The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-05
CITY Commission
PASSED BILLS-MEETING HAD
USUAL FIRE TRUCK
TRIMMINGS.

The city commission performed
last night before a fair audience in
the city hall, and finished their pro-
gram In fair season. While there
were the usual matters to see to in
the way of regular business, like the
reading of the minutes and consider
alton of a fire truck, the business of
allowing bills was dispatched with
reasonable celebrity, and the affairs of
the session wound up. The commits
sioners convened with a full member
ship.
Consideration of the fire truck,
some form of which the commission
fondly imagine they are going to buy
for the protection of the city, was
brought up by liver Rad. He show
ed a chassis upon which the present
city fire equipment might be mount
ed, and made various explanations as
to delivery and utility. The matter
was treated with the usual sign, tech
nically known among railroad men rs
a ''highball," and passed until the
next meeting.
James Yde applied for a lease on
a stub of street at the north limits of
the city, he owning the adjacent
block. 1t is his idea to utilize the
ground for garden or some similar
purpose, in connection with his own
part.
Prof. l.. G.. Atherton appeared be-
fore the commission in his capacity
of county fuel administrator, and
read certain instructions and manda-
tory recommendations from the state
fuel administrator, governing the use
of fuel in the generation of light for
streets, signs and useless display.
The recommendation is that on Sun
day and Thursday evenings no source
of power be used for the generation
of electric current to be used in what
is commonly known as a white way"
or for large electric display signs for
streets-or. indeed, n excessive use
of. current. The commissioners
agreed to consider turning out part
of the cluster lights on Egan avenue
on these nights. The amount of cur
rent used in electric signs of e~xtrava-
CANT character is small in Madison.
Parking automobiles on the crown
of the pavement is receiving its crit
icism. The commissioners are wholly
in favor of the idea, though there is
no formal ordinance providing for
the method yet, as this position rem
ders cleaning the cutters more con
venient.
Two covers of a long petition by
voters for the favorable consideration
at the hands of the commission of the
candidacy of A. M. McCallister for
city assessor for the coming year was
received and considered by the COM
mission. They ordered the matter
filed away. believing hat there
would be others for their considera-
ton later, and they could treat them
all at once. and nearly all alike.
The commission last night allowed
a bill for the serving of meals to G.
]. Armstrong while he was incarcer-
ated in the county jail in default of
a fine for gambling. The fine was
$50 which he elected to board out,
and the bill rendered the city for
meals is $41.30, leaving a net salts
faction for the city of 1910.
The 1000 feet of electric cable or
dered some time ago will be shipped
from Schenectady, N. Y, on May 10,
the General Electric company advises
the commission. A car of fuel oil
for the engine is also gone somewhere
else, the last the shippers can find of
it Is that it left Kansas City on the
first of February.
The commissioners are gradually
circling toward a purchase of house
numbers for attaching to private
dwellings to assist in the distribution
of mail and for other Identification.
They are nov to find out whether or
not the prices quoted some time ago
are still in force. 1t is also purposed
to get some street names for intersec-
tions, at Least for Egan avenue. The
commission adjourned finally with
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