Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-01-27

80 SAAS AWtpI80e8 Oh
ths g city. He believed that the, city
had the 6sst contract of any city of5
~ 4 axe n the norfhwest. TIE M mayor m ,l,r
referred 70 the terms 81 the Old ana aI
the new contracts Snd the differences
u the terms which, under the now one j,
was mach more favorable to tl,e t.itv 1
in onclusion he said: II believe
the city VIII be well satisfied with the
work of the council and that No win
have the best lighted city in the west
! am satisfied that the council M. 4
done good work for the city.
Vote Unanimous.
When the Mayor had finis ned his 3.
marks the resolution was D,it tn /. 3
vote and carried unanimously All ina
members excepting Charles Lester
who Is out OF the city, being present
ana voting In the afiirmatiye.
Vi When the result Of the vote was an.
nounced James Ferris made a few lre.l
marks saying that he appreciated rho
action OF the mayor and city council
fand thai the company would do it's hest
to make its work good and i've 10 ia
the contract. 37'1f95 q
The assessment report for the nort,,
side was considered and ordinance
2sS passed to the fret reading. The
CITY council as a whole Will meet Ia
consider the matter February iii.
Library Trustees.
Marke w. Sheafe, Jr, was appointed;
trustee Of the Carnegie library for
three years to fill the vacancy caused
lby the death Of H. Il; Sheldon. The
term Of office viii expire April o, 1918:
Also, Charles Harmon to succeed him.
self his term expiring August 4, 1911
a communicat ation was read from
lW. F. Bancroft calling attention Of
the council to the practiss Of boys I'm.
der lawful age visiting pool aud bils
Hard halls and also tho nabit OF play
ling in these places, IA general discus.
sion Of the subject by members of
4 1.-THE co,sncil ensued Alderman McRath
fsaid he had called at the schools to
learn, If possible, why the young boys
Ibid not make better progress in their
studies and was informed by the teach
er that in her opinion the pupils pass
| ed too much time in lettering about
billiard and pool halls, smoking Gig
eretls, etc. Alderman Hawley believ-
! ed notice Of some nature calling at
tention to the matter should be in
serted in the papers. Alderman Ryalls
sprung clincher to the question un-
der consideration when he said that
he was never in place the size Of
| Watertown where no place Of amuse4
ment was provided for the boys He
believed in supplying place for them.
The lack OF such place was the cause
Of the trouble. He then called atten-
! tion to the boy scout movement and
the Indifference Of the people in assist.
| ing. He said that the movement was
for the purpose of furnishing a place
| of amusement and to divert the atten-
ton OF the boys from Objectionable
places. MIR. Ryalls believed that $500
would answer the purpose, but those
who had made an effort to raise money
! for the purpose had only succeeded IN
raising $50. Twas shown that under
the charter the presence of the boys
in pool and billiard rooms could not
be prevented; that 1t only covered
boys under Is playing in such places.
Mayor Martin said 1t was an import
ant matter and that an effort would
be made to meet the proprietors Of
these halls and see If something satis-
factorily in the matter could not be
reached. 1t was not believed that
they desired the boys in the places.
The basement at the high school was
suggested as a place for the corps il
properly furnished.
The report Of the finance committee
on the condition of the city treasurer's;
affairs was accepted. j.. a
The chairman of the committee on
public buildings was authorized to ad.
vertise for a carload of coal
The members concluded the session
by discussion of she proposed ordi-
nance for gas, water, Plumbing and
wiring inspector, the mayor saying
that he was very much interested in
the subject The city attorney viii.
meet the committee appointed for that
purpose and give IT further considera-
ton 4
# Rey 3 r. Leach VII. speak next
Sunday morning at the Baptist church
on 'Eeyeryday Evangelism and In the
evening on 4The Fatal Mistake Of a
Certain Young Man. " The evening
sermon is intended to be of special
help to young men, and ali are cordial.
" invited TO hear it Men, B Bible
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