Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-26
THE CITY COUNCIL
Has Another Wrangle Over the
Bond Question.
Peter q. and McCuc Go Rack
ON the Reer Vendors.
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Himself.
COUNCIL Room,

Ottumwa, April 2lst, 1860
Members all present except ARM
strong and Moore.
This being an adjourned meeting
the reading of the record was dis
pensed with.
The Street Committee reported in
favor of the sidewalk resolution pc
titioned for on Main street, between
Wapello and Marion streets, and the
Solicitor was ordered to draw up
resolution to that effect.
McGrew moved that the vote on
the second reading of Hawley's ordi-
nance repeating the bond clause of
Ordinance No. 81, be reconsidered.
Motion carried.
Hawley moved that the ordinance
be read a second time.
P. Graham said that it was useless
to vote on the question tonight, be-
cause six would not vote for it.
The ayes and hayes being called,
all were in favor of the reading ex-
cept Graham and McCue. Ballingall
changed his vote to aye,and the ordi-
nance was read the second time.
Hawley moved that the rules be
suspended and the Ordinance put
upon its final passage. The motion
was lost. Voting NO: BALLINGALL,
Lamme and McCUE.
The solicitor represented a resolution
which was read, ordering side walk
on the South side of Locust street
between Ash and Cherry.
Ballingall presented the draft of an
ordinance, which was puFals bum
combe and had no object or founda-
ton either in fact or fancy, except to
CRAFTY the senseless vanity of Balm
gall.
Alderman Hawley asked to be ex-
cused from further attendance on &C.
of sickness in his family.
Here Moore and Armstrong came
in and took their seats,
Ballingall moved that the vote by
which Hawley's ordinance was de-
feated be reconsidered.
McGrew said that it was not neces-
sary now for Peter to make q bun
comb speech over this matter. Nc.
said you know Peter that you have
no intention Of voting for it, and that
rs Hawley was not there, there was no
use In bringing it up again when it
was well known that Rallipgall would
not vote for it. Ballingall pulled
down his vest and waded into q
speech in his usual eloquent and inn
pressive style. While no person was
affected to tears it was painfully evi=
dent that p. Graham was hot and
threw himself wide open for scor-
ing. He said that while the measure
might be right enough, the five Re-
publican members had adopted it aud
if they wanted it changed they should
do it themselves; that he was glad
Hawley was not present, and wound
up his peroration closing with
the statement, which he had repeated
five or six times, that he NEVER WoULD
VOTE FOR THE REPEAL OF THE BOND
CLAUSE. When he sat down he pant
ed like a green lizard on hot fence
rail. He was terribly excited.
Mt. Lamme said that he had second
ed Peters motion just to aecommo-
date him, that the bond clause suited
him well enough and he proposed to
let it remain.
McGrew said he was sorry Hawley
was not present, that if he was he
coald defend himself against all as
saults much better than he could. He
gave Peter to understand that he
could not spite him by his vote, but
thought that he was very inconsistent
that he, BallingalI, had expressed
himself as satisfied with the price of
license but did not like the bond.
The vote was reconsidered, and on
motion of Moore the further consider
alton was postponed until the next
regular meeting.
The Street Committee reported that
they had examined the grade in front
of Mr.. Bonnifield's property, and that
the Engineer had applied his level
and found that in accordance with
other grades already established that
a cut of eight feet next to Mr.. BIS
property would be necessary. The
matter elected considerable debate,
and was referred to the Street Com
mittce in clppection with the City
Engineer to report a grade on I'd
street, from Green street to Plumb,
This report is to be made at the next
regular meeting.
The Council then adjourned.