Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-31

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Resolution No. via. introduced b.
Alderman Cornwell. providing for tbs
construction of q sidewalk on ths
north side of Kemp Ave. West, abut
ting blocks TWENTY-FIVE to Tw~enty-nine
was approved by the following vote or
roll call: Ayes Aldermen Brown. Bal
siger, Cornwell, Ferguson, Hanten
Langwill. 6 ayes, no nays. Absent
Aldermen Hagna and Johnson.
Alderman Cornwell offered the fol
lowing resolution. Whereas. Mt an
election held on April 18th. 1919, the
electors of the City OF WATERFOWL
authorized the city council OF said
city to levy a tax Of not to exceed p'ne
mill on each dollar Of taxable prop-
erty in the city, for the purpose spt
creating a fund to furnish musical
concerts to the public.
And whereas. the Fourth Regiment
Band has made application for con;
tract to furnish such musical concerts
to the public for the season of 1917,
Therefore, be 1t resolved by the city
council of the city of WATERFOWL that
a contract be entered into by the city
with the Fourth Regiment Band to
furnish musical concerts for the year
1917 upon the following terms and
conditions: the city to pay to the band
the sum of $2,500.0O for twenty-five
concerts to be given during the
months OF May, June, July, August
and September Of 1917, on Friday eve.
nings and in the court house park
whenever practicable. The number
of players at each concert to be at
last twenty, and the duration of each
concert to be at least M and one
half hours.
II the band shall fail to give the
full number Of twenty-five concerts, a
deduction of one hundred dollars shall
be made for each concert so omitted,
payment to be made as follows: $500
on or before the Goth day Of May,
1917, $500 on or before the Both day
of June. 1917, $500 on or before the
Both day of July, 1917, $500 on or
before the Both day Of August, 1917,
$500 on OF before the Both day of Sep
TENDER. 1917, provided that all the
provisions Of said contract have been
complied with
Moved by Alderman Cornwell, sec
onded by Brown, that the resolution
be adopted, which motion carried on
roll call. Ayes, Aldermen Brown, Bal
siger, Cornwell, Ferguson, Hanten,
Langwill. s ayes, no nays. Abent,
Aldermen Hagna and johnson.
Alderman Ferguson was excused
and retired.
Moved by Alderman Balsiger, sec
onded by Langwill, that the bid Of the
Watertown Cement Products Co. for
the city cement work for the coming
year be accepted, which motion car
ried on roll call. Ayes, Aldermen
Brown, Balsiger, Cornwell. Hanten,
Langwill. 5 ayes, no nays. Absent,
Aldermen Ferguson, Hagna and John
son.
The city engineer filed his report
on sidewalks that needed repairs and
rebuilt, which was read and ordered
filed.
Moved by Alderman Balsige-, Sec
onded by Langwill, that the city adj
vertise for bids for coal for immediate
delivery. Motion carried 15s
Moved by Alderman Cornwell, sec
onded by B~alsiger, that the salary or
stinance be amended to read, City
Garbage Collector, salary s10so.Oo per
year, instead Of $4,000, which motion
carried on roll call. Ayes. Aldermen
Brown, Balsiger, Cornwell, Hanten,
Langwill. s ayes, no nays. Absent,
Aldermen Ferguson, Hagna and John.
son.
An ordinance fixing the salaries
and Conversations Of City officials
and the time for payment of the same
for the year ending May 1, 1918, came
up for second reading. Moved by AL
derman Langwill, seconded by Bal
siger, that the salary ordinance be now
passed, which motion carried on roll
call. Ayes, Aldermen Brown, Balsig-
er, Cornwell. Hanten, Langwill. s
ayes, 40 nays. Absent Aldermen
Ferguson, Hagna and johnson.
The following bills were allowed on
roll call: Ayes, Aldermen Brown,
Balsiger. CornwelI, Hanten Langwill.
ayes no nay Absent. Aldermen
Ferguson Hagna and johnson.
General Fund.
Banks & Addison electric sup
plies and labor. city hall $27.67
Indian Refining Co, oil for