
light is $4,000 per year and that the
lights used were more powerful than
the size mentioned. He suggested
that contract be entered into for a
term of years on a graduate scale, as
the moonlight schedule does not work
satisfactorily. His idea was that the
contract be for rs years at five year
periods, the price to be So. so per month
the first year and so cents reduction
each succeeding period of five years.
Councilman Thomson suggested that
$500 was an ample price for single
light, citing Hot Springs and other
cities in substantiation. Mr.. Bennett
explained that the price at Hot Springs
was compromise in which that city
granted concessions to the company.
Mayor Wood was opposed to the 25
year contract, and Councilman Feigel
doubted the power of the council to
enter into term Of years contract.
Mr.. Feigel also suggested the city
maintaining the right to use the SER
vice OF any other corporation if it SO
desired at any future time. A sug-
gestion was made that the arc lights
be supplanted by the Tungsten sys-
TEN and that in so doing IS lights be
used in place Of the so arc lights. Mr..
Bennett stated his willingness to
make the price So per light if the sub.
stitution was made. No definite &C.
tion was taken.