The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-08-10

=tArd lot and iAn ,iiscutsioh btoughi
out d motion te the effect tina, The
OF ctts attorney take M ao-
tloh IosaFd enforcing the ordinance
aDtli March 1. 1912. and which mo.
lion prevailed. IL being accepted a.
talif!aetuty by the opposing faction
on the council Mir Collins conferred
Nth Mi, Preston Tor u All
the proposition WAS accepted Mr.
Collins assured the council that tn,
yards would be moved from ,heii
present site by the date set.
With the disposition of this qucs'
ton, II was Il late hour when tho
regular business was taken up. Til,
formation of the new hos compan!
or the south side was presented ani
the question at issue was whether
the hose cart in the fire house was tt
be given to the south side depart
mcnt or they be furnished with a new
cart. BY removing the cart to tho
south side IL left one company with.
out n cart. 1t took quite a long time
to get the matter laid clearly before
the council, but it was tinallyxagreet
upon to leave the adjustment OF; tho
situation to a future meeting, ant
in the meantime Chairman Walrath
of tho Ere committee was to look VI
prices on a new hose cart and the ex.
pense of fixing a place in which t.
keep the same.
tion of new cement sidewalks,
which have been condemned. TIL,
contract vas awarded to Dan Smitl
at Il price of ? cents per square foot
The other bids ranged at 10 and II
cents.
The matter of buying test weights
for the city w%eigher. whereby hi
could test the scales of the bushes.
houses of the city was brought VI
and the auditor was instructed te
get additional information.
The mayor presented the question
of making the appropriation at tn,
September meeting for the coming
year, and called attention o.
the council to the fact that severa
funds had been overdrawn in tho
past year, and that in all probabilit,
the general amount would have t.
be larger. He indicated that the fire
salary, light. city hall sewer, ant
printing funds would have to be in.
creased, and not to mention the pos.
sibility of building the detention hos.
pital the coming year. which would
entail an expenditure of at least Sc,
900 or more. Summing up the ex.
pected increase the whole amount ap.
peared to be in the neighborhood O.
$6S.OOO.
The largest increase was given tt
the fire funcS, by reason of the fact
that 1t was presented by Chairman
Walrath that the protection in this
city was not adequate. and that the
city had been very fortunate in years
past in not having any large conf1a.
grafton, but that it would not always
continue 80. He believed that the
fire team should be kept at the fire
house all the time, and this would
mean that two men would have to be
stationed there, which would in
crease the expense OF the department
quite materially.
The closing work of the meeting
was the appointment of a chief of
police. Mayor Hitchcock said he
had found a man who was willing to
accept the appointment. He had
written away to the former home of
the applicant, and the letters he re-
ceived were presented to the council.
Mr.. Hitchcock named Wood Smith as
the chief, and the mayor felt that
the good endorsements received from
the former home town of Mr.. Wood
indicated that he would be a good
man for the place. The city council
Immediately confirmed the appoint-
nent of the mayor.
1t was 1915 o'clock when the
council adjourned and there was
business which went over TO
another meeting.