The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-19
CITY Commission
CLEARING HOUSE OF KICKS
GRINDS CALMLY - MUCH
PREPARATORY WORK.

The city commission last night at
their weekly meeting passed the buck
to the city health officer in the mat
ter OF allowing citizens to maintain
pig sites in town. Some declare
that if the city is going to Keep hogs
in the city limits, they will see to it
that the yards shall be kept clean or
complaint will be entered TO the city
against the city itself. Health Off
Ger Kellogg brought the commission
ers' attention TO the condition of the
stockyards. and they told him to go
ahead.
c. l.. Breedlove was awarded the
excavation and laying of water mains
on Center street, and will begin work
Immediately, Mayor Robertson said.
The conduit for the mains for the
city lights was discussed again. and
some prices read. 1t is thought that
the cost will be very high for the
manufactured material. The com
mission is considering imbedding a
conduit made of lumber in cement.
ID. ID. Holdridge submitted a petit
ton to the commissioners. and sup
ported il with argument, praying for
grading to be done on Third street
NV from the Lincoln school west TO
the city limits. He stated that though
the street was well settled. and other
streets opened traffic into it. the
thoroughfare had never received at
tention enough to make it a good
road. 1t was determined that the
commission would view it today.
The mayor was instructed to enter
into contract with J. NJ. Spies and
the Standard Oil company for fur
nishing lubricating oil TO the city.
An ordinance was given its first
reading creating the power of APP
pointing an official garbage collector
for the city. The garbage wagon is
now here. and the work will be COM
menced at once. BY discussion ii
was determined that the collector
should indicate to the customer
where to place the receptacles to be
easy of access.
An ordinance governing the licens-
ing of transient merchants was given
its first reading. and also one relat
ing to a%uctioneers. Both we're re
ferred to the city attorney for opin-
ion as TO sufficiency.
A resolution was adopted regulat-
ing the materials and mixtures 10 be-
used i'm bidding on city cement work
for walks and crossings. 1t is in
tended TO incorporate these provis-
ions into an ordinance. The haphaz-
ard way Of allowing walks TO be put
i'm has resulted in many worthless
walks and crossings in the city. and
this is to be remedied by prescribed
mixtures and workmanship.
For extending the width of walks
on Fgan avenue the bid of the G. II
Atkinson Paving company was ac-
cepted. For other scattered work
about town the bids were awarded
to W G. Marquart if he conforms to
the specifications as shown by the
newly adopted schedule.
The mayor and auditor were in
structed to enter into contract with
Otto Dahms for cleaning out the sen
tic tanks and laying new beds of fill
1tering material.
IT was recommended that the rail
way company put i'm a culvert on q
graded approach to the ~stockyards.
dlSO ~ Ifii'N VI iHlplbNt q VAIN
across the tracks near the electric
light plant.
1t is purposed TO absolutely pro
hibit the firing Of crackers or other
foolish inanities on the Fourth Of
July.
The auditor was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids for installing sewer
connections for every SO feet Of
frontage on Eean avenue. where they
have not already been installed. A
resolution and notice was formerly
issued. and where no attention has
been given the command, the city
will do the work. II must be done
at once or the city has no right to
pave at such places.
Some large advertising signs were
ordered to be removed from streets
and property in the west side of
town.
The city attorney was instructed
to draw up an ordinance covering
automobile traffic. Open mufflers,
travelling on the wrong side of the
street and turning at other than
street intersections are going to en-
gender i'll feeling on the part of the
city officers. and call down harsh
language. "Jayhawkers" crossing
the streets at other than at crossings
or cutting across intersecting streets
at angles to shorten the way are go
ing to be led along paths established
for their protection and safety.