The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-03-25
Committee RfCOMENDS
CITY WELFARE BOARn
COMMUNITY BUILDING, DANCE AND
MOVIE CURFEW LAWS SUGGESTEn
As REMEDY FOR CONDITION
Milhonlr Sa..Al
WlIUanK, SOuth Dakota.
March II. 1921

s'A"sLOh Vu VONUI NUN
Milbank, South Dakota.
March II, 1921.
10 the President and Members Of the
Honorable City Council of the CITY
OF Milbank, South Dakota:
Gentlemen.
The undersigned members of the
Committee appointed at mass meet
ing OF men at the school house on
Sunday, March 13, 1921, to consider
the public welfare Of the people of
M'lbank, beg to make the following
report to the City Council and all the
citizens Of Mlbank.
We fully realize that what Milbank
needs most at this time is q Com
munlty Building such as your Honor
able City Council had in mind when
you purchased the Prior lots one wear
ago, between the old City Hall and
the court house and we believe that
the Council will submit the buildino
OF such Community Building to the
voters of this city just as soon as con-
dltlons regarding building costs and
rates OF interest on city bonds are
satisfactory. Said building. to be
large enough for a City Hall, auditor
ilm and a modern Community Build
ing for all our citizens and built az
. memorial to the boys in this city
and county that gave their lives in
the Great War and which we UNDER
stand was the idea OF the City Coun-
Gil when you purchased the Prior site
one year ago.
We believe that there are certain
conditions in Milbank unfavorable to
wholesome community life and devel-
opment and that all the citizens are
entitled to the very best protection
possible. The public dances in our
city should not be conducted as they
have been in the past wear. The mo-
ly governed. The sale and manufac-
governed. The sale and manufac-
ture of Intoxicating liquor must be
stopped. The curfew ordinance should
be strictly enforced and our police Of
hcers do their duty ut all times.
We believe that tire members of the
Honorable City Council and Board of
Education give about all the time Dos
sihie to their respective public duties
and therefore we recommends:
That the Mayor CT President of our
City Council, with the consent of the
Council, appoint at this time, and
hereafter, once in each and every year
at the regular council meeting in the
month of May, committee of five
persons to be known as the Public
Welfare Committee, one of said COM
mittee to be member of the City
Council and one to he a member of
the Board of Education and all menu
i)ers to serve on sand committee with
out any compensation whatsoever.
Said committee be directed to do
such things as usual for Welfare
Committee in any well regulated city,
and be clothed with full power to ap-
point a supervisory officer and dele.
gate to him such powers as the Well
fare Committee may direct, and that
such committee be clothed with such
power by duly passed ordinance by
the City Council; and said City Coun.
Gil authorize said committee to expend
out of the City General Funds not to
exceed Five Hundred Dollars in any
one wear towards EMPLOYING persons
to work for said committee and other
proper expense.
1t was never said by any member
OF this committee that any Police Wo-
man be employed in this city at this
time, although it was said that this
was done in some other cities. Said
Public Welfare Committee should. in
the near future, recommend to the
City Council proper ordinances tn
govern public dances and motion pic
ture shows. We believe that prompt
action on this report is best, and re-
spectfully request that your honorable
Council consider this report at a spec
ial meeting within the next few days,
and that you invite the members of
the School Board to be present At
said meeting.
Phil. C. Saunders, Chairman
c. w. Martens
o. J. COons
c. B. Bailey
H. C. Souder
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