The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-05-06
COUNCIL E
IT'S NEW YEAR
APPOINTEES AND COMMITTEES
NAMED-NEW MEMBERS OF
ORGANIZATION TAKE
THEIR SEATS.

council and appointive officials, last
ing year. Except for the three new
members of the council, practically
no change vas made in the present
administration.
Councilman John w. B%roadbent.
Of the First ward, j. p. Reihsen, of
the Second ward. and John Kurvink.
of the Fourth ward. commenced their
tenure OF Office and j. O. Wairath.
of the Third ward. resumed the seat
he has held for the past four years.
In the list OF appointees by Mayor
A.. b.. Hitchcock, confirmed by the
council, were the following:
Health officer. DIR. w. II. Ball;
city auditor Thomas Eastcott; city
attorney, Lauritz Miller; electrical
inspector, S. III. Smith; city engi-
neer; Mr.. Smith; building inspector,
Mr.. Smith: assistant city engineer,
II. M. Sparks; plumbing inspector,
G.. w. Frink; mechanical engineer,
Mr.. Frink: city assessor, j. II. Davis.
Waterworks-Chief engineer, j.
A. Parsons; first assistant engineer,
G. w. Anderson; second assistant
engineer. Jerry Donovan.
Graceland cemetery-Superinten-
dent, Arthur Allen.
City weighmaster-H. C. Green.
Police department-Chief, Wood
Smith; Patrolmen, w. F. Christensen,
Geo. Shipton, A. l.. Kirkpatrick, w.
A. Darling and John S. Chapman.
Fire Department-Chief, Carl Fow
Ter; assistant chief, f. j. Purdy;
foreman hose house, II. Il. Snow; as
sistant foreman in hose house, A. j.
Wright; fire police, Wood Smith and
Geo. Shipton.
Street Observation-Disclosures
w. II. Snow; city hall janitor, f. w.
Jones; garbage disposal, Ola Rudd;
sprinkler, w. P. Glennon.
Park Board-Member of board to
fill vacancy on failure of e. Kelley
to qualify, %unexpired term one year.
DR.. M. w. Myler; member of board
tor term of five years to succeed G.
Sclleurenbrand. Il. A. Loomer. The
membership of the board and the eX-
piration of the terms of each follows:
Or. Myler. May 1. 1916; Geo. H. Rev
May l., 1917; w. A. Wheeler, May 1
1918; A. r. Downey, May /, 1919;
Mr.. Loomer, May l., 1920.
Library trustees-Member of the
board for three years, succeeding him
self, M. +. Patton. Membership of
board, with expiration of terms, Mrs.
II. D. Butterfield, May 1, 1916; Prof.
j. G. Lindsey, May i, 1917; Mr.. Pat
ton, May 1, 1918.
The council committees follow:
Finance and taxation-John M.
Siberz, chairman, John Kurvink and
A. j. Kings.
Electric lighting-John w. Broad
bent.
Waterworks and sewers. o.
Walrath, chairman and Mr.. Kings.
Streets and alleys-A. G.. Miles,
chairman T., p. Reihsen and Mr..
Broadbent.
Fire department-Mr. .Reihsen. -
City hall.-Mr. Broadbent.
Graceland cemetery-Mayor, eX-
officio and auditor, ex-officio.
Public welfare-Mr. Kurvink.
Board of health-Dr. w. r. Ball,
ex-officio, chairman; Prof. S. d. van
Benthuysen, vice chairman. Mr.. Kur-
Wink, Mr.. Kings, Mr.. Siberz.
Ordinances-Prof. van Benthuy-
sen.
Police department-Mayor, ex-of-
ficio.
Mr.. Walrath was again elected
president of the council and is the
presiding officer of the city in the
absence of the mayor.
With the closing of routine bust
ness of the council, all members pres
ent except q. H. Winsor and Prof.
S. d. van Benthuysen, the mayor
thanked s.. w. Whyte, the retiring
member OF the council from the Sec
ond ward, for his faithful attendance
to duties while a member of the ad-
ministration.
The annual report of the city wat
erworks showed that the income from
water rents during the year ending
May / was $S,T29.62, compared with
s6,653.44 for the previous period.
The increase in the income was ST.
OS6.1S, or "a per cent. Permanent
improvements costing ~$17,732.76
have been installed during the year
and the operating expense was S.
964.71. There were 119,1O9,SO0
gallons of water pumped during the
year, 1~S,779,360 less than the year
before.
The report on the plumbing inspec-
ton for the year was made by G. w.
The office was established on
July /, 1914. Since that time there
have been 80 permits issued for
house plumbing, four master plumb
ers have been given licenses and
eight journeymen plumbers. 1t was
reported that between $4,000 and
$50, 900 worth of plumbing had been
done during the year and the or
dinance had been an entire success.
Sid H. Smith. city engineer, in his
report again emphasized the need of
making a re-survey of the city. He
reported that the construction during
the year or now nearing completion
totalled $32,a93.17. of which the
largest items were $4,000 for the re-
inforced concrete reservoir at the
waterworks, %$6,O4S.51 for water
main extension and ~S6,04S.51 for
extensions. The engineer re-
viewed the work that had been done
at the waterworks. street grading
and the building of sewers and water
AS electrical inspector. Mr.. Smith
reported that the office had been OPP