The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-10
WATERWORKS ARE
MAJOR EXPENSE
COST NEARLY ONE-THIRD OF
CITY'S BUDGET FOR COMING
YEAR-TOTAL Is $685.
52O.50.

The municipal waterorks system
! will form the greatest single item oil
expense of the city government OF
Mitchell for the coming year, accord
ing to the budget outlined by Mayor
A. e. Hitchcock at the monthly meet
ing of the council last evening, The
total expenses of the city for the
coming twelve months is estimated at
sS5,520.5 SO.
The construction of the projected
750, 900 gallon concrete reservoir,
deemed essential in view of the de-
mand Upon the city's system of water
works, is responsible for the addi-
| ton of a new ~air-lift pump. The
fund set apart for the waterworks is
$29,500. The second largest item is
in the interest fund, totalling So
5000.
The various funds were outlined
in the budget as follows: general,
$4,000; public safety, $500; public
service, s50,500; library. $1,000;
park board, $1,000; commercial adj
vertising, $4,000; cemetery, $1,400;
bond sinking, $4,000; interest, 49,
$40.
The public safety fund is divided
into the following items: police, $5,-
100; fire $4,000; health, $4,000;
municipal, $1,000; Jail, 5000. The
following items are in the public
service fund; engineering $4,000;
waterworks, $4,000; streets, $4,000
sewers, $1,000; street lighting So
500; city hall, $4,000; city scales
$500.
OF interest was the submission of
a petition of 242 electors, headed by
.IWm. S. McGrath, asking that the
city be incorporated under the COM
mission form of government. The pc
ltition was filed on Monday. The mat
ter was referred to the ordinance
committee and will be considered at
Va special meeting of the council next
Friday evening. Under the state law,
1T will be necessary to submit the
question to a popular vote within 20
days of the date of filing. The petit
ton also provided that the people
should vote On whether three or five
!, commissioners should be chosen
: provided that the proposition carried
Following a report from City En-
gineer Sid II. Smith. members of tn
council informally expressed their APP
. porval of the scheme to lay sanitar,
, sewers in the alleys both east ant
west of Main street. The tentative
plan suggested by the engineer pro
Y vided for a 12-inch sewer in the allie.
west of Main street, laid at a deptl
of 80 feet lower than the Mail
street sewer.
The on the alley east o
t Main would be 10 inches. in diamete
h and four feet lower than the Mai
street sewer. The west sewer wa
made larger because of a possible us
, as a tank sewer for Capital addition
The engineer estimated that it woul
cost $40 per 25-foot lot, or a total c
$3.50. Many property owners o
Main street have indicated their az
o prevail of the proposed sewer. Th
matter will be brought up at TIL
= special meeting next Friday evenin!
No acceptance having been receive
within five days on the franchise gi,
ing o. q. Cassem the right to cor
struct and operate a street railwa.
- no action was taken by the counc
T. relative to calling a special electio
h on October 6. Ordinance No. go
fixing 80 feet as the width of Ea.
Fourth avenue between Lawler an
Capital streets, failed of final pas
i'd age. The matter of grading and OF
Y ing West Third avenue was laid vi
on the table.
- The city auditor was authorized
Sc advertise for bids for the constructic
& of water mains over the streets
. which sewers were laid the past sur
~ mer.