The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-05-07

Total amount approximate
ly the city will receive
from the telephone COM
pany ........... .... Olb6.3
Special note should be made Of
this fact when the criticism is made
on the street corners mat the admin
istration is wasting public funds in
the telephone controversy.
1.-The fifth action between the city
and the telephone company is pend
ing in the circuit court upon a COM
plant of the city to enioin the tele-
phone company from further conducts
ing its local exchange.
THE telephone company is maxi
ing strenuous efforts to override the
legal rights of the city for the pur-
pose of establishing in the state an
increased schedule of rates. This
schedule would e millions of dol
liars to the company during the next
twenty years. New telephone sys-
tens are being constructed in various
towns and the efforts Of the company
in the city of Mitchell is to make tho
proposed rates a precedent for other
towns. 1t is not only IN Issue for
the citizens of Mitchell but for the
entire state. AS is customary the
world over The telephone company is
making capital of petty %prcjudices
and selfish schemes TO undermine the
contest by the city. "a.
eff the citizens of Mitchell stand
firm, unless the constitution of the
State be changed, the supreme court
and the federal court reverse the de-
%cisions now in force. the time will
come in a few years when the city
will havctthe option of removing from
the city every foot of wire, every
pole and conduit in operation by the
Dakota Central Telephone Company.
Fiscal Statement
81 hereby submit items of general
interest showing expenditures of the
city during the past six years:
Amount of indebtedness paid,
Outstanding warrants, May LIST, 1908.
%$26671.61; Outstanding warrants
May, LIST, 1914, 100000.
Amount OF, Indebtedness paid,
%$23671.61.
Bonded indebtedness paid during
this period, $4,000. 90.
Special assessments on sewers and
Sidewalk to be collected by the city
paid for out OF the general fund, ap-
proximately. 100000.
Total amount saved over and above
the general running expenses of tho
city and amounts paid for perman-
ent improvements made during this
period, S~41,G71.61.
Principal. items of improvements:
Fire department, $~3.437.6S: new vol
at water works. $~2,S79..25: 46 cluster
lights on Main street. $1,000; pay
ings at intersection OF streets and cor-
ners, paid for by city, $500; two
lots for hay market, $3.50; 5
bridges. and approaches Owe run on
South side, approximately, $2.700;
Acre property through which sewer
outlet runs east of city. S5.7Oa.3S
lot adjoining city hall grounds. $3.50:
purchase of driving park southeast of
city, now worth probably double the
purchase price, paid. $~6,193.S9;
purchase of road and constructing
boulevard to the cemetery. sI,650:
1T2 cement c~ross-walks. $500; al
tcration in city hall basement and
constructing Jail for city. $634.25;
j3 3-4 miles water mains, 80 fire n.y.
drants, 81 gate valves, approximately
$4,000. Total $G4,322.45..
Incttsasc I'm Assessments
ITO chow tho comparative develop
ment of ~ city's financial worth
and the increased expenditures. l sub
NIT a statement of the assessment and
levy which have been made for the
past eight years.
Assessed value oft.real and per-
sonal property In Mitchell. exclusive
Of railroad property!
1896 .s1.475.18a
1907 .1,T88y186
laGS ...... ~. 2,823.2 S7
1903 ..... ........ 2.165.623
1910 .........s...... 2,I7n.TO3
1911 q. 331.G33
1912 2.450. 9dd
1913 ..s............ 7,320.554
Annual Levies:-