Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-02-12
at T.. j. Munson's Thursday. The
next meeting will be held at the Louis
kinstad home on March eth.
COMMISSIONERS CHAMBERS.
(Omcial Proceedings.)
Watertown. s. D., Feb. 9, IS,

boaiu OIL commissioners convened
in regular session at the city hall
Mayor Wagner, presiding.
Present at roll call Commissioners,
Countryman, Whooley, Wiersbeek
Absent Commissioner Snyder.
Minutes of last meeting read ant
approved.
Application of Ben G. Polk askins
that his saloon license at No. 11s
North Maple street, known as the
Lincoln Hotel Annex be cancelled
and that a refund be made to him q
the %unearned license fee was read.
Moved by Commissioner Whooley
seconded by Commissioner Country
man. that the saloon license of Ben
e. Polk at No. l1S North Maple
street, known as the Lincoln Hotel
Annex be cancelled, and the city aud.
itor instructed to make refund to Mr..
Polk of the unearned license fee.
Said motion prevailed by the follow,
ing vote on roll call; Ayes, Commits.
%sioners Countryman, Whooley, Wiers,
peck, Mayor Wagner. 4 ayes, no
nays.
Moved by Commissioner Whooley,
seconded by Commissioner Country.
man, that the application of Hess &
Rau, filed in the office of the city
auditor, January 10, 1914, for a permit
to sell intoxicating liquors at retail
at No. 11S north Maple street, known
as the Lincoln Hotel Annex, be grant
ed, and that license issue upon the
payment of the required license fee.
Said motion prevailed by the follow
ing vote on roll call. Ayes, Commits
sioners C~ountryman, Whooley, Wiers-
beck, Mayor Wagner. 4 ayes, no
nays. Absent Snyder.
The report and opinion of City At
torney Mcfarland as to the opening
OF First street west across the right
of way and railway tracks of the
c. & N. w. Ry. Co, M. C st. l.. Ry.
Co, c. R. l. & P: Ry. Co, and for
the placing of a viaduct over said
tracks, and the mode of procedure
thereby, was read and ordered filed,
and it was moved by Commissioner
Countryman, seconded by Commits
sioner Whooley, that February 10th,
1914, at 8 o'clock p. H., at the COM
missioners rooms at the city hall be
the time and place when a full dis
cussion of the matter be taken up,
and that the city auditor be instructed
to give notice thereof, that all par
ties Interested in the building of said
viaduct may be present at that time.
Carried.
Ordinances A72 to II, inclusive,
establishing street grades, were plac-
ed on their final reading and passed,
adopted and approved by the follow
ing vote on roll call: Ayes, Commits
sionrs C~ountryman, Whooley, Wiers-
heck and Mayor Wagner. 4 ayes, no
nays. Absent Snyder.
Ordinance ATS, introduced by May
or Wagner, regulating the building
and erection of hospitals, was given
its first reading.
he following bills, being audited
by the proper commissioners, were al
lowed by the following vote on roll
call: Ayes, Commissioners Country
man, Whooley, Wiersbeck and Mayor
Wagner. 4 ayes, no nays. Absent
Snyder.
Claim No. Payee Amount
1914 Owsley Mercantile Co.'s so
I045 a. Duffner (. ........ 1910
1046 Codington County 56.95
1n4. o. NJ. Lane ..... 11s37
104S WatertoWn Light and
Power Co. . .......... 714.95
1o49 NJ. r. Allen ......... 2S.75
1850 Consumers Fuel & Ice
Co. 205.90
1851 WATERFOWL Printing and
Binding Co. 37.75
On motion the board adjourned.
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