The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26
Council Proceedings.

.. MONDAY EVENING, Oct. 23d.
Council met pursuant to call from the
Mayor!
Present-Mayor, Recorder and Marshal,
Aids. Brady, Holly, Abrahams, Higgins,
Moss, Carpenter and CASTOR. 80
Absent-wallace and Bonnifield.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
The street committee made the following
report in relation to building sewer on
Front street: After careful examination
and an estimate OF the cost of this work,
your committee have thought best to de-
fer building of said sewer to some future
time.
On motion, said report was adopted.
The street committee made the following
report. which, on motion, was adopted:
Your committee beg leave to make the
following report in regard 10 curbing on
Front street. They let the contract to Mr.
Cullen, who agreed to build the curbing at
80 cents per foot; we have called upon him
repeatedly, and he has repeatedly agreed
TO build said CURLING Immediately but has
as yet failed to do so, and your committee
would ask some further Instructions from
the City Council in regard to the matter.
Tie street committee beg leave to report
in regard to grading Fourth street, that it
is impossible to get hands to work at the
wages authorized by the City Council;
therefore the Work cannot be done, n,
? On motion, the report was adopted. 3.
Aid. CARPENTER offered the following res
al, Il tod.
EResolved, by the City Council of thecity
OF Ottumwa, That the marshal be author
lied to pay two dollars per day for hands
to werk on the streets.
Finance committee recommended the
payme,it OF. The following bills, which, on
motion, werealiowed: SE*' va
Thos. o. Sullivan, for services as as &
sistaat marshal, L8 Sc, 90
S. T. Burns, 200
Frank O'Neal 400
Theo. Comstock, for stove, dc, 2o,OO
james Stephens, for plow, 81,
John johnson, for labor, 80
Claim uf $. III. Burton was laid over to
next meeting.
Street committee beg leave to make the
following report in regard to sidewalks
Mr.. Adams, the contractor, has built GIG
feet of sidewalk on Court and Third streets,
amounting to s195 so, and GIG feet of side
walk on Main ST sect. amounting to S2l5 As,
total amount s4li %; and we recommend
that an order in favor of Mr.. Adams be
drawn on the Treasurer for the above
amount 9aefer s't- .i'T
On motion the report was adopted.
Aid. higgins Offered the following reso-
luton, which on motion was adopted:qas |
Resolved, by the City Council of Ottum-
wa, That the sidewalk on Front lstreet, |
from Green street to Union street, be laid |
down eight feet instead of ten, as hereto
fore authorized. . u.r... -,--ss
On motion of Alderman Ahrahams, the |
Mayor Was instructed to appoint q com
mittec to examine Mr.. Braidwoods fire |
ladder and report at next meeting.
The Mayor appointed Aids. Holly and
Moss said committee. .E.
Aid. CASTOR offered the following resolu-
ton. which on motion was adopted:
BE il resolved by the City Council of the |
city of OttunIwa, That the street commit
tee be required to present the City Recor-
der with the actual costs of laying down
the sidewalks in front Of lots fol. which the
same has not been paid; and that the RE-
corder assesses the same as q special tax
on said lots ard present the same to the
city marshal for immediate collection. |
Aid. CASTOR gave notice that at the next
regt;lar sieoti.,.s mo would int duov an
ordinance to regulate the buying and SELL
ing of produce, and to license runners.
On motion, Council adjourned toregufar
j. NJ. DoJGLAss. Recorder.