The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-01-13

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Monday Evening,
n LtE fl Jan. Sd, 1870.
n regular meeting of Council held.
Mayor Fulton in the Chair. Absent
Aid Riordan. Prcsent--Ald. Pierce,
Blake, Clarke, Brady. Durfee and
Pollard. Minutes of last moeting,
Z Dee. 9th read and approved.
A petition OF d. W. Tower relative
TO a Autographed map Of the city and
4 Editions, that the city either pur-
chase copies, or appropriate money
TO assist in having map published,
was referred to q committee of Aid.
Blake, Clarke and Pollard.
The committee on extension OF
vast Court ST., reported us follows =
The undersigned members Of the
commttce appointed to examine in
regard to petition OF !. N, Mast and
others, Tor opening street from the
present terminus ofeast Court street.
respectfully report that we have cx.
amincd, as requested, and do not con
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ottumwa to open said street rs pray
ed for. and therefore recommend that
the prayer Of petitioners be not gran
ted.
(Signed) Z. L. BLAKE } Com.
W. w. POLLARD.
The report and recommendation OF
Committee was concurrcd III, and
adopted.
On motion of AID. Duriec, Com
,nitteo Of three, Aid. Durlcc, Brady,
and Blake, were appointed to con-
slider the propriety of building u Gala
hoose to be used by the city, to con-
tine violators OF the laws of said city
: until they may be tried or ortherwiso
disposed OF.
The Ordinance establishing Fire
UNITS, wich was readtwice Sep 20, was
taken up read and referred to COM
'aittcc. Aids, Durfee, Blake, Pierce
and Solicitor Blake.
Aid, Pollard, from Committee on
extension of the city limits reported
and presented an Ordinance on the
subject, which was read first time
and laid over under the rules.
The proposed extension being as
tollows-so as to include all that part
Of Sections No. nineteen 19) and
thirty 800 in township No. seventy,
Two (72) range thirteen (l3l west,
lying North and East OF the Des
Moincs River, in Wapcl.o county,
Iowa also, SO as to include all that
part of sections No twenty.three (23)
twenty-four (24,3 twenty-five (25),
twenty six (2s), in Township No.
seventy-two az, Range fourteen
west, lying north and cast of the Des
Moines river also SO as to include
the south J, Of the southeast /, of
section No. thirteen f13l, township
No. seventy two (72l, range fourteen
C4) west also the south (! dissection
= No eighteen flS), in township No,
sevonty,two {72), range thirteen ~.
r. Various bills TO total amount of
= S237.Te were allowed, and Il number
bills went over lte. committee on
I claims. lJi Et85ssss
The ordnance presented by petit
TONERS on Dec 6tf to prevent coast
ing with sleds, on the side walks was
taken up and read LIST time and re
ierred TO committee on ordinances.
The council proceeded to elect an
Assessor to fill vacancy occasioncd by
the removal Of J. j. Adams, Assessor
elect. A first informal vote gave J.
Z. Hinsey, } D Temple, and G A
Derby, each one vote, John Coyan
three voles.
On formal vote, Aid. Durfee voted
tor ] ID Temple, and Aids Pollard,
Brady. Clarke, Blake and Pierce for
John Coyar.
John Coyan WAS declared elected
and the Mayor was. authorized TO az
prove his bond.
Adjourned to meet Monday, Jan'y
18th.
From DailyCouricr Jams.
a New CoNrRIgUToR.-Judgc Geo
ID Hackworth has been employed to
write series of interesting sketches
tor the COURIER during the next two
years.
He opens out today with the first
installrnent which is entitled "Thc /
Proceedings Of the Board OF Super |
fisors of Wapcllo County"
That eminent Iowa Republican
(accoc!ing to the Springfield Repu5
dcanl sen fitz Henry Warren, is c"
route to Des Moines TO aid the legis-
lature i'll selecting II member of the
Senate.
Look Our. sharp, cold wind
scalping nights, remember TO be very
careful hat no fire lays around loose.
James llawley, ST., and his son
Fred. w. and Alvin Lewis arc rccoy-
crlng from recent severe illness.
while we hear that DR.. ID. w, Stew
art is confined TO his room from a ]
severe sprain Of the anAio. q