The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-05
CITY Commission
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
LIGHTING REFUND FOR
STREET LIGHTS.

The city commission met last night
in the city hall in reglar monthly
business. Bills were allowed and
other routine business transacted.
1t having been the custom for the
city to bear part of the expense OF
furnishing a banquet TO the veterans
of the civil war on Memorial day, the
commission allowed a bill for this eX-
pense.
The bonds of r. b Fitzgerald. Ed
Rafferty,. l. d. Lee peoples Electric
Supply company and John L. Dele
van. contractor for sewer and eXca-
waiting on upper Fgan avenue, were
approved. The appointment of F.
w. Hunt as chief of the fire depart
ment by vote Of the firemen was
confirmed.
For a short stub of sewer on Fifth
street NV the bid Of G. Breedlove
was accepted. The length Of the eN-
tcavation is so feet. and the amount
of the bid is $50. city furnishing ma
~terials.
The mayor and auditor were au-
thorized TO enter into contract with
j. p. Lilly. of st. Louis, for a years
supply OF fuel oil for use at the city
power house. They agree 10 furnish
"A car of oil every sixty days if need
ed. at a price ranging from SIS cents
to S1.85, price to be governed by the
market at the oil fields in Oklahoma.
The price at present is $l.35.
The necessity of a street grader
was considered. and they agreed that
they would order one Nothing def
mite was determined.
The condition of the fence and
gates enclosing the ball park was
considered at some length. Renting
the premises for use as a pasture for
either horses or COWS was discussed
and it was determined that cows
would not be tolerated. The fact
that If rented as a pasture by a per
son. he would want TO have the gates
locked makes its renting look rather
improbable. The conclusion finally
arrived at was that the fence should
be repaired.
Robert Glatz made an offer of S5
a cord for the granite and $3.50 for
the boulders at the north Egan ave
nue. bridge. On recommendation OF
the city engineer and objection that
AlIt AiNS NOuld W Adliig ntth AAl1 AAd
terial. the matter was deferred foI
further consideration.
N. 7. Dingman appeared before
the commission TO determine his po-
sition with regard to the supply oil
water from the city for his SAND
washing plant at the foot OF Hartf
avenue, and the desirability of allow
ing the meter to remain connected
with a hydrant a block away. HI
also wanted to furnish bond for the
payment of amount of water used
instead of the cash deposit nov
made. The commission made M
change in the arrangement of the
, agreement, for which a formal reso
luton had been formerly passed, anC
determined to hold the user response
BILE for the payment of the cost 0
the meter.
Extensions of the widths of side
walks on Egan venue and building
sidewalks in other places about town
for which notice has been served pre-
viously, was discussed. 1t was deter
mined that the commission advertis'
for bids, as the owners of abuttin,
property had not made any effort to
ward building the walks, and tn
I time allowed them having been lon,
since expired.
3 The refund of money advanced 70
: installing the lights for the whit
way was considered. This money i
that which the merchants and bust
ness men advanced for purchasin,
and installing the lights, the city no
having enough in the fund at tina
time to invest. The project wa
handled by the Merchants associa
!. ton. The matter was put over 70
the commissioners to refresh thei