The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-03-05
WATER
SUPPLY NEEDED
SAYS C0M'L CLUB
Adequate System
Would Attract New
Industries, Claim.
Puts Building Ordinance on
First Reading Primary
Officials Are Chosen.

An adequate waterworks system
capable of supplying a pure ana UNI
limited supply OF water, would be
Mltchells greatest asset in attracting
great industries for its future devel-
opment. This was outlined in a re-
port submitted to the city council at
Its meeting last evening by II. j.
Morgans, secretary of the CONNER
cial club.
The report was signed by Geo. A.
Silsby and III. ID. Butterfield, who
recently investigated Industrial con-
diitons in the east and submitted
their findings to the Commercial
cub. They asccrtained that almost
the first requirement of any city in
which factories or shops are wanted
Is that it be equipped to furnish AN
adequate supply of water.
The present ~inadequacy of the
present w~aterworks system, especial
ly in the quality of the water pump
ed from the deep wells, was cmphas-
lzcd in the report. 1t was declared
mat this water was very injurious to
boilers and mains, and 49,. il would
greatly handicap the operations of
any large factory or shop.
The expenses of the Commercial
club for its first six months since the
reorganization on September /. were
passed upon by the council. The bills
of the organization, aggregating ST.
4i4.14, We're allowed under the or
dinance passed TO appropriate rot
more than $4,000 for commercial adj
vertising. AS the first six months
Will require the heaviest expense, it
is not believed that more than $4,000
OF The total appropriation will be
used.
On behalf of the contractors and
builders of the city, j.. II. Miller APP
peared before the council and asked
That The licensing OF plumbers and
electricians. as provided for in the
new city ordinance be eliminated. Mr..
Miller declared that this provision
would enable the plumbers and cleo
tricians to make excessive charges
for their services.
Favors The Inspection.
4, Mi. Miller expressed his, sympathy,
with the general purpose sofathe new,
ordinances and declared llaiand other.
contractors we're heartily in favor OF
tho official inspection of all build
ings, plumbing and electrical wiring.
He only asked that contractors be
not restricted in the employment OF
men TO do plumbing and wiring.
Mr.. Miller also spoke briefly in
support of the petition for a
West Fifth avenue, between Min
nesota and Iowa streets. The petition
was read and referred to Councilman
j. O. Walrath, OF the sewer commit
tee.
The Mitchell Power Company pre-
Sented a communication asking that
the council rescind a resolution pass
ed in January, in which attention was
called to Il delinquency in gas service
and asking that the service be made
continuous. Tho company's communi-
cation stated that gas service had
stopped only once in 1913 and then
under conditions over which ii had no
control.
Work Cheaper in Winter.
That water mains can be installed
more chcaply in winter than i'll sum-
lmer wasS borne out by the report Of
City Engineer S. III. Smith, covering
the block of water mains recently
laid on West Fifth avenue, between.
Wisconsin and Minnesota streets. He
showed in his repart that the work
was done for 81 less than it would,
have cost last summer, although the
cost of digging the trench was twice
as much as i'll the summer. j
An itcmized statement of the tine.
put in by DIR. N. j. Mayer, city milk.
and dairy inspector. brought forth
the inquest on the part of the coun-
Gil that he detail the Mnrk dnno and