The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09
CITY Commission
ACT ON KENNEDY AND J.. C..
SCHUTZ WALkS-AND
SAND PIT.

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hearing of the engineers estimate for
the assessment of the paving charges
for Second street NE, but from the
error in the method of assessment,
and the fact that the new ones were
not yet finished, the matter was not
treated. The date for the considera-
ton of the new estimates of this
work, together with those of Sixth
street NE, was set for October 20,
when the two will be brought up at
the same time.
The commissioners remarked on
the method of assessing property
owners for intersections when the
property is at the end of an intersect-
ing street. and the street abuts up to,
but ends with their property, as, for
instance, the Normal campus. The
engineer explained that the Normal
would pay for a straight frontage,
while the property on the south side
of Sixth street NE would have the in
tersection costs distributed among
the properties of the adjacent quar-
ter block. There were provident cit
liens in like situation who figured
that the cost of paving in front of
their property would cost them only
the proportionate share of intersec-
ton charges.
The patience of the human part of
the commission and the building time
of the year are nearly exhausted, and
no more dallying is to be INDUCED in
in the matter of having the walks
along the Kennedy and Schultz prop
erty on Egan avenue between Third
and Fourth streets put into passable
shape. A resolution was adopted
last night ordering these walks in.
And this implies putting them in at
grade, which implies grading down
the terrace, with the trees, to a level
close to that of the present curb.
There is a balance due A. j. Car
ner for building the Egan avenue
bridge, and the commissioners acted
favorably on allowing him the
amount of the balance. which is well
above $1,000. though the allowance
of the bill will not come up until the
regular monthly meeting.
The railroad company wants a
night Waterman appointed to patrol
the railroad and elevator property.
and desired the council to make a
regular official appointment. This
follows the request of the council of
defense in the protection and con
servation of foods and property. The
appointment was left with the mayor.
1t was hoped that something might
be done to repair the disposal tanks,
but ii was found that the season vas
getting pretty well along. as seasons
are accustomed TO doing. and nothing
has been done to remedy the evil of
which neighbors have complained of
that institution. The commission
wants to do something with this sit
uation, before the neighbors under
take to remedy the thing for them
selves by legal or physical action.
Paul Patel, owning a sand pit at
the side of the newly acquired city
? pit, appeared with a request for re
endorsement for building a road to
his pit, but which is used by him and
the city in common. The council
| agreed to build a fence to equalize
7 this equity, and tried to set a time
E for inspection of the premises. but
] wandered to other subjects, and it
was forgotten.
An application was passed about
among the commissioners for their
inspection, the applicant wanting
. some kind of city work. While the
e commissioners made no audible men
2 ton of who or what it was, the gal
4 lery understanding of the matter was
that 1t was another electrical man
| wanting a position-not a job, but a
. position.
1 Attention was called to the beau
! tiful possibilities offered TO a high
t wind by the small gravel and dirt
S with which the paving company cover
0 the finished street. the commission
ers observing hat it would drum
against the windows and sting the
hide of the innocent pedestrian. At
e tention was called to the difference
e in our cement base and hat formerly
] laid in Sioux City, which, he says, is
t being plowed up TO a depth of eight
o inches with a team and rooter pillow.
n Mention was made of a pending
{ resolution inviting the next Metho-
d dist conference to Madison. But the
p document in question was not offer
ed for adoption. and could not there
fore be acted on, though the commits
sion was favorably disposed.
d The commissioners are issuing a
crying demand for a man to under.
take the street cleaning job. At this
time there are no applicants, and
those approached with the PROPOSE.
tion have wanted wages equal to thai
Of skilled labor.
n Fred Mitchell had asked for In.