Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-03-17
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case People To Give Demonstratio
OF Their Road Machine
Here
.RETRENcHMENT
Great Northern Objects to Building
Sidewalk Says It's Rep
resentatyes

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The road roller question was again
In evidence at the meeting Of the city
council Monday evening. The Case t
company is ready to demonstrate its
machine upon the streets OF Water
town and in a letter from S. H. Ad-
Olson addressed to the council he stat
ed that he was ready at any time to
demonstrate his steam roller provided |
1.-THE members of the council would de-I
signate the street and put up the dirt
The street and alley committee will |
take the matter under advisement and
in all probability a stretch of terri
tory on Kemp avenue east, will be all
lotted for trial Of the machine at an
early date. If, as has been suggested
in the expense of the machine a de.
cided benefit woud doubtless be the
result to both sections of this coun-
try The result Of the demonstra-
tion will be watched with interest by
both Watereown citizens and the ru-
raj element. E
t. For Public Hospital.
B. A. Thones Of Minneapolis was
iEpresent and called the attention Of
the members to a proposition Of the
Salvation Army in regard to the es.
Establishment Of hospital in this
place provided the city would donate
a lot for the building No action
was taken on this subj bjecsss n,
Regarding an alleged mistake in
the survey at the premises OF Charles
Boyce on the north side who present
ed claims for damages by reason cf
his having planted trees and complet-
ed cement work all OF which would
j be required to be removed according
to the new survey, a committee will
Investigate the matter. l.3s
q Gets His 5000.
The suit Of Gunder Shold against
4 the city was taken up and it was
thought best to pay the Judgment Of
Z 5000.
a Mr.. Shold's suit resulted from dam
q ages claimed by closing up Plum st.
which cut off the access to- his pro-
y perty from one side and caused It
! to depreciate in value. He sued for
$4,000.
RetrenchmeHt Apparent.
Retrenchment, which has been the
I password of the railroads Of the
!, country since the decision regarding
! freight rates and which has apparent.
81 ly been passed along to the Great
Northern offices in Watertown was
y apparent when G. Fl. Windsor and ]
W. McKinnon, representatives OF nle
road, appeared before the city council
at it's last session and protruded their
INDECENT arguments regarding the de
mands of the city fathers that the
= railroad company 60 ahead and con
struct cement sidewalk adjacent
their property in compliance with the
4 city ordinance in such cases, on the
same principles as other property
! owners in the place are expected and
4 who do not hesitate to do it.
3 s. 1t is the general impression after
I. listening to Alderman Luck's remarks
: regarding the matter that there is
: enough grit to supply the foundation
s for the construction of the sidewalk
! in question in the council, provided
! the railroad does not comply with
the demand Of the august body ol
D the city of Watertown.
The damage case Of John Hantes
was referred to a committee will
full power to act. Mr.. Hanten wants
u damages because a waterway is no.
n sustained by the city and causes hill
lot to become flooded. s.
Ordinance Brought Up.
e Ordinance 237 was passed to 1t.
]. second and third reading. IS
$ This ordinance provides for b cit,
i inspector to inspect wiring, plumbing
d installation of gas. and for the testing
of all meters. S;as a.s
e Ordinance 2a5 introduced by Alder
g man Hawley providing for special as
sessment for sewer on Kemp avenue