The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-19
CITY Commission
LITTLE TO DO EXCEPT TO LOOK
INTO" SOME THINGS
MAKE MUCH TALK.

An amendment to city ordinance
No. PIT was submitted last night by
City Attorney C. j. Porter, making
certain changes in an ordinance pass
ed shortly after the paving was COM
pleted, and to conform more closely
with certain provisions of the state
law. Mayor James Robertson and
Commissioner 7. A. Johnson were
present last night, and it was after
considerable discussion of which was
right and left that the first reading
of the amendment was considered as
being accomplished.
The amendment provides that east
and west traffic has right of way
over that moving north and south.
That vehicles on Egan avenue be-
tween the railway and Second street
N must be parked in the center of
the street, not less than % feet from
the curb. When driving up to the
curb and stopping no vehicle shall
remain longer than five minutes.
They must move forward in Leaving
the parking place, and turning to the
left, fall in with the moving traffic
on the right of the street and pro-
coed with the keep to the right idea
wholly. Great elaboration and wis
dom was displayed in the considera-
ton of this change, and discussion
was at times verging on warmth.
According to this, ~protruding fish
nnlnr ,ri1I hnrn n h. tNnnrn rnnAnCt
after this, and not thrust themselves
so persistently upon peoples notice
on the streets. In fact, it is prob
able that later in the summer there
will be another and separate parking
place for this class of property.
The fire truck was briefly consid-
cred. A picture was shown the may
or, and he at once pronounced it a
Victor, so well acquainted is he be-
come with fire trucks, and %pronounc-
ed it no good. oh, it was probably
all right for a Ford, and for the
price of $1,700-but then
With a promise to look into the
matter, the application of the Nor
NAL for the payment of the balance
on the paving. waving penalty and
interest, was disposed of. The Nor
NAL obtained an appropriation based
upon the engineers preliminary es-
innate, and sufficient additional for
other purposes. The paving cost
more than was anticipated, and they
were $500 short. They now have no
funds, and desire not to be charged
penalty or interest for the lapse of
time of payment.
The commission has authorized
Superintendent of Light and Power
Quarnstrom to ascertain the cost OF
the electricity put on the switch
board at the plant. A test of one
week, neglecting the interest and de-
probation features, recently conduct.
ed, showed a cost of less than 2 cents
a kilowatt. In order to ascertain the
exact cost more extensive records are
to be kept. and many places now re.
ceiving electricity without charge
will be metered for purposes Of
measurement and calculation. The
high school and city schools, library
alley lights, which are not on meas
uring devices, and the city pumping
station, are all to be put on a meter
and measured.
Work on the streets is about to be
gin, as the ground is drying up, and
!, many of the streets are badly ruttet
by vehicles. Fred Mitchell was in
structed to begin dragging or grad
ing, first on Lovers Lane, and later
on other streets. More help for the
street work was discussed, but thu
commissioners decided TO kind;
size it up Tuesday" The materia
for the short sewer on Center stree
is here, and when the bids are re
+ ceived and awarded the work will g
forward.
Consideration of the lawless activ
ity in Gregory county occupied tn
, commissioners attention for som
time at the beginning of the meeting
and they returned to the matte
:, again after their adjournment.
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