The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-04
LET'S
SEWER CONTRACTS
OMAHA FIRM WILL DO WORK.
ORDINANCE GIVEN FINAL
Observation-Disclosures
OFFICIAL PAPER.

Less than $500 difference marked
the bids for eve construction to be
done in Mitchell the coming year,
opened at the monthly session of the
city council last evening. The SEES
sion was an important and busy one,
the council not adjourning until after
midnight.
The VIM. Fitch company, of Oma-
ha, was given the contract for the
sewer construction with the lowest
bid of $~4,078.12. The other bid
ders were Hector Coolsett, Marshall,
Mimi. $~4,334.17; G.. s. Redmon,
Pipestone, Mimi. $4,344.66; Almo
Engine & Supply Company. Omaha,
$~4,224.95. The estimate of City En-
gineer Sir II. Smith was $~3,928.21.
The sewer construction covers the
following streets: From Fourth street.
and Edmunds street, ON the South
side, west to Fourth and Wisconsin
streets and thence south to IIavens
street; on West Third avenue, from
Minnesota to Iowa streets; from
Fourt avenue and Montana street to
Fifth and Montana, thence west on
Fifth avenue to Iowa street and east
on Fifth avenue to Minnesota street;
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north to the Omaha right of way; on
East Fifth e N from Gamble to
Kittredge street.
Final passage was given to the
ordinances permitting j. N. Crow to
construct an areaway under the side
walk adjoining his proposed building
at Fourth and Main, including the
writing of advertisements on side
walks and regulating the licensing of
electrical workers. The ordinances
giving l.. e. Beckwith permission to
construct a stairway on the Fourth
avenue side of his new building and
licensing plumbers for 50 a year,
we're placed on their first readings.
The opening of coal bids for the
coming year revealed four bidders,
Davis & Daniels. F. l.. Meyer, John
Determan, and j. F. Anderson. The
contract vas awarded to Mr.. Meyer.
The Republican was named the Off
cial city paper by an unanimous vote
of the council. Three newspapers sub
mitted bids.
City Engineer Smith, after an eX-
tended discussion, was authorized to
communicate with Engineer Wolf, of
| St. Paul, relative to the type of deep
| we'll pump to be installed over me
of the three old wells at the pump
ing station, and the we'll which
should be used
Councilmen John M. Siberz and
j. o. Walrath both declared the city
to be in a dangerous condition at
present, because of the sole depend
ency upon the new turbine pump,
which has, made the old wells in
efficient. The c%oncensus Of opinion
seemed to favor installing a new
deep we'll pump, with the possibility
of enlarging the present reservoir at
Ia later date. City Engineer Smith
favored an air-lift pump as the most
feasible type to be Installed.
Mayor "A. r. Hitchcock named City
Engineer Smith as building and cleo
trical inspector and Guy w. Frink
as plumbing Inspector. The appoint.
ments we're unanimously confirmed
With the allowance of the SALARY
OF DR.. N. j. Mayer as city milk and
dairy inspector for the past five
months, it was decided to discontinue
the present system. 1t is probable
that a system Will be worked. which
viii be more economical and permit
the seImi-monthly inspection of ali
milch cows in the city.