The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-11-16

Myers work on engine ........ sc
Cook King, work on engine. ... &C
Levi Cook engineer two mos .... SO 80
Francis Thompson, work on bridge, 49,. Is
Il HetheringtOn, board prisoners IS rs
Baughman & Son, lumber 1872 81
N Whitacre, IL days labor .......... rs OG
Wiley Wray, % days labor. IS OC
Osk Gas Light Co., gas for council room 70
On motion the report was adopted and
the clerk directed to issue o1ders in accor.
dance Herewith.
A bill of j. T. Wiley. of $40 for pump
put in at southeast corner of square by
l.. Daily was referred to the council and
on motion allowed.
A bill of j. w. GLADDEN., of $500 "fo,
services in June" was referred to the coun.
Gil and on motion returned to the com.
Mittee on claims for further examination.
The street committee presented the fol-
lowing report.
To the Mayor and City Council:
Gentlemen, your committee on opening Main
and Pine streets would respectfully submit the
following report:
The committee proceeded to purchase said
the following prices, to-wit: L. A. Scott, $l5OOO
Messrs. Lord and Anderson, s1475O; Total
$2N.5O The college board and G.. II. Laughlin
donating their part Of said lapds.
The deeds have been made out and are now
filed for record. The orders have been drawn
for the several amounts and delivered to said
streets have been removed and the streets are
now open to the travelling public, vacating all
Others within college grounds.
Respectfully Submitted.
JOHN A. SHANNON, J
} baR1D HE Scss, Committee.
Moved to adopt the report, ratify the &C.
ton of the committee in making the pur-
chase, and the mayor and clerk in issuing
warrants in payment of the land. Car
ried.
The street committee to whom the mat.
ter of grades was referred made the fol.
ing report:
To the Mayor and City Council:
Your committee on grades would respectfully
submit the following for your consideration
After careful and thorough Investigation of
the grades of the different streets and by care
thorough conviction that the grade already
established and now in force Is much preferable
to the one now under advisement. Our reasons
First-On all the level portions of the city the
grade already established is made to conform to
the original surface, both being nearly of the
same ELEVATION.
Second-We then have the earth from the
bitches to spare to fill in the low portions of the
streets without much cost of carriage. whereas,
the contemplated grade raises the centre of the
streets and also the side walk at the lot line
from six inches to one foot above the surface of
the lots, thereby compelling the property hold
ers to be below the street or at considerable
cost TO bring the same to correspond with said
grade.
Third-The surplus earth I'm the bitches would
then be required to bring the street and walk TO
grade, leaving nothing to I'LL in the low
required material long distances at great cost.
Any errors that may exist In the present grade,
or any changes that future needs may require,
had better be remedied by petitions from pro-
perty holders to the council for such change rs
may be required at different points, rather than
change the entire grade OF the city, thus avoid
Ing controversy or litigation with property
holders In matter Of damages that might
accrue.
Respectfully submitted,
S }Sss SS Sssssss Committee
On motion adopted.
The committee approved the petition OF
VIM. P. Stanley for u plank walk around
his premises. Report adopted.
ORDINANCES.
An ordinance entitled "An ordinance
repeating ordinance No. SO of the ordi'
'nances of the city of Oskaloosa, in SO far
"as it prohibits the keeping of billiard sa-
''loons or rooms for playing billiards OF
"other games of skill or chance, within
''the corporated limits of said city," was
taken up and on motion received its frs,
reading.
On motion the rules were suspended by
unanimous vote and the ordinance read
second time.
On motion the rules werc again suspend
ed by unanimous vote, ordinance read
third time and put upon its passage as fol
lows:
Nas-Ayres, Evans, Levi. McCulloch
Shannon.
Ndys-Hurst, Houtz.-2.
Absent and not potisg-Scott.-1.
The mayor declared the ordinance pass
ed and gave it his signature as did tn,
clerk.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Councilman Evans moved that com
mittes be appointed to move the city jai
to the rear of the city building and pre-
pare suitable place for the reception o.
engines Nos. Q and 8. Carried and mayor
appointed councilmen Evans, Shannon
and McCulloch.
Councilman Houtz moved matter of Z
change of plank walk ON Clay street be
tween Marion and Perry streets be refer
red to the street committee. Carried.
0The committee on the purchase of /,