The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-04


April /. Balance ....... 24.17
Interest Fund.
March /. Balance Sl,532.2l
April /. Balance ....... 1921
Contingent Fund.
March /. Overdrawn - 1852
Bank interest ........ 23.32I
BY four warrants paid . 1873
April /. O~verdrawn 1900. 174.53l
Electric Fund.
/. Balance ..... S5.381.S0
collections ..... 9S4.55l
Light collections ........ 2,647.55
80 warrants paid l.S4O.32
April /. Balance .-...... ~7,l73.5S
Total cash on hand .... slO,694 II
Cash in savings bank 9,037.3Ol
The library board was present ask
ing for certain repairs to be done at
the library. The mayor reported
that the repairs were being attend
ed to.
A resolution was adopted ordering
the annual election TO be held on
Tuesday, April l6. 1918. and ap-
pointing polling places and judges
Tor said election:
First ward polling place. middle
jury room in courthouse. Judges,
C. II. Jones, Jas. Keegan and Geo. $.
Fuller.
Second ward. commission rooms in
city hall. Judges. c. f. Kennedy,
w. "A. Drake and C. f.. Leyee.
Third ward. north room OF John
S%yenson's shop. Judges, A. l.. Ran
kin, Chas. Mcfarland and Eric Nat
wick.
Fourth ward. office OF Williams Il
Hicks garage. Judges, VIM. Curtis,
&c. +. Seid and j. p. Medill.
On motion, the following resolu-
ton was adopted Mayor Robertson
voting yes. Commissioner T. A. John
son yes:
BE il resolved by the board Of com
missioners of the city of Madison,
South Dakota, that said board de-
sires TO add and annex to said city
that certain contiguous territory set
forth and specifically described in
that certain plat thereof. made by
Chas. A. Trimmer. city engineer of
said city, dated March 80. 1918. and
which territory is particularly de-
scribed as follows, to-wit:
The northeast Il OF Section ~.
the south III and the northeast a
of the southeast u and the south
east u of Section /, in Township
LOG, north of Range SO west; the
south " of the northwest u and
the south IA of the northeast u OF
Section 6: the south " of the north
west u and the southeast v of Sec,
ton 5. and the northeast "a and tbs
north " of the southeast Il OF Sec
ton s, in Township LOG. north Of
Range SO west, and that the city
commissioners of said city make ant
present to the board of county com
missioners of Lake county a petition
asking that such territory be added
and that they take such action there
in as nay be necessary.
Traffic ordinance was amended
and given a first reading as amend
ed.
Bids for the construction of SAM
tary sewer on Center street between
Egan and vanEps wer'
opened. Jos. Welch offered to put IL
sewer for "A cents per foot and buil'
manhole for SIS. c. L. Breedlov'
offered to lay sewer for 6S cents pc
foot and build manhole for S22.5'
On motion the bid of C. L. Breedlov'
was accepted and mayor and audito'
authorized to enter into contrac
with him for same.
City attorney was instructed Il
put notice i'm daily papers regarding
the hauling of rubbish.
City auditor was instructed to ad'
vertise for bids for the construction
of cement crossings and walks. bids
to be opened Monday evening, April
Is, 1918.
On motion the permission granted
to use the street in front Of the real
storeroom of the Huntemer building
On First street Sc was revoked ant
the owner ordered to have the same
removed at once.
The placing of house numbers wa:
referred to the city engineer.
On motion the following bills wer'
allowed. Mayor Robertson voting yes
Commissioner T. A. Johnson yes:
Jas. Robertson. mayor. sal
airy 900
1T. A. Johnson, commission
er. salary ........... 5000
Wells Fargo. express on
meters and house num-
bers 2.5l
Grant Winesburg, chief of
police, salary ........ S0.Ot
Arbor Green. police. salary 70.0t
Peter Nerdahl. police. sal
airy 7U.Os
Geo. w. Roberts. police,