The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-03
COMMISSIONERS met
ARDTOUS DUTY OF ALLOWING
BILLS-PREPARE FOR LIGHT
ING EGAN AVENUE.

The city commission met in the
city hall last night at their regular
monthly meeting, at which they al
lowed a sheaf of bills and did some
executive work. The report of the
examination OF the city books by the
state auditing department is to be
published, as authorized by motion,
and by an action OF the same nature
the persons who contributed to the
erection of the street lamps are re-
quested to wait another year for the
refund of their invested money.
Mrs. G. j. Armstrong appeared be-
fore the commission to request the
board to reconsider their action in
not granting Mr.. Armstrong a license
to operate a p%oolhall, but was given
little satisfaction.
A petition was filed, praying for
the commission to order sidewalks in
a strip on Harth avenue N. H..
Brown lodged a protest to the issu-
ance of the order, pleading the small
number of persons who use hat piece
Of walk. and the cost OF putting II in.
One of the petitioners too. it is said,
has not the adjoining at a proper
grade.
The first reading was given an or
dinance establishing a poll tax for
the city in accordance with the new
state law. 1t provides that each
able bodied male between the ages
Of 81 and so must give eight hours
Of labor to the street commissioner,
or at his discretion. pay to him So.
The proposal OF the city taking out
insurance for the indemnity of their
employees. according to the provisions
Of the new liability law was discuss
ed. In ignorance of the desirability,
il was proposed that they study II
more thoroughly before taking ac-
ton.
The purchase Of lamps and posts
for the lighting of the upper end Of
Fgan avenue was considered. There
is TO be a parking I'm the middle Of
the street for seven blocks at that
end. and IT II intended TO place three
lamps 10 the block in this parking.
Certain spigots used in the water
mains at the intersections Of cross
streets were lost in transit, n We're
%reordered. A message advises that
they were to have been shipped yes
terday from Ohio. In view Of the
fact that the delay in getting these
stops. setting back their installation,
would also hold up the paving work
now under way, the commission or
dered that they be sem by express II
possible 10 get a message to the man
ufacturers in time.
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Contractor Devalin. Of Sioux City.
that he Is entitled TO part Of his pay
under the contract. the engineer was
instructed to furnish estimate Of
work done. and authorize payment.
n was ordered that Andrew Peter
son. constructing the bridge on Lee
avenue N. be allowed 81 900 on his
contract. upon an estimate BY the
city engineer. and an order made
thereon.
For extra team work on the street
the city is being charged $3.50 a day,
and the good men seemed rather
dazed by the amount. After some
consideration Of the labor proposition
they recovered somewhat and help
lessly questioned. What ear we do
about ii but pay the price,"
After a discussion and final deter
mination that there was a certain
manhole for sewer that must go in at
once to be out Of the way Of the paw
ing men. the commission went into
more or less of a desultory consid-
Grafton Of guide posts and turning
posts for ways and street intersec-
tions. The matter was finally refer
red to the mayor.
During the meeting the commits
sion made promises OF visiting early
this morning more places and do
more inspecting than they can posi-
bly, do in two days.