The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-02
CITY COMMISSION
TIME PASSED INEXORIBLY
WHILE THEY CROWNED
OVER CITY PROBLEMS.

simulate the properties and territory
on the east, north and west, as came
out in their meeting Of last night in
their regular monthly meeting. Com
missioner T. A. johnson was present
with Mayor Robertson, and with the
assistance of Auditor Rae they al
lowed a large mess of bills that call
ed for the observation that it was a
good thing that taxes would soon be
coming In. But about the city ex-
tension. Madison wants a place In
the sun, and the people who have
the city advantages of walks. streets,
lights and education will be taken
into the corporate limits with nearly
a half-mile of their territory on each
side Of the city. A resolution was
adopted last night providing for the
procedure, a plat was submitted by
the engineer, and a petition was
drafted, asking the county commits
sioners to annex the above described
territory. The county commissioners
will then give 80 days notice and
set a date for a hearing of argu-
ments for or against the plans of
Imperial Madison.
Happy as though he was support
ed by the presence of an armed host.
DR.. w. A. Rothschild appeared alone
parking ordinance. During the early
part of the evening they had asked
him il there was anything he want
ed, but he was not to be got rid of
until the time came. He announced
that he would await the considera-
ton of the ordinance. In the mean
time time went on as it apparently
has for quite some little while-and
considerable slipped by. Finally the
matter was brought to consideration.
One of the commissioners proposed
in a tired and sepulchral voice that
the ordinance matter and the matter
of the dog license be referred to a
vote of the people. That no matter
which way the commissioners decid-
ed these ordinances they would not
give satisfaction.
The city attorney headed them off
from stepping from under, however.
observing hat IL it were to be voted
on it would have to be initiated by
petition of the people. Then in their
regular o~ratorical voice they called
for the consideration OF the amend
ment to the ordinance. The amend
ment itself had been amended, so it
will require another week for it's
passage. DR.. Rothschild here asked
for parking the cars in the middle of
the street, having prepared himself
for a long stay. 1t was answered
that at first it was initiated among
the farmers, who asked that this be
done in Madison, and the merchants
backed them. The doctor USED some
very plain and homely language. and
things got slow. (Here desultory
and aimless talk is supposed to oc-
cupy a period of time during which
youthful heads became shot with sill
yer and white one passed away
The puzzle OF %disposing of teams
should the owners decide that they
too, had a right to park in the cen
ter Of the street, was aimlessly con
sidered. The sin of jaywalking
across the corners Is going to get
their attention one of these days and
something will be doing. And 1t
were better to anger a Caesar than
to affront the commissioners here
after by hauling rubbish on the pave
ment without it being seoul in the
box. and not distributed along; by
allowing gravel to trickle from the
wagons, and the plumbers of the city
have not been flooding in the bitches
they excavate and refill. and they
will be asked to make the work good.
and any further infraction of the
rule will cost them their license.
There is some talk of seeding the
central parking on upper Egan W
nue., and Of planting some ornamen-
tai shrubs. That latter is not decid-
ed. though. In difference to the par
lous war times they may take a no.
tion to plant it to waving fields OF
sauerkraut OF grow a crop of pigeon
grass or ragweed.
Bids for the ever On Center
street were opened. Breedlove bid
68 cents a lineal foot and $22.5O for
the manhole. Joe Welch bid "A
cents a foot and SIS for the man
hole. The bid Of Blaine Rowland
was disqualified for not conforming
to conditions of the specifications.
1t was figured that the bid of C. L.
Breedlove was SO cents cheaper for
the whole job. and the contract was
awarded him.
Mesdames Tolles and MCGEE of the
library board, appeared to ask for re-
decoration and repairs for the Ii
brary. Prof. s. T. May spoke in sup
port of the matter, and ID. d. Hold
ridge urged that 1t be seen that there
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