Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1910-07-29
CITY COUNC Gil HOLDS
NTERESTIllG SESSION.

INTERESTING ny sG ]. 81 SESSION
The city council met iii reRulal
session last Monday evening aid
transacted considerable routine
business. 3.5 5..s
Among the questions which
came up for discussion was the
proposition Of oiling the streets.
A representative Of the Standard
Oil Co. was present and explained
the good points Of the street oil.
ing system
The council seemed to favor the
plan but wanted to know more
about it The matter was left
with the street and alley commit.
tee with full power to act. AT.
dern,an Fahnestock was appointed
member Of the committee in
the absence Of Alderman McBath.
1t is possible that the method of
street oiling will be given trial
within q few days but the mem
bers of the committee are Of the
idea that it will cost more than
the city will care to pa.
S.B. Hess Of the firm of Hess &
;Rau was present at the meeting
and requested that his bid for the
construction Of sewer on Elm
street north be returned unopened.
Alderman Luck moved, seconded
by Alderman Pritchard that the
request be complied with.
The withdrawal of the bid by
Mr.. Hess developed from last
meeting, when the council did not
open his bid for the reason that
the other contractors had not had
an opportunity Of seeing the blue.
prints and could not send in their
bids. The E. E. Little bid for
the construction Of. the sewer at
SLIPS was opened and accepted.
Three paving resolutions were
introduced by Alderman Lester.
and passed first reading.
They are for the alleys running
north and south Of the Duffner5
store to the Stark garage thence
east and west thru the block. The
other for the alley running east
and west past the new Hess & Rau
building and the new Cadillac
garage.
J.A. Walters who has been serv-
ing as driver in the fire depart.
ment for some weeks received his
official Appointment last evening
with a salary Of $65 a month.
Alderman Fahnestock chairman
of the street sign committee re-
ported that the signs had been or.
sdered and would be placed on the
streets in a short time.
Mayor Martin was requested to
act with the committee on parks
and public buildings in regard
to the the repairing of the city
hall. Mayor Martin appointed
Alderman Luck to act with the
committee.
IL The city engineer, the city at. 4
torney and the city clerk were.
requested to prepare resolution
for the construction of sewer
on Kemp avenue east
Alderman Luck moved, seconded
by Mr.. Lester. that the South Da-
kota Mausoleum company provide
receiving vault capable of hold.
ing twenty caskets in the mauso-
leoum, which is soon to be built
at Mount Hope cemetery. -.
The resolution calling for an Il
extension Of watermains on Maple
street north was laid on the table
after a heated discussion.
A petition was presented fos
cement sidewalk on third street
northwest was referred to the
street and alley committee.
The resolution for sewer on Elm
street north passed second reading
and was adopted.
An assessment of $44O was laid
on the residents Of Third avenue
south from eighth street east to
tenth street east for the construc-
ton Of a sewer.
A petition Of Hess & Rau, ask
ing for the use of twenty-five feet
of the street on which they are.
building was granted.