Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-08-19

| EStreet Sonhllt Fepoft on Tue GN
Tension ofsthe siuhe sonz 9Th street,
requesting tint IL 80 laid over for a
| time. ~
Granted. -
Chairman Of Street Committae.re.
port that the petitioners on.openilR
Street near Stove Foundry were
anxious to have the street opened at
once, so that they could do the worli
they proposed 10 donate before cold
weather. g "a FNs
On motion, the City AttorneMwas
instructed to proceed legally to open
said Street, as per prayer Of petition<s
ers. .E 2 = e
! Carried. p
Mr.. Thompson reported that the
Trustees had been called upon to de-
eide in regard to building fence be-.
tween f. MeQuatie and ID. Pratt.
Said McQuade stated that the Streets
are fenced In and. he wishes tire,
Streets declared open.A + n
Motion made anu carried, that the
Street Comm issionerbe instructed to
remove oil distractions Of any Kind
now in streets and Alleysain T. Mud.
larkey's Addition tosCity Of dcfar
! Falls. i "a
Bill Of +. McQuade for sI4. 2says
read and referred to Committeeon
|
Claims. - ia
Bill of J. Coilnian Ior IS, was 81.
lowed and orderedspaid.
! Ayes-Thompson, Benjamin, Over
man, Gregg, Andrews, Bishop, Hunt.
Nays-None.
Petition of II. A. Bryant and others,
for granting right of way TO Burning
ton, Cedar Rapids & Minnesota RaiI
| way Company through the city, WAS
read and granted.
An Ordinance was then presented
and read, in atconiauee with the pc
tition, entitled, An Ordnance Grant
ing the Riehtof Way to Burlington,
Cedar Rapids Il Minnesota Railway
Company. -
Motion was then made that the
Rules be suspended and the ordinance
be agaiu read and placed upon it's
passage.
Ayes-Thompson, Gregg, Over
man, Benjamin, Andrews, Bishop,
Hunt.
Nays-Nonc.
Ordinance was again read. and on
motion, was passed 10y the following
vote:
Ayes-Thompson, Gregg, Overs
man, Benjamin, Andrws, Bishop,
Hunt. ~
Nays-None.
The following resolution was then
read by the City Solicitors
ResOivcd, That the following tax
be and is hereby Levied upon the tax
| able property of the. city of Ced.r
Falls, viz: TO defray the general and
! incidental ..expehses ~ thu city ten
/ uOJmills ON thegdoilara sthe tax dir
! property iu-the city; 10 upply A. payl
one-miIl on the dollar upon the tax
able property in the city, and that
the sum Arising from said levy. of
one mill upon the dollar he applied
pro rata upon uAsjudgmenls now tx'
listing or which may be rendered
agaInstthe city, % ~.N
On motion, was adopted. ~
Ayes--Taompson, Gregg, Over
man, Benjamin., Andrews, Bishop,
Y Hunt.
Nays None. - g. =
THE Street Commissioners made the
following report and recommended
that report be adopted:
To the. Honorable Cify Council Of
Cedar Fails. E@N -
The Undersigned having been re-
auested by you to examine eertain
side walks in the city, and report Oh
the same, would report as follows:
That l find the foilosing walks
unsafe and recommend That they be
condemned aud new walks ordered
built in their place: The walk in
front Of Lots 2 and s, Block ID, in u.
Browns Addition; tie walk oil the
south side of Lo: IL, I'm fractional
row, in Dean &Garrison Addition
the walk ON the south side of Lots 3,
A, and 6, i'm Block 4,infE. Browns
Addition; the walk Ihfront of Lot l
Block 3. in Overman IL Wright's ADJ
dftion aud Lot /, Block G, on First
street would recommend that
there be walk ordered in font Of z
aud 3, Block 49,, six feet wlle, t I:
outer edge eight feet from lot, to'bc
built OF pine plank laid acrossways;
and that the walks in front Of lots IL,
8, A, s and 6, be laid five feet and four
1inches wide, and OF good grub plank,
ON suitable bearings, the plank to be
laid crossways; that the walk In
4 front of lot /. block 8, be ordered to
be laid four feet wide; that the walk
In front OF lot !, block g, on First
street, be ordered laid ten feet wide,
to be built Of Pine plank. And j
would further recommend that ali
other side walks now out of repair lie
ordered repaired at the expense of
the lot owners.
All of which Is respectfully sub
mitted. CALEB MAY,
/ Street Commissioner.
Report was adopted, ard the Street
Commissioner was ordered to carry
out the full report to the letter.
The following resolution was OF
fered: fea s.
/ Rcsoircel, That E. Rodenbc.scr be
appointed City Engineer for the pur-
pose OF making survey and reporting
survey and plat of the land necessary
tn he taken for tue purpose of estab-
| lishin Street commencing at the
end of The river bridge, on the north
east side Of the Cedar River, thence
extending easteriy and connecting
with lie Street between .Cavanaugll
aud Overmaii's II. X. Addition, as
ordered by the Council.
| Carried. arE 1850 a4l
On motion, Council adjourned.
8. A. BISHOP,
Attest: President Pro Ten.
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