The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-07-18
TO MAKE CONTRACT
FOR ARTES|AN WELL
COUNCIL DECIDES TO PUT DOWN
ANOTHER ARTESIAN WE'LL
WILL BUY POSTS FOR
CLUSTER LIGHTS.

council was held Monday evening,
at which two important things were
practically settled for the better
ment of Mitchell. One was the cluster
lights proposed and the other was
the artesian we'll.
Mayor Hitchcock and Aldermen
Michels, Snow, McDougall, Walrath.
Mccartney and Siberz were present
at the meeting.
The assessments on branches v,
\, w, We're approved by the coun-
Gil. City Engineer Smith filed his re-
port on h new sewer on Rowley
street, from Fourth venue to the
Omaha railroad track, and the ass
essment was ordered published, to
be heard at the meeting Aug. 5.
Fountain in West Side Park
5. d.. a Benthuysen, a member
of the park board, appeared in be-
hall OF the citizens in the western
part of the city, those in the vicinity
of the West Side park, and present.
ed a statement concerning some i'm
proVements that the citizens want
made at the park. 1t is the wish OF
the citizens to have Il cement side
walk on the north side of the park
grounds, and they show their will
lnSness to help %beautify the park by
using the $500 which they have had
in the bank for several years i'm the
nope OF being able to spend it on i'm
~proYements over there. The citizens
state they are willing not only to con-
tribute the $500 but will add some
thing more to it to %beautify the park,
when the city council shows a dispo-
sltion TO also make some improve
ments. There was "A proposition to in
stall d handsome fountain in the
park if the council agrees to build a
cement walk on the north side of the
park. The council finally accepted
the proposal and the cement walk
was ordered in. The citizens can now
spend their $500 for the fountain.
This work, it is understood will be
completed before the corn palace
season.
A petition was presented to the
city council by the w. C. T. u. for
water pressure to establish a drink
ing fountain in the immediate vi
entity of the Stair photograph gal
lery, and the same was granted.
Will Buy Posts ior Lights.
The council spent an hour of more
over the proposition of buying the
posts for the new cluster lights
which are to adorn Main street, af-
ter the paving contract is completed.
Bid We're asked for, and seven com
panieS responded, with several repre-
sentatives present to explain their
bids and their goods. Many ill,lstra-
tions and blue prints of posts were
presented the council, and out of all
OF 1T, the representatives of the
Western Electric Co, of Minneapol-
is, and Mcdonnell Iron & Boiler
Works We're asked to ship their posts
to Mitchell or a sample TO see how
they Will look set up on the treets.
The representatives stated that the
posts would be shipped Immediately
and on their arrival they will be plac-
ed in position. The posts average in
price from SIS to SIS. and the
weights from 500 to LOO pounds.
No further action was taken on the
bids until the posts and the lights
have been tried out. 1t seems likely
that the council will adopt the top
globe lights, for the reason that the
inverted OF drop light globes are Il
source of worry, on account of the
accumulation of dust and bugs,
which manage to get through.
NAME SoiltfiCI iof VIGIL.
The artesian we'll subject was re-
newed at the close of the meeting.
Mayor Hitchcock has had some cor
~respondence with j. b. Shaw at Sioux
City relative to the sinking of an
other artcsian we'll to add a supply
to the water system of the city. Mr..
Shaw made some quotations for the
sinking of the we'll, and his figures
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very reasonable. in fact were lower
than a recent bid made by a Woon-
socket driller. A decision was reach
ed that the we'll should be put down
and a contract vas authorized to be
made with Mr.. Shaw, at the rate of
500 per foot. The we'll is to be 2
inches at the top and after reaching
a depth of about 200 feet it will be
reduced to 10 inches. This, it is fig
ured will produce a large volume of
water, and with other wells connect
ed at the water works will serve the
city for a goodly number of years.
Mayor Hitchcock expressed a desire
to dig this well in the western part
of the city, on a hill and pipe the
water to a reservoir. The expense,
however, would be too great, and it
is likely that the new we'll will be
placed at the water works, where
the rest are located. It. is expected
that the new we'll will cost in the
neighborhood of $500.
The oiling of the streets in certain
sections of the city was again
brought up for discussion, but there
has not been sufficient investigation
made as to how the work is done to
make it permanent for the council
to take definite action concerning
this public Improvement. Reports
We're read from one of two cities
where the oiling of the streets had
proved unsatisfactory, and by the
time all the preliminary work was
done it was about as expensive as
concrete paving.
The council adjourned until the
regular meeting, August 5.