The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-18
City Commissioners Monday Meeting


schedule time with the Mayor pre-
siding and all commissioners pres
ent. 1t was decided to advertise
for bids for II cluster lights,
the majority of them to light the
yellow Trail coming into the
city.
1t was moved by Baucom and
seconded that the city advertise
for bids for 1000 feet of fire hose.
The discussion Of a fire company
was taken up and it was decided
that two companies of ten men be
appointed by firechief Pfanstit nj,
the same subject to the approval
of the commission, that the city
nav these men - cents an hour
for the fist hour, and SO cents an
hour for subsequent hours while
fighting fire and the men who did
not respond to the call would be
subject to a fine Of % cents. The
usual grist of bills were allowed.
The water question vas taken
up and it was the consensus Of
opinion that the water question
was a vital one and that the SER
vice at the present time was wholly
inadequate. Commissioner Miles
made the suggestion that some
member of the board 90 to Pierre
and look their system over, the
conditions of the source Of supply
in this city and that being similar.
Commissioner Horn stated that
the city of Pierre got their supply
from two wells drilled along the
river so that the water pumped was
filtered. Fred Pfanstiehl stated
that an expert engineer be called
in and whatever recommendation
he made be followed in the con-
structiOn of the municipal plant.
Commissioner Cummings stated
that he knew of a man who would
take the responsibility of construct
ing a plant fit for the needs of the
water consumers of the city if a
franchise agreeable to this party
was given Upon asking for the
assessment, for real estate and per-
sonal, it was given at $747. 754 90
which does not include the tele-
phone or the railroad company's
property, the latters assessment
being something like a million dol
lars. 10 per cent of the assess
ment can be used for water pur-
poses so the city attorney stated,
which means that the city could
build their water plant. If the
plant should be built it is appre-
hended that the actual work will
not take place until next spring.
WHEREAS-UNDER the prim-
airy law Of the State of South Da-
kota adopted at the last General
election there is no legal authoriz-
ed organization of the Republican
Party in the State, and
WHEREAS-Many important
constitutional and Legislative en-
actments have been recently adopt
ed demanding the attention of all
members of the Republican party,
in order hat the policy of the party
concerning the same in the future
may be definitely determined, and
WHEREAS-An Urgent request
has been made by a large number
of Republicans throughout the
state OF South Dakota for a mass
meeting to devise and adopt ways
and means to perpetuate the doc
trines and principles of the Re-
publican Party, and
WHEREAS-We believe that
the good and future success of the
Republican Party at this time de-
mands. That such a meeting shall
be held, and that all Republican
voters who believe in the contin-
uation of the doctrines and ira
ditions of the Republican party
should attend such meeting, and
have a voice in planning for the
future of the Party.
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, the
undersigned, hereby call a mass
meeting of the Republicans of the
entire state to be held at Sioux
Falls, 8. D., on the 25th day of