The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-09-18
TELEPHONE BONDS
MAY Be SOLD TO
MITCHELL PEOPLE
Mayor Suggests Plan
For Public Subscrip-
ton.
TO- START BUILDING
Prices Asked on Various Types
of "Hello'' Plants by the
City Council.
TOSTART BUILDING

Bonds for the construction Of the
projected municipal tele pnonc system
Tor Mitchell viii b. Offered for sale
ut public subscription. according TO
plans outlined last evening 1t 4 spec
ial meeting OF the city council. The
scheme was suggested by Mayor A.
e. Hitchcock.
BY the unanimous vote of all alder
men present. City Auditor n. Jensen
was authorized TO advertise for bids
for the sale of the bonds, the rates of
interest on which are not to exceed
az per cent. Councilman S. ID. van
B%enthuysen and City Attorney Lau-
titz Miller Will assist in drafting the
advertisement.
The plan for the sale of the bonds
for 100000, voted at the special cleo
ton of jane 10, provides that they
be issued in blocks OF 500 each.
They will be dated December /. 1913,
and will be payable in twenty years.
The ordinance authorizing the issue
will be drafted when the bonds have
been sold.
Bids for the construction and in
s%tallatiou OF the projected system
will be asked for at once. The city
auditor was given authority 10 adver-
tise for the same Immediately, based
ON the plans and specifications in the
hands of the city engineer. The bids,
which Will be made alternative, GOV
ering inside and outside work and
any type of switchboard. will be re
ceived up TO October 20.
On the report of S. ". Smith, cit!
engineer. that the new l2-inch deep
water we'll had been completed anc
was practically ready for use, tho
council voted to solicit bids lor ;
centrifugal or. air-lift pump. 1t is
planned to use Il special pump IL
first clean the new We'll of sand.
The appropriation ordinance fol
the fiscal year, commencing Sept. !
was placed upon it's second readins
and final passage. The ordinance ear
ries with it an appropriation OF SIS.
$3.50. ia.
On the assurance OF j. n. Grow
that he had been given financia
backing for the erection of a $4,000
office structure at the southeast cor
.ner OF Fourth, and Main streets. ad
joining the postoffice, the counci
, voted 10 except. him from building ;
walk on the property this fall. A
Scheurenbrand was given the con
tract for building walks in different
.. parts of the business section, am
ounting to ~$643.1S. Bids Will be ask.
ed for the construction of walks or
east Tenth street. between Main anC
Kimball, and i'm the University add.
ton.
The Catholic women OF the city
will be given the privilege OF serv-
ing meals in the city hall during Corr
Palace week ii the eating house con
cessions are kept off the streets. Al
agreement has been reached with the
restaurants and cafes of the city tc
bar these street concessions in case
they make subscriptions to the Corr
Palace fund.
The committee OF women WhO wait,
ed upon the council were informed
that the restaurants and cafe owners
of the city had subscribed $3.50 tc
the Corn Palace fund, and if this
amount was forthcoming b. Wednes.
day of this week, no churches or 9th.
'er organizations would be allowed tC
erect booths on the streets. III the
money is raised according TO agree.
ment, the Catholic will be al.
lowed to serve meals i'll the city hal
auditorium and other churches and
organizations in their own buildings
or on private property. This stand in
the matter was taken because of the
positiontaken by the restaurant OWL
ers earlier in the season with regard
10 subscriptions.
Helmets. for extra policemen dur
ing Corn Palace week We're authoriz.
ed blythe council. The helmets will
be retained for use during the flu.
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