The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-11-06
Commission Meets
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nail as tney dlSSlpateQ trenZleuly |
with the monthly stack of bills and !
entertained several citizens in debate
over various projects of the city pol
icies
j. G. Schultz, Geo. r. Farmer, l.. II.
Blagen and Roy Kennedy waited up
on the commission in remonstrance
against the proposed action in cut
ting down the grade at the Kennedy
property. Their argument was the
loss of the trees which years had ma
tured. representing that they were
more than private property, partak-
| ing somewhat of public property in
the Identification of the city. Much
true local color was lent to the situ-
alton in the representation of the
condition in times of heavy snow and
wind, when the snow makes it inn
/ passible at that corner. A communi-
cation from Mr.. Kennedy was read,
stating his contention. representing
that the grade had been changed
after the establishment of mark in
| former times. In a wild argument
on suppositional grounds as regards
modified grade, Mr.. Trimmer
would not admit thing, standing
| firmly in his attitude of following a
previously established grade. After
an interesting argument the question
was passed over. One bid for the
work of grading and putting in walk
there and along the Schultz and Glatz
properties was opened. It's consider
alton was postponed until tonight.
there being some expectation of a
modified or partial job of the work,
and the consideration of sand TO be
obtained on the job being recognized
as one of the elements for the low
bid submitted.
Marcus Aus asked the board for a
rate of cents a kilowatt for elec-
tricity for operation of the mill He
represented that the industry was
recognized as one of Importance. and
one to be fostered by both govern
ment and local people in the light of
the present demand for flour. This
didn't seem to touch the hearts or
the commissioners. He further hint
ed at the probable impossibility OF
getting coal for power, which would
threaten their continuity in business.
This did not dent the so.1 mems inn
perturbability. They said they could
not contract to furnish power at any
figure until they knew what the pow
er was costing them, and that they
had about all the load they could
carry now.
The commissioners here engaged
in a discussion of the conditions and
operation OF the power plant The
expert there erecting the engine
| hn
of both fuel and lubricating oil, crit
icizing severely the methods now em-
ployed. The commissioners and en-
gineer laid the responsibility for the
present wrecked condition of the en-
CINE to the employment of incompe-
tent help and lack of management.
To enable the city to make rates
on power furnished patrons the city
engineer was commissioned to work
out a system of blanks, and for a
time CAREFUL record will be kept of
the costs and amount Of output 1t
will be required that these records
be kept in a way approximately cor
rect. And the time required for get
ting the system into working shape
will be such that the mill will not
depend on the city for power this fall
at least.
I Estimates were furnished by the
city engineer on the paving for dis
tricts 2 and 4. and the time for con
sideration and hearing was set for
November 10. Discussion of the
method of assessing for intersections
|. was precipitated by Geo. r.. Farmer
when he stated that in the original
notice for a certain district ii was
not stated that it was TO be assessed
; against the property for a half block
each way, and that in the estimates
, ii was so provided He promised
, trouble over the omission.
! In the matter of assessing the paw
| ing against the frontage OF the north
! one-third OF block 10, il was found
that the original notice so described
, it, but that since the inauguration of
the paving the property had been
plated, leaving narrow and worth
less strip for the paving to be paid
lfrom. This looked like a design to
avoid the payment of the assessment,
and the paving will be assessed
against the whole tract as appeared
in the original notice.
Supervisors Boutwell, and Johnson,
of Herman township. appeared In
support of a road building bill, on
: an agreement with the city TO work
Highland avenue. The city has but
, half of this thoroughfare. Certain
metal culverts were installed by the
i, township on private drives, wholly
without the limits of the city, the
,cost of which was included in the
bill. The city absolutely refuses to
pay for these items, but allows for
J the work on the street.
The waste paper cans being in place
on the corners, an application was
noted for their use for advertising
The matter was refused on the
: ground that they would be disguised
thereby, and they might be mistaken
by the public for flower pots. The
probability of them blowing away
was advanced. Commissioners A. G
, Schmidt solved the difficulty at one