The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-22
CITY COMMISSION
CELEBRATIONS. CARRIAGE. DOGS
AND SALARIES COME UN-
DER THEIR NOTICE.

session at the city nail declared
themselves ready to demonstrate
that a 212 mile police officer can
overtake and bring to book an auto
mobilist going at 60 miles an hour.
There is an ordinance i'm existence
providing for fines for speeding, for
keeping on the right side of the
street, and for turning only around
the turning marks at street inter
sections, and city officers are going
to see that they are enforced. Ma
chimes will hereafter be expected TO
proceed with funereal sedateness.
calmly, and with mufflers closed. and
always with lights at night. other
wise Automobiles Will incur the i'll
will of the Officers. and be called in
to a financitl conference with the
police Judge.
Dogs, too, are going to come in
for attention. When time is found
to get squared away properly it is
going to be necessary for dogs whom
the owners prize to wear a collar
with name Of INK and number of
license on il. The number and char
acter of the dogs in this city is de-
clared to be a nuisance.
The collection Of the s~emi-yearly
water rates was discussed, but no
decision arrived at. Many of the
sums are declared TO be a half year
in arrears.
After some discussion the salary
of the chief of police was raised SIS q
month. Salaries of other officers.
as fixed by the ordinance read
Treasurer, 500 a year; auditor,
$3.50; city attorney. $500; city
health officer, 5000; fire warden and
building Inspector, 500 and fees for
inspection; fire chief, s25; assessor,
$500 for the complete assessment;
chief Of police, $50 per month; night
watchmen, $40; city engineer. Sc a
day.
Bonds were passed upon and ac-
cepted for II. r. Kellogg. health Of
ficer; r. l.. Soper, city justice. and
C. ]. Warfield, pool hall proprietor
The application Of G. ] Armstrong
was held over for Investigation and
further consideration.
A petition was filed by Il. w. Gold
man, asking for the vacation Of I'm
ion avenue. running between two
lots or parcels of ground owned by
him. 1he matter was deferred for
later consideration
The commissioners Expressed
themselves as being ready TO enter
into contract with Alex Richardson
on the proposed method Of disposing
of city garbage. The city is to fence
their present dump ground with hog
proof wire fence, placing same under
the absolute control of Mr.. Richard
son pay him 800 a year, AID fur
nish him with a tank for conveying
the refuse. For his part Mr.. Rich
ar1son agrees TO gather the city gar
bage and keep the dump ground in
%presentable condition at all times.
The city engineer was instructed to
establish the lines Of the ground, and
the city engineer was instructed TO
draw mp an instrument to evidence
the contract.
Local plumbers came in for severe
criticism for the way they have been
filling i'm the excavations made for
making sewer or water connections
Their instructions are TO puddle the
ground down we'll with water as they
fill. in order to get the solidity nee
essary for a street. This. it is assert
ed. they have neglected doing, with
the result that every rain causes the
ground to cave in, leaving dangerous
holes in streets
G. W. Atkinson. paving contractor,
was expected TO be in Madison last
night. but owing to a fire in the high
school building in his home town Of
Brookings he was unable to be pres
ent. He is expected today or tomor-
row.
Prof. S. r. May was named as a
member of the library board for a
term of three years, to succeed him
self as appointed TO fill out an uneX
PRED term. G. M. Klotzbach's ap-
pointment as poundmaster succeeds
his former term.
A circular from the state fire mar
shall calls attention to the fact that
as we will have a better use for *
plosives than Of letting them off in
the air for a Fourth of July celebra-
ton. it would be better to have a
proclamation. in the absence of an
existing ordinance prohibiting II, for
bidding a celebration with fireworks
in Madison. lie calls attention TO
the crippled condition of many of the
Younger inhabitants following such a
celebration and urges at least mod
Grafton. Mayor Robertson expressed
himself as intending to make such a
proclamation in time that merchants
will not have laid in stocks of ex-
plosives.
The state commissioner for defense
urged a demonstration for the day
of registration for military duty,
June 5, when every mar liable under
the provisions of the draft bill will
he nxnnntad to register under non