Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-28
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Ferris Bros. Present Proposition
to the City Council Of Water
town for Approval.
TO BE IN OPERATION INAYEAR
Wish to Build Line to Lake as Well
as Through City Streets
Want 80 Year Franchise.

!. Want 80 Year Franchise.
Aside from the street railway fran
chise which was presented Monday
evening, copy of which is presented
elsewhere in this issue, there was
nothing startling doing at the last
regular meeting of the city councilS
The franchise was submitted AMI
read and was then referred to the
ordinance committee where it will be
considered and amended if thought
necessary, After that just what
steps will be taken by the council is
not known. BY some it is thought
that the best way to dispose of it
will be to submit it to vote of the
people The council will again con-
vene in special session Friday night
of this week and the matter may
come up for discussion at that time.
; His Honor also announced that
Where were several other matters
tAdt Y WOuiu 1ioo NC SOusluclSu dL
that time.
| One of these will be the feasabil-
ity of inaugurating a plan Of doing
public work during the present dull
season. The mayor suggested that
the large sewer that now terminates
on Maple street at Maple street at
Fourth avenue south, be extended
north along Maple street across the
! tracks, a distance of about $500 feet.
His honor stated that the exten-
sion would have to be built soon and
as there was plenty of labor handy
and as the city was at the present
time in good condition to do the
work, it should be commenced at
once. He also suggested building an
addition to the sewer outlet and 9th.
eI work that could be started at this
time. IN 0.
The council met at $40 in the
council chamber, but because of the
failure of the electric lights to work
: adjourned to the business mems un
ion quarters in the adjoining room
Alderman Fahnestock was absent.
i The applications of NJ r. Allen, 3
F, Taylor and J. A. Snyder for licen
ses to do electrical work in the cit,
,ipf Watsrtown were granted by mo
, ttion, each on separate ballot Eacl
, application was approved by the met
er Inspector and was accompanies
by "a bond approved 1B the city atto1
!, ney.
+ Resolutions Nos rs and II wer
, Tread and referred TO the proper CON
: mittees. The resolutions call for til,
: extension of sewer on the sout!
) side and for new sidewalk on 10
no, second railway addition
Il Bids on the South Oak street sc
+ Wer were opened after the mayo
ahad given chance for any objection
to same and were as follows: Lii
i tile g. Lehman, SCOOPS, Hess & Rau
4 $i22.00. Upon roll call the contrac
; was awarded to the firm of Little
q Lehman, they being the lowest bio
;ders.
all To Extend Water Mains.
s Upon motion resolution number Z
e was passed to its second reading
This resolution calls for the exter
sion of a water main on Maple stree
Is
a petition of Van Rogers to sell in
Ioxicating liquors at 122 First stree
northeast, was received and dat
Isetfor a hearing. Mr.. Rogers has pun
q chased the Christnacht place at tn
S above address.
e On motion by Alderman Pritchar
t the crossing from the Citizens Ma
q tional bank across Kemp avenue +
the Halbkat jewelry store was order
! ed removed.
4 An ordinance was submitted b.
9 Alderman Pritchard relative TO licen
t sing of liyerymen Of this city whicl
9 was read by the city clerk. 1t wa
I voted to refer it to the ordinanc
i lcommittee with the instructions tha
i the ordinance be reduced and sim
iplifed. The ordinance as presente,
last night was similar to the on
d considered By the council a year age
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