The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-30
MADISON MANAGERS
TRANSACT BUSINESS
INTERESTING MEETING OF THE
CITY COMMISSION LAST
EVENING.
LAWMAKERS ON STREETS
BUSINESS OF THE EVENING COW
ERS WIDE RANGE OF MUNIC-
PAL MANAGEMENT.


ing yesterday called for the condem-
nation of 'jaywalking" across streets
and intersections at the meeting of
the commission last night in the city
hall. The commissioners were all
present, and with one accord deplor-
ed the firmly fixed habit of Madison
people in heading straight for the op-
posite side of the street, regardless
of danger, and exchanged mutual as
surances that unless the practice
were stopped there would be further
and more serious disasters.
The auditor was instructed to call
for bids for putting in the walks ac-
cording to grade and specifications
at the east side of the Kennedy, |
Schultz and Glatz properties, and |
along the west side of Mrs Sullivan's |
lots north of the Presbyterian |
church. Messrs. Kennedy and Glatz |
were present at the council meeting |
last night, but were assured that the |
time for temporizing was past.
Some of the commissioners and
audience were of the opinion that the
season was too far advanced for ce-
ment work Mayor Robertson as
SuIeu lueHl lHdl he, III HIS CO0lIdCl-
| ing work, and others in larger places
on six story buildings, were pouring
cement yet, and thought the work
could still be prosecuted successful
ly. An informal order was entered
by the commission ordering it to
warm up, however.
In considering the work of Install
ing the bases, posts and cable for
the extension of the lighting system
north on Egan avenue. it was found
and reported that the city is short
1,400 feet of the expensive conduc-
tor. Two thousand feet of this ma
terial was recently received on an
early order, but is found to be insult
ficient. The 500 feet of old cable
which the city thought they had was
found to be shrunk to microscopic
proportions. The facts as reported
could not be reconciled to the engi-
neer's figures, however He figures
that the city can not be more than
200 to 400 feet short The commits
sion authorized the later purchase of
more cable to fill in the gap between
the engineers estimate and the facts
just the same.
For temporary lighting of the up
per street overhead wires will be
used, when the work can be COM
pleted The Normal school had in an
order for some of the subterranean
cable, but the order was cancelled by
the manufacturers because of short
age. The electric equipment is al
most impossible to get.
Mayor Robertson startled the COM
mission by the statement that the en-
CINE expert at the power plant is a
Belgian, and that his name is Nc
Graw. 1t precipitated a very enjoy
able little time.
. The puzzle submitted by City En-
gineer Trimmer in the form of esti-
, mates for the paving, to be accept
ed by the council, brought w. III.
Crs4bbs, Marcus Aus and DR. Fruden-
field to the meeting for further light
on the subject of the cost for their
several parcels of paving. The mat
ter was explained satisfactorily with
many wierd uses of figures, grades
and radii.
The engineers estimate for dis
tricts Nos. and 5, being Second and
! Sixth streets NE, respectively, were
read and approved The hearing for
the estimate of district No /, being
Egan avenue from the tracks to Sec
ond street N was set for November
liz. 1t was ordered that the mayor
and auditor prepare the paving GER
tificates in payment of the work ac-
cepted, and deliver them to the c. IA.
Atkinson Paving company.
Applications are being made by
persons living without the city linn
its for electricity for lighting. The
commissioners considered favorably
the matter of carrying the current 10
the limits If the user would make
further improvements. In this con-
nection the commission counseled a
war of aggression for place in the
sun, advising that the city include
these outside residence districts
within the corporate limits. 1t was
argued that the residents had the ad-
vantages OF walks, schools and light.
; and they should participate in the
/, payment therefor as well as in the
enjoyment thereof. Under this war
like policy the city may still further
extend its frontier.
Mayor Robertson submitted clip
ping from a Sioux City paper, show
ing many arrests of automobile driv-
ers who neglected the detail of tail
lights. One of the many victims was
South Dakota man. Police Judge
Iddings, OF that city, has raised the
rates for this manner of transgres-
sion, and, though 1t Is not so record
ed, it is probable that the South Da-
kota man cursed the city and state
with high degree of fervor and
great volubility. 1t was at this time
5 that the commission introduced. the
subject of street "jaywalking."
: The job of cleaning the paved
streets was finally given to Commits
: sioner of Street A. G.. Schmidt, who
: in turn made arrangements with
John Norton for the more intimate
AZ contact with the brooms and push