The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-12
CITY Commission
NICE NEIGHBORLY MEETING
SOME WORK DONE AND
SOME DOING.

Some routine business was trans
acted last night by the city commits
sion at their meeting. resolutions
passed, and authorizations of eas
ures for cleaning up the garbage con
ditions of the city were made.
Representatives of the Civic and
ChiId's Welfare league appeared be
fore the commission and asked per
mission to make public Fairgrounds
of the city parks and grounds. Some
discussion was ~engendered as to
damage to the grounds. But per-
mission was tentatively granted, de-
pending upon the decision of the
commission later. 1T is purposed to
have a supervisor of sports to organ
ize games for the children at certain
hours of the day or week, and teach
them to play them.
Complaint was made by Mr.. Cald-
we'll, who lives near the creek in the
south part of town, that the dam at
the foot of Harth avenue is backing
the water up SO far as to do damage
TO cellars and depressed places in
yards and gardens. The city COM
mission decided that the city has no
jurisdiction over the condition, and
that the only recourse is through
suits for damages against the offend
ing party.
Bids were opened for building ce-
ment crossings and approaches for
the city. J.. S. Thompson bid 1872
cents a square foot for crossings and
4 q ~ a@,t~ fOr oyn-noahDC Wy -
Marquart bid 1Sh and 10 cents
for the same items. The bid of Mr..
Thompson was conditionally accept
ed, some doubt being expressed as to
whether the estimate was based on
the provisions of city ordinances COW
cring the treatment of sand and
gravel and the strength and dimen-
sions Of the materials.
DR.. III. f. Kellogg, city health of
ficer, discussed the matters of clean
ing up cans and offal on vacant
places in the city along the creek and
on lots, and of complying with the
law and ordinances in the matters of
cess pools and privies. There is to
be drastic action taken along these
lines.
Misunderstanding of the duties OF
the garbage gatherer was reported.
and also the information filed that
there are others who indicate a de
sire to enter the business. An ordi-
nance was decided upon to make
Alex Richardson the official garbage
man. and giving him exclusive au-
thority to gather within the city linn
its. under the contract prepared with
him and the city as parties.
Paving Egan avenue will necessi-
tate the removal of the cables buried
in the ground for street lights. The
extension of sidewalks and the paw
ing will make a permanent covering
for them. in such a way that they
will not be accessible for repairs. 1t
is purposed to u them through con
Quits from post to post. that they
may be gotten at more easily when
they ground. The auditor was in
structed to obtain prices for iron con
Quits of 11A inch diameter. There
will be about 5000 feet of this ma
terial needed.
Bids are to be submitted at once
for digging bitches and recovering
the pipe, and for the laying of the
pipe itself for water mains on Egan
avenue and on Center street f and
w. The two jobs are to be let sep
a~rately.
The auditor was instructed to get
prices for hydrants for places in
which they must be placed before
paving is begun. 1t may be neces-
sary to move hydrants from some
other part of the city to these places
temporarily.
The crosses and gates for the in
~tersections of three streets on Egan
avenue are in transit Somewhere in
the United States" between the fac.
tory in Ohio and Madison, it was re-
ported.
The commission are to meet today
with the county commissioners tc
view the bridge on upper Egan ave
nue. which was put in last fall, with
a view to allowing the bill for con.
struction. The city and county are
to each bear half of this expense. but
it is claimed that the bridge is show
ing defects of construction or work.
m%anship, and they are to meet today
to determine to what extent it will
affect the bill to be allowed.
After considerable deliberation il
was decided to expend $4,000 of the
sinking fund for the purchase of 6
Liberty bond. After this transaction
was completed the commission ad
journed.