Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-05

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CouNCrL ROOM, Jan. 3, 1876.
| Mayor Orr in the chair Aldermen
Jail present. =
j The Committee! to-. whom was re
ferred the A. d. Boyermatter i,lrcla
ton to the charge against Marsha
Davis recommended an investigation
and that time be appointed to heal
the evidence in the case.
Il Boulton moved that the time be sci
two weeks from to-day, or after tho
pending trial. He Acknowledgement
ed his own motion that the time be
set one day after the trial has come off.
Hawley amended That the time be Sc,
ten days from the date of service OF
the notice. The motion was adopted
The report of the Committee to
whom was referred the petition ask
ing that Marshal Vannaman and
Deputy Marshal Davis be deposed,
was read and adopted as follows:
Eve, the Committee to whom was
referred the petition Of A. ID. Bower,
7. J. Hall and others, requesting the
removal of Marshal Vannaman and
Deputy Marshal Davis, find upon ex-
animation, that a large portion of the
| signers of said petition have been
arrested by said Marshals for various
causes, and quite number of other
signers are not residents of said city,
but reside outside OF the cor-
porate limits. Also, that others have
asked to have their names struck off
the list. stating that they had signed
| il without full confederation of the
matter, and we, therefore. respectfully
recommend that the Council take no
action at present.
w. Il. ARMSTRONG.
JNo. L. Moore.
j. NJ. LAMMR.
The committee to whom was re-
ferred the ordinance in regard to
Street Railways. reported In favor OF
granting the franchise The report
was read and adopted.
The ordinance in relation to street
R -. i d n
railroads was read the third time.
On motion of Hawley, the ortli-
nance was put upon its passage.
Ballingallthonght certain improve
ments were necessary, which if not
made, would cause him to vote against
its passage.
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Hawlcy said that the matter had
been fully Investigated by the conn.,
mittee and Council, and that as there
had been no other persons Offering to
build the railway, there was but
one question in regard to the matter,
and that was cheap transportation,
which seemed to be so necessary. He
did not care about the length Of time
the charter had to run, go that the
road was built, and built at once. lie
thought this sort of transportation
was the cheapest and best that could
be adopted, under the control of the
city, and thought if the road was built
it was the most favorable proposition
that could be made, and favored the
adoption of the ordinance by sections.
The Clerk rSad the ordinance again
by sections. The first section ELECTED
a great deal of discussion. and was
opposed only by Ballingall. II was
amended by motion of Moore. aud
after the matter was fully discussed
as amended, was adopted, all voting
for it except Ballingall.
Sections and three were passed
without discussion, but when the 4th
was read, Ballingall moved to amend
by requiring the Company to plank
or McAdam all that portion between
the tracks.
Hawlcy moved to amend bv re-
quiring the company to keep the track
in as good repair as the streets on Ell
Their side.
Hawlcy's addition to the section
was agreed to.
Ballineall moved that the company
be required to complete one mile OF
track in II months instead of "a
months. Motion lost.
Ballineall moved TO reduce the
charter 20 20 years instead of 80 as
provided in the ordinance. Motion
lost.
Ballingall again moved an amend
ment to the first section that the right
of use of the cross streets will not bt
so construed as to exclude other line:
from using the same so IA to arrive al
the depots. post Office on other public
buildings.
Armstrong thought a schedule OF
time should be adopted, that twent,
minutes was long time to wait whei
a man was in hurry, Nothing was
suggested. however. and the time
table went over and BallingallI
amendment was re-discised. Motion
lost. Moore, Ballingall and Lamm'
voting in favor of it.
| Moore moved that further actor
he postponed until the next regula
meeting. Lost.
/ Waterman moved thai the orai
nance, as amended, be adopted. Mo
ton carried. All voting for il excep
Ballingall.