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Official Proceedings
COMMISSIONERS' CHAMBERS
Watertown, S. D„ Sept, 23, 1912.
Board of Commissioners met, Mayor
Wagner presiding. Present at roil
«all, Commissioners Snyder, Whooley,
Bush, Countryman and Mayor Wag
ner.
Petition read asking for telephone
in City Scale House. On motion re
ferred to the Commissioner of Streets
and Alleys. Mayor Wagner ordered
the opening o£ Bids for the printing
of bonds.
Bids were presented and read from
News Publishing Company, Will R.
Lambert and Public Opinion Publish
ing Co. Commissioner Whooley mov
ed that Public Opinion Publishing Co.
offering lowest bid that same be ac
cepted. Carried. Commissioner Sny
der moved that the reading of Ordi
nances Nos. 15, 16 and 17 be laid
over. Carried.
Ordinance No. A1S read second time
and passed by vote of five ayes and
no nays.
Ordinance No. A19 read second timo
and passed by vote of five ayes and
no nays.
Ordinance No. A20 read second time
and passed by vote of five ayes and
no nays.
Ordinance No. A21 read second time
and passed by vote of five ayes and
no nays.
Ordinance No. A22 read second time
and passed by vote of five ayes and
no nays.
Ordinance fJo. A23 read second tiinb
and passed by vote of five ayes and
so nays.
Ordinance No. A24 read second time
and passed by vote of five ayes and
no nays.
Ordinance No. A25 read second time
and passed by vote of five ayes and
no nays.
OrdinarfCe No. A26 read second timo
and passed by vote of five ayes and
no nays.
Ordinance No. A27 read second time
and passed by vote of five aj-es and
no nays.
Ordinance No. A28 Introduced by
Commissioner Snyder and passed 1st
reading.
Ordinance No. A29 Introduced by
Commissioner Whooley and passed
1st reading.
Ordinance No. A30 Introduced by
Commissioner Bush' and passed first
reading.
Resolution No. X25 introduced by
Commissioner Bush, and adopted by
•vote five ayes no nays.
Commissioner Whooley moved the
purchase of adding machine: for city
purposes, j^rrled by vote four ayes
no nays
Moved 1y Commissioner Snyder
that the matter of opening alley run
ning east and west In Wood lawn Park
Addition be referred to the Commis
sioner of Streets and Alleys for final
Settlement one way or the other.,
.^parried by vote three ayes no nay*.
*%, The following bills were read and
^oh motlbn allowed:
214 Burroughs Adding Machine
.f'Co $19C.OO
R. P. Jones'"'. .'A.. 20.00
W. S. Nott Co. 82.00
M, R. Allen 14.32
City Pay Roll .Tt. .1317.04
News Publishing Co^,...» 50.80
220 'Hess & Rau 3.45
221 „_F. B. Scott 4.80
On1, motion board ^fcdjoiirneaV"
^STATEMENT OF RESOURCES AND
JLlABILITIES OF CITY OF WA
TERTOWN, AUGUST 31#t,
1912.
Resources.
V&nremunerative and Realist ""'J
able
TTuremunerativ^ j_
realizable
"Treasurer's Cash 9,366.15
g. Sidewalk A^ssmente "»S78.89
fejjCodington County fa* Col
Un
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gj£cyoa. Account
Art
Outs
tanTI til]
.Surplus
Watertown,
may
Maintenance City Hall 1 1 1 1 8
Maintenance Library .. 6 5 1 4 0
Lighting 3 3 0 0 4 1
Engineering Department 7 9 0 4 0
Maintenance and Repairs on
Streets 2,375.43
Sidewalks and Crossings 7 3 3 8 1
Street Cleaning 3 0 0 0 8
Sprinkling 5 8 5 5 2
Parks 1 6 2 3 3 4
Cemetery 2 4 7 4 6
Sewers 1 0 9 3 0 3
interest on Bonds 3 0 9 9 1
Interest on Warrants .. 3 0 6 1 1
Sinking Fund 1 2 5 0 0 0
Sewer Certificates .... 9 6 6 4 0
Attest:
Thos. Davis,
City Audito
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*.v.. 15,824.46
^1127,838.65
liabilities/
$80,160.00
..f 26,023.46
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$127,236,65
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TATeifrisN* OP RECEIPTS AND
DISBURSEMENTS, CITY OK
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"4,! Receipts
a 4
Cettftter
Sfwef Certificates*
liiemant
Uruiilclpal .Cqurt
SfttewaTlrt
CAas!
$1,363,71
273.00
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$29,696.78
ORDINANCE NO. A21.
(Introduced by Commissioner Snyderl
An Ordinance Regulating the Erec
tion and Use of Smoke Stacks in the
City of Watertown, South Dakota.
Be it Ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of the C-lty of Water
town, South Dakota:
Section 1. (How Constructed.)
That no person or persons, firm or
corporation, shall erect, construct or
use any smoke stack or chimney of
any stationary steam engine, or of
any steam laundry or factory, or of
any steam works of any kind, now
or hereafter operated or used in the
City of Watertown, unless the same
shall be so constructed, arranged and
used that the sparks, cinders, coal,
ashes or smoke therefrom shall not
become injurious, or dangerous to the
health, comfort, or to the property of
Individuals, or the public, nor mater
ially impair the comfort of persons
or property within the city.
Section 2. (Same.) That all such
smoke stacks now or hereafter used
and operated, shall be constructed and
arranged in such manner and of such
material as to be safe from causing a
flre and shall be of such height from
the ground as not, in any manner, to
cause a violation of this ordinance.
Section 3. (Powers of Mayor and
Board.) That whenever in the opin
ion of the Mayor of the City, any such
smoke stack or chimney is causing
or Is in any danger of causing a vio
lation of this ordinance, he shall at
once order or direct such smoke stack
or chimney to be reconstructed or
repaired of proper and safe material,
or raised to such height or so ar
ranged, within such reasonable time
as he ^tiay fix, so that the same win
be in compliance with the provisions
of this ordinance, or the Board of
Commissioners, may, when it deems
any smoke stack or chimney danger
ons to the health of the inhabitants
or injurious to such a. degree as to
be a nuisance, order the same torn
down or extended up or otherwise
remedied so that the same shall com
ply with this ordinance.
Section 4. (Penalty Any per
son or persons, firm or corporation,
violating or causing to be violated
any of the provisions of this ordin
ance, shall upon conviction be fined
in a sum not exceeding one hundred
dollars, and each day such violation
is allowed to exist shall constitute
a separate offense.
PasBQ4.,&r8t J£saing September 16,
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Passed second reading September
23, 1912.
Approved September
23, 1912.
H, A.- Wagner,1
Mayor,
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.$33,400.00 gwiag Outward.
Be it Ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of tho Citr of Water
town, South Dakota:
73,667.00
Approved September 23, 1)
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ORDINANCE NO. A22 7
(Introduced by Commissioner Snyder)
Ati Ordinance Requiring all Drop
and Rear Boors Upon Buildings or
Rooms Used for certain Purposes to
Section 1. (Doora Must Swing Out
ward*) All owners, lessees, or proprie
tors or persons In control of any
building, or rooms used for public
meeting places, theatres, opera houses,
schools, public or private churches,
publio halls or rooms, or balls tof
shows or amusement purposes, shall
before allowing, the public or patrons
to congregate or assemble In such
building, rooms or hall, cause all
doors affording an ingrees, and an
doors affording an egress from Bald
building or rooms, to be arranged
.md eonstrtjeted go as tovSwing out-'
word frot$¥h« Interior of 8^a bstlidig|
wom.,
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i^tolfttlnpr any1 of- the -provision? of
oWlH»iv!e. flhall bo iteotned guilty
«oavision thera^f, a
not exeeejjty$ One IttOttdrwJCttoll&rg,
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Attest:
Thos. H. Davis,
City Auditor.
Section 1. (Rubbish on Sidewalk.*
That hereafter it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons, firm or
corporation, or the owner or occupant
of any lot or lots, or private grounds
abutting on any public sidewalk
1912.
Passed second reading September
23, 1912.
Approver September 23, 1912.
H.
A.
Section 3. (Excavations under
Sidewalks.) Any person, company or'
corporation having or erecting anyi
building abutting upon any street*
avenue or alley In the City of Water*,
town, may -excavate under the sides
walk to the curb for the purpose ofj
constructing a cellar or basement nri?
der the sidewalk, in front of or ad?
joining said building.
Provided, that said excavation shaifc
be surrounded upon the outer sidfr
and ends thereof with a subBtant^
brick of stone wall, to be approved
by the building inspector, sufflctea#
to maintain Uie said slAewalk, an#
that the plan oi said sidewalk, If noj
ordered by ^ke Ctty Council, shall al^O"
be approved^by tha Building Insp^
or aad,.,s..,
Provided Su«^hfer^.tlia±''pemi8si5|ft
to ffialcft sidd 4exc4vation: and cafe
struct uid sldewant first M-
talwed-^roto the* Qltjr Blsglaeer,
ttftld fflpcaVatlon. shall be secu
atl(i bv
and by one'ttr djpre lighted latter
in the- might 'time, so long as
same «hall^ren»in ©pen.-
Sei'tlon i, tE*jmvatlons,, Keal
Street^.) ItjShaU ^'uulawMfor^ri
pereoSi owner occupant of
f-Clsa^ 'Wllhla the
"^dlng^pUd4f
-J* ej^ivaijon op^ald
be mad«,
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THE SATURDAY WATERTOWN, 8. D.
ayor.
15
ORDINANCE NO. A23.
(Introduced by Commissioner Bush
An Ordinance Regulating Sidewalks
and Providing for the Cleanlag There
of.
Be it Ordained by the Board Of Com
missioners of the City of Water
town, South Dakota:
In
the City of Watertown to allow any
mud, rubbish, debris, or obstruction
to be or remain on such sidewalk
along such abutting property^ for
more than twelve hours.
Section 2. (Penalty.) Any' per
son or persons, firm or corporation,
violating the provisions of Section 1
of this Ordinance shall upon convic
tion thereof, be fined in a sum not
exceeding Twenty Dollars.
Passed first reading September
IB,
Wagner,
Mayor.
Attest:
Thos. H. Davis,
City Auditor. 13
ORDINANCE NO. A25.
(Introduced by Commissioner Bush)
An Ordinance to Prohibit the Plac
ing of Rubbish in Streets, Regulating
the Placing of Material in Streets,
Excavating Under Sidewalks or near
Streets, Placing Buildings In Streets
and Prohibiting the Obstruction of
Sidewalks and Regulating Stair Rail
ings, Eave Pipes over Sidewalks and
Prohibiting Animals from Sidewalk or
Being Picketed Across Roadways and
Providing and Protecting Trees and
Grass Plats and Providing Penalty
for Violation.
Be it Ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of the City of Water
town, South Dakota:
Section 1. (Materials In Streets
Permits.) The City Eingineer is au
thorized to grant permission in writ
ing to any person to deposit and keep
lumber, stone, brick, or other mater
ials for building, in any pub^c street,
road, or alley, adjacent to a building
•to be erected or repaired, for a space
of time not eafceedlng six consecutive
months but such permission shall
hot excuse the obstruction or occu
pancy with such material of more than:
one-third in width of any, sidewalk, or
more than one-third in width of the
carriage way of any., street or road,
or the placing of such material in
such a way as to Impede the free flow)
of water In the side gutter.
Section 2. (Cleaning Streets 'fit.
Rubbish.) Every person to whom
permission shall be granted as In the"
last section provided, to place aid
keep building matrial In any street,'
road or alley, shall cause all
material and the rubbish resul
therefrom to be removed from siich
street, road or alley at the expiration
of the time limited in the permit, un
less the time shall, for good excuse
be extended by the City Engineer
and any person depositing and keep
ing any building material In any street
road or alley, under a permit from the
City Engineer, shall during every
night while the same shall there re
main, keep one or more lighted Ian-.'
terns so placed that such mateflat
may be easily seen by persons pass-
ing along such street, road or alley.
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or parcel of land, adjacent to any
street, alley, public or traveled path
or roadway, except the same be se
curely guarded so as to prevent the
injury of any person or persons or
animals passing upon or along said
streets, alleys, public ground or trav
eled path or roadway.
Section 5. (Obstructing Sidewalk,
Xo person shall place any goods or
merchandise for sale or exhibition up
on any sidewalk, or suspend any goods
over the same for show or deposit
!hereon, or cause or suffer to be de
posited thereon, any cask, barrel,
case, box or any other package ex
cept as provided in the next section,
nor shall any person, place, hang or
maintain on or over any sidewalk,
any sign, which Bhall extend more
that three feet from the building to
which it is attached or belongs, ex
cept electrical or gas display signs,
which may extend over the sidewalk,
us far as the curb line, provided such
sign shall not be less than twelve
feet above the sidewalk.
Section 6. (Goods on Sidewalk.) It
shall be lawful. for any person to
place on three feet In width of the
outer edge: of the sidewalk in front
of his premises, for a period not ex
ceeding ten hours, any goods or mer
chandise which he may be in the act
of receiving or delivering. It shall
also be lawful for any person to dis
play on or over sidewalk in front of
and within two feet of the building
by him used as his place of business,
any goods, wares or merchandise.
Provided, that, no goods or merchan
dise thus displayed shall be left on or
over such sidewalk during the night.
Section 7. (Buildings and Streets.)
No person shall erect or maintain any
building in such a position that the
same shall stajid in whole or in part
upon any public street, road, alley or
sidewalk in said City. or so construct
ed that any part ot the building prop
er shall project into or over such
street, road, alley or sidewalk
Provided, that jut windows, bulks,
cornices and other projections from a
building from the first story, may ex
tend over the adjoining street, road,
alley or Bldewalk, not exceeding eight
een inches arid no person shall con-,
struct any cellar or basement stair
way extending into any public street,
alley or sidewalk, more than three
and oas-half feet or any step,^ area or
other appurtenances to any building
so extending more than thirty Inches
nor shall any person erect in any
public street or road, any flight of
stairs leading to the second or auy
higher story of any building.
Section 8. (Stair Railings and
Grates.) The owner of any building
in said City, having a stairway lead
ing from-an adjoining sidewalk to the:
basement or cellar ot such building,
shall guard such stairway with a sub
stantial railing not less than three
ifeet high, and the entrance to such
stairway: shall be at right angles to
the street from which entry is made.
Sec-tion 9. (Eave Pipes.) No per
Bon,shall on any .street place or main
tain-any pipe leading from the eaves
of any building in such a position that
water discharged thereby may flow
upon or over any public sidewalk.
Section 10. (Animals and Vehicles
on Sidewalks.) No person shall ride,
drive
or lead any horse or mule, or
drive or lead any cow or other ani
thaj upon any public sidewalk in the
City of Watertown, or draw or propel
pr force to be drawn' or propelled
thereon any vehicle ordinarily drawn
"by horBes, unless ft be necessary to
do so on entering or leaving private
premises,
Section (Picketing Animals,)
It shall be unlawful for any person to
picket, hitch ot otherwise fasten with
in the City of Watertown any horse,
mule, cow or other atilmal In such a
manner tbat such horse, mule, cow,
or other animal ean, while so picket
r«dt hitched or fastened
crosB
to, or
be itx or upon the opposite side of
any roadway, pathway or sidewalk.
Section 12. (Trees or Grass Plats.)
it
shall be lawful for persons owning
W occupying lots or parcels of land
nothing' the City of Watertown, to
emlyelUah the same by planting shade
t^es within the' limits, of the1 street
itdjalni'ng BcUSCf premises
ovldj$fc t&Btt such.. Bhade treea are
the sidewalk and
'stt^b'r and not' liithln twelve feet of
of the stre^ also'to make
^-'"keep IHrf order iawns or grass
betwelhT ae sidewalk 'ftnd cutb
and any pefsoa wh6 »hall lnjvtrc
»ch trees or any Shade trees W
within the llraitsi ot
or any arrass, plpi or lawn
hi^ttoay have been, planted of- made
i*fe«ffiormity wltteithUst secti«tt,-.'t)r
B^lpatdft tree gromnggn wcrpib-
t8:v.theretp]' .or:-M
.Ms- peM1
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W3S
thereof, pay a fine of not less than
Five, nor more than One Hundred
Dollars.
Section 14. This Ordinance shall
take effect and be In force from and
after its approval.
Passed first reading September 16,
1912.
Passed second reading September
23, 1912.
Approved September 23, 1912.
H. A'. Wagner,
Mayor.
Seal:
Thos. H. Davis,
City Auditor. 15
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of an execution, Issued
out of and under the seal of the mu
nicipal court, inland for the City of
Watertown, County of Codington and
State of South Dakota, upon a Judg
ment rendered* and docketed In the
said Court, on the 24th day of Sep
tember, 1912, in an actioon wherein
Charles E. Park is Plaintiff and Clin
ton Avery is Defendant, In favor of
the said Plaintiff and against the said
Defendant, for the sum of ?68.72, judg
ment and costs, which execution was
directed and delivered to me, as Sher
iff In and for said County of Coding
ton. I have this 25th day of Septem-
Dan W. Bannister has returned to
the city after several months absencc
in northern Minnesota in the interests
of the Dakota Mutual Life Insurance
Co.
David Jones, Jr. underwent an op
eration for the removal of tonsils
and adenoids last Saturday. He was
able to attend school Monday morn
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Griswold of
Arlington, visited friends in the city
last week. Mr. Griswold had an op
eration performed for the relief of
eye trouble!
The Aberdeen News of Friday last,
refers to Dr. R. Rifenbark locating at
that city and says he Is a son of Rev.
Duane Rifenbark, for many years pre
siding elder of the Watertown dis
trict of the Methodist church. The
young M. D. will practice osteopathy.
Ralph Pruyn of Clark was in the
city Tuesday putting on the finishing
touches of advertising for the Clark
county fair, which will be held at
Clark October !, 2 aud 3. The mana
gement have been untiring In their
efforts to get up Sone of the most at­
one gasoline stove, wltlKi
nlgh-chalrs, two ipckailv^l
threefdlning chain, oite stns
rocker, two springs, tw^i'tJ
plete, one sanititi^zcoi^^
case and writing two
boxes, and contents, And^tWo
boxes and contents.-"^J^
Attorneys for Plaintiff..
A Picture of Conl
fe,, tnen look pleased when they smokie
^"1S choice tobacco—for all men like the rich
ifyquality and true, natural taste of-
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j*ery,
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®mQted in pipes by thousands of 'v
known to smolc«ra as the makings." j'rt "jBJ
We take unusual pride in Liggett & tyhtm Dtdte's
Mixture. It is our leading brsnj of granulated tobscco—-"x
and every sack we make is a challenge to all ^ber totiacca-i
manufacturers.
5^/ack
of
this famous, '•t&frkOicQ:
contains one and a half ounces of choice.'*rtnulat2i
tobacco, in every way equal to tbe bra foa ekh
ift" smoked Dike's Mi*\ure/1sfi«fe
at.Durtfain, ,8
them'yoo
'Jc.' f?2'
d^ighted to see what
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ber H912, levled new. *-f
4nd,.#terc!Bt
ton Avery, In Wtowiair ^r:
described persc^ 'ppopertjf,1
One-^aatfress, coach, flme
one dresser, one Kltchen .ofi^n^t' oM
Notice is,Hereby
undersigned, as Sheriftiafol^aid, ?^Hil
sell the above described peraohJ^C'
property to the highest bidder, fpt
cash, at public auction, a^.tlie
door of the Skinner Warejwnse^ lo
cated at 219 East Kepap ,Avenue, Ut 1
thje City of Watertown^ CoWty pit ,s
Codington, State of South Dakota, oil J''
Monday the 7th day Of October,' 1912,
at two o'clock P. M. of that day to
satisfy said execution together
interests t^nd costs thereon. .•
Dated
thlB
'25th dayj^ot Sejj
1912,,
/. jT1* Frank ElktnS/
^Sheriff ot .Gj!jdin^o^isri
Sherln & Sherln,
tractive: fairs ever held in Clark
ty. Theie will be entertainment ga- ii
lore, foi the large, small, old and "'3
young. Horse races and 'political $
speakers of 'he day will be present.
The- main attraction will be a camp
of Indians from .the Sissetonfres»fVa|M"
tlon, In the northeast part, of th9$
state. A stage coach being* held uftfc
and rescued-will be features o(*'th#f&
Indian show. was
MANY DRIVEN FROM HOME
Every "year in many pacta ot, the^fe'
country,: thousands are driven from
their homes by coughs and. lung di~
seases. Friends and business are left
behind for other climates, bat this it
costly and not always sure. A better
way—the way of multitudes—ta-to am
Dr. King's New Discovery and cur»
yourself at home. Stay right therOi,r
with your friends, and take this safe
medicine. Throat and long troubM
find quick relief sod health retonu.
Its help in coughs, cold*, grip, croup,
whooping-cough and sore longs make
it a positive hlesslng. B0a.knd $1.00.
Trial bottle free. Guarantied by all
druggists. 1%-1S
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