The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-02-11
Will CHANGE
LIGHT SYSTEM
City Council Held Session on
Monday Evening-Rou
tine Business.
FURTHER PAYMENT MADE Of WATER EXPENSES
Several Bills Presented and Ordered
paid-H. W. Foye's Assessment
Reduced to s275.

Fdid--H. w. roye'S Assessment
Reduced to s275.
The city council in regular session
Monday evening took up the question
of lighting the city. The present arc
lights will be removed to give place TO
the Tungsten system throughout, ex-
cept possibly at the court house. Tie
suggestion OF location of certain lights
caused live,y discussion, but resulted
in no certain decision being arrived
at, leaving the matter to the discre-
tion of the council at a future session.
The Eamphere-H Hinrichs company
presented bill of sS83.7 in payment
of water main across Rapid creek to
their mills. On motion Of Council
man Pasco, the bill was ordered paid
by warrants bearing interest at the
rate of per cent. On motion 'Qf
Councilman Allen, It was voted tliSt
the company begiven free use ofwatAr
for period Of five years, the same =
given the new packing company. This
is free water for fire protection, drink-
ing and use In boilers.
Albert Haley and "A. G. Hunt weIe
also granted pay for water extensiols
in the sum Of 1856, such extensions
being made by them on West Boule-
vard s.,.#
7 A test of one OF the water meters
purchased was made Monday and II
was found not to register unless :
stream Of water the size Of ) lead pen-
Gil passed through 1t. The city made
the purchase Of $1,000 worth; Of the
meters recently on q guaranty Of the
representatives that they would regis
ter as close as stream Of one-thirty-
second of an inch. Provided with
this information, Commissioner DAILY
was instructed to test several Of the
meters purchased before allowing
them to be installed. When they have
been thoroughly tested, the contract
Of Installing the inside meters will be
awarded. Henry Binbaum offered to
do the work at OIL. 4S per meter; Thos.
Sweeney Hardware CO., for 600 to
1925 inclusive Of meters underground.
If the test shows the meters faulty,
the matter will be taken up with the
company furnishing them.
Councilman Dilger was authorized
to request that the fire whistle be not
blown in manner to indicate alarm Of
| fire except when necessary, This
whistle is at the Downey- Wright
plant.
Mayor Wood submitted q report Of
the water system showing that he re-.
ceived and paid out %, 1920 and that
there is now due Herman and Birn-
baum for work performed 993. War
rants have been drawn In payment to
persons for money advanced to carry
on the extension Of the water mains.
| A petition by Bert B. Henderson
and some twenty others was presented
asking for lights at the intersection Of
Eleventh and Twelfth with West and
Kansas City streets. On motion Of
Councilman Thomson 1t was referred
to the committee on lights and water.
| On motion of Councilman McNa-
mara the tax on property owned by 81.
w. Foye was reduced from 1870 on
real estate to 5000, and on personal
property from sl2l to s75, making his
total assessment S275 instead of $49l.
Bills were audited and allowed as
follows:
John r. DAILY, S75
Frank Stewart, s65
III. III. Gum; S75
Ellis Marsh, 80 cents
James Nash, Is cents
A. K. Thomas, 800
Chauncey L. Wood, $3.50
Rapid City Gas Light Co., 1850
Rapid City Lumber Co.. sl.89
j. A. Behrens, $40 q
+. Roush, S25
National Tube Co., 332.4O
| Howard Wells, $40
Jacob Morris, SlO5.75
Rapid City Implement Co., s590s5
Henry Birnbaum, $1,000
| State Publishing Co., $3.50
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul R'y
Co., $s1.70.
Builds Hay Barn.
Hermosa Hustler: Ed Stenger Is
building large hay barn, A 60 feet,
by the side of the Northwestern track
and south of the stock yards. The