Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-08
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.

Aldermen Brown, BalSlSer,
Ferguson, Hagna, Hanten, johnson
Langwill.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
Mr.. Isaac Sours appeared before the
council and requested that his land
be set out from the city limits. The
mayor advised him to file a written
petition.
An assignment of $1,490.20 to the
Lehigh Portland Cement Co., of Chi
cago, Illinois, by the Offerman Con
struction Co, was read and ordered
filed.
A substitute ordinance. introduced
by Alderman B. N. Hagna, granting
to the Great Northern Railway Co,
the right to construct, maintain and
operate a spur track through the alley
in blocks So and 35, Second Railway
Addition and blocks 6 and 8 of the
Original Plat, was read.
Motion by Alderman Langwill, sec
onded by Cornwell, that this ordinance
be passed to it's second reading. Car
ried.
An ordinance introduced by Alder
man Ferguson prohibiting false and
misleading advertising and fixing pen
alties for the violation thereof, was
read and on motion passed to second
reading.
Mr.. H. S. Fletcher, representing the
Gas. Co., appeared before the coun-
Gil and explained the position of the
Gas company relative to the $1,000
charge for gas meters.
Mr.. A. l.. Sherin cited several SUI
preme court decisions showing that
charges for gas meters were contrary
to law, and urged the council to pro-
tect the citizens against the unjust
charges for meters.
Motion by Alderman Hagna, sec
onded by Hanten, that the city take
$500 worth of advertising space in
the Commercial Travellers publication.
Carried.
An ordinance introduced by Alder
man Johnson, regulating, restraining
and prohibiting the running at large
of horses, cattle, swine, goats and
dogs was read and on motion passed
to second reading.
The monthly reports of the city en-
gineer, street commissioner, chief Of
police, and clerk of court read and
ordered filed.
The mayor appointed Jake Hunt
ticker assessor for the coming year,
which appointment was confirmed by
the following vote on roll call: Ayes,
Aldermen Brown, Balsiger, Ferguson,
Hagna, Hanten, Johnson, Langwill.
Z ayes, no nays, absent Cornwell.
Motion by Alderman Balsiger, sec
onded by Langwill, that the. following
bills be allowed, which motion carried
on roll call. Ayes, Aldermen Brown,
Balsiger, Ferguson, Hagna, Hanten,
Johnson Langwill. Z ayes, no nays,
absent, Alderman Cornwell.
City General Fund.
]. 3. Mather Feb. salary, city
attorney =. --.---.-..--$66.66
John Fl. Conley, Feb. salary,
city treasurer .--.-..-. 1888
H. c. Wood, Feb. salary, city
auditor J.. 90
H C. Wood. express charges on
supplies for health dept. -.. 10
A. E. McComb, Feb. salary, gar
bage collector 5000
Banks & Addison, globes for
city hall "a
Will r. Lambert, 1000 envelopes 1850
Dakota Central Telephone Co.,
pest house phone ........... 2.40
Court and Police Fund.
Irwin H. Myers, Feb. salary,
municipal judge ...--..-$68.75
John Keegan, Feb. salary, chief
of police 100 90
o. ]. Opheim, Feb. salary, po-
liceman -. IS. 90
F. j. Weckman, Feb. salary,
peiceInan 49, ...-...--..-..-...... 1000
Robt. Vetter, Feb. salary, po-
Eceman - 1890
Ed. Haley, Feb. salary, police
man - 1900
Albert Jaehn, Feb. salary, police
mar rs. 90
3. 2. Wilkinson, boarding pris-
oners Z. 1895
John Keegan, postage .--.-..... LOO.
Ed T. Elkins, boarding prisoners 30.75
John HI. Conley, Court certifi-
Gates paid .146. 80
Dakota Central Telephone Co.,
phones and calls .----.-.... 5.85
Fireman Fund.
Will Mclaughlin, Feb. salary,
fire chief ...---......$100.00
Herman kagemann, Feb. sal
airy, fireman Observation-Disclosures. 5000
]. A. Walters. Feb. salary, fire
man =. Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Fl. L. Elkins, Feb. salary, fire.
mar D. ..-.........--...... 1000
&c, M. Olson, Feb. alary, fireman 1000
Pete Powderly, Sleeping in fire
hall and n call .. 600
John Peterson, sleeping in fire
hall 8. 500
Mary Richardson, washing for
fire hall 400
Street Dept. Fund.
Thos. Nicholson, Feb. alary,
street commissioner ..$75.00
John II, Con1ey, Treas. treet
pay rool as follows:
Geo. Crozier. labor On street,. 2.03
w. III. Edwards, labor on street $40
Dave Bailey. labor on street. $50
Dave Bailey, labor OF street.. 1888
Barney Ruhr, labor on ~ptreet.s. 11.03
Ed McAleer. labor On street.. 4.95
Engineering Dept. Fund.
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