The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-02-15
Council Proceedings
MoNpAY ExEMISa, Feb, ! 9Th Il IS8fS If!;

Present-Mayor, Recorder. Marshal,
pentcr and Higgins. Absent Brady,
Bonnitielj and Wallace.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
Aid. CASTOR presented petition from J.
NJ. Love asking an abatement of one thou
sand dollars on his assessment of moneys
and credits for the year 1865. On motion,
the petition was granted.
A.d. CASTOR presented a petition from
VIM. T.. Jones. administrators of The estate
of \. ID. Whipple, decd, asking that the
taxes on 81 900 moneys and credits assess
ed to said estate for 1865 be refunded. On
motion the petition was granted.
Aid. Moss presented petition from Con
Lewis and others asking for sidewalks
on front OF lot $50 on Green street, which
on motion was laid over to next meeting.
The committee 10 whom was referred the
matter in relation to an abatement Of taxes
of James Hawley, report that they have
found his business house assessed too high,
and recommend an abatement of $1,000
upon the assessment of said property. On
motion the report was adopted, and order
ed to be placed on file.
Aid. \ Abrahams presented a petition from
Daggett 4 Edgerly asking tor an abate-
ment of g, 600 on the assessment for 1865
of lot .94. On motion the petition was
granted. .....
The Committee on CLAIMS recommend
i Al. q Al, ell
which on motion. We're allowed, and orders
to be drawn on Road Fund:
Il Miliigan. $500
Larry ORouke, ll,0O
Ed Shoemaker, 1925
Thomas Goodall, $50
5 Chenv 60.00
III B Hendershott, 800
\ Biiley 3,07
Thomas Neville, 1862
The Committee on Claims recommends
which on motion were allowed and orders
to he drawn on City Fund:
Il j Douglass, for services on Board
Of Health. $4,000
l. Miliigan. for services as City
Marshal, one month. 1866
l l. Miiigan, for coal for Council
room 49}
NJ Douglass, for services as Recor-
dr., thrn" months, %, 90
T. l. Barton, Ia one years salary as
! city Solicitor. $500
! w Z Cowan, for sundries, -. 20
= III Burton, for printing, &c. 39,7
, Thos Neville, per ccntage ;,S Treas
urcr OH Sl0,e9 Is III = per cent. 20, Is
John Burdit, for services as Asst.
/ Marshal. -...'.. 200
Samuel Thompson, do 200
On motion oi Aid. CASTOR the Marshal
was instructed 10 notify all persons not to
throw ashes or dirt on the street, and any
person found doing the same. after being
notified. shall be arrested and brought be-
| fore the Mayor. -...
! Aid. CASTOR offered the following reso-
luton, which on motion WAS adopted:
! BE it resolved by the City Council of the
. city of Ottumws, That the houses and lots
! be numbered rs follows: On all streets
running from the river northeast, to com
mence at the river and number north, odd
numbers on the southeast side of street,
and even numbers on the north west, al
/ lowing thre. numbers to every lot of IS feet
and number alternate. On all streets run
/ ming northwest and southeast to COM
mence on Market street and number each
way. and number alternate with odd mum
bers on North East side of street, end even
numbers on South-west-allowin three
numbers for each lot. .... .-...... ..
! On motion of kld. CASTOR the contrac,
with Mr.. Cullen, for curbing, WAS rescind-
ed. . a.s ..# .. .s...,a. ... ..