Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-08
PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL
CouNcIL RooMsl
Dec. 9th, lS75.}
Full Board present.

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Josephine Wachtlcr presented pc
tition asking for the abatement Of
city taxes. Referred TO Committee on
Claims TO report at the next meeting.
T. 7. Devin ssked the price of the
city lots at the foot Of Market street.
A Committee was appointed to en- /.
qnire into the propricty of selling and
fixing price, to report Mt some future
time. Ballingall, IIawley and CLANCY
were appointed Committee.
Bakers petition asking the privilege
OF painting the lamp roat on the cor
ner OF Court and Second siseeis for a
barber pole, was real, and on motion
Of Rallingsll tho petition waa granted
John Maloney asked the City TO re-
fund poll and ward tax to the amount
Of 1850. John ia hapry -he got all
he prayed for.
The Committee 10 whom was re-
fcrrch the Grimea barn matter, asked
and received further time to report.
The committee on claims reported
in favor Of allowing the following
hills:
r. r. Spilman for dieting pris-
oncra for July, August and
September. 500 80
Nosler Il Ireland 279
EH. II. Noslcr d.23
Daniel Sprague. 500
Gilbert Guyle - 200
The Street Committee reported on
petition of citizens in Taylor & Will
Jams Addition asking $50 to buy
ground to make strcct 40 feet wide,
and recommended the adoption of the
report. Tho report was adopted and
the Mayor authorized to draw an or
/ der tor the amount whenever q deed
was presented to the city for the Is
feet of ground for said street.
In reference to the petition of Mr.
| Erbacker for grade and crossing or
the East side OF Warello street, the
Committee recommended that the pc
tition be granted.
a motion to receive and lay on the
table, carried.
The City Treasurer's report and also
the report of the City Clerk were read
and ordered to be placed on file.
In rcgardsto the extension of tht
sidewalk on Marion street the com.
mittee recommended two foot walk
A motion was made to refer the
matter to a committee to report a
some future time.
An ordinance granting a charter TO,
/ a street railway was read.
/ Hawley moved to suspend the rules
and read the ordinance a second time
by title. Carried.
1 IIawley moved that the rules be
suspended aud the ordinance read
third time and put upon its final pas
sage. Motion withdrawn.
On motion of CLANCY the Council
agreed to meet again tomorrow and
that this Ordinance be referred to ,
COMMITTEES to report OH.
CLANCY, liawley and Armstrong
were appointed said Committee.
On motion of Ballingall the salaries
of city officers were allowed and or
dercd paid also'the Gas Cos. bill TO
street lamps for November, to tn
amount of $500 Also Phillip McCol
gan, coal, S47.25; Nosler &c Ireland
estimate No. 3. S22TSS; L.. ID. Nc
. Glashop, $le50; T.. l.. Burton, feet
; $50 90 u. w. Tower, Sl3 OF; Stree
Commissioners pay roll, $333.ON; Al
exander salary, $500.
All other bills were read aud re
/ ferred to the Committee on Claims.
i The Marshals were instructed I
notify the Gas COMPANY OF com
plants in regard to lighting ami eS
tingnishing street Tampa, and to re
G port to the Council any failures on tn
!, part Of the Gas Company.
4 The Mayor was instructed to motif
the Gas Company to report The nun
; her of private consumers OF gas in IN
e city at the present time.
4 The City Solicitor was ordered
= draw M resolution ordering siat
: walk on Tho West side OF Wapell
street from i,h street 10 the alley.
: The Street Commissioner WAS II
/. atruetel TO pnt in ak foot croasin
. north Of Flake street across t'ire
street.
The Street Commissioner WAS o
e dered 10 pnt down, immediately. an
Q foot eidewalk from .;rd 10 ith stree
/, on !hc East side Of Court atreci.
On motion Council adjourned uni
tonight.